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Kananga Weather Records (CGM00064235)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kananga (CGM00064235), Congo (Kinshasa), with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Kananga

  • Kananga (CGM00064235) is a weather station in Congo (Kinshasa) at -5.90 latitude and 22.47 longitude, 652 m (2,139 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1980 to 2012, 33 years of record.
  • 530 records set at Kananga 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), -5.90 latitude, 22.47 longitude.
  • Elevation: 652 m (2,139 ft).
  • Period of record: 1980 to 2012, 33 years.
  • Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Kananga, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kananga. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 101520253035 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kananga. 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 Kananga, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan33.5 C (92.3 F)19.8 C (67.6 F)n/an/a
Feb34.5 C (94.1 F)18.4 C (65.1 F)n/an/a
Mar32.8 C (91.0 F)19.2 C (66.6 F)n/an/a
Apr31.0 C (87.8 F)18.5 C (65.3 F)n/an/a
May34.0 C (93.2 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Jun34.0 C (93.2 F)13.5 C (56.3 F)n/an/a
Jul32.5 C (90.5 F)15.4 C (59.7 F)n/an/a
Aug33.0 C (91.4 F)17.5 C (63.5 F)n/an/a
Sep30.4 C (86.7 F)18.0 C (64.4 F)n/an/a
Oct31.3 C (88.3 F)18.0 C (64.4 F)n/an/a
Nov31.8 C (89.2 F)17.9 C (64.2 F)n/an/a
Dec32.8 C (91.0 F)19.0 C (66.2 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

530 standing records
Standing records at Kananga by the year they were set 530 records at Kananga still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 121. 0501001501980: 171981: 321982: 1181983: 661985: 101986: 181987: 1211988: 121989: 51990: 121991: 151992: 91993: 41994: 41995: 21998: 141999: 612000: 22012: 81980198219851987198919911993199519992012
530 records at Kananga still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 121.
Standing records at Kananga by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
198017
198132
1982118
198366
198510
198618
1987121
198812
19895
199012
199115
19929
19934
19944
19952
199814
199961
20002
20128

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 99.1 mm (3.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kananga The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kananga. The most was 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 6 September 1982. 0255075100 Jan: 11.9 mm (0.5 in), 23 January 1987 Jan Feb: 51.1 mm (2.0 in), 10 February 1987 Feb Mar: 23.9 mm (0.9 in), 12 March 1987 Mar Apr: 70.1 mm (2.8 in), 30 April 1981 Apr May: 95.0 mm (3.7 in), 4 May 1982 May Jun: 7.1 mm (0.28 in), 16 June 1982 Jun Jul: 14.0 mm (0.6 in), 3 July 1988 Jul Aug: 23.1 mm (0.9 in), 9 August 1982 Aug Sep: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 6 September 1982 Sep Oct: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 13 October 1999 Oct Nov: 54.1 mm (2.1 in), 11 November 1982 Nov Dec: 30.0 mm (1.2 in), 14 December 1998 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kananga. The most was 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 6 September 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kananga
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan11.9 mm (0.5 in)23 January 1987
Feb51.1 mm (2.0 in)10 February 1987
Mar23.9 mm (0.9 in)12 March 1987
Apr70.1 mm (2.8 in)30 April 1981
May95.0 mm (3.7 in)4 May 1982
Jun7.1 mm (0.28 in)16 June 1982
Jul14.0 mm (0.6 in)3 July 1988
Aug23.1 mm (0.9 in)9 August 1982
Sep99.1 mm (3.9 in)6 September 1982
Oct50.0 mm (2.0 in)13 October 1999
Nov54.1 mm (2.1 in)11 November 1982
Dec30.0 mm (1.2 in)14 December 1998

