Weather Records on 28 February 1939

1,084 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1939. Highest significance: Clare Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1939

On 28 February 1939, 1,084 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 38 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 950 daily.
Clare Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 28 February 1939.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,084 stations

1,084 station records on 28 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barauli	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,084 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 846, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 28 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	846
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 28 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 38, monthly 96, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

990 broken records

Margins by which the 990 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1939

Top 20 records on 28 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1939	Clare Post Office, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Brentwood Post Office, AU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn), AU	all-time rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Bethanga Lower, AU	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	all-time rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Big Springs, AU	all-time rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Snowtown, AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU	all-time rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Koolunga, AU	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1939	Yorketown, AU	all-time rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1939	Palermo, IT	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1939	Riverton, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1939	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1939	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1939	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1939	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1939	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	55 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1939. 1939 had 1,084 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1939
Margin	Records
0 to 100	962
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1