Warm to Cold Record Ratio: Burkina Faso

32 record highs and 23 record lows were set in Burkina Faso in 2026, a ratio of 1.4 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

In 2026, 32 record highs and 23 record lows were set in Burkina Faso, a warm to cold ratio of 1.4 to 1.
So far this year, 32 record highs and 23 record lows have been set in Burkina Faso, a ratio of 1.4 to 1.
The ratio in Burkina Faso was 0.8 to 1 in the 1970s and 3.2 to 1 in the 2020s.
The series starts in 1971.
A ratio of 1 to 1 means as many record highs as record lows; above 1 means more record highs.

Ratio by Year

Record highs divided by record lows

Record highs divided by record lows for each year in Burkina Faso, from 1971 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split.

Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, Burkina Faso
Year	Highs to lows
1971	0.8 to 1
1972	0.7 to 1
1973	1.9 to 1
1974	0.3 to 1
1975	0.5 to 1
1976	0.2 to 1
1977	1.1 to 1
1978	1.1 to 1
1979	1.4 to 1
1980	3.1 to 1
1981	2.5 to 1
1982	1.0 to 1
1983	2.2 to 1
1984	6.0 to 1
1985	1.5 to 1
1986	0.8 to 1
1987	13 to 1
1988	1.8 to 1
1989	0.4 to 1
1990	4.8 to 1
1991	3.4 to 1
1992	0.6 to 1
1993	1.0 to 1
1994	0.8 to 1
1995	1.0 to 1
1996	0.8 to 1
1997	2.2 to 1
1998	6.7 to 1
1999	1.9 to 1
2000	1.1 to 1
2001	1.2 to 1
2002	6.4 to 1
2003	3.3 to 1
2004	2.5 to 1
2005	7.7 to 1
2006	2.4 to 1
2007	2.8 to 1
2008	1.1 to 1
2009	1.5 to 1
2010	3.0 to 1
2011	4.9 to 1
2012	1.5 to 1
2013	3.4 to 1
2014	2.5 to 1
2015	5.6 to 1
2016	5.7 to 1
2017	2.4 to 1
2018	3.0 to 1
2019	1.4 to 1
2020	2.5 to 1
2021	5.5 to 1
2022	0.9 to 1
2023	6.3 to 1
2024	6.0 to 1
2025	1.9 to 1
2026	1.4 to 1

Ratio by Decade

Decade ratios in Burkina Faso: 1970s 0.8 to 1, 1980s 2.2 to 1, 1990s 1.8 to 1, 2000s 2.4 to 1, 2010s 3.1 to 1, 2020s 3.2 to 1. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.

Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2026

Running totals of record highs and record lows in Burkina Faso through 2026: 32 highs against 23 lows so far.

Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, Burkina Faso
Date	Record highs	Record lows
2026-01-01	1	0
2026-01-05	2	0
2026-01-06	3	0
2026-01-08	4	0
2026-01-23	4	1
2026-02-17	4	2
2026-02-18	4	3
2026-02-19	4	4
2026-03-02	4	5
2026-03-25	5	5
2026-04-11	6	5
2026-04-18	6	6
2026-04-27	6	7
2026-04-29	6	8
2026-05-04	6	9
2026-05-10	7	9
2026-05-21	7	10
2026-06-06	7	11
2026-06-07	7	12
2026-06-09	7	13
2026-06-11	7	14
2026-08-05	8	14
2026-08-07	9	14
2026-08-13	10	14
2026-08-16	10	15
2026-08-19	10	16
2026-08-21	11	16
2026-08-24	12	16
2026-08-25	14	16
2026-08-29	15	16
2026-08-31	16	16
2026-09-01	17	16
2026-09-02	19	16
2026-09-04	20	16
2026-09-05	21	16
2026-09-07	22	16
2026-09-08	23	16
2026-09-09	24	16
2026-09-11	25	16
2026-09-14	27	16
2026-09-16	28	16
2026-09-20	28	17
2026-09-21	28	18
2026-09-25	29	18
2026-09-26	31	18
2026-09-27	32	18
2026-09-30	32	20
2026-10-02	32	21
2026-10-05	32	23

Year to Date Against Previous Years

The ratio of record highs to record lows over the same part of the year, for each of the previous ten years and this year (highlighted). Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.

Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, Burkina Faso
Year	Ratio
2016	4.2 to 1
2017	2.5 to 1
2018	2.6 to 1
2019	1.4 to 1
2020	2.3 to 1
2021	4.8 to 1
2022	0.9 to 1
2023	4.8 to 1
2024	12 to 1
2025	2.0 to 1
2026 (this year)	1.4 to 1

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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 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.

Decade	Ratio
1970s	0.8 to 1
1980s	2.2 to 1
1990s	1.8 to 1
2000s	2.4 to 1
2010s	3.1 to 1
2020s	3.2 to 1