Weather Records on 28 February 2016

1,000 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2016. Highest significance: Mason City, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2016

On 28 February 2016, 1,000 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
896 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 951 daily.
Mason City set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 8.9 C (48.0 F) on 28 February 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,000 stations

1,000 station records on 28 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.9 C (109.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,000 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 567, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 329, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	567
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	329
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 49, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2016

Top 20 records on 28 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2016	Mason City, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	120 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Marengo, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Le Mars, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Grayling, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Mellette 4 W, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Iowa Falls, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Montague 4 NW, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Alexandria, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Emmetsburg, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Leech Lake, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	29.7 C (85.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Paradise, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Algona, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Winnebago, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Highmore, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2016	Stevens Pt, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 1,000 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	814
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1