Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020

Name: Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020
Start: 2020-03-27
End: 2020-04-10
Location: Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo, Benin, Cote D'Ivoire

Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020: 107 records at 31 stations, peak on 6 April 2020. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020 set or tied 107 station records at 31 stations.
It ran from 27 March 2020 to 10 April 2020 (15 days) and its peak day was 6 April 2020.
Status: closed.
Bobo Dioulasso set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 44.1 C (111.4 F) on 5 April 2020.
The busiest day was 6 April 2020 with 20 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 75 years.

Footprint

27 March to 10 April 2020

The area covered by Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020 is outlined, with 13 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bobo Dioulasso	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	2020-04-05
Tillabery	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2020-04-06
Sokode	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	2020-04-09
Fada N'Gourma	Record high maximum temperature	44.3 C (111.7 F)	2020-04-06
Maradi	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	2020-04-09
Kita	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	2020-04-06
San	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	2020-04-06
Sikasso	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	2020-04-08
Birni N'Konni	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	2020-03-29
Koutiala	Record high minimum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	2020-03-29
Gaya	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2020-03-29
Segou	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2020-03-29
Bougouni	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	2020-04-03

Records per Day

Peak day 20

Records set or tied each day from 27 March 2020 to 10 April 2020. The most in one day was 20 on 6 April 2020.

Records per day during Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020
Date	Records
2020-03-27	1
2020-03-28	2
2020-03-29	10
2020-03-30	1
2020-03-31	5
2020-04-01	9
2020-04-02	6
2020-04-03	16
2020-04-04	6
2020-04-05	11
2020-04-06	20
2020-04-07	5
2020-04-08	8
2020-04-09	5
2020-04-10	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020 ranked by margin
Bobo Dioulasso, 04-05	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Bougouni, 04-03	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Bougouni, 04-06	2.0 C (3.6 F)
San, 04-06	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Segou, 03-29	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Sikasso, 04-08	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Gaya, 03-29	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Maradi, 04-09	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Koutiala, 03-29	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Sikasso, 04-03	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Fada N'Gourma, 04-06	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Tillabery, 04-05	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Tillabery, 04-06	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Sokode, 04-09	0.3 C (0.5 F)
Koutiala, 04-07	0.3 C (0.5 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

107 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	0
0.6	73
0.3	75
0.7	73
0.9	64
0.2	39
0.2	7
1.5	43
1.0	47
0.1	59
0.1	51
0.9	16
0.3	53
1.0	15
1.1	38
0.7	32
0.2	9
0.8	34
2.0	22
2.0	22
1.2	20
2.5	24
0.4	35
0.1	37
0.4	32
0.5	40
0.5	38
1.1	32
0.4	30
0.4	33
1.0	13
0.6	29
0.7	32
0.2	32
1.6	13
1.8	13
1.5	8
0.9	14
1.2	22
0.2	37
0.5	22
1.4	16
0.1	24
0.4	33
0.5	32
0.4	16
1.3	5
0.4	22
0.4	22
1.5	8
1.6	8
0.1	22
0.2	22
0.1	30
0.1	32
0.1	34
0.4	17
1.0	1
0.8	13
0.7	17
0.9	23
1.3	11
1.3	15
0.9	11
0.7	10
0.5	10
0.6	10
0.1	13
0.3	8
1.5	1
0.1	15
0.6	18
0.5	13
0.3	10
0.9	3
0.6	1
0.6	7
0.3	13
0.4	13
1.0	13
1.1	4
0.1	22
0.9	15
0.5	5
0.7	6
0.1	5
0.2	13
0.3	13
0.3	15
1.0	6
0.7	7
1.4	2
0.1	16
0.1	8
0.2	19
0.9	1
0.5	8
0.4	15
0.2	15
1.0	1
1.1	4
0.1	3
0.2	1
0.2	8
0.5	1
0.3	3
0.5	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020 (this event)	107 records

