Mbandaka Weather Records (CGM00064005)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mbandaka (CGM00064005), Congo (Kinshasa), with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Mbandaka

Mbandaka (CGM00064005) is a weather station in Congo (Kinshasa) at 0.02 latitude and 18.29 longitude, 317 m (1,040 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2014, 42 years of record.
384 records set at Mbandaka still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Congo (Kinshasa), 0.02 latitude, 18.29 longitude.
Elevation: 317 m (1,040 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2014, 42 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 Mbandaka. 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 Mbandaka, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.9 C (91.2 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.0 C (96.8 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.9 C (94.8 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.7 C (90.9 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.5 C (92.3 F)	19.9 C (67.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.8 C (89.2 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.2 C (91.8 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.0 C (91.4 F)	18.4 C (65.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.0 C (93.2 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.8 C (85.6 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

384 standing records

384 records at Mbandaka still stand. 1999 holds the most, with 57.

Standing records at Mbandaka by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	9
1974	5
1975	2
1976	1
1977	5
1979	10
1980	18
1981	2
1982	53
1983	30
1986	2
1987	16
1988	10
1990	3
1991	16
1992	4
1993	2
1994	29
1995	23
1997	11
1998	39
1999	57
2000	12
2008	9
2009	6
2012	2
2013	8

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 89.9 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mbandaka. The most was 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 10 April 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mbandaka
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 January 2000
Feb	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	3 February 2009
Mar	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 March 1983
Apr	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	10 April 1982
May	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 May 1981
Jun	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 June 1981
Jul	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 July 1994
Aug	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 August 1994
Sep	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 September 1981
Oct	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 October 1979
Nov	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 November 1988
Dec	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	15 December 1998

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2013

20 years of record at Mbandaka, 1973 to 2013. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990 and others.

Days with data per year at Mbandaka
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	2	1%	No
1979	2	1%	No
1980	1	0%	No
1982	8	2%	No
1983	3	1%	No
1987	4	1%	No
1988	2	1%	No
1990	1	0%	No
1991	2	1%	No
1992	1	0%	No
1994	2	1%	No
1995	2	1%	No
1997	3	1%	No
1998	7	2%	No
1999	9	2%	No
2000	2	1%	No
2008	2	1%	No
2009	3	1%	No
2012	1	0%	No
2013	3	1%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2014

Yearly extremes at Mbandaka: 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)	1973	33.0 C (91.4 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1983	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	1982	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20
Longest dry spell (CDD)	2 days	1980	1 day	12

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Mbandaka, 1973 to 2014. The record is 36.0 C (96.8 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 C (91.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Mbandaka by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1979	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1980	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1981	n/a
1982	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1986	n/a
1987	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1988	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1990	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1991	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1993	n/a
1994	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1995	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1997	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1998	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1999	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2000	31.0 C (87.8 F)
2008	31.4 C (88.5 F)
2009	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2011	n/a
2012	31.4 C (88.5 F)
2013	32.9 C (91.2 F)
2014	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Mbandaka, 1973 to 2014. The record is 16.0 C (60.8 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.0 C (68.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Mbandaka by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1974	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1975	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1976	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1977	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1979	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1980	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1981	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1982	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1983	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1986	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1987	20.1 C (68.2 F)
1988	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1990	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1991	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1992	21.6 C (70.9 F)
1993	19.2 C (66.6 F)
1994	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1995	18.4 C (65.1 F)
1997	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1998	20.5 C (68.9 F)
1999	19.9 C (67.8 F)
2000	18.5 C (65.3 F)
2008	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2009	20.6 C (69.1 F)
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	22.8 C (73.0 F)
2014	22.0 C (71.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mbandaka, 1973 to 2014. The record is 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.6 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mbandaka by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1979	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1980	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1981	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1983	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1986	n/a
1987	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1988	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1990	n/a
1991	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1995	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	n/a
1998	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1999	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2000	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2008	n/a
2009	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2011	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2012	n/a
2013	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2014	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mbandaka, 1973 to 2014. The record is 2 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mbandaka by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	1 day
1974	1 day
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	1 day
1979	1 day
1980	2 days
1981	2 days
1982	1 day
1983	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	1 day
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	1 day
1995	1 day
1997	n/a
1998	1 day
1999	1 day
2000	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Mbandaka standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Mbandaka 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 2026-10-16 (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).