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Sao Joaquim da Barra Weather Records (BR002047019)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sao Joaquim da Barra (BR002047019), Brazil, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Sao Joaquim da Barra

  • Sao Joaquim da Barra (BR002047019) is a weather station in Brazil at -20.58 latitude and -47.89 longitude, 640 m (2,100 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1958 to 1998, 41 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Sao Joaquim da Barra still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Sao Joaquim da Barra set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 30 May 1998.

About the Station

  • Location: Brazil, -20.58 latitude, -47.89 longitude.
  • Elevation: 640 m (2,100 ft).
  • Period of record: 1958 to 1998, 41 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Sao Joaquim da Barra, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sao Joaquim da Barra. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sao Joaquim da Barra. 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 Sao Joaquim da Barra, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Sao Joaquim da Barra by the year they were set 0 records at Sao Joaquim da Barra still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Sao Joaquim da Barra still stand.
Standing records at Sao Joaquim da Barra by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 120.2 mm (4.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sao Joaquim da Barra The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sao Joaquim da Barra. The most was 120.2 mm (4.7 in) on 7 March 1966. 050100150 Jan: 106.0 mm (4.2 in), 17 January 1992 Jan Feb: 115.0 mm (4.5 in), 13 February 1961 Feb Mar: 120.2 mm (4.7 in), 7 March 1966 Mar Apr: 90.0 mm (3.5 in), 1 April 1995 Apr May: 78.2 mm (3.1 in), 31 May 1983 May Jun: 75.0 mm (3.0 in), 26 June 1980 Jun Jul: 52.8 mm (2.1 in), 23 July 1986 Jul Aug: 42.6 mm (1.7 in), 30 August 1977 Aug Sep: 56.2 mm (2.2 in), 18 September 1992 Sep Oct: 102.2 mm (4.0 in), 20 October 1981 Oct Nov: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 20 November 1989 Nov Dec: 119.0 mm (4.7 in), 14 December 1989 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sao Joaquim da Barra. The most was 120.2 mm (4.7 in) on 7 March 1966.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sao Joaquim da Barra
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan106.0 mm (4.2 in)17 January 1992
Feb115.0 mm (4.5 in)13 February 1961
Mar120.2 mm (4.7 in)7 March 1966
Apr90.0 mm (3.5 in)1 April 1995
May78.2 mm (3.1 in)31 May 1983
Jun75.0 mm (3.0 in)26 June 1980
Jul52.8 mm (2.1 in)23 July 1986
Aug42.6 mm (1.7 in)30 August 1977
Sep56.2 mm (2.2 in)18 September 1992
Oct102.2 mm (4.0 in)20 October 1981
Nov91.4 mm (3.6 in)20 November 1989
Dec119.0 mm (4.7 in)14 December 1989

Latest Records

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Latest records at Sao Joaquim da Barra
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 May 1998Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1998Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1998Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain26.5 mm (1.0 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1997Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain28.5 mm (1.1 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1997Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1997Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain27.1 mm (1.1 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1997Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)16 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1997Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain63.9 mm (2.5 in)40.3 mm (1.6 in)19 years40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1997Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1997Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain53.6 mm (2.1 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1996Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1996Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1996Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1996Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1996Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain (Tie)64.0 mm (2.5 in)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain82.1 mm (3.2 in)48.1 mm (1.9 in)34 years42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1995Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain36.7 mm (1.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995Sao Joaquim da Barra, BRdaily rain69.3 mm (2.7 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1958 to 1998
Yearly extremes at Sao Joaquim da Barra: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)120.2 mm (4.7 in)196678.2 mm (3.1 in)39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)292.6 mm (11.5 in)1966157.6 mm (6.2 in)39
Longest dry spell (CDD)149 days196350 days39

