Weather Records on 28 February 2000

1,239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2000. Highest significance: Dalyup Park, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 2000

On 28 February 2000, 1,239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
807 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,205 daily.
Dalyup Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.6 mm (3.1 in) on 28 February 2000.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,239 stations

1,239 station records on 28 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Navarro Mills Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.8 mm (11.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlin Newmont Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tejocotes	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraquin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,239 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 438, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 369, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	438
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	369
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,205.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,024 broken records

Margins by which the 1,024 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2000

Top 20 records on 28 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2000	Dalyup Park, AU	monthly rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	76 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2000	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2000	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2000	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2000	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2000	Tinaroo Falls Dam, AU	daily rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Myrup, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Hua Hin, TH	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Navarro Mills Dam, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Walkamin Research Station, AU	all-time rain	284.8 mm (11.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Meekatharra Airport, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	The Oaks, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Watertown, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Mt Mansfield, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Esperance, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2000	Spencer 1 N, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 1,239 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	998
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2