Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bossembele (CT000004605), Central African Republic, with 60 years of record.
Key Facts for Bossembele
Bossembele (CT000004605) is a weather station in Central African Republic at 5.27 latitude and 17.63 longitude, 674 m (2,211 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 2013, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bossembele still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bossembele set a daily record low maximum temperature of 24.5 C (76.1 F) on 17 March 2013.
About the Station
Location: Central African Republic, 5.27 latitude, 17.63 longitude.
Elevation: 674 m (2,211 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 2013, 60 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bossembele. 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 Bossembele, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
37.5 C (99.5 F)
9.2 C (48.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
38.8 C (101.8 F)
10.5 C (50.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
39.9 C (103.8 F)
15.4 C (59.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
39.0 C (102.2 F)
14.9 C (58.8 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.0 C (102.2 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.6 C (99.7 F)
16.5 C (61.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.2 C (97.2 F)
15.5 C (59.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.0 C (102.2 F)
14.0 C (57.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.7 C (101.7 F)
13.4 C (56.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.0 C (96.8 F)
14.9 C (58.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.8 C (96.4 F)
11.4 C (52.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
36.9 C (98.4 F)
9.0 C (48.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bossembele still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Bossembele by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1954
10
1955
41
1956
24
1957
48
1958
40
1959
12
1960
26
1961
31
1962
28
1963
33
1964
34
1965
44
1967
46
1968
31
1969
31
1970
28
1971
35
1972
34
1973
61
1974
22
1975
21
1976
26
1977
44
1978
48
1979
24
1980
27
1981
10
1982
22
1983
26
1984
22
1985
29
1986
36
1987
26
1988
17
1989
5
1991
1
1992
15
1993
38
1994
29
1995
27
1996
14
1997
27
1998
78
1999
11
2000
16
2001
11
2002
6
2008
1
2009
45
2010
22
2011
28
2012
49
2013
4
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Bossembele between 6 April 1998 and 6 April 1998. Each dot is a new record.
When Bossembele set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1998-04-06
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 125.8 mm (5.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bossembele. The most was 125.8 mm (5.0 in) on 5 September 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bossembele
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
26 January 1963
Feb
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
26 February 1982
Mar
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
20 March 2010
Apr
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
10 April 2009
May
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
26 May 1967
Jun
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
21 June 1963
Jul
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
14 July 1962
Aug
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
3 August 1975
Sep
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
5 September 1973
Oct
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
8 October 2000
Nov
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
22 November 1980
Dec
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
7 December 1956
Period of Record Coverage
1954 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
54 years of record at Bossembele, 1954 to 2013. 31 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1959, 1960, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Bossembele, 1955 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.9 C (76.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 24.2 C (75.6 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 25.6 C (78.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bossembele as warming stripes, 1955 to 1980
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1955
24.2 C
-0.68 C
1956
24.4 C
-0.56 C
1957
24.6 C
-0.35 C
1958
25.0 C
+0.07 C
1961
24.5 C
-0.44 C
1962
24.6 C
-0.32 C
1963
24.8 C
-0.15 C
1967
25.0 C
+0.06 C
1968
24.9 C
-0.01 C
1969
25.4 C
+0.46 C
1970
25.3 C
+0.43 C
1971
24.8 C
-0.14 C
1972
25.2 C
+0.28 C
1973
25.6 C
+0.71 C
1974
24.8 C
-0.14 C
1975
24.9 C
-0.04 C
1976
24.9 C
-0.01 C
1977
25.2 C
+0.31 C
1978
25.0 C
+0.12 C
1979
25.1 C
+0.19 C
1980
25.1 C
+0.17 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
1954 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Bossembele: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.9 C (103.8 F)
1994
36.9 C (98.4 F)
54
Coldest night (TNn)
9.0 C (48.2 F)
1986
12.0 C (53.6 F)
54
Wettest day (Rx1day)
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1973
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1961
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
45
Longest dry spell (CDD)
66 days
1964
7 days
53
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bossembele, 1954 to 2013. The record is 39.9 C (103.8 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.9 C (98.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bossembele by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1954
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1957
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1958
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1961
36.3 C (97.3 F)
1962
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1963
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1964
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967
38.5 C (101.3 F)
1968
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1969
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1970
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1971
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1972
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1973
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1974
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1975
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1976
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1977
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1978
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1981
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1982
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1983
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1984
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1987
38.8 C (101.8 F)
1988
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1989
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1990
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1991
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1992
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1993
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1994
39.9 C (103.8 F)
1995
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1996
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1997
38.7 C (101.7 F)
1998
38.8 C (101.8 F)
1999
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
38.5 C (101.3 F)
2002
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2008
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2009
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2010
38.2 C (100.8 F)
2011
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2012
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2013
36.5 C (97.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bossembele, 1954 to 2013. The record is 9.0 C (48.2 F) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.0 C (53.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bossembele by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1954
