Botswana: Weather Records and Extremes

6 weather records set or tied in Botswana in 2026: 0 highs and 0 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for Botswana

Botswana has 19 stations in the data, on Africa.
6 weather records were set or tied in Botswana in 2026: 0 record highs and 0 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 2.76 to 1 in Botswana.
1987 holds the most standing records in Botswana: 634.
Twee Rivieren set a daily record precipitation of 12.0 mm (0.5 in) on 7 September 2026 (provisional).

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

0 highs, 0 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in Botswana, cold squares more lows.

Records per Year, by Type

1942 to 2026

Records set or tied in Botswana each year from 1942 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 6.

Weather records per year in Botswana, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Total
1942	0	0	0	0	11	11
1943	0	0	0	0	14	14
1944	0	0	0	0	22	22
1945	0	0	0	0	9	9
1946	0	0	0	0	15	15
1947	0	0	0	0	15	15
1948	0	0	0	0	18	18
1949	0	0	0	0	14	14
1950	0	0	0	0	11	11
1951	0	0	0	0	22	22
1952	0	0	0	0	65	65
1953	0	0	0	0	73	73
1954	0	0	0	0	57	57
1955	0	0	0	0	121	121
1956	0	0	0	0	74	74
1957	0	0	0	0	133	133
1958	0	0	0	0	108	108
1959	0	0	0	0	72	72
1960	0	0	0	0	87	87
1961	0	0	0	0	117	117
1962	0	0	0	0	66	66
1963	0	0	0	0	91	91
1964	0	0	0	0	42	42
1965	0	0	0	0	20	20
1966	0	0	0	0	89	89
1967	0	0	0	0	118	118
1968	0	0	0	0	94	94
1969	0	0	0	0	87	87
1970	0	0	0	0	64	64
1971	0	0	0	0	108	108
1972	0	0	0	0	79	79
1973	0	0	0	0	95	95
1974	0	0	0	0	138	138
1975	0	0	0	0	108	108
1976	0	0	0	0	137	137
1977	0	0	0	0	124	124
1978	0	0	0	0	115	115
1979	0	0	0	0	87	87
1980	0	0	0	0	80	80
1981	0	0	0	0	80	80
1982	0	0	0	0	64	64
1983	0	0	0	0	57	57
1984	0	0	0	0	64	64
1985	0	0	0	0	37	37
1986	0	0	0	0	84	84
1987	0	0	0	0	58	58
1988	0	0	3	17	97	117
1989	0	0	7	4	76	87
1990	3	1	15	7	30	56
1991	0	0	3	8	37	48
1992	0	0	9	2	19	30
1993	15	3	16	3	16	53
1994	13	3	10	5	10	41
1995	35	3	13	7	34	92
1996	29	9	11	16	23	88
1997	50	7	7	9	29	102
1998	40	1	18	5	7	71
1999	20	4	8	5	8	45
2000	0	13	5	14	19	51
2001	29	4	17	6	20	76
2002	44	2	21	4	19	90
2003	41	2	19	9	12	83
2004	9	9	10	6	14	48
2005	33	8	26	0	12	79
2006	8	10	8	13	21	60
2007	15	16	9	12	11	63
2008	14	5	10	8	15	52
2009	5	9	19	8	44	85
2010	4	4	21	4	26	59
2011	11	13	8	4	29	65
2012	12	3	11	9	14	49
2013	4	3	8	7	9	31
2014	3	23	12	16	14	68
2015	9	6	23	6	5	49
2016	14	3	21	2	5	45
2017	0	13	5	8	6	32
2018	4	0	7	8	10	29
2019	15	4	16	3	0	38
2020	7	3	7	6	7	30
2021	1	3	0	7	13	24
2022	8	6	5	4	12	35
2023	31	9	21	4	3	68
2024	36	3	28	7	3	77
2025	1	2	2	1	3	9
2026	0	0	0	0	6	6

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in Botswana: 1980s 0.5 to 1, 1990s 3.3 to 1, 2000s 2.2 to 1, 2010s 1.5 to 1, 2020s 2.8 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

1987: 634

Records still standing in Botswana, by the year they were set. 1987 holds the most with 634.

Standing records in Botswana by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1909	21
1910	12
1911	9
1912	38
1913	6
1914	9
1915	23
1916	1
1917	9
1918	14
1919	4
1920	2
1921	13
1922	398
1923	26
1924	161
1925	158
1926	47
1927	30
1928	61
1929	56
1930	38
1931	46
1932	150
1933	35
1934	83
1935	26
1936	77
1937	33
1938	43
1939	139
1940	101
1941	32
1942	65
1943	127
1944	68
1945	25
1946	53
1947	40
1948	72
1949	64
1950	64
1951	89
1952	44
1953	48
1954	47
1955	83
1956	47
1957	110
1958	462
1959	258
1960	271
1961	515
1962	373
1963	498
1964	347
1965	377
1966	448
1967	386
1968	454
1969	272
1970	335
1971	299
1972	479
1973	440
1974	389
1975	322
1976	428
1977	359
1978	409
1979	422
1980	352
1981	452
1982	357
1983	570
1984	428
1985	359
1986	334
1987	634
1988	389
1989	403
1990	227
1991	154
1992	237
1993	133
1994	118
1995	262
1996	201
1997	189
1998	137
1999	89
2000	81
2001	114
2002	172
2003	163
2004	97
2005	136
2006	140
2007	222
2008	160
2009	230
2010	219
2011	199
2012	169
2013	167
2014	157
2015	166
2016	147
2017	120
2018	105
2019	143
2020	115
2021	135
2022	122
2023	192
2024	248
2025	102
2026	64

Record Map for 2026

6 stations

The 6 highest significance station records of 2026 in Botswana, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Botswana in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in Botswana by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 2026	Twee Rivieren, BW	daily rain (Provisional)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026	Twee Rivieren, BW	daily rain (Provisional)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2026	Twee Rivieren, BW	daily rain (Provisional)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026	Twee Rivieren, BW	daily rain (Provisional)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026	Twee Rivieren, BW	daily rain (Provisional)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026	Twee Rivieren, BW	daily rain (Provisional)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Botswana by Year

Stations

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Stations in Botswana
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Mochudi	n/a	1909	81 years	Threshold days
Mahalapye	n/a	1911	82 years	Threshold days
Kasane	n/a	1921	105 years	Threshold days
Lobatse	n/a	1921	69 years	Threshold days
Maun	n/a	1921	105 years	Threshold days
Serowe	n/a	1921	68 years	Threshold days
Francistown	n/a	1922	100 years	Threshold days
Ghanzi	n/a	1922	104 years	Threshold days
Palapye	n/a	1922	68 years	Threshold days
Kalamare	n/a	1923	67 years	Threshold days
Molepolole	n/a	1924	66 years	Threshold days
Gaborone	n/a	1925	92 years	Threshold days
Kanye	n/a	1925	65 years	Threshold days
Shakawe	n/a	1932	61 years	Threshold days
Tsabong	n/a	1939	54 years	Threshold days
Kalkfontein	n/a	1958	32 years	Threshold days
Ncojane	n/a	1958	32 years	Threshold days
Tshane	n/a	1958	35 years	Threshold days
Twee Rivieren	n/a	1960	67 years	Threshold days

Download the Data

Data for Botswana records by year and type: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Botswana top records: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Decade	Highs per low
1980s	0.45 to 1
1990s	3.27 to 1
2000s	2.20 to 1
2010s	1.52 to 1
2020s	2.76 to 1