Mzimba Weather Records (MI000067485)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mzimba (MI000067485), Malawi, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Mzimba

Mzimba (MI000067485) is a weather station in Malawi at -11.88 latitude and 33.62 longitude, 1,351 m (4,432 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 1990, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Mzimba still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mzimba set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 3 May 1990.

About the Station

Location: Malawi, -11.88 latitude, 33.62 longitude.
Elevation: 1,351 m (4,432 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 1990, 70 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Mzimba. 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 Mzimba, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Mzimba still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 195.6 mm (7.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mzimba. The most was 195.6 mm (7.7 in) on 20 January 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mzimba
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	20 January 1939
Feb	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	16 February 1976
Mar	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	14 March 1988
Apr	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 April 1951
May	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 May 1974
Jun	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 June 1934
Jul	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 July 1937
Aug	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 August 1922
Sep	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 September 1953
Oct	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 October 1978
Nov	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 November 1972
Dec	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	20 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Mzimba
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1990	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1990	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1989	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1989	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1989	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1989	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1989	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1989	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	15 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1989	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1988	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1988	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1988	Mzimba, MW	daily rain (Tie)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	tie	43 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1988	Mzimba, MW	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1986	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1986	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1986	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1986	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1986	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	1 year	6 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1986	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1985	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1921 to 1990

Yearly extremes at Mzimba: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	1939	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	373.5 mm (14.7 in)	1939	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	221 days	1957	160 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mzimba, 1921 to 1990. The record is 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.7 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mzimba by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1922	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1923	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1930	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1933	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1935	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1936	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1937	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1940	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1943	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1945	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1946	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1950	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1952	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1956	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1962	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1966	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1967	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1972	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1974	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1976	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1977	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1979	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1981	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1982	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1983	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1984	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1985	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1986	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1987	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1989	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1990	66.8 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mzimba, 1921 to 1990. The record is 373.5 mm (14.7 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.8 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mzimba by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1922	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1923	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1924	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1930	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1933	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1934	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1935	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1936	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1937	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1938	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1939	373.5 mm (14.7 in)
1940	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1941	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1942	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1943	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1944	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1945	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1946	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1947	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1948	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1949	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1950	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1951	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1952	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1953	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1954	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1955	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1956	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1957	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1959	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1960	148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1961	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1962	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1963	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1964	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1965	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1966	145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1967	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1968	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1969	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1971	152.3 mm (6.0 in)
1972	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1974	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1975	168.3 mm (6.6 in)
1976	210.5 mm (8.3 in)
1977	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1978	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1979	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1980	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1981	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1982	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1983	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1984	165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1985	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1986	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1987	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1988	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1989	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1990	152.9 mm (6.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mzimba, 1921 to 1990. The record is 221 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 160 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mzimba by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921	195 days
1922	108 days
1923	208 days
1924	169 days
1927	184 days
1928	184 days
1929	184 days
1930	153 days
1931	123 days
1932	147 days
1933	157 days
1934	119 days
1935	201 days
1936	217 days
1937	99 days
1938	217 days
1939	130 days
1940	99 days
1941	196 days
1942	105 days
1943	191 days
1944	208 days
1945	194 days
1946	94 days
1947	61 days
1948	129 days
1949	179 days
1950	170 days
1951	174 days
1952	197 days
1953	147 days
1954	212 days
1955	129 days
1956	112 days
1957	221 days
1958	195 days
1959	81 days
1960	129 days
1961	115 days
1962	150 days
1963	191 days
1964	103 days
1965	123 days
1966	146 days
1967	173 days
1968	77 days
1969	120 days
1970	98 days
1971	110 days
1972	189 days
1973	193 days
1974	101 days
1975	142 days
1976	164 days
1977	187 days
1978	186 days
1979	174 days
1980	183 days
1981	166 days
1982	162 days
1983	142 days
1984	100 days
1985	204 days
1986	126 days
1987	198 days
1988	134 days
1989	200 days
1990	58 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

60 years, 1921 to 1989

A day with at least 59.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.6 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mzimba: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1921 to 1989.

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: 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 1939; 117.3 mm (4.6 in) in 1942; 94.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1976.

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Data for Mzimba 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 2026-10-14 (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).

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