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1955
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1956
11.6 C (52.9 F)
1957
10.5 C (50.9 F)
1958
12.3 C (54.1 F)
1959
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1960
13.5 C (56.3 F)
1961
12.4 C (54.3 F)
1962
10.2 C (50.4 F)
1963
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1964
12.4 C (54.3 F)
1965
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1967
12.1 C (53.8 F)
1968
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1969
12.7 C (54.9 F)
1970
11.8 C (53.2 F)
1971
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1972
12.5 C (54.5 F)
1973
12.6 C (54.7 F)
1974
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1975
12.0 C (53.6 F)
1976
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1977
10.9 C (51.6 F)
1978
11.4 C (52.5 F)
1979
12.0 C (53.6 F)
1980
9.6 C (49.3 F)
1981
12.0 C (53.6 F)
1982
11.8 C (53.2 F)
1983
15.4 C (59.7 F)
1984
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1985
9.2 C (48.6 F)
1986
9.0 C (48.2 F)
1987
9.2 C (48.6 F)
1988
13.4 C (56.1 F)
1989
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1990
13.5 C (56.3 F)
1991
18.2 C (64.8 F)
1992
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1993
10.5 C (50.9 F)
1994
11.5 C (52.7 F)
1995
12.5 C (54.5 F)
1996
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1997
12.5 C (54.5 F)
1998
11.3 C (52.3 F)
1999
12.3 C (54.1 F)
2000
12.0 C (53.6 F)
2001
10.4 C (50.7 F)
2002
11.0 C (51.8 F)
2008
19.0 C (66.2 F)
2009
12.0 C (53.6 F)
2010
12.5 C (54.5 F)
2011
11.4 C (52.5 F)
2012
12.6 C (54.7 F)
2013
15.5 C (59.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bossembele, 1954 to 2013. The record is 125.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.0 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bossembele by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1955
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1956
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1957
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1958
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1959
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1960
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1961
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1962
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1963
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1964
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1965
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1967
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1970
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1973
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1975
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1976
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1977
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1979
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1980
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1982
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1983
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1987
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1989
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1990
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1991
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1994
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1997
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1998
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1999
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2000
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2001
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2002
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2008
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2009
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2010
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2011
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2012
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2013
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bossembele, 1954 to 2013. The record is 200.2 mm (7.9 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 122.9 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bossembele by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1955
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1956
130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1957
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1958
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1959
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1960
160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1961
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1962
160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1963
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1964
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1965
168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1967
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1968
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1969
165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1970
104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1971
169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1972
172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1973
153.3 mm (6.0 in)
1974
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1975
142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1976
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1977
157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1978
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1979
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1980
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1981
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1982
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1983
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1984
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1985
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1986
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1987
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
n/a
1992
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1993
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1994
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1995
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1996
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1997
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1998
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1999
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2010
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2011
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2012
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
2013
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bossembele, 1954 to 2013. The record is 66 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 7 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bossembele by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954
32 days
1955
35 days
1956
29 days
1957
54 days
1958
27 days
1959
38 days
1960
28 days
1961
53 days
1962
44 days
1963
22 days
1964
66 days
1965
24 days
1967
30 days
1968
30 days
1969
39 days
1970
46 days
1971
48 days
1972
58 days
1973
58 days
1974
52 days
1975
35 days
1976
45 days
1977
27 days
1978
37 days
1979
36 days
1980
54 days
1981
7 days
1982
2 days
1983
3 days
1984
2 days
1985
2 days
1986
2 days
1987
2 days
1988
1 day
1989
1 day
1990
n/a
1991
1 day
1992
2 days
1993
3 days
1994
4 days
1995
2 days
1996
3 days
1997
4 days
1998
6 days
1999
2 days
2000
2 days
2001
1 day
2002
1 day
2008
1 day
2009
3 days
2010
3 days
2011
3 days
2012
3 days
2013
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.
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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.