Built 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026)

Botswana Weather Records in 2024

77 weather records set or tied in Botswana in 2024, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for Botswana in 2024

  • 77 weather records were set or tied in Botswana in 2024.
  • 64 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • 248 records set in 2024 still stand in Botswana.

Records per Year, by Type

2024 outlined
Weather records per year in Botswana, stacked by type, 2024 outlined Records set or tied in Botswana each year from 1942 to 2026, stacked by type. 2024 had 77. 0501001501942, Heaviest daily rainfall: 111943, Heaviest daily rainfall: 141944, Heaviest daily rainfall: 221945, Heaviest daily rainfall: 91946, Heaviest daily rainfall: 151947, Heaviest daily rainfall: 151948, Heaviest daily rainfall: 181949, Heaviest daily rainfall: 141950, Heaviest daily rainfall: 111951, Heaviest daily rainfall: 221952, Heaviest daily rainfall: 651953, Heaviest daily rainfall: 731954, Heaviest daily rainfall: 571955, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1211956, Heaviest daily rainfall: 741957, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1331958, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1081959, Heaviest daily rainfall: 721960, Heaviest daily rainfall: 871961, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1171962, Heaviest daily rainfall: 661963, Heaviest daily rainfall: 911964, Heaviest daily rainfall: 421965, Heaviest daily rainfall: 201966, Heaviest daily rainfall: 891967, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1181968, Heaviest daily rainfall: 941969, Heaviest daily rainfall: 871970, Heaviest daily rainfall: 641971, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1081972, Heaviest daily rainfall: 791973, Heaviest daily rainfall: 951974, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1381975, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1081976, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1371977, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1241978, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1151979, Heaviest daily rainfall: 871980, Heaviest daily rainfall: 801981, Heaviest daily rainfall: 801982, Heaviest daily rainfall: 641983, Heaviest daily rainfall: 571984, Heaviest daily rainfall: 641985, Heaviest daily rainfall: 371986, Heaviest daily rainfall: 841987, Heaviest daily rainfall: 581988, Highest daily minimum: 31988, Lowest daily minimum: 171988, Heaviest daily rainfall: 971989, Highest daily minimum: 71989, Lowest daily minimum: 41989, Heaviest daily rainfall: 761990, Highest daily maximum: 31990, Lowest daily maximum: 11990, Highest daily minimum: 151990, Lowest daily minimum: 71990, Heaviest daily rainfall: 301991, Highest daily minimum: 31991, Lowest daily minimum: 81991, Heaviest daily rainfall: 371992, Highest daily minimum: 91992, Lowest daily minimum: 21992, Heaviest daily rainfall: 191993, Highest daily maximum: 151993, Lowest daily maximum: 31993, Highest daily minimum: 161993, Lowest daily minimum: 31993, Heaviest daily rainfall: 161994, Highest daily maximum: 131994, Lowest daily maximum: 31994, Highest daily minimum: 101994, Lowest daily minimum: 51994, Heaviest daily rainfall: 101995, Highest daily maximum: 351995, Lowest daily maximum: 31995, Highest daily minimum: 131995, Lowest daily minimum: 71995, Heaviest daily rainfall: 341996, Highest daily maximum: 291996, Lowest daily maximum: 91996, Highest daily minimum: 111996, Lowest daily minimum: 161996, Heaviest daily rainfall: 231997, Highest daily maximum: 501997, Lowest daily maximum: 71997, Highest daily minimum: 71997, Lowest daily minimum: 91997, Heaviest daily rainfall: 291998, Highest daily maximum: 401998, Lowest daily maximum: 11998, Highest daily minimum: 181998, Lowest daily minimum: 51998, Heaviest daily rainfall: 71999, Highest daily maximum: 201999, Lowest daily maximum: 41999, Highest daily minimum: 81999, Lowest daily minimum: 51999, Heaviest daily rainfall: 82000, Lowest daily maximum: 132000, Highest daily minimum: 52000, Lowest daily minimum: 142000, Heaviest daily rainfall: 192001, Highest daily maximum: 292001, Lowest daily maximum: 42001, Highest daily minimum: 172001, Lowest daily minimum: 62001, Heaviest daily rainfall: 202002, Highest daily maximum: 442002, Lowest daily maximum: 22002, Highest daily minimum: 212002, Lowest daily minimum: 42002, Heaviest daily rainfall: 192003, Highest daily maximum: 412003, Lowest daily maximum: 22003, Highest daily minimum: 192003, Lowest daily minimum: 92003, Heaviest daily rainfall: 122004, Highest daily maximum: 92004, Lowest daily maximum: 92004, Highest daily minimum: 102004, Lowest daily minimum: 62004, Heaviest daily rainfall: 