Weather Records on 29 February 1928

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1928. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 29 February 1928

On 29 February 1928, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 574 daily.
Malin Head set a daily record precipitation of 28.1 mm (1.1 in) on 29 February 1928.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,663 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 29 February 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 February 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 February 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1928

Top 20 records on 29 February 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1928	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1928	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1928	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1928	Mauzy, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1928	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	141.9 mm (5.6 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Henichesk, UA	daily low min	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Feodosiia, UA	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Reading Wb City, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Odesa, UA	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1928	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.7 C (81.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	24 years	25 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 575 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 20	446
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1