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Nkhota Kota Weather Records (MI000067591)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nkhota Kota (MI000067591), Malawi, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Nkhota Kota

  • Nkhota Kota (MI000067591) is a weather station in Malawi at -12.92 latitude and 34.27 longitude, 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1921 to 1990, 70 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Nkhota Kota still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Nkhota Kota set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 6 May 1990.

About the Station

  • Location: Malawi, -12.92 latitude, 34.27 longitude.
  • Elevation: 500 m (1,640 ft).
  • Period of record: 1921 to 1990, 70 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Nkhota Kota, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Nkhota Kota. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Nkhota Kota. 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 Nkhota Kota, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Nkhota Kota by the year they were set 0 records at Nkhota Kota still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Nkhota Kota still stand.
Standing records at Nkhota Kota by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 237.5 mm (9.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Nkhota Kota The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nkhota Kota. The most was 237.5 mm (9.4 in) on 17 March 1928. 0100200300 Jan: 167.9 mm (6.6 in), 19 January 1986 Jan Feb: 197.4 mm (7.8 in), 1 February 1979 Feb Mar: 237.5 mm (9.4 in), 17 March 1928 Mar Apr: 174.5 mm (6.9 in), 10 April 1927 Apr May: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 4 May 1943 May Jun: 37.1 mm (1.5 in), 3 June 1934 Jun Jul: 52.6 mm (2.1 in), 13 July 1970 Jul Aug: 25.9 mm (1.0 in), 13 August 1924 Aug Sep: 18.3 mm (0.7 in), 14 September 1954 Sep Oct: 58.9 mm (2.3 in), 31 October 1967 Oct Nov: 117.8 mm (4.6 in), 30 November 1989 Nov Dec: 213.4 mm (8.4 in), 7 December 1980 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nkhota Kota. The most was 237.5 mm (9.4 in) on 17 March 1928.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Nkhota Kota
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan167.9 mm (6.6 in)19 January 1986
Feb197.4 mm (7.8 in)1 February 1979
Mar237.5 mm (9.4 in)17 March 1928
Apr174.5 mm (6.9 in)10 April 1927
May127.0 mm (5.0 in)4 May 1943
Jun37.1 mm (1.5 in)3 June 1934
Jul52.6 mm (2.1 in)13 July 1970
Aug25.9 mm (1.0 in)13 August 1924
Sep18.3 mm (0.7 in)14 September 1954
Oct58.9 mm (2.3 in)31 October 1967
Nov117.8 mm (4.6 in)30 November 1989
Dec213.4 mm (8.4 in)7 December 1980

