Weather Records on 29 February 2004

4,431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 2004. Highest significance: Buffalo, US.

Key Facts for 29 February 2004

On 29 February 2004, 4,431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,437 were record highs and 1,356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 4,329 daily.
Buffalo set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 29 February 2004.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,573 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glenrock 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlawn 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4,431 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 680, Lowest daily maximum 567, Highest daily minimum 757, Lowest daily minimum 789, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,178, Heaviest daily snowfall 199, Deepest snow cover 261.

Records on 29 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	680
Lowest daily maximum	567
Highest daily minimum	757
Lowest daily minimum	789
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,178
Heaviest daily snowfall	199
Deepest snow cover	261

Records on 29 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 97, daily 4,329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,922 broken records

Margins by which the 3,922 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 2004

Top 20 records on 29 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 2004	Buffalo, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2004	Buffalo, US	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2004	Rison, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	107 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	San Augustine, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	Bologna, IT	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	139 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	Mc Lean, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	Plainview, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	Buffalo, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	Ekalaka, US	monthly snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 February 2004	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2004	Muleshoe #1, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2004	Riverton, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2004	Clarendon, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2004	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2004	O'Neill, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2004	Richardton Abbey, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2004	Hereford, US	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 4,431 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	3,817
100 to 200	82
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2