Shakawe Weather Records (BC000068026)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Shakawe (BC000068026), Botswana, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Shakawe

Shakawe (BC000068026) is a weather station in Botswana at -18.37 latitude and 21.85 longitude, 1,000 m (3,281 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 1992, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Shakawe still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Shakawe set a daily record precipitation of 63.6 mm (2.5 in) on 10 December 1992.

About the Station

Location: Botswana, -18.37 latitude, 21.85 longitude.
Elevation: 1,000 m (3,281 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 1992, 61 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Shakawe. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Shakawe, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.2 C (102.6 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	39.2 C (102.6 F)	11.5 C (52.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.5 C (99.5 F)	8.8 C (47.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.5 C (97.7 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.4 C (32.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.9 C (87.6 F)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.8 C (94.6 F)	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.5 C (94.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.4 C (101.1 F)	2.3 C (36.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.3 C (106.3 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.1 C (102.4 F)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Shakawe still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 119.

Standing records at Shakawe by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1960	29
1961	71
1962	79
1963	67
1965	60
1966	61
1967	16
1970	67
1971	34
1972	72
1973	69
1974	47
1975	37
1976	30
1977	26
1978	45
1979	61
1980	45
1981	52
1982	41
1983	75
1984	44
1985	50
1986	41
1987	119
1988	52
1989	58
1990	16

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 118.1 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Shakawe. The most was 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 24 January 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Shakawe
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	24 January 1946
Feb	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	5 February 1956
Mar	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 March 1948
Apr	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	9 April 1974
May	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 May 1951
Jun	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	5 June 1955
Jul	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	4 July 1936
Aug	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	22 August 1979
Sep	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 September 1976
Oct	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 October 1951
Nov	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	16 November 1954
Dec	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	26 December 1938

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 1990

28 years of record at Shakawe, 1960 to 1990. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990.

Days with data per year at Shakawe
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	122	33%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	151	41%	No
1970	211	58%	No
1971	351	96%	Yes
1972	342	93%	Yes
1973	342	94%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	277	76%	No
1977	145	40%	No
1978	346	95%	Yes
1979	362	99%	Yes
1980	359	98%	Yes
1981	332	91%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	356	98%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	273	75%	No
1990	151	41%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Shakawe
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1992	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1992	Shakawe, BW	daily rain (Tie)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1992	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1991	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1990	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1990	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1990	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1990	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1989	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1989	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1989	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1989	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1989	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1989	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1989	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1989	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1988	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1988	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1988	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	9 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1961 to 1988

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Shakawe, 1961 to 1988. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.4 C (72.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 21.4 C (70.5 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 23.2 C (73.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Shakawe as warming stripes, 1961 to 1988
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	22.5 C	+0.04 C
1962	22.2 C	-0.26 C
1963	21.4 C	-1.03 C
1965	22.2 C	-0.26 C
1966	22.3 C	-0.18 C
1974	21.4 C	-1.06 C
1975	22.3 C	-0.18 C
1979	22.7 C	+0.24 C
1980	22.3 C	-0.12 C
1982	23.1 C	+0.60 C
1983	23.2 C	+0.77 C
1984	23.0 C	+0.56 C
1985	22.6 C	+0.12 C
1986	22.7 C	+0.23 C
1988	23.0 C	+0.50 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1932 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Shakawe: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.3 C (106.3 F)	1987	38.4 C (101.1 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	1963	1.5 C (34.7 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	1946	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	277.6 mm (10.9 in)	1946	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	243 days	1952	165 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Shakawe, 1932 to 1992. The record is 41.3 C (106.3 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.4 C (101.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Shakawe by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1964	n/a
1965	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1966	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1967	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1971	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1972	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1973	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1974	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1978	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1979	37.7 C (99.9 F)
1980	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1982	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1983	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1984	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1985	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1986	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1987	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1988	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1989	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1990	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1991	n/a
1992	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Shakawe, 1932 to 1992. The record is -2.6 C (27.3 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.5 C (34.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Shakawe by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	4.8 C (40.6 F)
1961	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1962	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1963	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1964	n/a
1965	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1966	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1967	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1971	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1972	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1973	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1974	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1975	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1976	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1977	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1978	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1979	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1980	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1981	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1982	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1983	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1984	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1985	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1986	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1987	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1988	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1989	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1990	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1991	n/a
1992	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Shakawe, 1932 to 1992. The record is 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.1 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Shakawe by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1935	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1939	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1944	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1947	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1950	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1953	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1954	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1955	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1956	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1957	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1959	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1960	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1962	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1964	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1970	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1974	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1976	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1977	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1981	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1983	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1991	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1992	68.3 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Shakawe, 1932 to 1992. The record is 277.6 mm (10.9 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.5 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Shakawe by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1933	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1934	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1935	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1936	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1937	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1938	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1939	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1940	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1944	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1945	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1946	277.6 mm (10.9 in)
1947	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1948	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1949	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1950	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1951	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1952	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1953	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1954	255.5 mm (10.1 in)
1955	142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1956	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1957	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1958	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1959	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1960	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1961	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1963	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1964	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1965	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1967	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1968	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1969	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1972	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1973	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974	238.1 mm (9.4 in)
1975	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1976	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1978	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1979	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1980	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1981	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1983	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1984	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1985	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1986	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1987	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1988	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1989	186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1990	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1991	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1992	87.2 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Shakawe, 1932 to 1992. The record is 243 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 165 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Shakawe by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	181 days
1933	163 days
1934	146 days
1935	61 days
1936	167 days
1937	95 days
1938	197 days
1939	221 days
1940	134 days
1944	218 days
1945	166 days
1946	216 days
1947	200 days
1948	210 days
1949	211 days
1950	9 days
1951	154 days
1952	243 days
1953	15 days
1954	170 days
1955	134 days
1956	147 days
1957	156 days
1958	140 days
1959	148 days
1960	164 days
1961	189 days
1962	121 days
1963	171 days
1964	160 days
1965	199 days
1966	73 days
1967	179 days
1968	167 days
1969	152 days
1970	173 days
1971	185 days
1972	198 days
1973	202 days
1974	116 days
1975	179 days
1976	147 days
1977	136 days
1978	189 days
1979	126 days
1980	167 days
1981	146 days
1982	162 days
1983	152 days
1984	207 days
1985	187 days
1986	157 days
1987	184 days
1988	142 days
1989	162 days
1990	166 days
1991	119 days
1992	192 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

53 years, 1932 to 1992

A day with at least 54.0 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.0 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Shakawe: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 53 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 53 years of values from 1932 to 1992.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1946; 110.7 mm (4.4 in) in 1938; 100.5 mm (4.0 in) in 1954.

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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 2026-10-13 (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).