Tessalit Weather Records (ML000061202)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tessalit (ML000061202), Mali, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for Tessalit

Tessalit (ML000061202) is a weather station in Mali at 20.20 latitude and 0.98 longitude, 491 m (1,611 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2012, 56 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tessalit still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mali, 20.20 latitude, 0.98 longitude.
Elevation: 491 m (1,611 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2012, 56 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 Tessalit. 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 Tessalit, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.5 C (97.7 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.3 C (104.5 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.2 C (108.0 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	44.3 C (111.7 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	46.0 C (114.8 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	47.7 C (117.9 F)	21.4 C (70.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	52.8 C (127.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.5 C (113.9 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	44.9 C (112.8 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	44.5 C (112.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.2 C (102.6 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tessalit still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 122.

Standing records at Tessalit by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	81
1958	122
1961	1
1962	1
1964	72
1965	28
1966	24
1967	18
1973	50
1974	22
1975	54
1976	58
1977	8
1978	38
1979	64
1980	19
1981	23
1982	19
1983	21
1984	10
1985	3
1989	29
1990	45
1991	39
1992	53
1993	8
1994	25
1995	8
1996	15
1997	10
1998	9
1999	19
2000	5
2001	19
2002	66
2003	84
2004	49
2005	70
2006	20
2007	29
2008	6
2009	14
2010	48
2011	58

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 120.9 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tessalit. The most was 120.9 mm (4.8 in) on 30 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tessalit
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 January 1984
Feb	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	9 February 1984
Mar	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	14 March 1991
Apr	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	15 April 1994
May	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	16 May 1990
Jun	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	7 June 2001
Jul	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 July 1994
Aug	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	10 August 1982
Sep	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 September 2005
Oct	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1 October 2006
Nov	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	17 November 1983
Dec	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	31 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2012

45 years of record at Tessalit, 1957 to 2012. 44 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974 and others.

Days with data per year at Tessalit
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	180	49%	No
1958	360	99%	Yes
1961	4	1%	No
1964	220	60%	No
1965	119	33%	No
1966	164	45%	No
1967	83	23%	No
1973	142	39%	No
1974	92	25%	No
1975	168	46%	No
1976	124	34%	No
1977	50	14%	No
1978	124	34%	No
1979	140	38%	No
1980	93	25%	No
1981	68	19%	No
1982	67	18%	No
1983	48	13%	No
1984	44	12%	No
1985	1	0%	No
1987	3	1%	No
1989	117	32%	No
1990	147	40%	No
1991	133	36%	No
1992	139	38%	No
1993	26	7%	No
1994	26	7%	No
1995	11	3%	No
1996	59	16%	No
1997	50	14%	No
1998	29	8%	No
1999	61	17%	No
2000	21	6%	No
2001	109	30%	No
2002	239	65%	No
2003	254	70%	No
2004	98	27%	No
2005	219	60%	No
2006	105	29%	No
2007	94	26%	No
2008	9	2%	No
2009	37	10%	No
2010	142	39%	No
2011	213	58%	No
2012	16	4%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Tessalit: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	52.8 C (127.0 F)	1982	44.8 C (112.6 F)	45
Coldest night (TNn)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1958	8.6 C (47.5 F)	46
Wettest day (Rx1day)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	1983	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	1964	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15
Longest dry spell (CDD)	44 days	1980	3 days	38

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tessalit, 1957 to 2012. The record is 52.8 C (127.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.8 C (112.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tessalit by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1958	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1961	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1962	n/a
1964	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1965	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1966	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1967	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1973	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1974	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1975	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1976	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1977	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1978	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1979	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1980	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1981	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1982	52.8 C (127.0 F)
1983	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1984	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1985	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1987	29.3 C (84.7 F)
1989	45.4 C (113.7 F)
1990	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1991	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1992	47.7 C (117.9 F)
1993	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1994	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1995	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1996	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1997	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1998	48.1 C (118.6 F)
1999	44.6 C (112.3 F)
2000	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001	45.2 C (113.4 F)
2002	46.2 C (115.2 F)
2003	45.5 C (113.9 F)
2004	45.5 C (113.9 F)
2005	45.5 C (113.9 F)
2006	45.5 C (113.9 F)
2007	46.8 C (116.2 F)
2008	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2009	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2010	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2011	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2012	28.8 C (83.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tessalit, 1957 to 2012. The record is 2.8 C (37.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 8.6 C (47.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tessalit by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1958	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1961	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1962	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1964	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1965	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1966	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1967	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1973	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1974	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1975	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1976	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1977	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1978	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1979	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1980	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1981	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1982	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1983	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1984	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1985	22.4 C (72.3 F)
1987	8.7 C (47.7 F)
1989	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1990	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1991	8.6 C (47.5 F)
1992	6.4 C (43.5 F)
1993	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1994	7.7 C (45.9 F)
1995	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1996	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1997	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1998	12.1 C (53.8 F)
1999	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2000	11.2 C (52.2 F)
2001	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2002	8.6 C (47.5 F)
2003	6.1 C (43.0 F)
2004	4.7 C (40.5 F)
2005	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2006	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2007	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2008	14.5 C (58.1 F)
2009	12.4 C (54.3 F)
2010	11.4 C (52.5 F)
2011	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2012	8.8 C (47.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tessalit, 1957 to 2012. The record is 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.6 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tessalit by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1961	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1962	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1964	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1966	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1973	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1974	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1977	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1978	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1979	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1980	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1981	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1982	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1983	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1984	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1985	n/a
1987	n/a
1989	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1991	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1992	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1993	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1994	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1995	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1996	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1997	n/a
1998	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1999	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2000	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2001	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2002	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2003	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2004	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2005	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2006	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2007	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2011	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2012	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tessalit, 1957 to 2012. The record is 19.1 mm (0.8 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.0 mm (0.08 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tessalit by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1964	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1966	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1973	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	n/a
1976	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1977	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1978	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1979	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1980	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1981	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1987	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
2011	n/a
2012	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tessalit, 1957 to 2012. The record is 44 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 3 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tessalit by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1961	1 day
1962	1 day
1964	18 days
1965	10 days
1966	5 days
1967	6 days
1973	10 days
1974	16 days
1975	3 days
1976	6 days
1977	6 days
1978	13 days
1979	20 days
1980	44 days
1981	16 days
1982	4 days
1983	2 days
1984	1 day
1985	n/a
1987	n/a
1989	2 days
1990	2 days
1991	2 days
1992	3 days
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	1 day
1996	1 day
1997	n/a
1998	1 day
1999	3 days
2000	2 days
2001	2 days
2002	3 days
2003	6 days
2004	3 days
2005	1 day
2006	2 days
2007	1 day
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	2 days
2011	3 days
2012	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 Tessalit standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tessalit 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).