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Sandakan Weather Records (MY000096491)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sandakan (MY000096491), Malaysia, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Sandakan

  • Sandakan (MY000096491) is a weather station in Malaysia at 5.90 latitude and 118.07 longitude, 13 m (43 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1955 to 2025, 71 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Sandakan still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Sandakan tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.3 C (95.5 F) on 1 August 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Malaysia, 5.90 latitude, 118.07 longitude.
  • Elevation: 13 m (43 ft).
  • Period of record: 1955 to 2025, 71 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Sandakan, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sandakan. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sandakan. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Sandakan, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan34.4 C (93.9 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)32.1 C (89.8 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)
Feb34.1 C (93.4 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)32.4 C (90.3 F)23.2 C (73.8 F)
Mar33.6 C (92.5 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)31.5 C (88.7 F)23.5 C (74.3 F)
Apr36.1 C (97.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)24.0 C (75.2 F)
May36.5 C (97.7 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)33.4 C (92.1 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)
Jun35.7 C (96.3 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)33.2 C (91.8 F)22.9 C (73.2 F)
Jul35.7 C (96.3 F)20.2 C (68.4 F)35.4 C (95.7 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)
Aug36.0 C (96.8 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)35.3 C (95.5 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)
Sep35.5 C (95.9 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)n/an/a
Oct35.3 C (95.5 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)n/an/a
Nov34.6 C (94.3 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)n/an/a
Dec34.2 C (93.6 F)20.1 C (68.2 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Sandakan by the year they were set 1,464 records at Sandakan still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 61. 0204060801955: 221956: 591957: 301958: 161959: 331960: 211961: 491962: 191963: 261964: 341965: 61968: 391969: 231970: 81971: 451972: 251973: 261974: 281975: 321976: 201977: 161978: 161979: 211980: 121981: 111982: 141983: 151984: 111985: 231986: 121987: 191988: 311989: 141990: 221991: 261992: 251993: 101994: 161995: 231996: 301997: 261998: 611999: 212000: 172001: 232002: 192003: 152004: 182005: 82006: 82007: 182008: 132009: 162010: 192011: 232012: 122013: 132014: 42015: 362016: 412017: 92018: 112019: 82020: 92021: 122022: 72023: 182024: 382025: 131955196219711978198519921999200620132020
1,464 records at Sandakan still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Sandakan by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195522
195659
195730
195816
195933
196021
196149
196219
196326
196434
19656
196839
196923
19708
197145
197225
197326
197428
197532
197620
197716
197816
197921
198012
198111
198214
198315
198411
198523
198612
198719
198831
198914
199022
199126
199225
199310
199416
199523
199630
199726
199861
199921
200017
200123
200219
200315
200418
20058
20068
200718
200813
200916
201019
201123
201212
201313
20144
201536
201641
20179
201811
20198
20209
202112
20227
202318
202438
202513

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Sandakan set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Sandakan between 13 January 1988 and 9 January 2011. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature13 January 1988: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)22 November 1990: Record high minimum temperature 27.6 C (81.7 F)30 May 1992: Record high maximum temperature 36.5 C (97.7 F)9 January 2011: Record high minimum temperature 28.4 C (83.1 F)19901995200020052010
4 all-time records were set at Sandakan between 13 January 1988 and 9 January 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Sandakan set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1988-01-13Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1990-11-22Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.6 C (81.7 F)
1992-05-30Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 36.5 C (97.7 F)
2011-01-09Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 28.4 C (83.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 403.0 mm (15.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandakan The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandakan. The most was 403.0 mm (15.9 in) on 22 February 1984. 0200400600 Jan: 297.7 mm (11.7 in), 29 January 2011 Jan Feb: 403.0 mm (15.9 in), 22 February 1984 Feb Mar: 300.7 mm (11.8 in), 20 March 2025 Mar Apr: 202.9 mm (8.0 in), 10 April 2011 Apr May: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 11 May 1993 May Jun: 168.9 mm (6.6 in), 29 June 2017 Jun Jul: 120.9 mm (4.8 in), 1 July 1958 Jul Aug: 139.0 mm (5.5 in), 2 August 1994 Aug Sep: 249.7 mm (9.8 in), 19 September 2006 Sep Oct: 210.3 mm (8.3 in), 28 October 2006 Oct Nov: 175.0 mm (6.9 in), 26 November 1996 Nov Dec: 223.0 mm (8.8 in), 14 December 1987 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandakan. The most was 403.0 mm (15.9 in) on 22 February 1984.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandakan
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan297.7 mm (11.7 in)29 January 2011
Feb403.0 mm (15.9 in)22 February 1984
Mar300.7 mm (11.8 in)20 March 2025
Apr202.9 mm (8.0 in)10 April 2011
May108.0 mm (4.3 in)11 May 1993
Jun168.9 mm (6.6 in)29 June 2017
Jul120.9 mm (4.8 in)1 July 1958
Aug139.0 mm (5.5 in)2 August 1994
Sep249.7 mm (9.8 in)19 September 2006
Oct210.3 mm (8.3 in)28 October 2006
Nov175.0 mm (6.9 in)26 November 1996
Dec223.0 mm (8.8 in)14 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

