Menaka Weather Records (ML000061250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Menaka (ML000061250), Mali, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for Menaka

Menaka (ML000061250) is a weather station in Mali at 15.87 latitude and 2.22 longitude, 278 m (912 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2012, 56 years of record.
1,464 records set at Menaka still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mali, 15.87 latitude, 2.22 longitude.
Elevation: 278 m (912 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 Menaka. 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 Menaka, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.0 C (104.0 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	43.2 C (109.8 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	43.9 C (111.0 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	46.1 C (115.0 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	49.0 C (120.2 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	49.6 C (121.3 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	50.4 C (122.7 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.7 C (110.7 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	44.1 C (111.4 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	43.4 C (110.1 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.3 C (106.3 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Menaka still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 199.

Standing records at Menaka by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	65
1958	199
1961	5
1964	79
1965	27
1966	47
1967	11
1973	37
1974	38
1975	64
1976	34
1977	20
1978	21
1979	9
1980	51
1981	12
1982	18
1983	6
1984	2
1986	2
1987	3
1988	1
1989	6
1992	13
1993	49
1994	35
1995	26
1996	44
1997	23
1998	2
1999	1
2000	2
2001	2
2008	54
2009	153
2010	184
2011	114
2012	5

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 132.1 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Menaka. The most was 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 22 May 2009.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Menaka
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 January 1994
Feb	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 February 1994
Mar	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 March 2002
Apr	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	5 April 1994
May	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	22 May 2009
Jun	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 June 1978
Jul	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	17 July 2009
Aug	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	14 August 1981
Sep	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	2 September 1982
Oct	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	3 October 1983
Nov	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	7 November 1964
Dec	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 December 1993

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2012

40 years of record at Menaka, 1957 to 2012. 39 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973 and others.

Days with data per year at Menaka
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	180	49%	No
1958	361	99%	Yes
1961	5	1%	No
1962	1	0%	No
1964	193	53%	No
1965	86	24%	No
1966	186	51%	No
1967	60	16%	No
1973	106	29%	No
1974	71	19%	No
1975	179	49%	No
1976	88	24%	No
1977	51	14%	No
1978	66	18%	No
1979	39	11%	No
1980	147	40%	No
1981	40	11%	No
1982	30	8%	No
1983	12	3%	No
1984	11	3%	No
1986	2	1%	No
1987	6	2%	No
1988	1	0%	No
1989	13	4%	No
1992	5	1%	No
1993	68	19%	No
1994	61	17%	No
1995	31	8%	No
1996	118	32%	No
1997	75	21%	No
1998	7	2%	No
1999	15	4%	No
2000	6	2%	No
2001	3	1%	No
2002	1	0%	No
2008	174	48%	No
2009	318	87%	No
2010	313	86%	No
2011	305	84%	No
2012	19	5%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Menaka: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	50.4 C (122.7 F)	2009	43.8 C (110.9 F)	40
Coldest night (TNn)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1965	12.5 C (54.5 F)	41
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	2009	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	1980	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15
Longest dry spell (CDD)	13 days	1964	2 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Menaka, 1957 to 2012. The record is 50.4 C (122.7 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.8 C (110.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Menaka by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1958	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1961	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1965	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1966	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1967	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1973	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1974	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1975	49.0 C (120.2 F)
1976	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1977	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1978	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1979	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1980	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1981	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1982	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1983	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1984	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1986	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1987	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1988	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1989	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1993	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1994	44.1 C (111.4 F)
1995	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1996	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1997	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1998	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1999	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2000	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2001	32.5 C (90.5 F)
2002	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2008	49.6 C (121.3 F)
2009	50.4 C (122.7 F)
2010	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2011	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2012	34.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Menaka, 1957 to 2012. The record is 7.8 C (46.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.5 C (54.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Menaka by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1958	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1961	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1962	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1964	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1965	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1966	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1967	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1973	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1974	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1975	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1976	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1977	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1978	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1979	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1980	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1981	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1982	12.5 C (54.5 F)
1983	19.1 C (66.4 F)
1984	19.7 C (67.5 F)
1986	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1987	21.8 C (71.2 F)
1988	23.6 C (74.5 F)
1989	16.8 C (62.2 F)
1990	21.5 C (70.7 F)
1991	14.7 C (58.5 F)
1992	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1993	11.3 C (52.3 F)
1994	11.8 C (53.2 F)
1995	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1996	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1997	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1998	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1999	13.6 C (56.5 F)
2000	12.0 C (53.6 F)
2001	13.8 C (56.8 F)
2002	n/a
2008	13.0 C (55.4 F)
2009	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2010	13.0 C (55.4 F)
2011	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2012	10.7 C (51.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Menaka, 1957 to 2012. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Menaka 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	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1965	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1966	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1967	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1973	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1974	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1977	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1978	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1982	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1983	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1984	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1988	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1993	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1994	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2008	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2009	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2010	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2011	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2012	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Menaka, 1957 to 2012. The record is 27.1 mm (1.1 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.9 mm (0.31 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Menaka by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1964	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1965	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1967	n/a
1973	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	n/a
1977	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1978	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1981	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
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
2008	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2009	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
2010	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
2011	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2012	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Menaka, 1957 to 2012. The record is 13 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Menaka by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1961	1 day
1962	1 day
1964	13 days
1965	5 days
1966	5 days
1967	4 days
1973	5 days
1974	8 days
1975	5 days
1976	3 days
1977	4 days
1978	6 days
1979	6 days
1980	11 days
1981	7 days
1982	1 day
1983	2 days
1984	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	1 day
1988	1 day
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	2 days
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	2 days
1996	1 day
1997	1 day
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2008	1 day
2009	2 days
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 Menaka standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Menaka 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).