Built 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026)

Warm to Cold Record Ratio: Botswana

3 record highs and 3 record lows were set in Botswana in 2025, a ratio of 1.0 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).

Key Facts

  • In 2025, 3 record highs and 3 record lows were set in Botswana, a warm to cold ratio of 1.0 to 1.
  • So far this year, 0 record highs and 0 record lows have been set in Botswana, a ratio of n/a.
  • The ratio in Botswana was 0.5 to 1 in the 1980s and 2.8 to 1 in the 2020s.
  • The series starts in 1988.
  • 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
Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, Botswana Record highs divided by record lows for each year in Botswana, from 1988 to 2025. A value of 1 is an even split. 0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 19881993199820032008201320182023
Record highs divided by record lows for each year in Botswana, from 1988 to 2025. A value of 1 is an even split.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, Botswana
YearHighs to lows
19880.2 to 1
19891.8 to 1
19902.3 to 1
19910.4 to 1
19924.5 to 1
19935.2 to 1
19942.9 to 1
19954.9 to 1
19961.6 to 1
19973.6 to 1
199810 to 1
19993.1 to 1
20000.2 to 1
20014.6 to 1
200211 to 1
20035.8 to 1
20041.3 to 1
20057.5 to 1
20060.7 to 1
20070.9 to 1
20081.9 to 1
20091.4 to 1
20102.9 to 1
20111.1 to 1
20121.9 to 1
20131.2 to 1
20140.4 to 1
20152.9 to 1
20167.2 to 1
20170.2 to 1
20181.4 to 1
20194.4 to 1
20201.7 to 1
20210.1 to 1
20221.3 to 1
20234.3 to 1
20246.4 to 1
20251.0 to 1

Ratio by Decade

Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, Botswana Decade ratios 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. 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Decade ratios 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. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, Botswana
DecadeRatio
1980s0.5 to 1
1990s3.3 to 1
2000s2.2 to 1
2010s1.5 to 1
2020s2.8 to 1

Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2025

Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2025, Botswana Running totals of record highs and record lows in Botswana through 2025: 0 highs against 0 lows so far. 0 0 1 1 1
Running totals of record highs and record lows in Botswana through 2025: 0 highs against 0 lows so far.
Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2025, Botswana
DateRecord highsRecord lows

Year to Date Against Previous Years

Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, Botswana 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). 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 201620182020202220242025
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, Botswana
YearRatio
20165.5 to 1
20170.2 to 1
20181.8 to 1
20194.0 to 1
20201.8 to 1
20210.1 to 1
20221.5 to 1
20233.9 to 1
20248.0 to 1
20251.0 to 1
2025 (this year)n/a

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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 2026-10-14. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.