Tchaourou Weather Records (BN000005331)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tchaourou (BN000005331), Benin, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Tchaourou

Tchaourou (BN000005331) is a weather station in Benin at 8.87 latitude and 2.60 longitude, 325 m (1,066 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 1978, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tchaourou still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Benin, 8.87 latitude, 2.60 longitude.
Elevation: 325 m (1,066 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 1978, 34 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Tchaourou. 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 Tchaourou, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	38.8 C (101.8 F)	11.9 C (53.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	39.9 C (103.8 F)	13.4 C (56.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	41.0 C (105.8 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.8 C (105.4 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.0 C (96.8 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.0 C (91.4 F)	16.6 C (61.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.2 C (91.8 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.2 C (93.6 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.5 C (103.1 F)	12.5 C (54.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	36.8 C (98.2 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tchaourou still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 75.

Standing records at Tchaourou by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	60
1946	52
1947	64
1948	45
1949	71
1950	37
1951	54
1952	47
1953	37
1954	48
1955	37
1956	54
1957	48
1958	75
1959	42
1960	45
1961	57
1962	41
1963	56
1964	45
1970	60
1971	37
1972	52
1973	65
1974	40
1975	41
1976	46
1977	64
1978	44

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 121.6 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tchaourou. The most was 121.6 mm (4.8 in) on 12 July 1949.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tchaourou
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	23 January 1961
Feb	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 February 1963
Mar	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	30 March 1961
Apr	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	24 April 1947
May	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	30 May 1978
Jun	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	11 June 1953
Jul	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	12 July 1949
Aug	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	1 August 1955
Sep	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	9 September 1952
Oct	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	8 October 1955
Nov	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	1 November 1951
Dec	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	2 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 1978

29 years of record at Tchaourou, 1945 to 1978. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973.

Days with data per year at Tchaourou
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	357	98%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	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	365	100%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	360	99%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	304	83%	No
1974	334	92%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1945 to 1978

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Tchaourou, 1945 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.5 C (79.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1961, at 26.1 C (79.0 F), and the warmest was 1947, at 27.0 C (80.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.5 C (0.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Tchaourou as warming stripes, 1945 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	26.9 C	+0.38 C
1946	26.6 C	+0.15 C
1947	27.0 C	+0.47 C
1948	26.5 C	+0.00 C
1949	26.9 C	+0.38 C
1950	26.5 C	+0.02 C
1951	26.7 C	+0.19 C
1952	26.8 C	+0.34 C
1953	26.6 C	+0.14 C
1954	26.3 C	-0.15 C
1955	26.1 C	-0.38 C
1956	26.2 C	-0.33 C
1957	26.3 C	-0.24 C
1958	26.3 C	-0.15 C
1959	26.4 C	-0.06 C
1960	26.3 C	-0.15 C
1961	26.1 C	-0.40 C
1962	26.3 C	-0.15 C
1963	26.8 C	+0.28 C
1964	26.3 C	-0.21 C
1970	26.8 C	+0.32 C
1971	26.4 C	-0.13 C
1972	26.7 C	+0.23 C
1975	26.3 C	-0.15 C
1976	26.2 C	-0.34 C
1977	26.6 C	+0.13 C
1978	26.3 C	-0.19 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

1945 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Tchaourou: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1973	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1949	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	1949	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	229.7 mm (9.0 in)	1949	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	83 days	1977	62 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tchaourou, 1945 to 1978. The record is 41.0 C (105.8 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tchaourou by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1945	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1946	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1947	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1948	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1949	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1950	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1951	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1952	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1953	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1954	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1955	37.7 C (99.9 F)
1956	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1959	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1960	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1961	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1962	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1971	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1972	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1973	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1974	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1975	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1976	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1977	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978	39.5 C (103.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tchaourou, 1945 to 1978. The record is 11.6 C (52.9 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.0 C (55.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tchaourou by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1945	12.9 C (55.2 F)
1946	13.1 C (55.6 F)
1947	13.6 C (56.5 F)
1948	12.7 C (54.9 F)
1949	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1950	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1951	12.1 C (53.8 F)
1952	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1953	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1954	14.2 C (57.6 F)
1955	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1956	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1957	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1958	12.6 C (54.7 F)
1959	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1960	14.7 C (58.5 F)
1961	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1962	11.9 C (53.4 F)
1963	12.1 C (53.8 F)
1964	12.1 C (53.8 F)
1970	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1971	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1972	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1973	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1974	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1975	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1976	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1977	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1978	12.8 C (55.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tchaourou, 1945 to 1978. The record is 121.6 mm (4.8 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tchaourou by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1947	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1948	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1949	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1950	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1953	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1954	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1955	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1957	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1958	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1959	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1960	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1961	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1962	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1963	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1971	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1972	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1973	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1974	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1978	80.4 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tchaourou, 1945 to 1978. The record is 229.7 mm (9.0 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.3 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tchaourou by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1946	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1947	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1948	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949	229.7 mm (9.0 in)
1950	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1951	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1953	120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1954	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1955	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1956	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1957	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1958	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1959	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1960	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1961	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1962	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1963	166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1964	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1970	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1971	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1972	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1973	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1974	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1975	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1976	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1978	108.8 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tchaourou, 1945 to 1978. The record is 83 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tchaourou by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	63 days
1946	56 days
1947	32 days
1948	59 days
1949	53 days
1950	60 days
1951	52 days
1952	70 days
1953	62 days
1954	50 days
1955	66 days
1956	49 days
1957	55 days
1958	51 days
1959	37 days
1960	61 days
1961	73 days
1962	50 days
1963	62 days
1964	79 days
1970	65 days
1971	74 days
1972	65 days
1973	76 days
1974	70 days
1975	80 days
1976	53 days
1977	83 days
1978	64 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.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).