Weather Records on 29 February 1984

3,806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1984. Highest significance: Angelica, US.

Key Facts for 29 February 1984

On 29 February 1984, 3,806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 1,605 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 3,754 daily.
Angelica set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 29 February 1984.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,587 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Point Lock 25	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus-Valley Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clendening Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Philadelphia 1 A	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,806 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 841, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 764, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,112, Heaviest daily snowfall 364, Deepest snow cover 418.

Records on 29 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	841
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	764
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,112
Heaviest daily snowfall	364
Deepest snow cover	418

Records on 29 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 46, daily 3,754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,137 broken records

Margins by which the 3,137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1984

Top 20 records on 29 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1984	Angelica, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	Lawrence, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1984	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1984	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1984	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1984	Kailiili 436, US	daily rain	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	283.7 mm (11.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1984	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1984	Jackman, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1984	Marble Hill, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1984	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1984	Arcade, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1984	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	87 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 3,806 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	2,885
100 to 200	180
200 to 300	53
300 to 400	17
400 to 500	2