Weather Records on 29 February 1944

1,384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1944. Highest significance: Maple Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 29 February 1944

On 29 February 1944, 1,384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,368 daily.
Maple Creek set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 29 February 1944.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,644 records.

Record Map

1,384 stations

1,384 station records on 29 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,384 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 625, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 29 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	625
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 29 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 1,368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,209 broken records

Margins by which the 1,209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1944

Top 20 records on 29 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1944	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1944	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	all-time rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1944	Koloa 936, US	monthly rain	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Kukuiula 935, US	monthly rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Roper River Police, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Pikeville, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Burnside, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Lihue 1020, US	monthly rain	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Auburn, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Greensboro, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Grove Farm 1021, US	monthly rain	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	E Lawai 934, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1944	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 1,384 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	1,156
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1