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Salima Weather Records (MI000067597)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salima (MI000067597), Malawi, with 38 years of record.

Key Facts for Salima

  • Salima (MI000067597) is a weather station in Malawi at -13.75 latitude and 34.58 longitude, 513 m (1,683 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1953 to 1990, 38 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Salima still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Salima set a daily record precipitation of 144.0 mm (5.7 in) on 19 January 1990.

About the Station

  • Location: Malawi, -13.75 latitude, 34.58 longitude.
  • Elevation: 513 m (1,683 ft).
  • Period of record: 1953 to 1990, 38 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Salima, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salima. 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 Salima. 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 Salima, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 249.7 mm (9.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salima The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salima. The most was 249.7 mm (9.8 in) on 5 December 1970. 0100200300 Jan: 184.2 mm (7.3 in), 27 January 1976 Jan Feb: 130.8 mm (5.1 in), 5 February 1960 Feb Mar: 166.1 mm (6.5 in), 4 March 1959 Mar Apr: 126.0 mm (5.0 in), 13 April 1969 Apr May: 90.2 mm (3.6 in), 13 May 1971 May Jun: 29.0 mm (1.1 in), 3 June 1968 Jun Jul: 4.3 mm (0.17 in), 2 July 1974 Jul Aug: 8.6 mm (0.34 in), 29 August 1962 Aug Sep: 5.6 mm (0.22 in), 11 September 1977 Sep Oct: 89.2 mm (3.5 in), 12 October 1988 Oct Nov: 61.2 mm (2.4 in), 17 November 1979 Nov Dec: 249.7 mm (9.8 in), 5 December 1970 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salima. The most was 249.7 mm (9.8 in) on 5 December 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salima
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan184.2 mm (7.3 in)27 January 1976
Feb130.8 mm (5.1 in)5 February 1960
Mar166.1 mm (6.5 in)4 March 1959
Apr126.0 mm (5.0 in)13 April 1969
May90.2 mm (3.6 in)13 May 1971
Jun29.0 mm (1.1 in)3 June 1968
Jul4.3 mm (0.17 in)2 July 1974
Aug8.6 mm (0.34 in)29 August 1962
Sep5.6 mm (0.22 in)11 September 1977
Oct89.2 mm (3.5 in)12 October 1988
Nov61.2 mm (2.4 in)17 November 1979
Dec249.7 mm (9.8 in)5 December 1970

Latest Records

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Latest records at Salima
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 January 1990Salima, MWdaily rain144.0 mm (5.7 in)105.4 mm (4.1 in)34 years53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989Salima, MWdaily rain71.4 mm (2.8 in)30.3 mm (1.2 in)36 years26 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1989Salima, MWdaily rain76.3 mm (3.0 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1989Salima, MWdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)11 years6 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1989Salima, MWdaily rain0.1 mm (0.00 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)36 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1989Salima, MWdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)36 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1989Salima, MWdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1989Salima, MWdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1989Salima, MWdaily rain108.8 mm (4.3 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)11 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1989Salima, MWdaily rain123.2 mm (4.9 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1989Salima, MWdaily rain103.0 mm (4.1 in)54.2 mm (2.1 in)34 years36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988Salima, MWdaily rain92.9 mm (3.7 in)43.4 mm (1.7 in)32 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1988Salima, MWdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1988Salima, MWdaily rain2.4 mm (0.09 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1988Salima, MWmonthly rain89.2 mm (3.5 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)28 years55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988Salima, MWdaily rain1.2 mm (0.05 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1988Salima, MWdaily rain54.3 mm (2.1 in)51.5 mm (2.0 in)21 years34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1988Salima, MWdaily rain59.7 mm (2.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1988Salima, MWdaily rain92.1 mm (3.6 in)38.2 mm (1.5 in)3 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1988Salima, MWdaily rain46.1 mm (1.8 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)10 years6 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1953 to 1990
Yearly extremes at Salima: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)249.7 mm (9.8 in)1970106.3 mm (4.2 in)38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)360.7 mm (14.2 in)1970199.2 mm (7.8 in)38
Longest dry spell (CDD)240 days1964166 days38

