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Weather Records on 29 February 1876

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1876. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 29 February 1876

  • On 29 February 1876, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Milan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 19.2 C (66.6 F) on 29 February 1876.
  • Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,676 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 29 February 1876 5 station records on 29 February 1876 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 29 February 1876 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 February 1876: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature19.2 C (66.6 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 29 February 1876 by type Records set or tied on 29 February 1876 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 February 1876 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 29 February 1876 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 February 1876 by timescale Records on 29 February 1876 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 February 1876 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 29 February 1876 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1876 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 2: 12 to 4: 24 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1876
MarginRecords
0 to 21
2 to 42
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1876
Top 5 records on 29 February 1876 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 February 1876Milan, ITdaily high max19.2 C (66.6 F)5.8 C (10.4 F)8 years27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1876Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1876Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1876Uccle, BEdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1876Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)12 years6 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 1876
Records on 02-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1876. 1876 had 5 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 1876. 1876 had 5 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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