Weather Records on 29 February 1952

1,358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1952. Highest significance: Oregon, US.

Key Facts for 29 February 1952

On 29 February 1952, 1,358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,344 daily.
Oregon set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 29 February 1952.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,644 records.

Record Map

1,358 stations

1,358 station records on 29 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,358 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 507, Heaviest daily snowfall 215, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 29 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	507
Heaviest daily snowfall	215
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 29 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 1,344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,171 broken records

Margins by which the 1,171 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1952

Top 20 records on 29 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1952	Oregon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1952	Beaver City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1952	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1952	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Orleans 2 W, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Danville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Beatrice, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Curtis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Lincoln, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Sedgwick, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Bruning, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Champaign 3S, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1952	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 1,358 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,105
100 to 200	49
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2