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sao Joaquim da Barra by year The wettest day of the year at Sao Joaquim da Barra, 1958 to 1998. The record is 120.2 mm (4.7 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.2 mm (3.1 in). 2550751001251960197019801990Record: 120.2 mm (4.7 in) in 1966
The wettest day of the year at Sao Joaquim da Barra, 1958 to 1998. The record is 120.2 mm (4.7 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.2 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sao Joaquim da Barra by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195840.0 mm (1.6 in)
195972.0 mm (2.8 in)
196064.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961115.0 mm (4.5 in)
196272.6 mm (2.9 in)
196370.4 mm (2.8 in)
1966120.2 mm (4.7 in)
196778.2 mm (3.1 in)
196869.4 mm (2.7 in)
196948.0 mm (1.9 in)
197065.8 mm (2.6 in)
197185.6 mm (3.4 in)
197264.0 mm (2.5 in)
197364.8 mm (2.6 in)
197458.2 mm (2.3 in)
197598.8 mm (3.9 in)
197668.8 mm (2.7 in)
197783.6 mm (3.3 in)
197875.0 mm (3.0 in)
197965.2 mm (2.6 in)
198079.2 mm (3.1 in)
1981102.2 mm (4.0 in)
198288.8 mm (3.5 in)
198390.8 mm (3.6 in)
1984100.8 mm (4.0 in)
198598.4 mm (3.9 in)
198656.8 mm (2.2 in)
1987108.6 mm (4.3 in)
198864.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989119.0 mm (4.7 in)
199088.8 mm (3.5 in)
199181.0 mm (3.2 in)
1992106.0 mm (4.2 in)
199359.7 mm (2.4 in)
199491.3 mm (3.6 in)
199590.0 mm (3.5 in)
199682.1 mm (3.2 in)
199763.9 mm (2.5 in)
199850.3 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sao Joaquim da Barra by year The wettest five days of the year at Sao Joaquim da Barra, 1958 to 1998. The record is 292.6 mm (11.5 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 157.6 mm (6.2 in). 01002003001960197019801990Record: 292.6 mm (11.5 in) in 1966
The wettest five days of the year at Sao Joaquim da Barra, 1958 to 1998. The record is 292.6 mm (11.5 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 157.6 mm (6.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sao Joaquim da Barra by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
195873.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1960176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1961173.6 mm (6.8 in)
1962171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1963182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1966292.6 mm (11.5 in)
1967154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1968128.2 mm (5.0 in)
196993.6 mm (3.7 in)
1970133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1971211.2 mm (8.3 in)
1972112.9 mm (4.4 in)
197393.6 mm (3.7 in)
1974174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1975198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1976179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1977157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1978182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1979104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1980204.4 mm (8.0 in)
1981155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1982220.6 mm (8.7 in)
1983214.3 mm (8.4 in)
1984147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1985148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1986126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1987160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1988137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1989270.6 mm (10.7 in)
1990206.9 mm (8.1 in)
1991195.5 mm (7.7 in)
1992193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1993125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1994139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1995149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1996165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1997118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1998115.5 mm (4.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sao Joaquim da Barra by year The longest dry spell of the year at Sao Joaquim da Barra, 1958 to 1998. The record is 149 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days. 0501001501960197019801990Record: 149 days in 1963
The longest dry spell of the year at Sao Joaquim da Barra, 1958 to 1998. The record is 149 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sao Joaquim da Barra by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195816 days
195955 days
196048 days
196178 days
196266 days
1963149 days
196662 days
196747 days
196880 days
196984 days
197032 days
197139 days
197242 days
197329 days
197454 days
197583 days
197622 days
197766 days
197845 days
197950 days
198048 days
198154 days
198231 days
198348 days
198445 days
198599 days
198633 days
198730 days
198869 days
198934 days
199048 days
199167 days
199245 days
199358 days
199483 days
199570 days
199642 days
199789 days
199862 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

32 years, 1959 to 1995

A day with at least 79.2 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.8 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sao Joaquim da Barra: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years79.2 mm (3.1 in)
5 years96.4 mm (3.8 in)
10 years106.5 mm (4.2 in)
25 years118.0 mm (4.6 in)
50 years125.8 mm (5.0 in)Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years132.8 mm (5.2 in)Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1959 to 1995.

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: 119.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1989; 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1961; 108.6 mm (4.3 in) in 1987.

Download the Data

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

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