Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Jinja (UG000063682), Uganda, with 32 years of record.
Key Facts for Jinja
Jinja (UG000063682) is a weather station in Uganda at 0.45 latitude and 33.18 longitude, 1,173 m (3,848 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1955 to 1986, 32 years of record.
0 records set at Jinja still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Jinja set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 28 October 1986.
About the Station
Location: Uganda, 0.45 latitude, 33.18 longitude.
Elevation: 1,173 m (3,848 ft).
Period of record: 1955 to 1986, 32 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Jinja. 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 Jinja, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Jinja still stand.
Standing records at Jinja by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 111.0 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Jinja. The most was 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 5 January 1976.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Jinja
Yearly extremes at Jinja: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1967
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
43 days
1965
19 days
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Jinja, 1955 to 1986. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.3 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Jinja by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1956
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1958
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1960
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1962
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1964
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1965
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1968
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1970
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1971
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1972
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1973
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1974
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1975
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1978
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1982
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1983
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1984
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1985
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1986
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Jinja, 1955 to 1986. The record is 178.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.0 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Jinja by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1956
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1957
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1958
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1959
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1960
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1961
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1962
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1963
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1964
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1965
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1966
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1967
178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1968
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1969
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1970
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1971
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1972
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1973
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1975
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1976
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1977
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1978
131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1979
143.9 mm (5.7 in)
1980
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1981
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1982
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1984
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1985
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1986
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Jinja, 1955 to 1986. The record is 43 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Jinja by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955
24 days
1956
15 days
1957
13 days
1958
16 days
1959
16 days
1960
24 days
1961
29 days
1962
17 days
1963
20 days
1964
24 days
1965
43 days
1966
20 days
1967
21 days
1968
18 days
1969
18 days
1970
19 days
1971
16 days
1972
12 days
1973
34 days
1974
15 days
1975
17 days
1976
11 days
1977
15 days
1978
21 days
1979
12 days
1980
23 days
1981
18 days
1982
23 days
1983
19 days
1984
22 days
1985
24 days
1986
30 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 Jinja standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Jinja 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.