Salvador Weather Records (BR048620980)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salvador (BR048620980), Brazil, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Salvador

Salvador (BR048620980) is a weather station in Brazil at -13.02 latitude and -38.52 longitude, 51 m (167 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1996, 86 years of record.
1,214 records set at Salvador still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Salvador set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 13 July 1985.

About the Station

Location: Brazil, -13.02 latitude, -38.52 longitude.
Elevation: 51 m (167 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1996, 86 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 Salvador. 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 Salvador, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.0 C (96.8 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.1 C (89.8 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.8 C (87.4 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.0 C (87.8 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.3 C (84.7 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.0 C (84.2 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.0 C (82.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	28.0 C (82.4 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.0 C (89.6 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.0 C (87.8 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.0 C (91.4 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,214 standing records

1,214 records at Salvador still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 876.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Salvador between 22 May 1966 and 22 May 1966. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 208.4 mm (8.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salvador. The most was 208.4 mm (8.2 in) on 22 May 1966.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Salvador
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	20 January 1964
Feb	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	10 February 1963
Mar	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	4 March 1941
Apr	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	18 April 1951
May	208.4 mm (8.2 in)	22 May 1966
Jun	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	13 June 1913
Jul	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	24 July 1941
Aug	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 August 1971
Sep	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 September 1920
Oct	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	17 October 1964
Nov	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	24 November 1964
Dec	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	10 December 1921

Period of Record Coverage

1974 to 1996

19 years of record at Salvador, 1974 to 1996. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and others.

Days with data per year at Salvador
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1974	26	7%	No
1978	32	9%	No
1979	255	70%	No
1980	12	3%	No
1981	10	3%	No
1982	19	5%	No
1983	11	3%	No
1984	16	4%	No
1985	6	2%	No
1986	2	1%	No
1988	1	0%	No
1989	1	0%	No
1990	1	0%	No
1991	3	1%	No
1992	2	1%	No
1993	1	0%	No
1994	2	1%	No
1995	1	0%	No
1996	2	1%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Salvador
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1985	Salvador, BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1982	Salvador, BR	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain (Tie)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	68 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	15 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1979	Salvador, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1978	Salvador, BR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1974	Salvador, BR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1972	Salvador, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1971	Salvador, BR	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1971	Salvador, BR	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Salvador, BR	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1971	Salvador, BR	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Salvador: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1979	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1979	21.2 C (70.2 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	208.4 mm (8.2 in)	1966	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	410.5 mm (16.2 in)	1935	181.2 mm (7.1 in)	46
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	1917	15 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Salvador, 1911 to 1996. The record is 36.0 C (96.8 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Salvador by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	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
1950	n/a
1951	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
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1974	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1978	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1983	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1984	32.1 C (89.8 F)
1985	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1986	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1988	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1989	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1990	27.7 C (81.9 F)
1991	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1992	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1993	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1994	26.8 C (80.2 F)
1995	26.4 C (79.5 F)
1996	30.8 C (87.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Salvador, 1911 to 1996. The record is 12.0 C (53.6 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.2 C (70.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Salvador by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	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
1950	n/a
1951	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
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1974	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1978	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1979	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1980	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1981	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1982	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1983	21.6 C (70.9 F)
1984	19.8 C (67.6 F)
1985	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1986	21.3 C (70.3 F)
1988	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1989	21.2 C (70.2 F)
1990	21.4 C (70.5 F)
1991	20.8 C (69.4 F)
1992	21.2 C (70.2 F)
1993	25.1 C (77.2 F)
1994	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1995	21.9 C (71.4 F)
1996	25.3 C (77.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Salvador, 1911 to 1996. The record is 208.4 mm (8.2 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.6 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salvador by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1912	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1913	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1914	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1915	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1916	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1918	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1919	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1920	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1922	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1923	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1924	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1925	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1933	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1934	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1935	156.1 mm (6.1 in)
1936	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1937	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1938	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1939	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1940	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1941	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1942	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1943	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1950	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1951	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1956	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1957	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1958	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1960	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1961	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1963	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1964	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1965	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1966	208.4 mm (8.2 in)
1967	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1968	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
1969	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1971	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1972	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1978	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1982	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1983	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1984	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1985	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1988	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1989	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1990	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1991	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1992	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1993	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1994	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1995	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1996	1.0 mm (0.04 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Salvador, 1911 to 1996. The record is 410.5 mm (16.2 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 181.2 mm (7.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salvador by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	181.0 mm (7.1 in)
1912	178.7 mm (7.0 in)
1913	219.1 mm (8.6 in)
1914	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1915	178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1916	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1917	230.4 mm (9.1 in)
1918	289.8 mm (11.4 in)
1919	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1920	151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1921	241.7 mm (9.5 in)
1922	240.9 mm (9.5 in)
1923	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1924	227.9 mm (9.0 in)
1925	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1933	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1934	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1935	410.5 mm (16.2 in)
1936	158.9 mm (6.3 in)
1937	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1938	208.9 mm (8.2 in)
1939	226.4 mm (8.9 in)
1940	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1941	303.1 mm (11.9 in)
1942	192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1943	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1950	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1951	308.5 mm (12.1 in)
1956	270.9 mm (10.7 in)
1957	235.4 mm (9.3 in)
1958	197.7 mm (7.8 in)
1959	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1960	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1961	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1962	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1963	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1964	251.4 mm (9.9 in)
1965	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1966	352.3 mm (13.9 in)
1967	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1968	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1969	170.8 mm (6.7 in)
1971	205.4 mm (8.1 in)
1972	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1974	n/a
1978	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1979	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Salvador, 1911 to 1996. The record is 38 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salvador by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	19 days
1912	17 days
1913	30 days
1914	26 days
1915	15 days
1916	14 days
1917	38 days
1918	13 days
1919	24 days
1920	12 days
1921	23 days
1922	18 days
1923	19 days
1924	10 days
1925	12 days
1933	36 days
1934	12 days
1935	17 days
1936	16 days
1937	16 days
1938	23 days
1939	8 days
1940	11 days
1941	14 days
1942	19 days
1943	26 days
1950	17 days
1951	15 days
1956	11 days
1957	28 days
1958	17 days
1959	12 days
1960	18 days
1961	31 days
1962	26 days
1963	23 days
1964	11 days
1965	19 days
1966	10 days
1967	17 days
1968	23 days
1969	6 days
1971	19 days
1972	13 days
1974	3 days
1978	5 days
1979	12 days
1980	2 days
1981	1 day
1982	1 day
1983	1 day
1984	1 day
1985	1 day
1986	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	1 day
1990	n/a
1991	1 day
1992	1 day
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	1 day
1996	1 day

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

37 years, 1912 to 1967

A day with at least 86.4 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 256.3 mm (10.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Salvador: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
5 years	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
10 years	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
25 years	182.8 mm (7.2 in)
50 years	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1912 to 1967.

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: 208.4 mm (8.2 in) in 1966; 179.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1956; 156.1 mm (6.1 in) in 1935.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).