Bour Weather Records (CT000004601)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bour (CT000004601), Central African Republic, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Bour

Bour (CT000004601) is a weather station in Central African Republic at 6.93 latitude and 15.58 longitude, 935 m (3,068 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 1980, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bour still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Central African Republic, 6.93 latitude, 15.58 longitude.
Elevation: 935 m (3,068 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 1980, 31 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 Bour. 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 Bour, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.5 C (97.7 F)	12.3 C (54.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	37.4 C (99.3 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.0 C (96.8 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.0 C (96.8 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.0 C (100.4 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.5 C (101.3 F)	14.5 C (58.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.0 C (96.8 F)	15.1 C (59.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.0 C (91.4 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14.8 C (58.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.4 C (95.7 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bour still stand. 1952 holds the most, with 153.

Standing records at Bour by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1950	18
1951	147
1952	153
1953	118
1954	48
1955	44
1956	38
1957	56
1958	79
1959	25
1960	47
1961	33
1962	35
1963	25
1964	29
1965	27
1967	44
1968	44
1969	34
1970	36
1971	59
1972	21
1973	37
1974	42
1975	43
1976	40
1977	35
1978	30
1979	35
1980	42

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 112.8 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bour. The most was 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 8 September 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bour
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 January 1964
Feb	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 February 1953
Mar	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	17 March 1969
Apr	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	4 April 1960
May	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 May 1951
Jun	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 June 1961
Jul	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 July 1951
Aug	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	2 August 1953
Sep	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	8 September 1955
Oct	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 October 1954
Nov	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 November 1962
Dec	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	3 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 1980

30 years of record at Bour, 1950 to 1980. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1950, 1959.

Days with data per year at Bour
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1950	108	30%	No
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	358	98%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	335	92%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	151	41%	No
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	333	91%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1951 to 1980

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Bour, 1951 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.6 C (74.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 23.0 C (73.4 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 24.9 C (76.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bour as warming stripes, 1951 to 1980
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1951	24.9 C	+1.26 C
1952	24.9 C	+1.29 C
1953	24.9 C	+1.20 C
1955	23.4 C	-0.25 C
1956	23.7 C	+0.03 C
1957	24.2 C	+0.56 C
1958	24.5 C	+0.84 C
1960	23.8 C	+0.12 C
1961	23.5 C	-0.18 C
1962	23.2 C	-0.44 C
1963	23.5 C	-0.15 C
1964	23.2 C	-0.44 C
1967	23.4 C	-0.21 C
1968	23.2 C	-0.49 C
1969	23.5 C	-0.20 C
1970	23.6 C	-0.07 C
1971	23.2 C	-0.50 C
1972	23.5 C	-0.19 C
1973	23.7 C	+0.09 C
1974	23.0 C	-0.66 C
1975	23.0 C	-0.63 C
1976	23.1 C	-0.55 C
1977	23.6 C	-0.08 C
1978	23.4 C	-0.30 C
1979	23.6 C	-0.10 C
1980	23.7 C	+0.02 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1950 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Bour: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.5 C (101.3 F)	1951	34.6 C (94.3 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1980	14.6 C (58.2 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	1955	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	1955	128.1 mm (5.0 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	87 days	1961	53 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bour, 1950 to 1980. The record is 38.5 C (101.3 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.6 C (94.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bour by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1951	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1952	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1953	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1954	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1955	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1956	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1957	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1958	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1959	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1960	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1961	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1962	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1963	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1964	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1965	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1967	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1968	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1969	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1973	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1974	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1975	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1976	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1977	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1979	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1980	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bour, 1950 to 1980. The record is 11.6 C (52.9 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.6 C (58.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bour by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1951	14.6 C (58.3 F)
1952	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1953	15.2 C (59.4 F)
1954	14.8 C (58.6 F)
1955	15.4 C (59.7 F)
1956	15.4 C (59.7 F)
1957	12.3 C (54.1 F)
1958	15.4 C (59.7 F)
1959	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1960	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1961	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1962	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1963	14.8 C (58.6 F)
1964	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1965	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1967	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1968	13.4 C (56.1 F)
1969	15.3 C (59.5 F)
1970	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1971	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1972	14.9 C (58.8 F)
1973	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1974	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1975	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1976	14.8 C (58.6 F)
1977	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1978	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1979	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1980	11.6 C (52.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bour, 1950 to 1980. The record is 112.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.0 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bour by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1952	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1953	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1954	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1955	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1956	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1958	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1959	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1960	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1961	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1962	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1965	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1968	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1969	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1972	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1973	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1974	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1975	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1976	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1977	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1979	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1980	58.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bour, 1950 to 1980. The record is 217.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.1 mm (5.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bour by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1951	172.1 mm (6.8 in)
1952	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1953	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1954	156.6 mm (6.2 in)
1955	217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1956	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1957	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1958	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1959	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1960	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1961	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1962	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1963	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1964	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1965	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1967	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1968	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1969	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1970	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1971	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1972	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1973	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1974	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1975	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1976	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1977	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1978	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1979	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1980	127.3 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bour, 1950 to 1980. The record is 87 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bour by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	47 days
1951	55 days
1952	52 days
1953	43 days
1954	41 days
1955	62 days
1956	48 days
1957	55 days
1958	54 days
1959	83 days
1960	58 days
1961	87 days
1962	44 days
1963	45 days
1964	43 days
1965	23 days
1967	57 days
1968	54 days
1969	56 days
1970	65 days
1971	28 days
1972	58 days
1973	49 days
1974	52 days
1975	45 days
1976	44 days
1977	87 days
1978	63 days
1979	43 days
1980	54 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.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).