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Weather Records on 29 February 1872

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1872. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 29 February 1872

  • On 29 February 1872, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.0 C (50.0 F) on 29 February 1872.
  • Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,676 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 29 February 1872 4 station records on 29 February 1872 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 29 February 1872 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 February 1872: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 29 February 1872 by type Records set or tied on 29 February 1872 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 00111Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 February 1872 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 29 February 1872 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 February 1872 by timescale Records on 29 February 1872 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 February 1872 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 29 February 1872 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1872 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.6. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 01 to 2: 12 to 3: 23 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1872
MarginRecords
0 to 10
1 to 21
2 to 32
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 61

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1872
Top 4 records on 29 February 1872 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 February 1872Oxford, GBdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)44 years32 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1872Oxford, GBdaily high max13.2 C (55.8 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1872Armagh, GBdaily rain5.9 mm (0.23 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1872Toronto, CAdaily low min-15.0 C (5.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)

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 1872
Records on 02-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1872. 1872 had 4 records. 02,0004,0006,0001796: 21808: 21836: 11848: 21864: 21868: 81872: 41876: 51880: 41884: 61888: 121892: 61896: 101904: 731908: 741912: 1491916: 1411920: 2161924: 5471928: 5751932: 1,6171936: 8451940: 2,0331944: 1,3841948: 1,9001952: 1,3581956: 1,5921960: 3,7381964: 2,0711968: 2,6311972: 3,7311976: 3,7011980: 3,9691984: 3,8061988: 3,3431992: 3,3581996: 4,4332000: 4,2972004: 4,4312008: 4,6292012: 5,1842016: 2,2082020: 1,6222024: 2,341179618681888191219321952197219922012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1872. 1872 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-29 in each year
YearRecords
17962
18082
18361
18482
18642
18688
18724
18765
18804
18846
188812
18926
189610
190473
190874
1912149
1916141
1920216
1924547
1928575
19321,617
1936845
19402,033
19441,384
19481,900
19521,358
19561,592
19603,738
19642,071
19682,631
19723,731
19763,701
19803,969
19843,806
19883,343
19923,358
19964,433
20004,297
20044,431
20084,629
20125,184
20162,208
20201,622
20242,341

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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 2026-10-18 (18 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).