Every Record Set

20 of 107

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Niger and 5 other countries, 27 March to 10 April 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-03-29	Birni N'Konni	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	51	23 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-29	Koutiala	Record high minimum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	16	22 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-29	Gaya	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	15	22 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-29	Segou	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38	21 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-03	Bobo Dioulasso	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	7	26 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-03	Sikasso	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	34	19 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-03	Bougouni	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	22	19 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-05	Bobo Dioulasso	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	0	33 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-05	Tillabery	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-06	Tillabery	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73	31 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-06	Fada N'Gourma	Record high maximum temperature	44.3 C (111.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	73	30 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-06	Kita	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	39	27 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-06	San	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	43	25 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-06	Birni N'Konni	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	9	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-06	Bougouni	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	22	19 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-07	Koutiala	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	53	22 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-08	Sikasso	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	47	24 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-08	Maradi	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	59	24 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-09	Sokode	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	75	31 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-09	Maradi	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64	29 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 107 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	0
0.6	73
0.3	75
0.7	73
0.9	64
0.2	39
0.2	7
1.5	43
1.0	47
0.1	59
0.1	51
0.9	16
0.3	53
1.0	15
1.1	38
0.7	32
0.2	9
0.8	34
2.0	22
2.0	22
1.2	20
2.5	24
0.4	35
0.1	37
0.4	32
0.5	40
0.5	38
1.1	32
0.4	30
0.4	33
1.0	13
0.6	29
0.7	32
0.2	32
1.6	13
1.8	13
1.5	8
0.9	14
1.2	22
0.2	37
0.5	22
1.4	16
0.1	24
0.4	33
0.5	32
0.4	16
1.3	5
0.4	22
0.4	22
1.5	8
1.6	8
0.1	22
0.2	22
0.1	30
0.1	32
0.1	34
0.4	17
1.0	1
0.8	13
0.7	17
0.9	23
1.3	11
1.3	15
0.9	11
0.7	10
0.5	10
0.6	10
0.1	13
0.3	8
1.5	1
0.1	15
0.6	18
0.5	13
0.3	10
0.9	3
0.6	1
0.6	7
0.3	13
0.4	13
1.0	13
1.1	4
0.1	22
0.9	15
0.5	5
0.7	6
0.1	5
0.2	13
0.3	13
0.3	15
1.0	6
0.7	7
1.4	2
0.1	16
0.1	8
0.2	19
0.9	1
0.5	8
0.4	15
0.2	15
1.0	1
1.1	4
0.1	3
0.2	1
0.2	8
0.5	1
0.3	3
0.5	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	0
0.6	73
0.3	75
0.7	73
0.9	64
0.2	39
0.2	7
1.5	43
1.0	47
0.1	59
0.1	51
0.9	16
0.3	53
1.0	15
1.1	38
0.7	32
0.2	9
0.8	34
2.0	22
2.0	22
1.2	20
2.5	24
0.4	35
0.1	37
0.4	32
0.5	40
0.5	38
1.1	32
0.4	30
0.4	33
1.0	13
0.6	29
0.7	32
0.2	32
1.6	13
1.8	13
1.5	8
0.9	14
1.2	22
0.2	37
0.5	22
1.4	16
0.1	24
0.4	33
0.5	32
0.4	16
1.3	5
0.4	22
0.4	22
1.5	8
1.6	8
0.1	22
0.2	22
0.1	30
0.1	32
0.1	34
0.4	17
1.0	1
0.8	13
0.7	17
0.9	23
1.3	11
1.3	15
0.9	11
0.7	10
0.5	10
0.6	10
0.1	13
0.3	8
1.5	1
0.1	15
0.6	18
0.5	13
0.3	10
0.9	3
0.6	1
0.6	7
0.3	13
0.4	13
1.0	13
1.1	4
0.1	22
0.9	15
0.5	5
0.7	6
0.1	5
0.2	13
0.3	13
0.3	15
1.0	6
0.7	7
1.4	2
0.1	16
0.1	8
0.2	19
0.9	1
0.5	8
0.4	15
0.2	15
1.0	1
1.1	4
0.1	3
0.2	1
0.2	8
0.5	1
0.3	3
0.5	3