Weather Records on 28 February 1992

1,154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1992. Highest significance: Urandangi, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1992

On 28 February 1992, 1,154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
845 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 112 monthly and 1,039 daily.
Urandangi set a daily record precipitation of 107.0 mm (4.2 in) on 28 February 1992.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,154 stations

1,154 station records on 28 February 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Capituva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tete	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,154 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 444, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 401, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 28 February 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	444
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	401
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 28 February 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 112, daily 1,039.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

905 broken records

Margins by which the 905 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1992

Top 20 records on 28 February 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1992	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1992	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1992	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	94 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1992	Fazenda Capituva, BR	all-time rain	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1992	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1992	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1992	Zuur Anys, ZA	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1992	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1992	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Elrose Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Cluny, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Merluna, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Palmer Job Corps, US	all-time snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1992	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1992. 1992 had 1,154 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1799	1
1814	1
1836	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	2
1849	1
1858	3
1860	1
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	3
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	1
1890	1
1893	5
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1898	1
1899	1
1900	6
1901	4
1902	22
1903	49
1904	10
1905	7
1906	30
1907	17
1908	34
1909	10
1910	39
1911	43
1912	29
1913	21
1914	66
1915	15
1916	44
1917	26
1918	13
1919	52
1920	45
1921	136
1922	102
1923	58
1924	98
1925	91
1926	140
1927	73
1928	72
1929	211
1930	132
1931	197
1932	649
1933	139
1934	821
1935	375
1936	311
1937	315
1938	275
1939	1,084
1940	602
1941	404
1942	291
1943	275
1944	468
1945	298
1946	336
1947	431
1948	1,017
1949	593
1950	480
1951	684
1952	239
1953	304
1954	519
1955	881
1956	336
1957	234
1958	622
1959	360
1960	1,068
1961	311
1962	2,575
1963	564
1964	265
1965	413
1966	604
1967	611
1968	640
1969	384
1970	545
1971	811
1972	1,325
1973	516
1974	568
1975	429
1976	1,155
1977	419
1978	1,057
1979	563
1980	926
1981	1,035
1982	797
1983	950
1984	1,175
1985	596
1986	1,293
1987	1,820
1988	810
1989	1,083
1990	1,394
1991	594
1992	1,154
1993	1,303
1994	1,320
1995	1,205
1996	1,555
1997	1,441
1998	1,055
1999	809
2000	1,239
2001	1,187
2002	1,619
2003	744
2004	896
2005	1,011
2006	1,257
2007	1,196
2008	897
2009	1,016
2010	900
2011	1,423
2012	820
2013	732
2014	1,279
2015	1,686
2016	1,000
2017	869
2018	1,502
2019	998
2020	583
2021	855
2022	748
2023	1,083
2024	1,108
2025	729
2026	1,477

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	880
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1