Songea Weather Records (TZ000063962)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Songea (TZ000063962), Tanzania, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Songea

Songea (TZ000063962) is a weather station in Tanzania at -10.67 latitude and 35.58 longitude, 1,036 m (3,399 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1960 to 2025, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at Songea still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Tanzania, -10.67 latitude, 35.58 longitude.
Elevation: 1,036 m (3,399 ft).
Period of record: 1960 to 2025, 66 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

13 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Songea. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 13 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Songea, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.5 C (90.5 F)	11.5 C (52.7 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)
Feb	32.0 C (89.6 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31.5 C (88.7 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)
Mar	35.3 C (95.5 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31.2 C (88.2 F)	17.1 C (62.8 F)
Apr	32.6 C (90.7 F)	8.6 C (47.5 F)	29.5 C (85.1 F)	11.9 C (53.4 F)
May	31.9 C (89.4 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29.1 C (84.4 F)	13.4 C (56.1 F)
Jun	29.3 C (84.7 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	9.9 C (49.8 F)
Jul	32.0 C (89.6 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	25.1 C (77.2 F)	9.9 C (49.8 F)
Aug	30.4 C (86.7 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	26.5 C (79.7 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)
Sep	32.5 C (90.5 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.6 C (94.3 F)	9.8 C (49.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.6 C (96.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Songea still stand. 2015 holds the most, with 202.

Standing records at Songea by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1960	1
1975	1
1976	4
1977	1
1978	5
1979	1
1980	1
1981	2
1982	1
1983	4
1984	5
1985	5
1986	8
1987	11
1988	17
1989	1
1990	6
1991	1
1992	1
2000	1
2001	3
2002	3
2003	12
2004	5
2005	32
2006	29
2007	38
2008	42
2009	61
2010	33
2011	59
2012	51
2013	75
2014	109
2015	202
2016	114
2017	32
2018	20
2019	46
2020	58
2021	75
2022	56
2023	85
2024	95
2025	52

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 389.9 mm (15.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Songea. The most was 389.9 mm (15.4 in) on 23 May 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Songea
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	24 January 2015
Feb	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 February 2018
Mar	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	26 March 2019
Apr	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	3 April 1977
May	389.9 mm (15.4 in)	23 May 1979
Jun	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 June 1997
Jul	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	28 July 2006
Aug	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 August 1988
Sep	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 September 2004
Oct	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	5 October 2014
Nov	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	27 November 2020
Dec	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	4 December 2024

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 2025

33 years of record at Songea, 1960 to 2025. 33 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 and others.

Days with data per year at Songea
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	1	0%	No
1976	3	1%	No
1978	27	7%	No
1979	7	2%	No
1981	5	1%	No
1983	2	1%	No
1984	8	2%	No
1985	19	5%	No
1986	9	2%	No
1987	7	2%	No
1990	13	4%	No
1992	1	0%	No
2004	1	0%	No
2005	2	1%	No
2007	62	17%	No
2008	149	41%	No
2009	266	73%	No
2010	222	61%	No
2011	269	74%	No
2012	269	73%	No
2013	261	72%	No
2014	252	69%	No
2015	274	75%	No
2016	273	75%	No
2017	182	50%	No
2018	1	0%	No
2019	151	41%	No
2020	250	68%	No
2021	287	79%	No
2022	211	58%	No
2023	266	73%	No
2024	254	69%	No
2025	153	42%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1960 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Songea: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2012	33.0 C (91.4 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2014	8.9 C (48.0 F)	52
Wettest day (Rx1day)	389.9 mm (15.4 in)	1979	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	2015	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	4 days	2020	2 days	49

