Weather Records on 28 February 2013

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2013. Highest significance: Gooloogong Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 2013

On 28 February 2013, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 700 daily.
Gooloogong Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 28 February 2013.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 28 February 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.4 mm (10.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moberly	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tonganoxie 5SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Telfer Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wongawol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erzincan	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prenti Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 115.

Records on 28 February 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	115

Records on 28 February 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2013

Top 20 records on 28 February 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2013	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	104 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	102 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Bamboo Creek, AU	monthly rain	263.4 mm (10.4 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	65 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	114 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Arnett 3NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Moberly, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Vici 1NNW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2013	Tonganoxie 5SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2013	Telfer Aero, AU	monthly rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2013	Monroe City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2013	Orienta 1SSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2013	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2013	Culcairn Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2013	Dargo, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2013	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	137 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2013	Walwa, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2013	Newburyport, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	74 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2013. 2013 had 732 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	531
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	6