1955 to 2025
Days with data per year at Sandakan 69 years of record at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. 25 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and others. 1955: 332 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 362 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 104 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 363 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 330 of 365 days2000: 338 of 366 days2001: 352 of 365 days2002: 317 of 365 days2003: 278 of 365 days2004: 282 of 366 days2005: 288 of 365 days2006: 302 of 365 days2007: 299 of 365 days2008: 285 of 366 days2009: 298 of 365 days2010: 306 of 365 days2011: 290 of 365 days2012: 293 of 366 days2013: 142 of 365 days2014: 2 of 365 days2015: 195 of 365 days2016: 234 of 366 days2017: 81 of 365 days2018: 7 of 365 days2019: 172 of 365 days2020: 31 of 366 days2021: 68 of 365 days2022: 203 of 365 days2023: 109 of 365 days2024: 81 of 366 days2025: 49 of 365 days1960197019801990200020102020
69 years of record at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. 25 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and others.
Days with data per year at Sandakan
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195533291%Yes
1956366100%Yes
195736299%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
196510428%No
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199336399%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
199933090%Yes
200033892%Yes
200135296%Yes
200231787%No
200327876%No
200428277%No
200528879%No
200630283%No
200729982%No
200828578%No
200929882%No
201030684%No
201129079%No
201229380%No
201314239%No
201421%No
201519553%No
201623464%No
20178122%No
201872%No
201917247%No
2020318%No
20216819%No
202220356%No
202310930%No
20248122%No
20254913%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Sandakan
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 August 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high max (Tie)35.3 C (95.5 F)tie2 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high max35.4 C (95.7 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high max (Tie)35.1 C (95.2 F)tie23 years3 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min (Tie)26.6 C (79.9 F)tie4 years2 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high max34.8 C (94.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min25.7 C (78.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min26.5 C (79.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years21 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)38 years21 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2025Sandakan, MYdaily rain52.6 mm (2.1 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min (Tie)25.9 C (78.6 F)tie8 years2 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min26.0 C (78.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)62 years29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2025Sandakan, MYdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2025Sandakan, MYmonthly rain300.7 mm (11.8 in)125.2 mm (4.9 in)14 years61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)36 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high max32.4 C (90.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high max31.8 C (89.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)37 years25 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high max31.2 C (88.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2025Sandakan, MYdaily high min27.0 C (80.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