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salima by year The wettest day of the year at Salima, 1953 to 1990. The record is 249.7 mm (9.8 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.3 mm (4.2 in). 01002003001960197019801990Record: 249.7 mm (9.8 in) in 1970
The wettest day of the year at Salima, 1953 to 1990. The record is 249.7 mm (9.8 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.3 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salima by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195371.4 mm (2.8 in)
195461.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955121.9 mm (4.8 in)
195665.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1958112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1959166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1960130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1961109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1962125.7 mm (4.9 in)
196374.2 mm (2.9 in)
1964118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1965139.4 mm (5.5 in)
196649.0 mm (1.9 in)
196759.4 mm (2.3 in)
196890.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1970249.7 mm (9.8 in)
1971124.5 mm (4.9 in)
197278.7 mm (3.1 in)
197386.9 mm (3.4 in)
1974139.2 mm (5.5 in)
197574.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976184.2 mm (7.3 in)
197796.5 mm (3.8 in)
1978108.7 mm (4.3 in)
197985.9 mm (3.4 in)
1980107.8 mm (4.2 in)
198168.8 mm (2.7 in)
198250.2 mm (2.0 in)
198392.4 mm (3.6 in)
198485.9 mm (3.4 in)
1985120.1 mm (4.7 in)
198694.7 mm (3.7 in)
1987104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1988135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1989123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1990144.0 mm (5.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salima by year The wettest five days of the year at Salima, 1953 to 1990. The record is 360.7 mm (14.2 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 199.2 mm (7.8 in). 01002003004001960197019801990Record: 360.7 mm (14.2 in) in 1970
The wettest five days of the year at Salima, 1953 to 1990. The record is 360.7 mm (14.2 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 199.2 mm (7.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salima by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1953110.0 mm (4.3 in)
195485.1 mm (3.4 in)
1955247.6 mm (9.7 in)
1956201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1957213.9 mm (8.4 in)
1958236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1959236.4 mm (9.3 in)
1960201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1961281.2 mm (11.1 in)
1962177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1963153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1964297.1 mm (11.7 in)
1965194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1966132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1967100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1968178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1969202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1970360.7 mm (14.2 in)
1971207.6 mm (8.2 in)
1972137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1973160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1974261.2 mm (10.3 in)
1975157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1976268.2 mm (10.6 in)
1977177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1978307.2 mm (12.1 in)
1979218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1980196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1981184.5 mm (7.3 in)
1982118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1983197.3 mm (7.8 in)
1984140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1985133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1986221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1987189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1988350.5 mm (13.8 in)
1989225.5 mm (8.9 in)
1990242.8 mm (9.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salima by year The longest dry spell of the year at Salima, 1953 to 1990. The record is 240 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 166 days. 501001502002501960197019801990Record: 240 days in 1964
The longest dry spell of the year at Salima, 1953 to 1990. The record is 240 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 166 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salima by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1953212 days
1954197 days
1955184 days
1956164 days
1957160 days
1958166 days
1959109 days
1960216 days
1961105 days
1962125 days
196397 days
1964240 days
1965199 days
1966149 days
1967122 days
1968158 days
1969166 days
1970196 days
1971163 days
1972132 days
1973179 days
1974142 days
1975206 days
1976160 days
1977133 days
1978203 days
1979199 days
1980183 days
1981169 days
1982164 days
1983167 days
1984167 days
1985195 days
1986175 days
1987165 days
198892 days
198989 days
199055 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

36 years, 1954 to 1989

A day with at least 101.8 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 222.9 mm (8.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Salima: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years101.8 mm (4.0 in)
5 years136.0 mm (5.4 in)
10 years157.9 mm (6.2 in)
25 years184.7 mm (7.3 in)
50 years204.1 mm (8.0 in)Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years222.9 mm (8.8 in)Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1954 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: 249.7 mm (9.8 in) in 1970; 184.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1976; 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1959.

Download the Data

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