Weather Records on 29 February 1988

3,343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 February 1988. Highest significance: Murraysburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 February 1988

On 29 February 1988, 3,343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,240 were record highs and 482 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 3,292 daily.
Murraysburg (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 29 February 1988.
Across 43 earlier years (1796 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 1,598 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.6 mm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schneifelforsthaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coalinga	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kettleman STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lundazi	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.2 mm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chipata	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Prietos Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,343 records

Records set or tied on 29 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 613, Lowest daily maximum 284, Highest daily minimum 627, Lowest daily minimum 198, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,387, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 220.

Records on 29 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	613
Lowest daily maximum	284
Highest daily minimum	627
Lowest daily minimum	198
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,387
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	220

Records on 29 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 3,292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,622 broken records

Margins by which the 2,622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 980.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 February 1988

Top 20 records on 29 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1988	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1988	Surat, AU	daily rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1988	Juarez (Smn), MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1988	Frogmoor, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1988	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1988	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1988	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	183.8 mm (7.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Normandy, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	239.6 mm (9.4 in)	145.9 mm (5.7 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Leribe, LS	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Bultfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Amberd (Koshabulakh), AM	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Wagenaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Schneifelforsthaus, DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1988	Uccle, BE	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1988	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1988	Sondrestrom, GL	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 3,343 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 200	2,600
200 to 400	19
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1