Farafangana Weather Records (MAM00067157)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Farafangana (MAM00067157), Madagascar, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Farafangana

Farafangana (MAM00067157) is a weather station in Madagascar at -22.80 latitude and 47.82 longitude, 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2015, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Farafangana still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Madagascar, -22.80 latitude, 47.82 longitude.
Elevation: 8 m (26 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2015, 43 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 Farafangana. 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 Farafangana, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	34.3 C (93.7 F)	19.2 C (66.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.3 C (95.5 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.0 C (89.6 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.1 C (89.8 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	29.7 C (85.5 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	29.0 C (84.2 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.8 C (85.6 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.0 C (84.2 F)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.0 C (89.6 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.6 C (92.5 F)	16.4 C (61.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Farafangana still stand. 2003 holds the most, with 124.

Standing records at Farafangana by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	2
1974	13
1975	24
1976	22
1977	36
1978	39
1979	57
1980	58
1981	30
1983	2
1984	52
1985	26
1986	27
1987	110
1988	82
1989	47
1990	64
1991	45
1992	51
1993	36
1994	48
1995	57
1996	38
1997	35
1998	33
1999	59
2000	41
2001	3
2002	71
2003	124
2004	63
2005	69

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 380.0 mm (15.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Farafangana. The most was 380.0 mm (15.0 in) on 8 May 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Farafangana
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	313.9 mm (12.4 in)	16 January 1989
Feb	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	20 February 1985
Mar	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	9 March 1979
Apr	260.1 mm (10.2 in)	28 April 1980
May	380.0 mm (15.0 in)	8 May 1981
Jun	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 June 2003
Jul	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	8 July 2000
Aug	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 August 1998
Sep	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	19 September 1987
Oct	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	24 October 1987
Nov	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	17 November 1986
Dec	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	2 December 1986

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2005

32 years of record at Farafangana, 1973 to 2005. 32 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and others.

Days with data per year at Farafangana
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	3	1%	No
1974	12	3%	No
1975	33	9%	No
1976	35	10%	No
1977	48	13%	No
1978	84	23%	No
1979	69	19%	No
1980	96	26%	No
1981	66	18%	No
1983	3	1%	No
1984	226	62%	No
1985	139	38%	No
1986	87	24%	No
1987	216	59%	No
1988	260	71%	No
1989	121	33%	No
1990	182	50%	No
1991	148	41%	No
1992	217	59%	No
1993	143	39%	No
1994	174	48%	No
1995	247	68%	No
1996	187	51%	No
1997	110	30%	No
1998	145	40%	No
1999	293	80%	No
2000	275	75%	No
2001	31	8%	No
2002	149	41%	No
2003	328	90%	No
2004	219	60%	No
2005	214	59%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2015

Yearly extremes at Farafangana: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.3 C (95.5 F)	1993	31.7 C (89.0 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1978	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	380.0 mm (15.0 in)	1981	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	450.8 mm (17.7 in)	1989	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	9 days	1999	4 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Farafangana, 1973 to 2015. The record is 35.3 C (95.5 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Farafangana by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1974	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1975	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1976	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1983	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1984	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1985	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1986	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1987	32.3 C (90.1 F)
1988	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1989	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1991	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1992	30.4 C (86.7 F)
1993	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1994	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1995	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1996	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1997	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1998	31.8 C (89.2 F)
1999	30.8 C (87.4 F)
2000	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2001	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2002	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2003	31.8 C (89.2 F)
2004	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2005	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2015	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Farafangana, 1973 to 2015. The record is 7.0 C (44.6 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.8 C (55.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Farafangana by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1974	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1975	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1976	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1977	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1978	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1979	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1980	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1981	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1983	21.6 C (70.9 F)
1984	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1985	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1986	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1987	12.5 C (54.5 F)
1988	9.6 C (49.3 F)
1989	20.2 C (68.4 F)
1990	8.2 C (46.8 F)
1991	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1992	10.3 C (50.5 F)
1993	12.7 C (54.9 F)
1994	12.6 C (54.7 F)
1995	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1996	12.4 C (54.3 F)
1997	12.9 C (55.2 F)
1998	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1999	12.3 C (54.1 F)
2000	13.8 C (56.8 F)
2001	18.0 C (64.4 F)
2002	11.0 C (51.8 F)
2003	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2004	13.0 C (55.4 F)
2005	13.6 C (56.5 F)
2015	21.7 C (71.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Farafangana, 1973 to 2015. The record is 380.0 mm (15.0 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.9 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Farafangana by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1975	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1976	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1979	210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1980	260.1 mm (10.2 in)
1981	380.0 mm (15.0 in)
1983	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1985	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1986	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1987	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1988	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1989	313.9 mm (12.4 in)
1990	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1991	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1992	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1993	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1994	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1995	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1996	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1997	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1998	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1999	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2000	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2001	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2002	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2003	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2004	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2005	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2015	12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Farafangana, 1973 to 2015. The record is 450.8 mm (17.7 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 190.5 mm (7.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Farafangana by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1977	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1978	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1979	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1980	282.2 mm (11.1 in)
1981	387.1 mm (15.2 in)
1983	n/a
1984	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1985	251.0 mm (9.9 in)
1986	291.7 mm (11.5 in)
1987	189.9 mm (7.5 in)
1988	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1989	450.8 mm (17.7 in)
1990	253.0 mm (10.0 in)
1991	276.3 mm (10.9 in)
1992	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1993	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1994	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1995	279.1 mm (11.0 in)
1996	165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1997	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1998	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1999	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2000	272.0 mm (10.7 in)
2001	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2002	195.5 mm (7.7 in)
2003	221.3 mm (8.7 in)
2004	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
2005	196.9 mm (7.8 in)
2015	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Farafangana, 1973 to 2015. The record is 9 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 4 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Farafangana by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	1 day
1974	2 days
1975	2 days
1976	5 days
1977	6 days
1978	8 days
1979	7 days
1980	5 days
1981	7 days
1983	n/a
1984	5 days
1985	3 days
1986	3 days
1987	3 days
1988	3 days
1989	4 days
1990	3 days
1991	2 days
1992	5 days
1993	4 days
1994	2 days
1995	3 days
1996	3 days
1997	3 days
1998	2 days
1999	9 days
2000	5 days
2001	7 days
2002	9 days
2003	4 days
2004	4 days
2005	3 days
2015	n/a

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 Farafangana standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Farafangana 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).