Akuse Weather Records (GHM00065460)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Akuse (GHM00065460), Ghana, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Akuse

Akuse (GHM00065460) is a weather station in Ghana at 6.10 latitude and 0.12 longitude, 19 m (62 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,462 records set at Akuse still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Ghana, 6.10 latitude, 0.12 longitude.
Elevation: 19 m (62 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

22 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Akuse. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 22 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Akuse, 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)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	37.0 C (98.6 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)
Feb	39.8 C (103.6 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	37.4 C (99.3 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)
Mar	39.0 C (102.2 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	39.0 C (102.2 F)	24.3 C (75.7 F)
Apr	38.0 C (100.4 F)	21.4 C (70.5 F)	36.9 C (98.4 F)	22.7 C (72.9 F)
May	38.0 C (100.4 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24.0 C (75.2 F)
Jun	36.5 C (97.7 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	23.5 C (74.3 F)
Jul	35.2 C (95.4 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33.4 C (92.1 F)	21.5 C (70.7 F)
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	32.5 C (90.5 F)	22.4 C (72.3 F)
Sep	35.8 C (96.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.8 C (96.4 F)	20.8 C (69.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.3 C (97.3 F)	20.9 C (69.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	36.4 C (97.5 F)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,462 standing records

1,462 records at Akuse still stand. 2020 holds the most, with 210.

Standing records at Akuse by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	6
1974	1
1976	1
1977	29
1978	12
1979	22
1980	13
1981	3
1982	1
1986	1
1989	2
1990	4
1991	11
1992	11
1993	37
1994	20
1995	24
1997	3
2003	13
2004	9
2005	32
2006	7
2007	3
2008	8
2009	14
2010	25
2011	16
2012	21
2013	5
2014	19
2015	31
2016	66
2017	89
2018	121
2019	121
2020	210
2021	51
2022	22
2023	165
2024	149
2025	64

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 319.0 mm (12.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Akuse. The most was 319.0 mm (12.6 in) on 5 April 2019.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Akuse
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 January 2021
Feb	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 February 2019
Mar	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	7 March 2017
Apr	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	5 April 2019
May	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	16 May 2006
Jun	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 June 2004
Jul	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 July 2017
Aug	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 August 1977
Sep	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 September 2020
Oct	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	8 October 2022
Nov	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 November 1992
Dec	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 December 2020

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2025

38 years of record at Akuse, 1973 to 2025. 38 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1989 and others.

Days with data per year at Akuse
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	6	2%	No
1977	32	9%	No
1978	10	3%	No
1979	11	3%	No
1980	12	3%	No
1981	3	1%	No
1987	1	0%	No
1989	2	1%	No
1990	7	2%	No
1991	11	3%	No
1992	13	4%	No
1993	30	8%	No
1994	23	6%	No
1995	25	7%	No
1997	3	1%	No
2003	21	6%	No
2004	19	5%	No
2005	44	12%	No
2006	8	2%	No
2007	2	1%	No
2008	11	3%	No
2009	35	10%	No
2010	38	10%	No
2011	45	12%	No
2012	34	9%	No
2013	16	4%	No
2014	29	8%	No
2015	31	8%	No
2016	128	35%	No
2017	148	41%	No
2018	178	49%	No
2019	167	46%	No
2020	265	72%	No
2021	87	24%	No
2022	50	14%	No
2023	189	52%	No
2024	202	55%	No
2025	121	33%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Akuse: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.8 C (103.6 F)	2024	36.7 C (98.0 F)	38
Coldest night (TNn)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1979	20.9 C (69.5 F)	42
Wettest day (Rx1day)	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	2019	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2020	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	4
Longest dry spell (CDD)	3 days	1977	1 day	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Akuse, 1973 to 2025. The record is 39.8 C (103.6 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Akuse by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1978	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1979	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1980	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1981	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1982	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	30.2 C (86.4 F)
1988	n/a
1989	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1990	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1991	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1992	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1994	36.9 C (98.4 F)
1995	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1997	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2002	n/a
2003	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2004	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2005	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2006	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2008	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2009	37.9 C (100.2 F)
2010	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2012	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2013	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2014	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2015	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2016	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2018	38.6 C (101.5 F)
2019	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2020	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2021	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2022	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2023	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2024	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2025	39.0 C (102.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Akuse, 1973 to 2025. The record is 12.0 C (53.6 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.9 C (69.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Akuse by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1974	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1976	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1977	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1978	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1979	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1980	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1981	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1982	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1986	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1990	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1991	20.7 C (69.3 F)
1992	20.8 C (69.4 F)
1993	20.2 C (68.4 F)
1994	18.5 C (65.3 F)
1995	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1997	22.7 C (72.9 F)
2002	23.3 C (73.9 F)
2003	20.3 C (68.5 F)
2004	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2005	19.8 C (67.6 F)
2006	21.5 C (70.7 F)
2007	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2008	21.8 C (71.2 F)
2009	22.0 C (71.6 F)
2010	21.4 C (70.5 F)
2011	22.0 C (71.6 F)
2012	20.9 C (69.6 F)
2013	19.6 C (67.3 F)
2014	21.3 C (70.3 F)
2015	18.8 C (65.8 F)
2016	20.6 C (69.1 F)
2017	20.2 C (68.4 F)
2018	19.2 C (66.6 F)
2019	20.1 C (68.2 F)
2020	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2021	22.5 C (72.5 F)
2022	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2023	21.2 C (70.2 F)
2024	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2025	21.0 C (69.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Akuse, 1973 to 2025. The record is 319.0 mm (12.6 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.9 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Akuse by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1977	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1979	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1980	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1981	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1982	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1989	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1990	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1991	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1992	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1994	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1995	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1997	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2002	n/a
2003	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2004	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2005	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2006	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2007	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2008	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2009	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2011	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2012	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2013	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2014	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2015	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2016	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2017	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2018	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2019	319.0 mm (12.6 in)
2020	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2021	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2022	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2023	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2024	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2025	23.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Akuse, 1973 to 2025. The record is 36.9 mm (1.5 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.2 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Akuse by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1997	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2019	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2020	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Akuse, 1973 to 2025. The record is 3 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Akuse by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	1 day
1974	1 day
1976	1 day
1977	3 days
1978	2 days
1979	2 days
1980	2 days
1981	3 days
1982	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	1 day
1990	1 day
1991	1 day
1992	1 day
1993	2 days
1994	1 day
1995	1 day
1997	1 day
2002	n/a
2003	1 day
2004	2 days
2005	1 day
2006	1 day
2007	1 day
2008	n/a
2009	2 days
2010	1 day
2011	1 day
2012	1 day
2013	n/a
2014	1 day
2015	1 day
2016	3 days
2017	1 day
2018	2 days
2019	2 days
2020	2 days
2021	1 day
2022	1 day
2023	2 days
2024	2 days
2025	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.

Download the Data

Data for Akuse standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Akuse 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).