Weather Records on 29 February 1956

1,592 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1956. Highest significance: Boodarie, AU.

Key Facts for 29 February 1956

On 29 February 1956, 1,592 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 643 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 1,590 daily.
Boodarie set a daily record precipitation of 241.8 mm (9.5 in) on 29 February 1956.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,639 records.

Record Map

1,592 stations

1,592 station records on 29 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,592 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 455, Heaviest daily rainfall 599, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 29 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	455
Heaviest daily rainfall	599
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 29 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 1,590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,351 broken records

Margins by which the 1,351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1066.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1956

Top 20 records on 29 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1956	Boodarie, AU	daily rain	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1956	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1956	Nimingarra, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Strelley, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Lucknow, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Kangra, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Mundabullangana, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Indee, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Geisenheim, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Woodstock, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1956	Valemount, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 years	39 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 1,592 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	1,332
200 to 400	15
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1