Lambarene Weather Records (GB000004551)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lambarene (GB000004551), Gabon, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Lambarene

Lambarene (GB000004551) is a weather station in Gabon at 0.72 latitude and 10.22 longitude, 82 m (269 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 1980, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lambarene still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Gabon, 0.72 latitude, 10.22 longitude.
Elevation: 82 m (269 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 Lambarene. 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 Lambarene, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	34.8 C (94.6 F)	19.6 C (67.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.2 C (95.4 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.5 C (95.9 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.2 C (95.4 F)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.0 C (93.2 F)	15.2 C (59.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.0 C (87.8 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.0 C (91.4 F)	13.8 C (56.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.5 C (95.9 F)	18.6 C (65.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.5 C (94.1 F)	19.8 C (67.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.6 C (94.3 F)	19.9 C (67.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lambarene still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 121.

Standing records at Lambarene by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1950	56
1951	28
1952	55
1953	72
1954	121
1955	51
1956	48
1957	46
1958	77
1959	21
1960	38
1961	35
1962	33
1963	103
1964	48
1965	32
1967	29
1968	45
1969	36
1970	48
1971	44
1972	48
1973	71
1974	32
1975	25
1976	30
1977	43
1978	25
1979	63
1980	61

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 180.8 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lambarene. The most was 180.8 mm (7.1 in) on 12 April 1958.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lambarene
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	2 January 1978
Feb	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	22 February 1950
Mar	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	19 March 1953
Apr	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	12 April 1958
May	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	18 May 1967
Jun	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	3 June 1974
Jul	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 July 1955
Aug	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	10 August 1969
Sep	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	19 September 1955
Oct	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	12 October 1968
Nov	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	26 November 1968
Dec	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	9 December 1958

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 1980

30 years of record at Lambarene, 1950 to 1980. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960.

Days with data per year at Lambarene
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	361	99%	Yes
1959	151	41%	No
1960	275	75%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	334	91%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1950 to 1980

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Lambarene, 1950 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.0 C (78.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1954, at 25.0 C (77.0 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 26.6 C (79.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lambarene as warming stripes, 1950 to 1980
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	25.7 C	-0.27 C
1951	25.9 C	-0.08 C
1952	25.8 C	-0.14 C
1953	25.7 C	-0.28 C
1954	25.0 C	-0.96 C
1955	25.4 C	-0.51 C
1956	25.6 C	-0.37 C
1957	26.1 C	+0.11 C
1958	25.9 C	-0.01 C
1961	26.0 C	+0.02 C
1962	26.1 C	+0.17 C
1963	26.6 C	+0.60 C
1964	26.0 C	+0.09 C
1965	26.0 C	+0.01 C
1967	26.0 C	0.00 C
1968	26.0 C	0.00 C
1969	26.3 C	+0.30 C
1970	26.2 C	+0.23 C
1971	25.8 C	-0.11 C
1972	25.8 C	-0.14 C
1973	26.3 C	+0.34 C
1974	25.9 C	-0.10 C
1975	25.9 C	-0.02 C
1977	26.3 C	+0.37 C
1978	26.0 C	+0.05 C
1979	26.3 C	+0.35 C
1980	26.4 C	+0.46 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 Lambarene: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.5 C (95.9 F)	1980	34.5 C (94.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	13.8 C (56.8 F)	1954	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	1958	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	1958	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	115 days	1950	51 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lambarene, 1950 to 1980. The record is 35.5 C (95.9 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.5 C (94.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lambarene by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1951	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1952	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1953	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1954	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1955	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1958	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1960	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1961	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1962	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1963	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1964	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1970	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1971	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1973	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1974	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1976	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1977	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1978	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1979	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1980	35.5 C (95.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lambarene, 1950 to 1980. The record is 13.8 C (56.8 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 16.7 C (62.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lambarene by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1951	17.5 C (63.5 F)
1952	17.5 C (63.5 F)
1953	16.9 C (62.4 F)
1954	13.8 C (56.8 F)
1955	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1956	18.2 C (64.8 F)
1957	17.9 C (64.2 F)
1958	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1959	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1960	17.7 C (63.9 F)
1961	14.3 C (57.7 F)
1962	16.2 C (61.2 F)
1963	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1964	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1965	16.6 C (61.9 F)
1967	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1968	15.5 C (59.9 F)
1969	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1970	15.2 C (59.4 F)
1971	15.8 C (60.4 F)
1972	15.4 C (59.7 F)
1973	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1974	14.2 C (57.6 F)
1975	15.2 C (59.4 F)
1976	14.2 C (57.6 F)
1977	16.8 C (62.2 F)
1978	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1979	17.4 C (63.3 F)
1980	17.0 C (62.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lambarene, 1950 to 1980. The record is 180.8 mm (7.1 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.1 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lambarene by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1951	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1953	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1954	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1956	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1957	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1958	180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1959	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1960	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1961	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1962	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1963	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1964	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1965	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1967	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1968	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1969	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1970	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1971	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1972	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1973	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1974	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1975	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1977	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1978	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1979	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1980	109.4 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lambarene, 1950 to 1980. The record is 281.4 mm (11.1 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 170.5 mm (6.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lambarene by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1951	184.3 mm (7.3 in)
1952	188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1953	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1954	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1955	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1956	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1957	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1958	281.4 mm (11.1 in)
1959	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1960	230.0 mm (9.1 in)
1961	180.2 mm (7.1 in)
1962	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1963	187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1964	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1965	145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1967	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1968	225.1 mm (8.9 in)
1969	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1970	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1971	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1972	205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1973	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1974	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1975	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1976	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1977	243.9 mm (9.6 in)
1978	159.4 mm (6.3 in)
1979	181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1980	156.6 mm (6.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lambarene, 1950 to 1980. The record is 115 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lambarene by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	115 days
1951	112 days
1952	43 days
1953	66 days
1954	55 days
1955	38 days
1956	32 days
1957	28 days
1958	45 days
1959	12 days
1960	89 days
1961	47 days
1962	44 days
1963	70 days
1964	74 days
1965	47 days
1967	60 days
1968	78 days
1969	50 days
1970	41 days
1971	70 days
1972	52 days
1973	62 days
1974	45 days
1975	32 days
1976	85 days
1977	63 days
1978	32 days
1979	43 days
1980	113 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.

Download the Data

Data for Lambarene standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-17 (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).