Ghanzi Weather Records (BC008382520)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ghanzi (BC008382520), Botswana, with 104 years of record.

Key Facts for Ghanzi

Ghanzi (BC008382520) is a weather station in Botswana at -21.70 latitude and 21.65 longitude, 1,100 m (3,609 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 2025, 104 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ghanzi still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ghanzi set a daily record high maximum temperature of 34.7 C (94.5 F) on 24 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: Botswana, -21.70 latitude, 21.65 longitude.
Elevation: 1,100 m (3,609 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 2025, 104 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Ghanzi. 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 Ghanzi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.9 C (107.4 F)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.6 C (103.3 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.3 C (99.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.6 C (97.9 F)	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.0 C (102.2 F)	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.0 C (105.8 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.4 C (104.7 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ghanzi still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 66.

Standing records at Ghanzi by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	2
1974	1
1975	4
1976	2
1978	10
1979	17
1980	19
1981	18
1982	13
1983	53
1984	43
1985	40
1986	21
1987	66
1988	29
1989	59
1990	18
1991	36
1992	39
1993	20
1994	19
1995	42
1996	36
1997	46
1998	38
1999	22
2000	23
2001	23
2002	47
2003	35
2004	18
2005	36
2006	33
2007	57
2008	26
2009	47
2010	46
2011	47
2012	44
2013	41
2014	35
2015	28
2016	17
2017	15
2018	7
2019	22
2020	5
2021	1
2022	17
2023	34
2024	44
2025	3

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Ghanzi between 25 January 1963 and 26 October 2020. Each dot is a new record.

When Ghanzi set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1963-01-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 231.0 mm (9.1 in)
2020-10-26	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.2 C (79.2 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 231.0 mm (9.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ghanzi. The most was 231.0 mm (9.1 in) on 25 January 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ghanzi
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	25 January 1963
Feb	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	4 February 1952
Mar	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	21 March 2000
Apr	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 April 2005
May	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 May 1993
Jun	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 June 2009
Jul	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 July 1925
Aug	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 August 1994
Sep	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 September 1966
Oct	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 October 2008
Nov	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	17 November 2010
Dec	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	12 December 1952

Period of Record Coverage

1982 to 2025

43 years of record at Ghanzi, 1982 to 2025. 43 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others.

Days with data per year at Ghanzi
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1982	153	42%	No
1983	298	82%	No
1984	309	84%	No
1985	318	87%	No
1986	287	79%	No
1987	283	78%	No
1988	310	85%	No
1989	298	82%	No
1990	286	78%	No
1991	234	64%	No
1992	242	66%	No
1993	221	61%	No
1994	140	38%	No
1995	286	78%	No
1996	295	81%	No
1997	247	68%	No
1998	256	70%	No
1999	190	52%	No
2000	196	54%	No
2001	285	78%	No
2002	296	81%	No
2003	256	70%	No
2004	254	69%	No
2005	255	70%	No
2006	185	51%	No
2007	284	78%	No
2008	201	55%	No
2009	304	83%	No
2010	291	80%	No
2011	276	76%	No
2012	254	69%	No
2013	231	63%	No
2014	227	62%	No
2015	128	35%	No
2016	52	14%	No
2017	77	21%	No
2018	31	8%	No
2019	97	27%	No
2021	7	2%	No
2022	131	36%	No
2023	135	37%	No
2024	116	32%	No
2025	84	23%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ghanzi
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2025	Ghanzi, BW	daily high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2025	Ghanzi, BW	daily low max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2025	Ghanzi, BW	daily high min	22.7 C (72.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily low max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high min	24.1 C (75.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high max	39.3 C (102.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high min (Tie)	23.5 C (74.3 F)	tie	9 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high max	37.3 C (99.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high min	23.8 C (74.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high max	39.3 C (102.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	1 year	4 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high max	39.8 C (103.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high max	39.1 C (102.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high min	23.4 C (74.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily high min	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	5 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2024	Ghanzi, BW	daily low min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1922 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Ghanzi: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1983	39.0 C (102.2 F)	43
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	1992	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	53
Wettest day (Rx1day)	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	1963	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	104
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	1963	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	101
Longest dry spell (CDD)	244 days	1933	122 days	104

