Weather Records on 28 February 2022

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2022. Highest significance: Grafton Research STN, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 2022

On 28 February 2022, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 703 daily.
Grafton Research STN set an all-time record daily precipitation of 252.0 mm (9.9 in) on 28 February 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 28 February 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grafton Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	758.0 mm (29.8 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	471.0 mm (18.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	344.8 mm (13.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	331.0 mm (13.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	520.0 mm (20.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	385.0 mm (15.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	339.0 mm (13.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Emery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.4 mm (11.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lillian Rock (Williams Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	369.0 mm (14.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.4 mm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Karragarra Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.2 mm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	277.0 mm (10.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	334.2 mm (13.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Green Pigeon (Morning View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.6 mm (11.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	304.4 mm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Homeleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Capalaba Water Treat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pope Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sasse Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Potato Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	369.0 mm (14.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shailer Park Oregon Drve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willalooka (Yardookra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ormiston College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 28 February 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 28 February 2022 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 31, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 307.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2022

Top 20 records on 28 February 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2022	Grafton Research STN, AU	all-time rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	100 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 February 2022	Doon Doon (McCabes Road), AU	all-time rain	758.0 mm (29.8 in)	287.8 mm (11.3 in)	68 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 February 2022	Nimbin Post Office, AU	all-time rain	471.0 mm (18.5 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Woolners Arm, AU	daily rain	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Alderley, AU	all-time rain	344.8 mm (13.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	113 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	all-time rain	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	daily rain	331.0 mm (13.0 in)	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	all-time rain	520.0 mm (20.5 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	4 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	New Italy (Vineyard Haven), AU	all-time rain	385.0 mm (15.2 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Archerfield Airport, AU	daily rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Numinbah, AU	daily rain	339.0 mm (13.3 in)	223.9 mm (8.8 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Amberley AMO, AU	daily rain	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2022	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)

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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2022. 2022 had 748 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	568
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2