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Weather Records on 29 February 1888

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1888. Highest significance: Uccle, BE.

Key Facts for 29 February 1888

  • On 29 February 1888, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Uccle set a daily record low maximum temperature of -3.0 C (26.6 F) on 29 February 1888.
  • Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,676 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 29 February 1888 12 station records on 29 February 1888 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 29 February 1888 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 February 1888: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UccleBelgiumRecord low maximum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-10.1 C (13.8 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-11.5 C (11.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.1 mm (0.00 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
CharlestonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 29 February 1888 by type Records set or tied on 29 February 1888 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 February 1888 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 29 February 1888 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 February 1888 by timescale Records on 29 February 1888 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 February 1888 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 29 February 1888 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1888 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.1. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 3: 43 to 5: 55 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1888
MarginRecords
0 to 34
3 to 55
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1888
Top 12 records on 29 February 1888 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 February 1888Uccle, BEdaily low max-3.0 C (26.6 F)4.9 C (8.8 F)48 years31 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low max-5.0 C (23.0 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)48 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Uccle, BEdaily low min-10.1 C (13.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)48 years23 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Wien, ATdaily low min-11.5 C (11.3 F)4.9 C (8.8 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Putbus, DEdaily low min-9.5 C (14.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Wien, ATdaily low max-3.0 C (26.6 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain0.1 mm (0.00 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)36 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low min-12.0 C (10.4 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Armagh, GBdaily low max4.2 C (39.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min8.8 C (47.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1888Charleston, USdaily low min (Tie)-2.5 C (27.5 F)tie4 years1 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 1888
Records on 02-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1888. 1888 had 12 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 1888. 1888 had 12 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).