Kidal Weather Records (MLM00061214)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kidal (MLM00061214), Mali, with 51 years of record.

Key Facts for Kidal

Kidal (MLM00061214) is a weather station in Mali at 18.43 latitude and 1.35 longitude, 459 m (1,506 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 2011, 51 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kidal still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mali, 18.43 latitude, 1.35 longitude.
Elevation: 459 m (1,506 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 2011, 51 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 Kidal. 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 Kidal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.0 C (98.6 F)	5.7 C (42.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	37.8 C (100.0 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.0 C (107.6 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.0 C (113.0 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	45.0 C (113.0 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	46.5 C (115.7 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.0 C (113.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	44.0 C (111.2 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.5 C (108.5 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	42.0 C (107.6 F)	16.5 C (61.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.0 C (102.2 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.0 C (100.4 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kidal still stand. 1993 holds the most, with 205.

Standing records at Kidal by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1961	1
1964	97
1965	26
1966	73
1967	22
1973	81
1974	59
1975	145
1976	80
1977	86
1978	71
1979	28
1980	119
1981	82
1982	42
1983	21
1984	5
1986	1
1987	19
1989	5
1992	40
1993	205
1994	124
1996	11
1997	16
1998	1
1999	1
2009	3

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 236.0 mm (9.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kidal. The most was 236.0 mm (9.3 in) on 10 August 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kidal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	14 January 1964
Feb	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	25 February 1980
Mar	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 March 1964
Apr	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 April 1978
May	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	1 May 1994
Jun	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	15 June 1994
Jul	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 July 1994
Aug	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	10 August 1982
Sep	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 September 1973
Oct	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 October 1994
Nov	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	12 November 1993
Dec	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	28 December 1973

Period of Record Coverage

1961 to 1999

29 years of record at Kidal, 1961 to 1999. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974 and others.

Days with data per year at Kidal
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1961	4	1%	No
1962	1	0%	No
1964	158	43%	No
1965	76	21%	No
1966	160	44%	No
1967	36	10%	No
1973	129	35%	No
1974	87	24%	No
1975	212	58%	No
1976	130	36%	No
1977	146	40%	No
1978	91	25%	No
1979	22	6%	No
1980	141	39%	No
1981	131	36%	No
1982	77	21%	No
1983	38	10%	No
1984	5	1%	No
1986	4	1%	No
1987	30	8%	No
1989	14	4%	No
1990	7	2%	No
1992	75	20%	No
1993	294	81%	No
1994	221	61%	No
1996	15	4%	No
1997	23	6%	No
1998	3	1%	No
1999	1	0%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1961 to 2011

Yearly extremes at Kidal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.5 C (115.7 F)	1993	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	5.7 C (42.3 F)	1993	10.6 C (51.2 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	1982	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	1980	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	14
Longest dry spell (CDD)	25 days	1978	6 days	22

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kidal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 46.5 C (115.7 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.8 C (109.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kidal by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	n/a
1964	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1965	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1966	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1967	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1973	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1974	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1975	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1976	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1977	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1978	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1979	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1980	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1981	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1982	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1983	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1984	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1985	n/a
1986	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1987	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1990	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1993	46.5 C (115.7 F)
1994	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1996	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1998	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1999	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2000	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2011	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kidal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 5.7 C (42.3 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.6 C (51.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kidal by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1962	n/a
1963	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1964	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1965	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1966	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1967	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1973	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1974	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1975	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1976	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1977	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1978	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1979	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1980	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1981	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1982	7.6 C (45.7 F)
1983	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1984	22.7 C (72.9 F)
1985	19.5 C (67.1 F)
1986	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1987	15.2 C (59.4 F)
1989	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1990	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1992	10.7 C (51.3 F)
1993	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1994	7.7 C (45.9 F)
1996	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1997	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1998	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1999	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2000	18.5 C (65.3 F)
2008	18.2 C (64.8 F)
2009	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2011	10.2 C (50.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kidal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 236.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.1 mm (0.16 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kidal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1962	n/a
1963	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1964	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1965	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1966	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1973	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1974	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1977	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1978	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1980	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1982	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1983	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1984	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1989	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1990	n/a
1992	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1993	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1994	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1996	n/a
1997	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2011	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kidal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 50.0 mm (2.0 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.6 mm (0.14 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kidal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1967	n/a
1973	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1977	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1978	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2011	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kidal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 25 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 6 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kidal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	1 day
1962	n/a
1963	1 day
1964	10 days
1965	7 days
1966	6 days
1967	3 days
1973	9 days
1974	8 days
1975	3 days
1976	10 days
1977	10 days
1978	25 days
1979	13 days
1980	25 days
1981	14 days
1982	3 days
1983	1 day
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	1 day
1989	1 day
1990	n/a
1992	2 days
1993	5 days
1994	3 days
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2011	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 Kidal standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kidal 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).