Weather Records on 29 February 1964

2,071 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1964. Highest significance: Sable Island, CA.

Key Facts for 29 February 1964

On 29 February 1964, 2,071 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
582 were record highs and 764 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 2,061 daily.
Sable Island set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 29 February 1964.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,628 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Acarape Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,071 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 412, Lowest daily maximum 262, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 502, Heaviest daily rainfall 497, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 29 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	412
Lowest daily maximum	262
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	502
Heaviest daily rainfall	497
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 29 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 2,061.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,787 broken records

Margins by which the 1,787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1964

Top 20 records on 29 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1964	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1964	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	27.1 cm (10.7 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1964	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Parelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Paintsville 1E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Acude Santo Antonio de Russas, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Heidelberg, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	James Island, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Cape Race (Aut), CA	monthly snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Atil, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Rocky Mt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Quixeramobim, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Kaslo, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Kearneysville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Mungallala, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Logan, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1964	Indiga, RU	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1964. 1964 had 2,071 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 50	1,645
50 to 100	76
100 to 150	40
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2