Weather Records on 29 February 1968

2,631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1968. Highest significance: Lancaster, US.

Key Facts for 29 February 1968

On 29 February 1968, 2,631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,127 were record highs and 474 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 104 monthly and 2,527 daily.
Lancaster set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 29 February 1968.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,615 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nantahala	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jabjur-In-Armenia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,631 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 795, Lowest daily maximum 265, Highest daily minimum 332, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 761, Heaviest daily snowfall 200, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 29 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	795
Lowest daily maximum	265
Highest daily minimum	332
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	761
Heaviest daily snowfall	200
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 29 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 104, daily 2,527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,276 broken records

Margins by which the 2,276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1968

Top 20 records on 29 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1968	Lancaster, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1968	Sao Raimundo Nonato, BR	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1968	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Clarksburg 1, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Assiniboia, CA	daily high min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29.4 C (52.9 F)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Hrazdan, AM	monthly rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Gandai, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Walhalla, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	University, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1968	Ganca, AZ	monthly rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1968	Semej, KZ	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1968	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1968	Almeria, ES	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1968	Pogranichnyj, RU	monthly rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1968	Rubcovsk, RU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1968	Gumri, AM	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 2,631 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 100	2,218
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1