Tshikapa Weather Records (CGM00064228)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tshikapa (CGM00064228), Congo (Kinshasa), with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Tshikapa

Tshikapa (CGM00064228) is a weather station in Congo (Kinshasa) at -6.42 latitude and 20.85 longitude, 481 m (1,578 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1981 to 2023, 43 years of record.
248 records set at Tshikapa 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), -6.42 latitude, 20.85 longitude.
Elevation: 481 m (1,578 ft).
Period of record: 1981 to 2023, 43 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 Tshikapa. 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 Tshikapa, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	33.7 C (92.7 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.0 C (91.4 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.5 C (90.5 F)	19.8 C (67.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.0 C (96.8 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.7 C (92.7 F)	15.5 C (59.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	11.2 C (52.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.3 C (95.5 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.5 C (92.3 F)	14.8 C (58.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.7 C (94.5 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.4 C (92.1 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.6 C (90.7 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.0 C (87.8 F)	21.2 C (70.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

248 standing records

248 records at Tshikapa still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 111.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 191.0 mm (7.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tshikapa. The most was 191.0 mm (7.5 in) on 10 February 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tshikapa
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 January 1987
Feb	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	10 February 1987
Mar	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 March 1987
Apr	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	30 April 1981
May	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	21 May 1981
Jul	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	22 July 1987
Sep	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 September 1988
Oct	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 October 1986
Nov	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 November 1999
Dec	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 December 1997

Period of Record Coverage

1981 to 1999

9 years of record at Tshikapa, 1981 to 1999. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997 and others.

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1981 to 2023

Yearly extremes at Tshikapa: 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)	1987	33.6 C (92.5 F)	9
Coldest night (TNn)	11.2 C (52.2 F)	1987	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15
Wettest day (Rx1day)	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	1987	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13
Longest dry spell (CDD)	2 days	1987	1 day	5

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tshikapa, 1981 to 2023. The record is 36.0 C (96.8 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 C (92.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tshikapa by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	n/a
1986	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1987	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1988	n/a
1989	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1990	32.9 C (91.2 F)
1991	n/a
1992	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1995	n/a
1997	28.2 C (82.8 F)
1998	n/a
1999	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2023	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tshikapa, 1981 to 2023. The record is 11.2 C (52.2 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.4 C (66.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tshikapa by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1981	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1982	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1983	n/a
1986	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1987	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1988	16.5 C (61.7 F)
1989	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1990	19.8 C (67.6 F)
1991	18.2 C (64.8 F)
1992	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1995	20.5 C (68.9 F)
1997	21.2 C (70.2 F)
1998	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1999	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2008	22.0 C (71.6 F)
2009	21.6 C (70.9 F)
2023	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tshikapa, 1981 to 2023. The record is 191.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.0 mm (0.08 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tshikapa by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1981	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1982	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1983	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1986	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1987	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1988	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1989	n/a
1990	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1991	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1992	n/a
1995	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1997	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1998	n/a
1999	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2008	n/a
2009	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2023	6.1 mm (0.24 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tshikapa, 1981 to 2023. The record is 2 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tshikapa by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1981	1 day
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1986	1 day
1987	2 days
1988	1 day
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	1 day
1992	n/a
1995	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2023	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 Tshikapa standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tshikapa 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).