Weather Records on 29 February 1936

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1936. Highest significance: Storm Lake, US.

Key Facts for 29 February 1936

On 29 February 1936, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 831 daily.
Storm Lake set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 29 February 1936.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,656 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 29 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	261.0 cm (102.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 29 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 29 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 831.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

741 broken records

Margins by which the 741 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2032.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1936

Top 20 records on 29 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1936	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Durham, GB	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Vantipura, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Blaine, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Dayanathpur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	New Hampton, US	daily snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1936	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 845 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 500	728
500 to 1000	9
1000 to 1500	2
1500 to 2000	1
2000 to 2500	1