Kandi Weather Records (BN000005306)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kandi (BN000005306), Benin, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Kandi

Kandi (BN000005306) is a weather station in Benin at 11.13 latitude and 2.93 longitude, 290 m (951 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 1979, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kandi still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kandi set a daily record low minimum temperature of 11.6 C (52.9 F) on 19 December 1979.

About the Station

Location: Benin, 11.13 latitude, 2.93 longitude.
Elevation: 290 m (951 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 1979, 35 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 Kandi. 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 Kandi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.6 C (103.3 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.6 C (105.1 F)	10.2 C (50.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.4 C (108.3 F)	15.2 C (59.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	44.5 C (112.1 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	43.6 C (110.5 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.0 C (102.2 F)	16.4 C (61.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.7 C (94.5 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.0 C (100.4 F)	14.1 C (57.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.0 C (102.2 F)	11.3 C (52.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.9 C (100.2 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kandi still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Kandi by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	32
1946	47
1947	64
1948	48
1949	64
1950	42
1951	49
1952	63
1953	36
1954	23
1955	29
1956	43
1957	44
1958	41
1959	33
1960	39
1961	30
1962	40
1963	37
1964	32
1965	26
1967	35
1968	35
1969	49
1970	43
1971	31
1972	41
1973	81
1974	50
1975	32
1976	43
1977	68
1978	41
1979	53

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kandi between 26 April 1977 and 26 April 1977. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 157.8 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kandi. The most was 157.8 mm (6.2 in) on 20 August 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kandi
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	14 January 1965
Feb	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 February 1963
Mar	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 March 1957
Apr	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 April 1978
May	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	30 May 1953
Jun	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	3 June 1947
Jul	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	9 July 1971
Aug	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	20 August 1964
Sep	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	8 September 1947
Oct	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	1 October 1951
Nov	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 November 1949
Dec	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	11 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 1979

34 years of record at Kandi, 1945 to 1979. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Kandi
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	347	95%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	360	99%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Kandi
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily low min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily low max (Tie)	31.5 C (88.7 F)	tie	17 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily low max	30.7 C (87.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	4 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high max	37.4 C (99.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	1 year	4 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	22 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high min (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high max (Tie)	37.6 C (99.7 F)	tie	29 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily low max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	6 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily rain	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	33 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high min	23.6 C (74.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high min	23.4 C (74.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily low max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high max	35.5 C (95.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	10 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1979	Kandi, BJ	monthly high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily low max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high min	23.4 C (74.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	9 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1979	Kandi, BJ	daily high max (Tie)	33.6 C (92.5 F)	tie	1 year	0 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

34 complete years, 1945 to 1979

One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Kandi, 1945 to 1979. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.4 C (81.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 26.9 C (80.4 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 28.2 C (82.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kandi as warming stripes, 1945 to 1979
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	27.4 C	+0.01 C
1946	27.4 C	-0.04 C
1947	27.7 C	+0.31 C
1948	27.0 C	-0.45 C
1949	27.9 C	+0.44 C
1950	27.2 C	-0.20 C
1951	27.3 C	-0.09 C
1952	27.4 C	+0.01 C
1953	27.3 C	-0.14 C
1954	27.1 C	-0.28 C
1955	26.9 C	-0.50 C
1956	27.2 C	-0.26 C
1957	27.4 C	+0.00 C
1958	27.8 C	+0.35 C
1959	27.8 C	+0.39 C
1960	27.4 C	+0.00 C
1961	27.1 C	-0.34 C
1962	27.2 C	-0.18 C
1963	27.5 C	+0.10 C
1964	27.2 C	-0.26 C
1965	27.1 C	-0.36 C
1967	27.2 C	-0.23 C
1968	27.3 C	-0.10 C
1969	27.7 C	+0.24 C
1970	27.6 C	+0.18 C
1971	27.4 C	-0.05 C
1972	27.5 C	+0.06 C
1973	28.2 C	+0.78 C
1974	27.4 C	+0.02 C
1975	27.2 C	-0.21 C
1976	27.4 C	-0.05 C
1977	27.6 C	+0.20 C
1978	27.5 C	+0.04 C
1979	27.9 C	+0.48 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1945 to 1979 is 0.07 C (-0.03 to 0.16) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kandi
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.07 C (-0.03 to 0.16) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1945 to 1979	34	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.09 C (-0.05 to 0.23) per decade	0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1945 to 1979	34	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.04 C (-0.04 to 0.13) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	1945 to 1979	34	Not clearly different from zero

