Kara Weather Records (TOM00065357)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kara (TOM00065357), Togo, with 50 years of record.

Key Facts for Kara

Kara (TOM00065357) is a weather station in Togo at 9.55 latitude and 1.17 longitude, 341 m (1,119 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1977 to 2026, 50 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kara still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Togo, 9.55 latitude, 1.17 longitude.
Elevation: 341 m (1,119 ft).
Period of record: 1977 to 2026, 50 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 Kara. 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 Kara, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.7 C (105.3 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.0 C (107.6 F)	15.5 C (59.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	47.5 C (117.5 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	42.8 C (109.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.1 C (104.2 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.0 C (102.2 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.5 C (97.7 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.7 C (101.7 F)	16.8 C (62.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	41.1 C (106.0 F)	13.2 C (55.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.0 C (107.6 F)	11.5 C (52.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.8 C (101.8 F)	11.2 C (52.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kara still stand. 1990 holds the most, with 84.

Standing records at Kara by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1977	7
1978	47
1979	41
1980	45
1981	16
1982	26
1983	49
1984	35
1985	43
1986	16
1987	33
1988	36
1989	55
1990	84
1991	45
1992	62
1993	31
1994	47
1995	32
1996	22
1997	33
1998	50
1999	12
2000	4
2001	14
2002	26
2003	13
2004	12
2005	6
2009	2
2010	22
2011	27
2012	9
2013	6
2014	8
2015	56
2016	49
2017	51
2018	40
2019	57
2020	49
2021	38
2022	7
2023	70
2024	31

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 197.1 mm (7.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kara. The most was 197.1 mm (7.8 in) on 29 April 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kara
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 January 1992
Feb	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 February 1990
Mar	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	2 March 1994
Apr	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	29 April 1982
May	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	9 May 1985
Jun	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	11 June 1982
Jul	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	13 July 2021
Aug	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	6 August 1997
Sep	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	18 September 1994
Oct	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 October 1992
Nov	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 November 1985
Dec	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 December 1977

Period of Record Coverage

1977 to 2024

45 years of record at Kara, 1977 to 2024. 45 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and others.

Days with data per year at Kara
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1977	20	5%	No
1978	214	59%	No
1979	251	69%	No
1980	276	75%	No
1981	153	42%	No
1982	209	57%	No
1983	227	62%	No
1984	202	55%	No
1985	241	66%	No
1986	175	48%	No
1987	149	41%	No
1988	242	66%	No
1989	169	46%	No
1990	305	84%	No
1991	161	44%	No
1992	234	64%	No
1993	65	18%	No
1994	259	71%	No
1995	244	67%	No
1996	193	53%	No
1997	157	43%	No
1998	225	62%	No
1999	69	19%	No
2000	21	6%	No
2001	52	14%	No
2002	194	53%	No
2003	94	26%	No
2004	92	25%	No
2005	41	11%	No
2007	2	1%	No
2008	10	3%	No
2009	12	3%	No
2010	112	31%	No
2011	208	57%	No
2012	126	34%	No
2013	33	9%	No
2014	123	34%	No
2015	213	58%	No
2016	267	73%	No
2017	298	82%	No
2018	317	87%	No
2019	328	90%	No
2020	302	83%	No
2021	43	12%	No
2024	1	0%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1977 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Kara: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.5 C (117.5 F)	1990	40.1 C (104.2 F)	46
Coldest night (TNn)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1991	14.5 C (58.1 F)	48
Wettest day (Rx1day)	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	1982	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	1994	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1979	2 days	44

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kara, 1977 to 2026. The record is 47.5 C (117.5 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.1 C (104.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kara by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1977	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1978	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1979	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1980	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1983	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1984	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1985	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1986	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1987	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1988	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1989	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1990	47.5 C (117.5 F)
1991	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1994	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1998	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1999	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2000	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2002	40.8 C (105.4 F)
2003	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2004	40.8 C (105.4 F)
2005	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2007	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2008	36.9 C (98.4 F)
2009	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2010	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2011	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2012	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013	41.5 C (106.7 F)
2014	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2015	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2016	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2017	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2018	40.8 C (105.4 F)
2019	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2020	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2021	41.2 C (106.2 F)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2026	38.0 C (100.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kara, 1977 to 2026. The record is 9.0 C (48.2 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.5 C (58.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kara by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1977	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1978	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1979	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1980	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1981	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1982	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1983	15.4 C (59.7 F)
1984	9.9 C (49.8 F)
1985	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1986	13.8 C (56.8 F)
1987	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1988	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1989	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1990	13.4 C (56.1 F)
1991	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1992	12.6 C (54.7 F)
1993	12.1 C (53.8 F)
1994	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1995	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1996	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1997	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1998	15.5 C (59.9 F)
1999	14.5 C (58.1 F)
2000	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2001	14.5 C (58.1 F)
2002	14.5 C (58.1 F)
2003	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2004	16.6 C (61.9 F)
2005	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2007	19.5 C (67.1 F)
2008	19.2 C (66.6 F)
2009	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2010	14.2 C (57.6 F)
2011	13.2 C (55.8 F)
2012	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2013	19.0 C (66.2 F)
2014	14.0 C (57.2 F)
2015	15.1 C (59.2 F)
2016	15.6 C (60.1 F)
2017	14.2 C (57.6 F)
2018	14.4 C (57.9 F)
2019	14.4 C (57.9 F)
2020	14.5 C (58.1 F)
2021	13.2 C (55.8 F)
2022	17.2 C (63.0 F)
2023	14.3 C (57.7 F)
2024	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2026	21.7 C (71.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kara, 1977 to 2026. The record is 197.1 mm (7.8 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kara by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1977	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1978	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1979	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1981	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1983	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1984	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1986	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1987	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1988	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1990	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1991	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1992	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1995	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1996	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1998	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1999	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2000	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2001	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2002	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2004	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2007	n/a
2008	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2009	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2010	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2011	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2012	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2013	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2014	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2015	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2016	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2017	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2018	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2019	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2020	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2021	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2022	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2026	34.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kara, 1977 to 2026. The record is 232.9 mm (9.2 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kara by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1977	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1978	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1979	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1980	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1981	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1982	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983	151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1984	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1989	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1990	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1991	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1992	n/a
1993	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1994	232.9 mm (9.2 in)
1995	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1996	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1997	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1998	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2003	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
2004	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2005	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
2011	n/a
2012	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2013	n/a
2014	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
2015	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2016	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
2017	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
2018	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
2019	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2020	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2021	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kara, 1977 to 2026. The record is 34 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kara by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1977	7 days
1978	18 days
1979	34 days
1980	13 days
1981	8 days
1982	2 days
1983	2 days
1984	2 days
1985	2 days
1986	1 day
1987	1 day
1988	1 day
1989	2 days
1990	3 days
1991	1 day
1992	2 days
1993	1 day
1994	3 days
1995	2 days
1996	2 days
1997	3 days
1998	6 days
1999	2 days
2000	1 day
2001	n/a
2002	6 days
2003	21 days
2004	7 days
2005	6 days
2007	n/a
2008	1 day
2009	1 day
2010	2 days
2011	2 days
2012	2 days
2013	2 days
2014	2 days
2015	3 days
2016	2 days
2017	3 days
2018	3 days
2019	3 days
2020	2 days
2021	2 days
2022	2 days
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2026	2 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.

Download the Data

Data for Kara standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kara 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).