Mandera Weather Records (KE000063624)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mandera (KE000063624), Kenya, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Mandera

Mandera (KE000063624) is a weather station in Kenya at 3.93 latitude and 41.87 longitude, 231 m (758 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2025, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Mandera still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mandera set a monthly record daily precipitation of 10.9 mm (0.4 in) on 29 August 2024.

About the Station

Location: Kenya, 3.93 latitude, 41.87 longitude.
Elevation: 231 m (758 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2025, 69 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

12 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mandera. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 12 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Mandera, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.6 C (103.3 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	19.8 C (67.6 F)
Feb	39.6 C (103.3 F)	15.5 C (59.9 F)	n/a	22.0 C (71.6 F)
Mar	40.7 C (105.3 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)	n/a	22.2 C (72.0 F)
Apr	40.5 C (104.9 F)	15.3 C (59.5 F)	n/a	22.5 C (72.5 F)
May	38.8 C (101.8 F)	16.3 C (61.3 F)	n/a	20.1 C (68.2 F)
Jun	38.1 C (100.6 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	n/a	21.4 C (70.5 F)
Jul	38.6 C (101.5 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	22.7 C (72.9 F)
Aug	43.2 C (109.8 F)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	n/a	22.6 C (72.7 F)
Sep	38.7 C (101.7 F)	20.4 C (68.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.6 C (101.5 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.4 C (101.1 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Mandera still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 84.

Standing records at Mandera by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1975	9
1976	38
1977	75
1978	57
1979	18
1980	7
1981	41
1982	30
1983	60
1984	46
1985	67
1986	64
1987	82
1988	51
1989	55
1990	62
1991	60
1992	32
1993	35
1994	47
1995	16
1996	16
1997	25
1998	6
2000	3
2001	46
2002	59
2003	42
2004	6
2005	9
2009	70
2010	30
2011	13
2019	13
2020	15
2023	39
2024	84
2025	36

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Mandera between 28 October 1997 and 28 October 1997. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 131.7 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mandera. The most was 131.7 mm (5.2 in) on 28 October 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mandera
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 January 1998
Feb	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	26 February 1968
Mar	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	22 March 1995
Apr	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	3 April 1964
May	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	9 May 1993
Jun	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	28 June 1968
Jul	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 July 1969
Aug	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	29 August 2024
Sep	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 September 1982
Oct	131.7 mm (5.2 in)	28 October 1997
Nov	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	8 November 1994
Dec	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 December 1957

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 2011

35 years of record at Mandera, 1960 to 2011. 35 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and others.

Days with data per year at Mandera
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	1	0%	No
1975	55	15%	No
1976	150	41%	No
1977	185	51%	No
1978	118	32%	No
1979	74	20%	No
1980	29	8%	No
1981	105	29%	No
1982	184	50%	No
1983	246	67%	No
1984	206	56%	No
1985	252	69%	No
1986	249	68%	No
1987	274	75%	No
1988	287	78%	No
1989	309	85%	No
1990	274	75%	No
1991	269	74%	No
1992	195	53%	No
1993	232	64%	No
1994	264	72%	No
1995	106	29%	No
1996	44	12%	No
1997	85	23%	No
1998	12	3%	No
1999	8	2%	No
2000	5	1%	No
2001	156	43%	No
2002	174	48%	No
2003	145	40%	No
2004	33	9%	No
2005	27	7%	No
2009	207	57%	No
2010	135	37%	No
2011	46	13%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Mandera
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2024	Mandera, KE	monthly rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2024	Mandera, KE	monthly rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2024	Mandera, KE	daily rain (Tie)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	tie	65 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2024	Mandera, KE	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2024	Mandera, KE	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 2023	Mandera, KE	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2023	Mandera, KE	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2023	Mandera, KE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	56 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2023	Mandera, KE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2023	Mandera, KE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2023	Mandera, KE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 2020	Mandera, KE	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2019	Mandera, KE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2019	Mandera, KE	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2019	Mandera, KE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2019	Mandera, KE	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2005	Mandera, KE	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2005	Mandera, KE	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2003	Mandera, KE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2003	Mandera, KE	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Mandera: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.2 C (109.8 F)	1987	39.0 C (102.2 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1985	19.1 C (66.4 F)	43
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.7 mm (5.2 in)	1997	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	347.6 mm (13.7 in)	1997	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	48
Longest dry spell (CDD)	166 days	1976	99 days	57