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

1945 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Kandi: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.5 C (112.1 F)	1952	41.4 C (106.5 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1957	11.0 C (51.8 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	1964	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	327.3 mm (12.9 in)	1964	127.1 mm (5.0 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	114 days	1950	83 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kandi, 1945 to 1979. The record is 44.5 C (112.1 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 C (106.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kandi by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1945	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1946	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1947	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1948	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1949	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1950	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1951	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1952	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1956	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1957	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1958	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1959	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1960	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1961	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1963	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1964	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1967	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1968	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1969	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1970	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1971	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1972	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1973	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1974	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1975	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1976	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1977	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1978	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1979	41.8 C (107.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kandi, 1945 to 1979. The record is 8.5 C (47.3 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.0 C (51.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kandi by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1945	10.2 C (50.4 F)
1946	10.2 C (50.4 F)
1947	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1948	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1949	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1950	9.1 C (48.4 F)
1951	9.8 C (49.6 F)
1952	10.2 C (50.4 F)
1953	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1954	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1955	10.8 C (51.4 F)
1956	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1957	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1958	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1959	9.6 C (49.3 F)
1960	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1961	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1962	10.8 C (51.4 F)
1963	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1964	12.1 C (53.8 F)
1965	10.2 C (50.4 F)
1967	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1968	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1969	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1970	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1971	11.3 C (52.3 F)
1972	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1973	11.8 C (53.2 F)
1974	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1975	10.2 C (50.4 F)
1976	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1977	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1978	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1979	11.6 C (52.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kandi, 1945 to 1979. The record is 157.8 mm (6.2 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.7 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kandi by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1946	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1947	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1948	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1949	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1953	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1954	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1957	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1958	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1959	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1960	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1961	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1962	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1964	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1965	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1968	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1970	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1971	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1972	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1973	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1974	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1975	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1976	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1977	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1978	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	67.7 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kandi, 1945 to 1979. The record is 327.3 mm (12.9 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 127.1 mm (5.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kandi by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1946	184.5 mm (7.3 in)
1947	221.5 mm (8.7 in)
1948	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1949	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1950	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1951	239.1 mm (9.4 in)
1952	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1953	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1954	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1955	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1956	151.5 mm (6.0 in)
1957	166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1958	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1959	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1960	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1961	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1962	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1963	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1964	327.3 mm (12.9 in)
1965	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1967	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1968	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1969	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1970	190.3 mm (7.5 in)
1971	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1972	165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1973	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1974	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1975	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1976	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1977	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1978	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1979	136.6 mm (5.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kandi, 1945 to 1979. The record is 114 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kandi by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	73 days
1946	68 days
1947	95 days
1948	87 days
1949	54 days
1950	114 days
1951	70 days
1952	96 days
1953	77 days
1954	46 days
1955	66 days
1956	81 days
1957	82 days
1958	80 days
1959	84 days
1960	78 days
1961	98 days
1962	59 days
1963	71 days
1964	96 days
1965	93 days
1967	80 days
1968	81 days
1969	92 days
1970	96 days
1971	87 days
1972	78 days
1973	105 days
1974	101 days
1975	84 days
1976	104 days
1977	108 days
1978	67 days
1979	85 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

34 years, 1945 to 1979

A day with at least 68.3 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.0 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kandi: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
50 years	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	Longer than the 34 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, 34 years of values from 1945 to 1979.

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: 157.8 mm (6.2 in) in 1964; 116.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1972; 107.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1970.

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

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).