Ouagadougou Weather Records (UV000005503)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ouagadougou (UV000005503), Burkina Faso, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou (UV000005503) is a weather station in Burkina Faso at 12.35 latitude and 1.52 longitude, 304 m (997 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1980, 41 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ouagadougou still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ouagadougou set a daily record low minimum temperature of 11.6 C (52.9 F) on 21 December 1980.

About the Station

Location: Burkina Faso, 12.35 latitude, 1.52 longitude.
Elevation: 304 m (997 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1980, 41 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

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 Ouagadougou. 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 Ouagadougou, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.8 C (103.6 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.1 C (107.8 F)	10.4 C (50.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	43.8 C (110.8 F)	14.8 C (58.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.5 C (113.9 F)	16.2 C (61.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	44.5 C (112.1 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.3 C (106.3 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.8 C (101.8 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.6 C (97.9 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.6 C (101.5 F)	17.6 C (63.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	41.0 C (105.8 F)	17.6 C (63.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.5 C (104.9 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.1 C (104.2 F)	9.5 C (49.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ouagadougou still stand. 1940 holds the most, with 150.

Standing records at Ouagadougou by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1940	150
1941	60
1942	50
1943	24
1944	65
1945	42
1946	44
1947	66
1948	36
1949	31
1950	30
1951	35
1952	28
1953	40
1954	28
1955	23
1956	34
1957	24
1958	43
1959	29
1960	21
1961	30
1962	32
1963	41
1964	31
1965	26
1967	30
1968	41
1969	21
1970	23
1971	14
1972	30
1973	33
1974	37
1975	20
1976	35
1977	27
1978	29
1979	34
1980	27

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 324.5 mm (12.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ouagadougou. The most was 324.5 mm (12.8 in) on 27 May 1945.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ouagadougou
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	20 January 1945
Feb	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2 February 1950
Mar	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 March 1960
Apr	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	26 April 1978
May	324.5 mm (12.8 in)	27 May 1945
Jun	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 June 1946
Jul	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	25 July 1962
Aug	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	2 August 1969
Sep	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	25 September 1957
Oct	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 October 1976
Nov	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	3 November 1979
Dec	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	13 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1940 to 1980

40 years of record at Ouagadougou, 1940 to 1980. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951.

Days with data per year at Ouagadougou
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1940	355	97%	Yes
1941	352	96%	Yes
1942	335	92%	Yes
1943	362	99%	Yes
1944	360	98%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	274	75%	No
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	353	97%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	342	94%	Yes
1980	349	95%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Ouagadougou
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily low min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily low min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily low max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily low max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily low max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	13 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high max	39.6 C (103.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily low max	32.4 C (90.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	4 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high max	39.1 C (102.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	33 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	2 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high max	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high max	36.6 C (97.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily high min (Tie)	24.7 C (76.5 F)	tie	35 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily low min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	10 years	7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

37 complete years, 1940 to 1980

One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Ouagadougou, 1940 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 28.3 C (82.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 27.6 C (81.7 F), and the warmest was 1947, at 29.1 C (84.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ouagadougou as warming stripes, 1940 to 1980
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1940	29.1 C	+0.80 C
1943	28.3 C	+0.01 C
1944	28.8 C	+0.53 C
1945	28.3 C	+0.06 C
1946	27.8 C	-0.43 C
1947	29.1 C	+0.80 C
1948	28.3 C	+0.04 C
1949	28.8 C	+0.59 C
1950	28.0 C	-0.30 C
1952	28.0 C	-0.26 C
1953	28.0 C	-0.24 C
1954	28.0 C	-0.21 C
1955	27.9 C	-0.39 C
1956	28.1 C	-0.15 C
1957	28.2 C	-0.05 C
1958	28.9 C	+0.69 C
1959	28.6 C	+0.30 C
1960	28.3 C	0.00 C
1961	27.9 C	-0.33 C
1962	28.0 C	-0.29 C
1963	28.7 C	+0.44 C
1964	28.0 C	-0.21 C
1965	27.9 C	-0.35 C
1967	27.8 C	-0.43 C
1968	28.0 C	-0.21 C
1969	28.7 C	+0.41 C
1970	28.4 C	+0.10 C
1971	28.2 C	-0.04 C
1972	27.9 C	-0.31 C
1973	28.5 C	+0.26 C
1974	27.9 C	-0.35 C
1975	27.9 C	-0.40 C
1976	27.6 C	-0.66 C
1977	28.1 C	-0.14 C
1978	28.4 C	+0.14 C
1979	28.4 C	+0.15 C
1980	28.8 C	+0.56 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1940 to 1980 is -0.08 C (-0.19 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 37 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ouagadougou
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.08 C (-0.19 to 0.03) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1940 to 1980	37	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.3 C (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade	-0.5 F (-0.8 to -0.2) per decade	1940 to 1980	37	Fall
Mean daily minimum	0.11 C (-0.01 to 0.23) per decade	0.20 F (-0.01 to 0.41) per decade	1940 to 1980	37	Not clearly different from zero

