Weather Records on 29 February 1924

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1924. Highest significance: Thornborough, AU.

Key Facts for 29 February 1924

On 29 February 1924, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 543 daily.
Thornborough set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 29 February 1924.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,663 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 29 February 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 29 February 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 29 February 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1924

Top 20 records on 29 February 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1924	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1924	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1924	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1924	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1924	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Escondido, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Fort National, DZ	daily low max	2.0 C (35.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Laghouat, DZ	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Santa Barbara, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1924	Griggsville, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	27 years	24 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 547 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	484
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1