Weather Records on 28 February 1998

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1998. Highest significance: West Leichhardt Station, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1998

On 28 February 1998, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
587 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 965 daily.
West Leichhardt Station set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 28 February 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 28 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cerradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trotters 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Acungui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balsa Do Goio-Ere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 293, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 28 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	293
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 28 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 86, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

826 broken records

Margins by which the 826 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1998

Top 20 records on 28 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1998	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	103 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1998	Amidon, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1998	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1998	Wibaux 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1998	Goodman Sanitary Dist, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1998	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Granville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Rio Do Pouso, BR	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Colgate, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Nardoo Station, AU	monthly rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Lorraine, AU	monthly rain	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Cerradinho, BR	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Lansing, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Silver Plains Station, AU	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Coolullah Station, AU	daily rain	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Knobs 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Kiev, UA	daily high max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Postville, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1998	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	48 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 1,055 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	789
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1