Weather Records on 28 February 1999

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1999. Highest significance: Mott, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1999

On 28 February 1999, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 784 daily.
Mott set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 28 February 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 28 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Knoll W C	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pormpuraaw Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miravania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie Delaware Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoup	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terre Haute Indiana State	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 403, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 28 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 28 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

634 broken records

Margins by which the 634 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1999

Top 20 records on 28 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1999	Mott, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1999	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Hartford City 4 ESE, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Lowman, US	daily snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Aseral, NO	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Lewiston, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Oak Knoll W C, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Fazenda Porto Alegre, BR	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Columbia City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1999	Greenville, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	98 years	42 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1999. 1999 had 809 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 100	626
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2