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Weather Records on 29 February 1896

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1896. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 29 February 1896

  • On 29 February 1896, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 29 February 1896.
  • Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,676 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 29 February 1896 10 station records on 29 February 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 29 February 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 February 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-11.4 C (11.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 29 February 1896 by type Records set or tied on 29 February 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 February 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 29 February 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 February 1896 by timescale Records on 29 February 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 February 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 29 February 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1896 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.5. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 February 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1896
Top 10 records on 29 February 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 February 1896Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)34.5 mm (1.4 in)4 years33 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1896Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1896Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1896Armagh, GBdaily high min7.5 C (45.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1896Armagh, GBdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1896Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1896Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min12.9 C (55.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1896Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low min (Tie)-11.4 C (11.5 F)tie8 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 1896
Records on 02-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1896. 1896 had 10 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 1896. 1896 had 10 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).