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Songea, 1960 to 2025. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 C (91.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Songea by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1960	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1977	n/a
1978	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1980	n/a
1981	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982	n/a
1983	27.4 C (81.3 F)
1984	29.8 C (85.6 F)
1985	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1986	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1987	32.7 C (90.9 F)
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	30.9 C (87.6 F)
1991	n/a
1992	27.3 C (81.1 F)
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	25.4 C (77.7 F)
2005	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006	n/a
2007	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2008	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2009	35.3 C (95.5 F)
2010	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2011	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2012	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013	33.8 C (92.8 F)
2014	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2015	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2016	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2017	31.6 C (88.9 F)
2018	31.0 C (87.8 F)
2019	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2020	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022	32.7 C (90.9 F)
2023	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2024	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2025	31.5 C (88.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Songea, 1960 to 2025. The record is 4.8 C (40.6 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 8.9 C (48.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Songea by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1960	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1973	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1974	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1975	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1976	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1977	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1978	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1979	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1980	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1981	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1982	16.4 C (61.5 F)
1983	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1984	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1985	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1986	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1987	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1988	9.2 C (48.6 F)
1989	8.6 C (47.5 F)
1990	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1991	10.1 C (50.2 F)
1992	8.6 C (47.5 F)
1993	n/a
1994	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1995	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1996	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1997	15.5 C (59.9 F)
1998	9.4 C (48.9 F)
2000	18.5 C (65.3 F)
2001	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2002	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2003	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2004	9.4 C (48.9 F)
2005	6.5 C (43.7 F)
2006	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2007	8.7 C (47.7 F)
2008	8.1 C (46.6 F)
2009	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2010	9.8 C (49.6 F)
2011	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2012	6.6 C (43.9 F)
2013	5.7 C (42.3 F)
2014	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2015	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2016	7.1 C (44.8 F)
2017	7.5 C (45.5 F)
2018	5.5 C (41.9 F)
2019	7.4 C (45.3 F)
2020	10.2 C (50.4 F)
2021	7.7 C (45.9 F)
2022	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2023	9.8 C (49.6 F)
2024	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2025	8.7 C (47.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Songea, 1960 to 2025. The record is 389.9 mm (15.4 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Songea by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1960	n/a
1973	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	n/a
1976	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1977	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1978	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	389.9 mm (15.4 in)
1980	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1981	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1982	n/a
1983	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1984	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1986	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1988	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1990	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1991	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1992	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1997	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1998	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2000	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2001	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2002	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2003	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2004	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2005	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2006	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2007	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2008	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2009	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2010	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2011	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2012	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2013	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2015	201.9 mm (7.9 in)
2016	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2017	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2018	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2019	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
2020	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2021	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2022	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2023	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2024	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2025	99.1 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Songea, 1960 to 2025. The record is 243.8 mm (9.6 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.1 mm (4.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Songea by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1960	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
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	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2000	n/a
2001	15.9 mm (0.6 in)
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
2006	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
2007	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
2008	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2009	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2010	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2011	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2012	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2013	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2014	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
2015	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
2016	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2017	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2018	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2019	181.0 mm (7.1 in)
2020	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2021	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2022	143.1 mm (5.6 in)
2023	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2024	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
2025	154.4 mm (6.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Songea, 1960 to 2025. The record is 4 days in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Songea by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1960	n/a
1973	1 day
1974	1 day
1975	n/a
1976	3 days
1977	2 days
1978	3 days
1979	1 day
1980	2 days
1981	1 day
1982	n/a
1983	1 day
1984	1 day
1985	1 day
1986	2 days
1987	3 days
1988	3 days
1989	1 day
1990	1 day
1991	1 day
1992	1 day
1993	2 days
1994	2 days
1995	2 days
1996	3 days
1997	1 day
1998	2 days
2000	n/a
2001	2 days
2002	1 day
2003	1 day
2004	2 days
2005	3 days
2006	2 days
2007	3 days
2008	3 days
2009	3 days
2010	3 days
2011	3 days
2012	2 days
2013	3 days
2014	3 days
2015	2 days
2016	3 days
2017	3 days
2018	3 days
2019	3 days
2020	4 days
2021	3 days
2022	3 days
2023	3 days
2024	2 days
2025	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 Songea standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Songea 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).