Weather Records on 29 February 1912

149 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1912. Highest significance: Fredericton Unb, CA.

Key Facts for 29 February 1912

On 29 February 1912, 149 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 145 daily.
Fredericton Unb set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 29 February 1912.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,672 records.

Record Map

149 stations

149 station records on 29 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

149 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 29 February 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1912

Top 20 records on 29 February 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1912	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1912	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1912	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	18.4 C (65.1 F)	14.7 C (26.5 F)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1912	Bologna, IT	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1912	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Arnsberg, DE	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	10.1 C (18.2 F)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	7.5 C (45.5 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1912	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	31 years	23 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 149 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-29 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1836	1
1848	2
1864	2
1868	8
1872	4
1876	5
1880	4
1884	6
1888	12
1892	6
1896	10
1904	73
1908	74
1912	149
1916	141
1920	216
1924	547
1928	575
1932	1,617
1936	845
1940	2,033
1944	1,384
1948	1,900
1952	1,358
1956	1,592
1960	3,738
1964	2,071
1968	2,631
1972	3,732
1976	3,701
1980	3,969
1984	3,806
1988	3,343
1992	3,358
1996	4,433
2000	4,297
2004	4,431
2008	4,629
2012	5,184
2016	2,208
2020	1,626
2024	2,341

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	136
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1