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ghanzi, 1922 to 2025. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 C (102.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ghanzi by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
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
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	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	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1983	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1985	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1986	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1987	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1988	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1989	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1990	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1994	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1995	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1996	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1997	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1998	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1999	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2000	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2001	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002	39.1 C (102.4 F)
2003	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2004	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2006	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2007	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2008	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2009	40.3 C (104.5 F)
2010	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2011	39.3 C (102.7 F)
2012	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2013	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2014	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2015	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2016	41.2 C (106.2 F)
2017	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2018	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2019	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2020	n/a
2021	27.6 C (81.7 F)
2022	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2023	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2024	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2025	36.8 C (98.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ghanzi, 1922 to 2025. The record is -7.5 C (18.5 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.5 C (29.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ghanzi by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
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
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	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	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1975	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1976	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1977	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1978	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1979	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1981	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1982	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1983	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1984	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1985	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1986	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1987	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1988	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1989	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1990	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1991	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1992	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1993	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1994	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
1995	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1996	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1997	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1998	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1999	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2000	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2001	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2002	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2003	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2004	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2005	1.5 C (34.7 F)
2006	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2007	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2008	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2009	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2010	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2011	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2012	-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2013	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2014	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2015	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2016	14.0 C (57.2 F)
2017	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2018	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2019	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2020	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
2021	2.7 C (36.9 F)
2022	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2023	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2024	3.7 C (38.7 F)
2025	-0.5 C (31.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ghanzi, 1922 to 2025. The record is 231.0 mm (9.1 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ghanzi by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1924	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1926	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1927	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1928	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1930	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1931	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1932	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1933	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1935	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1936	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1938	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1939	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1942	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1943	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1946	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1947	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1951	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1952	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1953	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1956	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1958	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1963	231.0 mm (9.1 in)
1964	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1967	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1969	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1971	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1974	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1975	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1977	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1983	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1984	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1985	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1986	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1987	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1988	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1991	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1993	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1994	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1996	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1997	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2000	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
2001	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2002	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2003	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2004	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2005	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2006	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2007	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2008	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2009	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2010	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2011	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2012	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2013	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2014	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2015	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2016	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2017	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2018	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2019	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2020	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2021	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2022	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2023	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2024	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2025	29.7 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ghanzi, 1922 to 2025. The record is 253.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.5 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ghanzi by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1923	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1926	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1927	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1928	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1929	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1930	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1931	159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1932	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1933	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1934	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1935	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1936	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1937	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1940	168.3 mm (6.6 in)
1941	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1944	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1945	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	249.2 mm (9.8 in)
1947	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1948	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1949	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1950	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1951	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1953	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1954	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1955	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1956	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1957	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1959	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1961	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1962	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963	253.0 mm (10.0 in)
1964	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1966	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1968	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1970	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1971	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1973	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1974	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1975	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1976	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1977	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1978	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1979	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1980	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1981	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1983	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1986	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1988	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1989	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1990	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1991	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1992	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1994	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1995	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1996	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1997	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1998	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2000	229.2 mm (9.0 in)
2001	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
2002	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
2004	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2005	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2006	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
2007	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
2008	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2009	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2010	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2011	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2012	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2013	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
2014	158.7 mm (6.2 in)
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	160.7 mm (6.3 in)
2018	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2019	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2020	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2021	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
2022	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2023	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2024	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ghanzi, 1922 to 2025. The record is 244 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 122 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ghanzi by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922	135 days
1923	155 days
1924	192 days
1925	55 days
1926	143 days
1927	187 days
1928	118 days
1929	119 days
1930	173 days
1931	198 days
1932	151 days
1933	244 days
1934	197 days
1935	171 days
1936	150 days
1937	165 days
1938	133 days
1939	143 days
1940	99 days
1941	157 days
1942	76 days
1943	69 days
1944	123 days
1945	178 days
1946	149 days
1947	194 days
1948	161 days
1949	62 days
1950	127 days
1951	133 days
1952	108 days
1953	108 days
1954	182 days
1955	137 days
1956	166 days
1957	67 days
1958	201 days
1959	180 days
1960	138 days
1961	94 days
1962	169 days
1963	115 days
1964	193 days
1965	135 days
1966	75 days
1967	84 days
1968	157 days
1969	153 days
1970	134 days
1971	155 days
1972	156 days
1973	162 days
1974	121 days
1975	159 days
1976	147 days
1977	148 days
1978	94 days
1979	80 days
1980	164 days
1981	133 days
1982	169 days
1983	116 days
1984	178 days
1985	189 days
1986	154 days
1987	146 days
1988	172 days
1989	145 days
1990	179 days
1991	90 days
1992	174 days
1993	4 days
1994	5 days
1995	3 days
1996	4 days
1997	4 days
1998	3 days
1999	3 days
2000	3 days
2001	3 days
2002	3 days
2003	3 days
2004	2 days
2005	3 days
2006	4 days
2007	3 days
2008	4 days
2009	6 days
2010	3 days
2011	2 days
2012	2 days
2013	3 days
2014	4 days
2015	1 day
2016	2 days
2017	6 days
2018	3 days
2019	4 days
2020	5 days
2021	1 day
2022	4 days
2023	3 days
2024	4 days
2025	3 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

70 years, 1922 to 1992

A day with at least 43.7 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 175.3 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ghanzi: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1922 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: 231.0 mm (9.1 in) in 1963; 130.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1946; 124.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1952.

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Data for Ghanzi standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ghanzi 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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