41 complete years, 1956 to 2001
Annual mean temperature at Sandakan as warming stripes, 1956 to 2001 One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Sandakan, 1956 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.3 C (81.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 26.6 C (79.8 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 28.3 C (83.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F). 1956: 26.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1957: 26.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1958: 27.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1959: 26.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1960: 26.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1961: 26.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1962: 26.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1963: 26.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1964: 26.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1968: 26.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 27.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1970: 27.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 26.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 27.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1973: 27.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1974: 26.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1975: 26.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1976: 26.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1977: 27.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 27.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1979: 27.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1980: 27.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1981: 27.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1982: 27.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1983: 27.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1984: 27.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1985: 27.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1986: 27.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1987: 28.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1988: 27.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1989: 27.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1990: 28.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1991: 27.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1992: 27.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1993: 27.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1994: 27.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1995: 27.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1996: 27.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1997: 27.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1998: 28.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2001: 27.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1956196019651970197519801985199019952000
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Sandakan, 1956 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.3 C (81.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 26.6 C (79.8 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 28.3 C (83.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sandakan as warming stripes, 1956 to 2001
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195626.6 C-0.75 C
195726.9 C-0.41 C
195827.2 C-0.13 C
195926.8 C-0.49 C
196026.9 C-0.42 C
196126.7 C-0.67 C
196226.7 C-0.59 C
196326.8 C-0.56 C
196426.8 C-0.56 C
196826.9 C-0.44 C
196927.4 C+0.03 C
197027.2 C-0.16 C
197126.7 C-0.64 C
197227.2 C-0.11 C
197327.3 C-0.06 C
197426.9 C-0.45 C
197526.7 C-0.60 C
197626.9 C-0.45 C
197727.2 C-0.17 C
197827.3 C+0.00 C
197927.5 C+0.12 C
198027.4 C+0.05 C
198127.4 C+0.09 C
198227.5 C+0.13 C
198327.7 C+0.38 C
198427.4 C+0.07 C
198527.7 C+0.35 C
198627.7 C+0.40 C
198728.1 C+0.73 C
198827.8 C+0.42 C
198927.4 C+0.07 C
199028.0 C+0.62 C
199127.8 C+0.45 C
199227.8 C+0.51 C
199327.6 C+0.26 C
199427.5 C+0.20 C
199527.8 C+0.44 C
199627.6 C+0.22 C
199727.8 C+0.51 C
199828.3 C+0.98 C
200127.8 C+0.47 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1956 to 2001. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sandakan
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade1956 to 200141Rise
Mean daily maximum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1956 to 200141Rise
Mean daily minimum0.5 C (0.4 to 0.5) per decade0.8 F (0.7 to 0.9) per decade1956 to 200141Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1955 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Sandakan: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)36.5 C (97.7 F)199235.0 C (95.0 F)69
Coldest night (TNn)18.3 C (64.9 F)195721.1 C (70.0 F)69
Wettest day (Rx1day)403.0 mm (15.9 in)1984132.1 mm (5.2 in)69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)770.4 mm (30.3 in)2011269.0 mm (10.6 in)69
Longest dry spell (CDD)37 days201910 days69

