Palapye Weather Records (BC007602130)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palapye (BC007602130), Botswana, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Palapye

Palapye (BC007602130) is a weather station in Botswana at -22.55 latitude and 27.13 longitude, 908 m (2,979 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 1989, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Palapye still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Palapye set a daily record precipitation of 17.5 mm (0.7 in) on 4 June 1989.

About the Station

Location: Botswana, -22.55 latitude, 27.13 longitude.
Elevation: 908 m (2,979 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 1989, 68 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 Palapye. 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 Palapye, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Palapye still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Palapye between 6 March 1977 and 22 March 1984. Each dot is a new record.

When Palapye set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1977-03-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1981-01-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1984-03-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 149.9 mm (5.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 149.9 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palapye. The most was 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 22 March 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Palapye
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	7 January 1981
Feb	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	11 February 1988
Mar	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	22 March 1984
Apr	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 April 1986
May	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	3 May 1924
Jun	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 June 1925
Jul	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 July 1984
Aug	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11 August 1928
Sep	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 September 1925
Oct	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	16 October 1973
Nov	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 November 1938
Dec	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	8 December 1924

Latest Records

Latest records at Palapye
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 June 1989	Palapye, BW	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1989	Palapye, BW	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1989	Palapye, BW	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1989	Palapye, BW	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1989	Palapye, BW	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1989	Palapye, BW	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1988	Palapye, BW	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1988	Palapye, BW	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1988	Palapye, BW	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1988	Palapye, BW	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1988	Palapye, BW	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1988	Palapye, BW	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1988	Palapye, BW	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1988	Palapye, BW	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1988	Palapye, BW	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1987	Palapye, BW	daily rain (Tie)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1987	Palapye, BW	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1987	Palapye, BW	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1986	Palapye, BW	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1986	Palapye, BW	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1922 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Palapye: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	1984	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	1937	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	62
Longest dry spell (CDD)	277 days	1947	129 days	62

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Palapye, 1922 to 1989. The record is 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palapye by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1923	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1924	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1925	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1926	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1927	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1929	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1930	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1934	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1939	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1943	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1950	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1961	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1967	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1973	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1974	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1977	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1978	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1982	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1984	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1985	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1989	53.7 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Palapye, 1922 to 1989. The record is 209.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.3 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palapye by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1923	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1924	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1925	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1926	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1927	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1928	198.8 mm (7.8 in)
1929	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1930	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1932	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1933	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1934	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1935	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937	209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1938	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1939	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1940	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1941	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1942	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1945	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1946	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1947	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1948	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1949	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1950	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1960	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1965	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1966	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1969	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1970	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1971	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1972	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1974	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1975	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1976	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1977	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1978	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1981	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1982	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1983	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1984	191.6 mm (7.5 in)
1985	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1987	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1988	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1989	68.9 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Palapye, 1922 to 1989. The record is 277 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 129 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palapye by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922	85 days
1923	186 days
1924	169 days
1925	74 days
1926	13 days
1927	8 days
1928	71 days
1929	123 days
1930	253 days
1931	91 days
1932	158 days
1933	238 days
1934	82 days
1935	118 days
1936	151 days
1937	171 days
1938	143 days
1939	114 days
1940	100 days
1941	98 days
1942	69 days
1943	55 days
1944	126 days
1945	211 days
1946	202 days
1947	277 days
1948	118 days
1949	197 days
1950	125 days
1951	11 days
1958	29 days
1959	100 days
1960	100 days
1961	94 days
1962	129 days
1963	118 days
1964	226 days
1965	168 days
1966	125 days
1967	199 days
1968	139 days
1969	135 days
1970	105 days
1971	125 days
1972	144 days
1973	164 days
1974	119 days
1975	175 days
1976	145 days
1977	95 days
1978	144 days
1979	151 days
1980	246 days
1981	180 days
1982	163 days
1983	142 days
1984	89 days
1985	229 days
1986	159 days
1987	147 days
1988	129 days
1989	38 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

55 years, 1922 to 1988

A day with at least 53.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.7 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Palapye: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1922 to 1988.

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: 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1984; 118.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1981; 118.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

Data for Palapye standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Palapye threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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