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

1940 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Ouagadougou: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.5 C (113.9 F)	1940	42.3 C (108.2 F)	40
Coldest night (TNn)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1941	11.9 C (53.4 F)	40
Wettest day (Rx1day)	324.5 mm (12.8 in)	1945	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	343.3 mm (13.5 in)	1945	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	40
Longest dry spell (CDD)	131 days	1947	91 days	40

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ouagadougou, 1940 to 1980. The record is 45.5 C (113.9 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.3 C (108.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ouagadougou by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1940	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1941	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1942	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1943	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1944	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1945	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1946	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1947	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1948	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1949	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1950	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1951	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1952	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1953	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1954	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1955	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1956	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1957	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1958	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1959	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1960	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1961	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1962	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1963	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1964	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1965	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1967	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1968	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1969	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1970	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1971	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1972	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1973	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1974	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1975	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1976	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1977	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1978	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1979	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1980	43.2 C (109.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ouagadougou, 1940 to 1980. The record is 8.5 C (47.3 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.9 C (53.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ouagadougou by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1940	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1941	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1942	10.5 C (50.9 F)
1943	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1944	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1945	9.3 C (48.7 F)
1946	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1947	10.5 C (50.9 F)
1948	11.3 C (52.3 F)
1949	11.3 C (52.3 F)
1950	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1951	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1952	10.4 C (50.7 F)
1953	11.8 C (53.2 F)
1954	12.1 C (53.8 F)
1955	10.5 C (50.9 F)
1956	12.5 C (54.5 F)
1957	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1958	12.5 C (54.5 F)
1959	10.2 C (50.4 F)
1960	10.4 C (50.7 F)
1961	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1962	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1963	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1964	13.8 C (56.8 F)
1965	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1967	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1968	12.6 C (54.7 F)
1969	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1970	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1971	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1972	13.8 C (56.8 F)
1973	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1974	12.7 C (54.9 F)
1975	10.9 C (51.6 F)
1976	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1977	10.8 C (51.4 F)
1978	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1979	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1980	10.3 C (50.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ouagadougou, 1940 to 1980. The record is 324.5 mm (12.8 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.8 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ouagadougou by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1941	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1942	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1943	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1944	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1945	324.5 mm (12.8 in)
1946	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1948	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1950	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1951	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1954	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1957	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1958	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1959	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1960	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1961	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1963	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1965	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1967	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1969	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1970	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1971	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1972	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1973	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1975	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1976	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1977	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1978	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1979	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	45.7 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ouagadougou, 1940 to 1980. The record is 343.3 mm (13.5 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.2 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ouagadougou by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1941	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1942	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1943	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1944	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1945	343.3 mm (13.5 in)
1946	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1947	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1948	180.2 mm (7.1 in)
1949	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1950	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1951	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1952	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1953	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1954	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1955	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1956	126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1957	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1958	120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1959	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1960	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1961	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1962	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1963	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1965	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1967	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1969	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1970	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1971	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1972	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1973	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1974	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1975	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1976	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1977	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1979	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1980	80.9 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ouagadougou, 1940 to 1980. The record is 131 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 91 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ouagadougou by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	71 days
1941	65 days
1942	69 days
1943	124 days
1944	100 days
1945	114 days
1946	100 days
1947	131 days
1948	102 days
1949	91 days
1950	74 days
1951	80 days
1952	105 days
1953	110 days
1954	83 days
1955	65 days
1956	84 days
1957	108 days
1958	74 days
1959	106 days
1960	81 days
1961	98 days
1962	106 days
1963	91 days
1964	114 days
1965	112 days
1967	76 days
1968	71 days
1969	67 days
1970	97 days
1971	58 days
1972	94 days
1973	83 days
1974	128 days
1975	116 days
1976	64 days
1977	88 days
1978	79 days
1979	77 days
1980	104 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

40 years, 1940 to 1980

A day with at least 64.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 239.4 mm (9.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ouagadougou: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
25 years	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
50 years	189.9 mm (7.5 in)	Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years	239.4 mm (9.4 in)	Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1940 to 1980.

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: 324.5 mm (12.8 in) in 1945; 120.5 mm (4.7 in) in 1953; 109.7 mm (4.3 in) in 1957.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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).