Period of Record Coverage

1980 to 2012
Days with data per year at Kananga 16 years of record at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and others. 1980: 5 of 366 days1981: 10 of 365 days1982: 15 of 365 days1983: 7 of 365 days1985: 2 of 365 days1986: 6 of 365 days1987: 35 of 365 days1988: 2 of 366 days1990: 3 of 365 days1991: 2 of 365 days1992: 3 of 366 days1994: 1 of 365 days1998: 4 of 365 days1999: 13 of 365 days2000: 1 of 366 days2012: 2 of 366 days1980198519902000
16 years of record at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and others.
Days with data per year at Kananga
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
198051%No
1981103%No
1982154%No
198372%No
198521%No
198662%No
19873510%No
198821%No
199031%No
199121%No
199231%No
199410%No
199841%No
1999134%No
200010%No
201221%No

Latest Records

0

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

Extremes by Year

1980 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Kananga: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)34.5 C (94.1 F)199932.2 C (90.0 F)16
Coldest night (TNn)10.0 C (50.0 F)199318.0 C (64.4 F)19
Wettest day (Rx1day)99.1 mm (3.9 in)198215.5 mm (0.6 in)16
Longest dry spell (CDD)4 days19811 day11

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Kananga by year The hottest day of the year at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. The record is 34.5 C (94.1 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F). 202530351980199020002010Record: 34.5 C (94.1 F) in 1999
The hottest day of the year at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. The record is 34.5 C (94.1 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kananga by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
198030.0 C (86.0 F)
198134.0 C (93.2 F)
198233.0 C (91.4 F)
198333.5 C (92.3 F)
198530.4 C (86.7 F)
198632.6 C (90.7 F)
198734.0 C (93.2 F)
198829.5 C (85.1 F)
1989n/a
199030.8 C (87.4 F)
199131.8 C (89.2 F)
199233.0 C (91.4 F)
1993n/a
199430.7 C (87.3 F)
1995n/a
1997n/a
199832.8 C (91.0 F)
199934.5 C (94.1 F)
200023.5 C (74.3 F)
2008n/a
201231.5 C (88.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Kananga by year The coldest night of the year at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. The record is 10.0 C (50.0 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.0 C (64.4 F). 1012.51517.5201980199020002010Record: 10.0 C (50.0 F) in 1993
The coldest night of the year at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. The record is 10.0 C (50.0 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.0 C (64.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kananga by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
198018.0 C (64.4 F)
198117.0 C (62.6 F)
198215.4 C (59.7 F)
198315.7 C (60.3 F)
198517.5 C (63.5 F)
198616.7 C (62.1 F)
198715.0 C (59.0 F)
198819.2 C (66.6 F)
198918.4 C (65.1 F)
199018.0 C (64.4 F)
199117.9 C (64.2 F)
199218.0 C (64.4 F)
199310.0 C (50.0 F)
199418.0 C (64.4 F)
199520.0 C (68.0 F)
1997n/a
199819.0 C (66.2 F)
199913.5 C (56.3 F)
200019.0 C (66.2 F)
2008n/a
201220.0 C (68.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kananga by year The wettest day of the year at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. The record is 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.5 mm (0.6 in). 02550751001980199020002010Record: 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1982
The wettest day of the year at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. The record is 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.5 mm (0.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kananga by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
19802.0 mm (0.08 in)
198170.1 mm (2.8 in)
198299.1 mm (3.9 in)
19835.1 mm (0.20 in)
1985n/a
19863.0 mm (0.12 in)
198751.1 mm (2.0 in)
198814.0 mm (0.6 in)
19891.0 mm (0.04 in)
199035.1 mm (1.4 in)
1991n/a
199246.0 mm (1.8 in)
19930.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994n/a
1995n/a
19976.1 mm (0.24 in)
199830.0 mm (1.2 in)
199950.0 mm (2.0 in)
20000.8 mm (0.03 in)
200817.0 mm (0.7 in)
2012n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kananga by year The longest dry spell of the year at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. The record is 4 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day. 12341980199020002010Record: 4 days in 1981
The longest dry spell of the year at Kananga, 1980 to 2012. The record is 4 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kananga by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
19801 day
19814 days
19822 days
19831 day
1985n/a
19861 day
19872 days
19881 day
1989n/a
19901 day
1991n/a
1992n/a
19931 day
1994n/a
1995n/a
1997n/a
1998n/a
19991 day
20001 day
2008n/a
2012n/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 Kananga standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Kananga 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).