142005, Highest daily maximum: 332005, Lowest daily maximum: 82005, Highest daily minimum: 262005, Heaviest daily rainfall: 122006, Highest daily maximum: 82006, Lowest daily maximum: 102006, Highest daily minimum: 82006, Lowest daily minimum: 132006, Heaviest daily rainfall: 212007, Highest daily maximum: 152007, Lowest daily maximum: 162007, Highest daily minimum: 92007, Lowest daily minimum: 122007, Heaviest daily rainfall: 112008, Highest daily maximum: 142008, Lowest daily maximum: 52008, Highest daily minimum: 102008, Lowest daily minimum: 82008, Heaviest daily rainfall: 152009, Highest daily maximum: 52009, Lowest daily maximum: 92009, Highest daily minimum: 192009, Lowest daily minimum: 82009, Heaviest daily rainfall: 442010, Highest daily maximum: 42010, Lowest daily maximum: 42010, Highest daily minimum: 212010, Lowest daily minimum: 42010, Heaviest daily rainfall: 262011, Highest daily maximum: 112011, Lowest daily maximum: 132011, Highest daily minimum: 82011, Lowest daily minimum: 42011, Heaviest daily rainfall: 292012, Highest daily maximum: 122012, Lowest daily maximum: 32012, Highest daily minimum: 112012, Lowest daily minimum: 92012, Heaviest daily rainfall: 142013, Highest daily maximum: 42013, Lowest daily maximum: 32013, Highest daily minimum: 82013, Lowest daily minimum: 72013, Heaviest daily rainfall: 92014, Highest daily maximum: 32014, Lowest daily maximum: 232014, Highest daily minimum: 122014, Lowest daily minimum: 162014, Heaviest daily rainfall: 142015, Highest daily maximum: 92015, Lowest daily maximum: 62015, Highest daily minimum: 232015, Lowest daily minimum: 62015, Heaviest daily rainfall: 52016, Highest daily maximum: 142016, Lowest daily maximum: 32016, Highest daily minimum: 212016, Lowest daily minimum: 22016, Heaviest daily rainfall: 52017, Lowest daily maximum: 132017, Highest daily minimum: 52017, Lowest daily minimum: 82017, Heaviest daily rainfall: 62018, Highest daily maximum: 42018, Highest daily minimum: 72018, Lowest daily minimum: 82018, Heaviest daily rainfall: 102019, Highest daily maximum: 152019, Lowest daily maximum: 42019, Highest daily minimum: 162019, Lowest daily minimum: 32020, Highest daily maximum: 72020, Lowest daily maximum: 32020, Highest daily minimum: 72020, Lowest daily minimum: 62020, Heaviest daily rainfall: 72021, Highest daily maximum: 12021, Lowest daily maximum: 32021, Lowest daily minimum: 72021, Heaviest daily rainfall: 132022, Highest daily maximum: 82022, Lowest daily maximum: 62022, Highest daily minimum: 52022, Lowest daily minimum: 42022, Heaviest daily rainfall: 122023, Highest daily maximum: 312023, Lowest daily maximum: 92023, Highest daily minimum: 212023, Lowest daily minimum: 42023, Heaviest daily rainfall: 32024, Highest daily maximum: 362024, Lowest daily maximum: 32024, Highest daily minimum: 282024, Lowest daily minimum: 72024, Heaviest daily rainfall: 32025, Highest daily maximum: 12025, Lowest daily maximum: 22025, Highest daily minimum: 22025, Lowest daily minimum: 12025, Heaviest daily rainfall: 32026, Heaviest daily rainfall: 61942195119601969197819871996200520142023
Records set or tied in Botswana each year from 1942 to 2026, stacked by type. 2024 had 77.
Weather records per year in Botswana, stacked by type, 2024 outlined
YearHighest daily maximumLowest daily maximumHighest daily minimumLowest daily minimumHeaviest daily rainfallHeaviest daily snowfallDeepest snow coverTotal
19420000110011
19430000140014
19440000220022
194500009009
19460000150015
19470000150015
19480000180018
19490000140014
19500000110011
19510000220022
19520000650065
19530000730073
19540000570057
1955000012100121
19560000740074
1957000013300133
1958000010800108
19590000720072
19600000870087
1961000011700117
19620000660066
19630000910091
19640000420042
19650000200020
19660000890089
1967000011800118
19680000940094
19690000870087
19700000640064
1971000010800108
19720000790079
19730000950095
1974000013800138
1975000010800108
1976000013700137
1977000012400124
1978000011500115
19790000870087
19800000800080
19810000800080
19820000640064
19830000570057
19840000640064
19850000370037
19860000840084
19870000580058
1988003179700117
19890074760087
199031157300056
19910038370048
19920092190030
1993153163160053
1994133105100041
1995353137340092
19962991116230088
1997507792900102
199840118570071
19992048580045
2000013514190051
2001294176200076
2002442214190090
2003412199120083
200499106140048
2005338260120079
2006810813210060
20071516912110063
2008145108150052
200959198440085
201044214260059
2011111384290065
2012123119140049
2013438790031
20143231216140068
20159623650049
201614321250045
20170135860032
20184078100029
201915416300038
2020737670030
20211307130024
20228654120035
202331921430068
202436328730077
202512213009
202600006006