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Mandera, 1957 to 2025. The record is 43.2 C (109.8 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 C (102.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Mandera by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1976	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1977	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1978	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1979	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1981	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1982	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1985	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1986	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1987	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1988	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1989	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1990	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1991	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1992	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1993	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1994	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1995	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1996	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1997	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1998	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1999	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2000	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2002	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2003	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2004	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2005	39.9 C (103.8 F)
2009	39.9 C (103.8 F)
2010	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2011	36.9 C (98.4 F)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Mandera, 1957 to 2025. The record is 14.0 C (57.2 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.1 C (66.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Mandera by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1974	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1975	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1976	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1977	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1978	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1979	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1980	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1981	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1982	19.1 C (66.4 F)
1983	19.3 C (66.7 F)
1984	17.9 C (64.2 F)
1985	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1986	17.4 C (63.3 F)
1987	17.4 C (63.3 F)
1988	18.5 C (65.3 F)
1989	19.2 C (66.6 F)
1990	16.3 C (61.3 F)
1991	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1992	19.8 C (67.6 F)
1993	19.5 C (67.1 F)
1994	18.7 C (65.7 F)
1995	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1996	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1997	15.3 C (59.5 F)
1998	20.5 C (68.9 F)
1999	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2000	18.5 C (65.3 F)
2001	20.1 C (68.2 F)
2002	15.5 C (59.9 F)
2003	18.0 C (64.4 F)
2004	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2005	19.9 C (67.8 F)
2009	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2010	18.1 C (64.6 F)
2011	19.7 C (67.5 F)
2018	19.5 C (67.1 F)
2019	19.0 C (66.2 F)
2020	18.4 C (65.1 F)
2023	20.3 C (68.5 F)
2024	19.5 C (67.1 F)
2025	19.8 C (67.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mandera, 1957 to 2025. The record is 131.7 mm (5.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mandera by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1959	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1964	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1965	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1966	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1968	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1969	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1970	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1974	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1975	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1976	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1980	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1983	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1984	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1985	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1986	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1987	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1988	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1989	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1990	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1991	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1992	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1993	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1994	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1995	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1996	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1997	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1998	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2000	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2001	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2002	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2003	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2004	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2005	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2009	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2010	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2011	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2018	n/a
2019	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2020	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2023	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2024	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2025	38.1 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mandera, 1957 to 2025. The record is 347.6 mm (13.7 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.2 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mandera by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1958	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1959	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1960	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1961	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1962	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1963	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1964	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1965	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1967	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1968	160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1969	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1970	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1971	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1972	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1973	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1975	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1977	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1978	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1981	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1982	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1983	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1984	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1987	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1988	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1989	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1990	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1991	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1992	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1993	269.9 mm (10.6 in)
1994	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1995	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1996	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1997	347.6 mm (13.7 in)
1998	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
2002	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2009	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2023	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2024	n/a
2025	37.1 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mandera, 1957 to 2025. The record is 166 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 99 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mandera by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	106 days
1958	124 days
1959	161 days
1960	125 days
1961	88 days
1962	158 days
1963	80 days
1964	162 days
1965	81 days
1966	148 days
1967	118 days
1968	68 days
1969	80 days
1970	108 days
1971	152 days
1972	128 days
1973	151 days
1974	160 days
1975	146 days
1976	166 days
1977	84 days
1978	87 days
1979	163 days
1980	99 days
1981	117 days
1982	125 days
1983	121 days
1984	130 days
1985	155 days
1986	92 days
1987	145 days
1988	141 days
1989	78 days
1990	60 days
1991	89 days
1992	109 days
1993	158 days
1994	101 days
1995	64 days
1996	141 days
1997	125 days
1998	54 days
1999	2 days
2000	2 days
2001	5 days
2002	4 days
2003	3 days
2004	3 days
2005	2 days
2009	3 days
2010	1 day
2011	1 day
2018	n/a
2019	1 day
2020	3 days
2023	3 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

41 years, 1957 to 1997

A day with at least 50.1 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.9 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mandera: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 41 years of values from 1957 to 1997.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 131.7 mm (5.2 in) in 1997; 129.4 mm (5.1 in) in 1968; 124.6 mm (4.9 in) in 1993.

Download the Data

Data for Mandera standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Mandera 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 2026-10-12 (12 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).