Weather Records on 29 February 2000

4,297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 2000. Highest significance: Maroonah, AU.

Key Facts for 29 February 2000

On 29 February 2000, 4,297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,479 were record highs and 412 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 4,198 daily.
Maroonah set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 29 February 2000.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,576 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kuri Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cowarna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4,297 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,092, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 1,387, Lowest daily minimum 206, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,333, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 29 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,092
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	1,387
Lowest daily minimum	206
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,333
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 29 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 96, daily 4,198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,650 broken records

Margins by which the 3,650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 670.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 2000

Top 20 records on 29 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 2000	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2000	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2000	Knoxville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2000	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2000	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2000	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2000	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2000	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2000	Dingle, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2000	Lampang, TH	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2000	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2000	Osage, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2000	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2000	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2000	Sarpsborg, NO	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2000	Uddevalla, SE	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2000	Halden, NO	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2000	Havelund, SE	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2000	Montmorillon, FR	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2000	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	103 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 4,297 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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Data for records on 2000-02-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 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 100	3,626
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	1