Latest Records

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Latest records at Nkhota Kota
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 May 1990Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)40 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1990Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain64.1 mm (2.5 in)19.9 mm (0.8 in)48 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1989Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain73.3 mm (2.9 in)27.6 mm (1.1 in)28 years26 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1989Nkhota Kota, MWmonthly rain117.8 mm (4.6 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)33 years30 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1989Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain1.8 mm (0.07 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)68 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1989Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)32.8 mm (1.3 in)48 years60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain80.7 mm (3.2 in)53.3 mm (2.1 in)38 years42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1989Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain127.3 mm (5.0 in)46.8 mm (1.8 in)40 years40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1989Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain159.8 mm (6.3 in)87.2 mm (3.4 in)56 years52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1988Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)67 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1988Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1988Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1988Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain71.9 mm (2.8 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)46 years34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1987Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain0.2 mm (0.01 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)65 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1987Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain1.2 mm (0.05 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)61 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1987Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain50.7 mm (2.0 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)45 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1986Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1986Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)47 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1986Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1986Nkhota Kota, MWdaily rain185.8 mm (7.3 in)72.8 mm (2.9 in)51 years46 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1921 to 1990
Yearly extremes at Nkhota Kota: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)237.5 mm (9.4 in)1928123.8 mm (4.9 in)70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)682.3 mm (26.9 in)1980208.3 mm (8.2 in)70
Longest dry spell (CDD)171 days194197 days70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nkhota Kota by year The wettest day of the year at Nkhota Kota, 1921 to 1990. The record is 237.5 mm (9.4 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.8 mm (4.9 in). 50100150200250194019601980Record: 237.5 mm (9.4 in) in 1928
The wettest day of the year at Nkhota Kota, 1921 to 1990. The record is 237.5 mm (9.4 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.8 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nkhota Kota by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1921167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1922122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1923110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1924106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1925130.6 mm (5.1 in)
192671.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1928237.5 mm (9.4 in)
192982.8 mm (3.3 in)
193069.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1932106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1933130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1934175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1935113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1936109.2 mm (4.3 in)
193755.1 mm (2.2 in)
193897.8 mm (3.9 in)
1939216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1940184.7 mm (7.3 in)
194180.3 mm (3.2 in)
194275.4 mm (3.0 in)
1943127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1944209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1945100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1946134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1947146.1 mm (5.8 in)
194893.0 mm (3.7 in)
1949137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1950170.7 mm (6.7 in)
195178.0 mm (3.1 in)
195288.4 mm (3.5 in)
1953198.1 mm (7.8 in)
195475.4 mm (3.0 in)
1955188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1956190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1957125.5 mm (4.9 in)
195867.6 mm (2.7 in)
1959147.1 mm (5.8 in)
196071.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1962101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1963171.2 mm (6.7 in)
196484.1 mm (3.3 in)
1965120.7 mm (4.8 in)
196674.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967120.7 mm (4.8 in)
196851.1 mm (2.0 in)
1969128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1970138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1971117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1972125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1973128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1974103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1975119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1976141.7 mm (5.6 in)
197783.3 mm (3.3 in)
1978228.3 mm (9.0 in)
1979197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1980213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1981140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1982149.9 mm (5.9 in)
198376.5 mm (3.0 in)
198458.6 mm (2.3 in)
1985129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1986185.8 mm (7.3 in)
198766.0 mm (2.6 in)
198871.9 mm (2.8 in)
1989159.8 mm (6.3 in)
199084.3 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nkhota Kota by year The wettest five days of the year at Nkhota Kota, 1921 to 1990. The record is 682.3 mm (26.9 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 208.3 mm (8.2 in). 0200400600800194019601980Record: 682.3 mm (26.9 in) in 1980
The wettest five days of the year at Nkhota Kota, 1921 to 1990. The record is 682.3 mm (26.9 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 208.3 mm (8.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nkhota Kota by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1921254.8 mm (10.0 in)
1922183.2 mm (7.2 in)
1923194.2 mm (7.6 in)
1924178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1925306.1 mm (12.1 in)
1926168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1927266.2 mm (10.5 in)
1928290.9 mm (11.5 in)
1929200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1930154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1931219.8 mm (8.7 in)
1932209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1933193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1934335.8 mm (13.2 in)
1935188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1936252.1 mm (9.9 in)
1937151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1938166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1939251.2 mm (9.9 in)
1940279.7 mm (11.0 in)
1941151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1942176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1943179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1944311.4 mm (12.3 in)
1945221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1946141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1947262.5 mm (10.3 in)
1948162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1949279.9 mm (11.0 in)
1950304.3 mm (12.0 in)
1951254.5 mm (10.0 in)
1952180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1953244.8 mm (9.6 in)
1954113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1955237.6 mm (9.4 in)
1956267.0 mm (10.5 in)
1957326.1 mm (12.8 in)
1958110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1959317.1 mm (12.5 in)
1960168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1961257.1 mm (10.1 in)
1962190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1963252.4 mm (9.9 in)
1964170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1965191.9 mm (7.6 in)
1966156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1967175.6 mm (6.9 in)
1968118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1969230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1970160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1971201.9 mm (7.9 in)
1972330.2 mm (13.0 in)
1973229.6 mm (9.0 in)
1974207.2 mm (8.2 in)
1975168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1976252.5 mm (9.9 in)
1977186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1978371.6 mm (14.6 in)
1979356.0 mm (14.0 in)
1980682.3 mm (26.9 in)
1981219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1982222.7 mm (8.8 in)
1983137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1984144.4 mm (5.7 in)
1985238.0 mm (9.4 in)
1986314.0 mm (12.4 in)
1987172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1988135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1989331.4 mm (13.0 in)
1990199.2 mm (7.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nkhota Kota by year The longest dry spell of the year at Nkhota Kota, 1921 to 1990. The record is 171 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 97 days. 050100150200194019601980Record: 171 days in 1941
The longest dry spell of the year at Nkhota Kota, 1921 to 1990. The record is 171 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 97 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nkhota Kota by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1921124 days
192299 days
192376 days
192489 days
192569 days
1926109 days
192764 days
1928117 days
1929111 days
1930109 days
1931140 days
1932122 days
1933154 days
193478 days
193591 days
1936118 days
193789 days
1938162 days
193948 days
1940101 days
1941171 days
194294 days
1943110 days
1944169 days
1945139 days
1946152 days
194777 days
194889 days
1949134 days
195087 days
1951104 days
195281 days
195374 days
195460 days
1955120 days
1956152 days
1957167 days
195848 days
195971 days
1960120 days
196148 days
196292 days
196393 days
196496 days
196593 days
196679 days
196750 days
196855 days
196976 days
197080 days
1971155 days
197281 days
197399 days
1974118 days
1975121 days
1976114 days
1977106 days
197892 days
1979103 days
198076 days
198185 days
198293 days
1983123 days
198482 days
198555 days
1986145 days
198797 days
1988138 days
1989113 days
199026 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

68 years, 1921 to 1989

A day with at least 122.6 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 261.5 mm (10.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Nkhota Kota: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years122.6 mm (4.8 in)
5 years165.3 mm (6.5 in)
10 years191.1 mm (7.5 in)
25 years221.4 mm (8.7 in)
50 years242.2 mm (9.5 in)
100 years261.5 mm (10.3 in)Longer than the 68 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, 68 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: 237.5 mm (9.4 in) in 1928; 228.3 mm (9.0 in) in 1978; 216.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1939.

Download the Data

  • Data for Nkhota Kota standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Nkhota Kota 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).