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Sandakan by year The hottest day of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 36.5 C (97.7 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 30323436381960198020002020Record: 36.5 C (97.7 F) in 1992
The hottest day of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 36.5 C (97.7 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sandakan by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195533.9 C (93.0 F)
195633.9 C (93.0 F)
195734.4 C (93.9 F)
195835.6 C (96.1 F)
195933.3 C (91.9 F)
196034.4 C (93.9 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
196233.9 C (93.0 F)
196334.4 C (93.9 F)
196433.9 C (93.0 F)
196533.9 C (93.0 F)
196834.7 C (94.5 F)
196936.2 C (97.2 F)
197034.5 C (94.1 F)
197134.9 C (94.8 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197335.1 C (95.2 F)
197434.7 C (94.5 F)
197534.4 C (93.9 F)
197634.0 C (93.2 F)
197734.5 C (94.1 F)
197834.8 C (94.6 F)
197934.7 C (94.5 F)
198034.6 C (94.3 F)
198135.7 C (96.3 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198335.5 C (95.9 F)
198434.6 C (94.3 F)
198535.1 C (95.2 F)
198635.9 C (96.6 F)
198735.2 C (95.4 F)
198835.0 C (95.0 F)
198934.9 C (94.8 F)
199036.0 C (96.8 F)
199135.0 C (95.0 F)
199236.5 C (97.7 F)
199334.2 C (93.6 F)
199434.8 C (94.6 F)
199534.9 C (94.8 F)
199635.2 C (95.4 F)
199735.1 C (95.2 F)
199835.8 C (96.4 F)
199935.0 C (95.0 F)
200035.0 C (95.0 F)
200135.4 C (95.7 F)
200235.4 C (95.7 F)
200335.4 C (95.7 F)
200435.5 C (95.9 F)
200535.4 C (95.7 F)
200634.7 C (94.5 F)
200735.1 C (95.2 F)
200834.6 C (94.3 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201035.5 C (95.9 F)
201134.8 C (94.6 F)
201235.2 C (95.4 F)
201334.4 C (93.9 F)
201430.3 C (86.5 F)
201535.7 C (96.3 F)
201636.1 C (97.0 F)
201733.2 C (91.8 F)
201832.6 C (90.7 F)
201935.2 C (95.4 F)
202035.3 C (95.5 F)
202134.6 C (94.3 F)
202234.9 C (94.8 F)
202335.8 C (96.4 F)
202436.4 C (97.5 F)
202535.4 C (95.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Sandakan by year The coldest night of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 18.3 C (64.9 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.1 C (70.0 F). 182022241960198020002020Record: 18.3 C (64.9 F) in 1957
The coldest night of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 18.3 C (64.9 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.1 C (70.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sandakan by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
195520.0 C (68.0 F)
195620.6 C (69.1 F)
195718.3 C (64.9 F)
195821.1 C (70.0 F)
195920.6 C (69.1 F)
196020.6 C (69.1 F)
196119.4 C (66.9 F)
196220.6 C (69.1 F)
196320.6 C (69.1 F)
196420.0 C (68.0 F)
196518.9 C (66.0 F)
196819.4 C (66.9 F)
196919.9 C (67.8 F)
197021.1 C (70.0 F)
197120.1 C (68.2 F)
197220.2 C (68.4 F)
197319.7 C (67.5 F)
197420.7 C (69.3 F)
197520.6 C (69.1 F)
197620.7 C (69.3 F)
197721.2 C (70.2 F)
197821.0 C (69.8 F)
197921.0 C (69.8 F)
198021.0 C (69.8 F)
198120.0 C (68.0 F)
198221.1 C (70.0 F)
198321.3 C (70.3 F)
198421.3 C (70.3 F)
198521.0 C (69.8 F)
198620.4 C (68.7 F)
198721.2 C (70.2 F)
198821.9 C (71.4 F)
198921.5 C (70.7 F)
199021.6 C (70.9 F)
199120.8 C (69.4 F)
199221.1 C (70.0 F)
199320.1 C (68.2 F)
199421.2 C (70.2 F)
199521.7 C (71.1 F)
199620.1 C (68.2 F)
199720.6 C (69.1 F)
199822.0 C (71.6 F)
199922.0 C (71.6 F)
200021.5 C (70.7 F)
200121.3 C (70.3 F)
200220.1 C (68.2 F)
200321.2 C (70.2 F)
200421.9 C (71.4 F)
200520.8 C (69.4 F)
200621.6 C (70.9 F)
200722.2 C (72.0 F)
200821.7 C (71.1 F)
200921.3 C (70.3 F)
201022.3 C (72.1 F)
201121.8 C (71.2 F)
201221.7 C (71.1 F)
201321.1 C (70.0 F)
201420.7 C (69.3 F)
201521.8 C (71.2 F)
201621.7 C (71.1 F)
201721.7 C (71.1 F)
201822.0 C (71.6 F)
201922.1 C (71.8 F)
202022.3 C (72.1 F)
202122.3 C (72.1 F)
202221.6 C (70.9 F)
202322.6 C (72.7 F)
202422.6 C (72.7 F)
202522.2 C (72.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandakan by year The wettest day of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 403.0 mm (15.9 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.1 mm (5.2 in). 01002003004005001960198020002020Record: 403.0 mm (15.9 in) in 1984
The wettest day of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 403.0 mm (15.9 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.1 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandakan by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195594.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1957126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1958120.9 mm (4.8 in)
195993.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1961148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1962113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1963195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1964188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1965199.9 mm (7.9 in)
196827.0 mm (1.1 in)
196918.0 mm (0.7 in)
197028.0 mm (1.1 in)
197115.0 mm (0.6 in)
197218.0 mm (0.7 in)
197346.0 mm (1.8 in)
197420.0 mm (0.8 in)
1975151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1976146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1977331.0 mm (13.0 in)
1978128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1979113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1981157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1982172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1983121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1984403.0 mm (15.9 in)
1985125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1986104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1987223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1988168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1989255.0 mm (10.0 in)
199074.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1992113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1993217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1994139.0 mm (5.5 in)
