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Weather Records on 29 February 1880

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1880. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 29 February 1880

  • On 29 February 1880, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record high maximum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 29 February 1880.
  • Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,676 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 29 February 1880 4 station records on 29 February 1880 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 29 February 1880 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 February 1880: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 29 February 1880 by type Records set or tied on 29 February 1880 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 February 1880 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2.
Records on 29 February 1880 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 February 1880 by timescale Records on 29 February 1880 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 February 1880 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3.
Records on 29 February 1880 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1880 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 8.3. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 2: 12 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
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 8.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1880
MarginRecords
0 to 21
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1880
Top 4 records on 29 February 1880 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 February 1880Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max17.2 C (63.0 F)8.3 C (14.9 F)36 years29 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1880Newark Liberty Intl AP, USmonthly high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)20 years22 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1880Toronto, CAdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1880Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high min4.6 C (40.3 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)32 years17 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 1880
Records on 02-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1880. 1880 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 1880. 1880 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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