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low in Botswana, 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. 0.01.02.03.04.01980s: 0.45 to 11990s: 3.27 to 12000s: 2.20 to 12010s: 1.52 to 12020s: 2.76 to 11980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
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.
Record highs per record low in Botswana, by decade
DecadeHighs per low
1980s0.45 to 1
1990s3.27 to 1
2000s2.20 to 1
2010s1.52 to 1
2020s2.76 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2024: 248
Standing records in Botswana by the year they were set, 2024 highlighted Records still standing in Botswana by the year they were set. 248 of them were set in 2024. 02004006008001909: 211910: 121911: 91912: 381913: 61914: 91915: 231916: 11917: 91918: 141919: 41920: 21921: 131922: 3981923: 261924: 1611925: 1581926: 471927: 301928: 611929: 561930: 381931: 461932: 1501933: 351934: 831935: 261936: 771937: 331938: 431939: 1391940: 1011941: 321942: 651943: 1271944: 681945: 251946: 531947: 401948: 721949: 641950: 641951: 891952: 441953: 481954: 471955: 831956: 471957: 1101958: 4621959: 2581960: 2711961: 5151962: 3731963: 4981964: 3471965: 3771966: 4481967: 3861968: 4541969: 2721970: 3351971: 2991972: 4791973: 4401974: 3891975: 3221976: 4281977: 3591978: 4091979: 4221980: 3521981: 4521982: 3571983: 5701984: 4281985: 3591986: 3341987: 6341988: 3891989: 4031990: 2271991: 1541992: 2371993: 1331994: 1181995: 2621996: 2011997: 1891998: 1371999: 892000: 812001: 1142002: 1722003: 1632004: 972005: 1362006: 1402007: 2222008: 1602009: 2302010: 2192011: 1992012: 1692013: 1672014: 1572015: 1662016: 1472017: 1202018: 1052019: 1432020: 1152021: 1352022: 1222023: 1922024: 2482025: 1012026: 65190919191929193919491959196919791989199920092019
Records still standing in Botswana by the year they were set. 248 of them were set in 2024.
Standing records in Botswana by the year they were set, 2024 highlighted
Year setStanding records
190921
191012
19119
191238
19136
19149
191523
19161
19179
191814
19194
19202
192113
1922398
192326
1924161
1925158
192647
192730
192861
192956
193038
193146
1932150
193335
193483
193526
193677
193733
193843
1939139
1940101
194132
194265
1943127
194468
194525
194653
194740
194872
194964
195064
195189
195244
195348
195447
195583
195647
1957110
1958462
1959258
1960271
1961515
1962373
1963498
1964347
1965377
1966448
1967386
1968454
1969272
1970335
1971299
1972479
1973440
1974389
1975322
1976428
1977359
1978409
1979422
1980352
1981452
1982357
1983570
1984428
1985359
1986334
1987634
1988389
1989403
1990227
1991154
1992237
1993133
1994118
1995262
1996201
1997189
1998137
199989
200081
2001114
2002172
2003163
200497
2005136
2006140
2007222
2008160
2009230
2010219
2011199
2012169
2013167
2014157
2015166
2016147
2017120
2018105
2019143
2020115
2021135
2022122
2023192
2024248
2025101
202665

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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.

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