Weather Records on 28 February 2007

1,196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2007. Highest significance: Montrose #2, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2007

On 28 February 2007, 1,196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,115 daily.
Montrose #2 set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 28 February 2007.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,196 stations

1,196 station records on 28 February 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montrose #2	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canyonlands-the Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gray (Craigie-Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra (Australian National	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenebri (Ellerslie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cann River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,196 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 28 February 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 28 February 2007 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 79, daily 1,115.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 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 2007

Top 20 records on 28 February 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2007	Montrose #2, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	106 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2007	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2007	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2007	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2007	Canyonlands-the Needles, US	all-time rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2007	Williams 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Alexandria, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Redstone, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Genoa (Fools Haven), AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Jabiru Airport, AU	daily rain	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2007	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	50 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2007. 2007 had 1,196 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	856
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1