Weather Records on 29 February 2012

5,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 2012. Highest significance: Cockburn, AU.

Key Facts for 29 February 2012

On 29 February 2012, 5,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,780 were record highs and 644 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 145 monthly and 5,032 daily.
Cockburn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.8 mm (4.3 in) on 29 February 2012.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,555 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Owen 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5,184 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 729, Lowest daily maximum 395, Highest daily minimum 1,051, Lowest daily minimum 249, Heaviest daily rainfall 2,204, Heaviest daily snowfall 438, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 29 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	729
Lowest daily maximum	395
Highest daily minimum	1,051
Lowest daily minimum	249
Heaviest daily rainfall	2,204
Heaviest daily snowfall	438
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 29 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 145, daily 5,032.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4,621 broken records

Margins by which the 4,621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 2012

Top 20 records on 29 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 2012	Cockburn, AU	monthly rain	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	123 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	127 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	135 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	119 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Sibley, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Collegeville St John's, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Fairmont, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Alexandria, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Canton, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Marion, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Wessington Springs, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 February 2012	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	108 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 5,184 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	3,731
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	4,474
100 to 200	116
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1