Weather Records on 29 February 1932

1,617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1932. Highest significance: Perpignan, FR.

Key Facts for 29 February 1932

On 29 February 1932, 1,617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,348 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,604 daily.
Perpignan set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 29 February 1932.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,638 records.

Record Map

1,617 stations

1,617 station records on 29 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,617 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 711, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 637, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 February 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	711
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	637
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 1,604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,448 broken records

Margins by which the 1,448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1932

Top 20 records on 29 February 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1932	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1932	Edmonton, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1932	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1932	Hinganghat, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1932	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1932	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Hvar, HR	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Toronto, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Bourke North, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Chikhalda Sr, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Ovando, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Barrie, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Calumet, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Green Bay, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1932	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	28 years	26 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 1,617 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	1,421
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1