Tamale Weather Records (GHM00065418)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tamale (GHM00065418), Ghana, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Tamale

Tamale (GHM00065418) is a weather station in Ghana at 9.56 latitude and -0.86 longitude, 169 m (553 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tamale still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Ghana, 9.56 latitude, -0.86 longitude.
Elevation: 169 m (553 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

43 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tamale. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 43 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Tamale, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	39.5 C (103.1 F)	18.4 C (65.1 F)
Feb	44.0 C (111.2 F)	17.6 C (63.7 F)	41.2 C (106.2 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)
Mar	48.8 C (119.8 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	41.5 C (106.7 F)	21.6 C (70.9 F)
Apr	42.0 C (107.6 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)	41.4 C (106.5 F)	21.5 C (70.7 F)
May	40.5 C (104.9 F)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	38.5 C (101.3 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	21.6 C (70.9 F)
Jul	39.2 C (102.6 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21.8 C (71.2 F)
Aug	37.1 C (98.8 F)	19.7 C (67.5 F)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	22.5 C (72.5 F)
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	19.3 C (66.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.5 C (99.5 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.1 C (104.2 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.4 C (102.9 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tamale still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 169.

Standing records at Tamale by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	15
1974	3
1975	2
1976	12
1977	12
1978	10
1987	1
1990	9
1991	10
1992	8
1993	39
1994	29
1995	16
1996	24
1997	86
1998	5
1999	3
2001	3
2002	4
2003	5
2004	15
2005	4
2006	1
2007	1
2008	5
2009	11
2010	43
2011	35
2012	83
2013	27
2014	14
2015	36
2016	62
2017	59
2018	61
2019	95
2020	108
2021	94
2022	80
2023	103
2024	169
2025	62

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 141.0 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tamale. The most was 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 13 August 2022.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tamale
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	9 January 1979
Feb	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	16 February 1994
Mar	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 March 1997
Apr	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	22 April 1997
May	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	3 May 1997
Jun	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	14 June 1997
Jul	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	11 July 2011
Aug	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	13 August 2022
Sep	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	9 September 2010
Oct	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	8 October 2024
Nov	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 November 1994
Dec	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 December 2019

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2025

39 years of record at Tamale, 1973 to 2025. 39 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1990, 1991 and others.

Days with data per year at Tamale
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	35	10%	No
1974	5	1%	No
1976	16	4%	No
1977	28	8%	No
1978	7	2%	No
1987	2	1%	No
1990	26	7%	No
1991	12	3%	No
1992	17	5%	No
1993	60	16%	No
1994	91	25%	No
1995	50	14%	No
1996	25	7%	No
1997	158	43%	No
1998	10	3%	No
1999	5	1%	No
2000	4	1%	No
2001	5	1%	No
2002	16	4%	No
2003	13	4%	No
2004	35	10%	No
2005	7	2%	No
2006	5	1%	No
2008	9	2%	No
2009	25	7%	No
2010	69	19%	No
2011	43	12%	No
2012	106	29%	No
2013	51	14%	No
2016	111	30%	No
2017	138	38%	No
2018	136	37%	No
2019	206	56%	No
2020	171	47%	No
2021	148	41%	No
2022	177	48%	No
2023	253	69%	No
2024	296	81%	No
2025	182	50%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Tamale: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	48.8 C (119.8 F)	1993	40.2 C (104.4 F)	39
Coldest night (TNn)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2012	17.0 C (62.6 F)	44
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	2022	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	1997	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	14
Longest dry spell (CDD)	5 days	1997	2 days	38

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tamale, 1973 to 2025. The record is 48.8 C (119.8 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.2 C (104.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tamale by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1974	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1975	n/a
1976	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1977	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1978	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1979	n/a
1987	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1990	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1991	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1992	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1993	48.8 C (119.8 F)
1994	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1995	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1996	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1997	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1998	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1999	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2001	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2002	41.6 C (106.9 F)
2003	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004	40.2 C (104.4 F)
2005	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2006	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2007	n/a
2008	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2009	40.3 C (104.5 F)
2010	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2011	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2012	40.4 C (104.7 F)
2013	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2017	41.5 C (106.7 F)
2018	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2019	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2020	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2021	41.2 C (106.2 F)
2022	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2023	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2024	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2025	41.5 C (106.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tamale, 1973 to 2025. The record is 10.5 C (50.9 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.0 C (62.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tamale by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1974	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1975	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1976	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1977	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1978	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1979	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1987	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1990	18.4 C (65.1 F)
1991	15.8 C (60.4 F)
1992	16.8 C (62.2 F)
1993	16.3 C (61.3 F)
1994	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1995	19.1 C (66.4 F)
1996	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1997	18.4 C (65.1 F)
1998	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1999	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2000	21.6 C (70.9 F)
2001	20.5 C (68.9 F)
2002	14.3 C (57.7 F)
2003	14.5 C (58.1 F)
2004	18.5 C (65.3 F)
2005	18.7 C (65.7 F)
2006	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2007	22.1 C (71.8 F)
2008	17.9 C (64.2 F)
2009	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2010	12.6 C (54.7 F)
2011	12.2 C (54.0 F)
2012	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2013	14.0 C (57.2 F)
2014	15.7 C (60.3 F)
2015	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2016	18.0 C (64.4 F)
2017	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2018	16.6 C (61.9 F)
2019	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2020	15.5 C (59.9 F)
2021	19.5 C (67.1 F)
2022	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2023	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2024	16.8 C (62.2 F)
2025	18.4 C (65.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tamale, 1973 to 2025. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.5 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tamale by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1974	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1975	n/a
1976	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1977	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987	n/a
1990	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1991	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1992	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1994	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1995	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1996	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1997	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1998	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
2002	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2003	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2004	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2005	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2006	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2007	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2008	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2009	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2011	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2012	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2013	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2014	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2015	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2016	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2017	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2018	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2019	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2020	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2021	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2022	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2023	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2024	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2025	49.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tamale, 1973 to 2025. The record is 130.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tamale by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1987	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2010	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
2015	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2016	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2017	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2018	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2019	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2020	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2021	n/a
2022	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
2023	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
2024	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
2025	49.0 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tamale, 1973 to 2025. The record is 5 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tamale by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	2 days
1974	1 day
1975	n/a
1976	2 days
1977	3 days
1978	3 days
1979	1 day
1987	n/a
1990	2 days
1991	1 day
1992	2 days
1993	3 days
1994	3 days
1995	3 days
1996	1 day
1997	5 days
1998	1 day
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	1 day
2002	1 day
2003	1 day
2004	1 day
2005	1 day
2006	n/a
2007	1 day
2008	n/a
2009	3 days
2010	1 day
2011	2 days
2012	2 days
2013	2 days
2014	3 days
2015	2 days
2016	2 days
2017	2 days
2018	2 days
2019	2 days
2020	2 days
2021	2 days
2022	2 days
2023	2 days
2024	3 days
2025	2 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 Tamale standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tamale 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).