199571.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1997123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1998103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1999186.9 mm (7.4 in)
2000132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2001169.9 mm (6.7 in)
2002109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2003103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2004121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2005130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2006249.7 mm (9.8 in)
2007185.9 mm (7.3 in)
2008185.9 mm (7.3 in)
2009318.0 mm (12.5 in)
2010114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2011297.7 mm (11.7 in)
2012124.7 mm (4.9 in)
201394.2 mm (3.7 in)
2014209.6 mm (8.3 in)
2015164.6 mm (6.5 in)
2016140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2017178.3 mm (7.0 in)
2018126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2019147.3 mm (5.8 in)
2020115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2021164.1 mm (6.5 in)
2022118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2023138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2024164.1 mm (6.5 in)
2025300.7 mm (11.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandakan by year The wettest five days of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 770.4 mm (30.3 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 269.0 mm (10.6 in). 02004006008001960198020002020Record: 770.4 mm (30.3 in) in 2011
The wettest five days of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 770.4 mm (30.3 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 269.0 mm (10.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandakan by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1955258.9 mm (10.2 in)
1956276.9 mm (10.9 in)
1957222.8 mm (8.8 in)
1958210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1959186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1960198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1961278.2 mm (11.0 in)
1962269.0 mm (10.6 in)
1963414.0 mm (16.3 in)
1964350.8 mm (13.8 in)
1965267.2 mm (10.5 in)
196862.0 mm (2.4 in)
196936.0 mm (1.4 in)
197035.0 mm (1.4 in)
197131.0 mm (1.2 in)
197247.0 mm (1.9 in)
197375.0 mm (3.0 in)
197425.0 mm (1.0 in)
1975222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1976327.0 mm (12.9 in)
1977548.0 mm (21.6 in)
1978292.0 mm (11.5 in)
1979215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1980454.0 mm (17.9 in)
1981336.0 mm (13.2 in)
1982221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1983267.0 mm (10.5 in)
1984451.0 mm (17.8 in)
1985271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1986274.0 mm (10.8 in)
1987355.0 mm (14.0 in)
1988331.0 mm (13.0 in)
1989180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1990126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1991295.0 mm (11.6 in)
1992186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1993271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1994264.0 mm (10.4 in)
1995155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1996414.0 mm (16.3 in)
1997366.0 mm (14.4 in)
1998256.0 mm (10.1 in)
1999291.8 mm (11.5 in)
2000293.1 mm (11.5 in)
2001337.8 mm (13.3 in)
2002292.1 mm (11.5 in)
2003238.0 mm (9.4 in)
2004233.7 mm (9.2 in)
2005222.0 mm (8.7 in)
2006407.7 mm (16.1 in)
2007636.5 mm (25.1 in)
2008448.3 mm (17.6 in)
2009452.1 mm (17.8 in)
2010199.0 mm (7.8 in)
2011770.4 mm (30.3 in)
2012317.9 mm (12.5 in)
2013183.2 mm (7.2 in)
2014364.1 mm (14.3 in)
2015296.6 mm (11.7 in)
2016204.8 mm (8.1 in)
2017267.0 mm (10.5 in)
2018295.2 mm (11.6 in)
2019240.0 mm (9.4 in)
2020194.1 mm (7.6 in)
2021370.1 mm (14.6 in)
2022176.3 mm (6.9 in)
2023306.4 mm (12.1 in)
2024256.2 mm (10.1 in)
2025419.8 mm (16.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandakan by year The longest dry spell of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 37 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 10 days. 0102030401960198020002020Record: 37 days in 2019
The longest dry spell of the year at Sandakan, 1955 to 2025. The record is 37 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 10 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandakan by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
19554 days
195611 days
19575 days
19585 days
19595 days
19607 days
19616 days
19626 days
19636 days
196410 days
19653 days
196810 days
196917 days
197015 days
19717 days
197211 days
197311 days
197412 days
19759 days
19769 days
197715 days
197810 days
19798 days
19808 days
198111 days
19829 days
198335 days
19847 days
19855 days
198618 days
198722 days
198813 days
19897 days
199018 days
199118 days
199231 days
199313 days
199414 days
199511 days
19969 days
19979 days
199829 days
19995 days
20005 days
20016 days
20024 days
200316 days
200412 days
200517 days
200614 days
200712 days
200812 days
20099 days
201031 days
201114 days
20129 days
201314 days
201417 days
201514 days
201613 days
201710 days
201826 days
201937 days
20207 days
20217 days
20227 days
20236 days
20246 days
20256 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

31 years, 1956 to 2022

A day with at least 152.1 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 363.2 mm (14.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sandakan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years152.1 mm (6.0 in)
5 years212.8 mm (8.4 in)
10 years251.2 mm (9.9 in)
25 years297.9 mm (11.7 in)
50 years331.2 mm (13.0 in)Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years363.2 mm (14.3 in)Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1956 to 2022.

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: 318.0 mm (12.5 in) in 2009; 297.7 mm (11.7 in) in 2011; 255.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1989.

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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).