Weather Records on 28 February 2006

1,257 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2006. Highest significance: Cossack, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 2006

On 28 February 2006, 1,257 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
736 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,161 daily.
Cossack set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 28 February 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,257 stations

1,257 station records on 28 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dampier Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melsom	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.8 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kindsjon_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaradale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,257 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 460, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 361, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 28 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	460
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	361
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 28 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 95, daily 1,161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

973 broken records

Margins by which the 973 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2006

Top 20 records on 28 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2006	Cossack, AU	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	88 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 February 2006	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Doyle, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Aspendell, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Mallina, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Dampier Salt, AU	monthly rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Mundabullangana, AU	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Orje, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Minden, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2006	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2006	Giligulgul, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2006	Mardie, AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2006	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2006	Mineral, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2006	Wandoan Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	54 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 1,257 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 20	889
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2