The record book
February 29
24 February 29ths on record at the Grand Marais cooperative weather station (NWS COOP 213282), 1900 to 2026. The warmest was 2000, at 52°; the coldest morning 1980, at -11°. The normal is a high of 29° and a low of 12°.
Every February 29
The high that day
The low1991 to 2020 normal rangeRinged: the records. Move across a year for its numbers.
On this date
| Year | High | Low | Rain | Snow | On the ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25° | 4° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 16.0 | |
| 2016 | 26° | 9° | 0.04 | 1.0 | 8.0 | |
| 2008 | 32° | 11° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 22.0 | |
| 2004 | 41° | 29° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 9.0 | |
| 2000 | 52°record | 27° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1996 | 17° | -6° | 0.00 | 40.0 | ||
| 1992 | 33° | -6° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 22.0 | |
| 1988 | 42° | 14° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 11.0 | |
| 1984 | 29° | 5° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |
| 1980 | 13° | -11°record | 0.00 | 0.0 | 13.0 | |
| 1976 | 26° | 12° | 0.06 | 2.0snowiest | 22.0 | |
| 1972 | 17° | 3° | 0.17wettest | 2.0snowiest | 26.0 | |
| 1968 | 24° | -1° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| 1964 | 42° | 29° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
| 1960 | 25° | 7° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |
| 1956 | 28° | -2° | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||
| 1952 | 24° | 10° | ||||
| 1948 | 30° | 6° | 0.06 | 0.2 | 20.0 | |
| 1944 | 26° | 9° | 0.00 | |||
| 1940 | 21° | 12° | 0.00 | 0.0 | 4.0 | |
| 1936 | 18° | -8° | 0.00 | |||
| 1932 | 51° | 34° | 0.00 | |||
| 1928 | 31° | 13° | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||
| 1924 | 32° | 15° | 0.00 | 0.0 |
All 24 years, newest first; a year with a value NCEI flagged says so. Grand Marais cooperative weather station (NWS COOP 213282), NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily; the period of record is 1900 to 2026. The station has moved within Grand Marais; the record is read as one series.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: GHCN-Daily and the U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020.