Fada N'Gourma Weather Records (UV000005507)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fada N'Gourma (UV000005507), Burkina Faso, with 81 years of record.

Key Facts for Fada N'Gourma

Fada N'Gourma (UV000005507) is a weather station in Burkina Faso at 12.07 latitude and 0.35 longitude, 301 m (988 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 2025, 81 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fada N'Gourma still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fada N'Gourma set a daily record high maximum temperature of 37.2 C (99.0 F) on 13 July 2025.

About the Station

Location: Burkina Faso, 12.07 latitude, 0.35 longitude.
Elevation: 301 m (988 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 2025, 81 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

14 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fada N'Gourma. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 14 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Fada N'Gourma, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.0 C (105.8 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	37.5 C (99.5 F)	15.9 C (60.6 F)
Feb	44.4 C (111.9 F)	11.4 C (52.5 F)	41.5 C (106.7 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)
Mar	48.5 C (119.3 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	44.1 C (111.4 F)	24.0 C (75.2 F)
Apr	50.0 C (122.0 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	44.4 C (111.9 F)	24.3 C (75.7 F)
May	44.4 C (111.9 F)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	42.5 C (108.5 F)	23.6 C (74.5 F)
Jun	41.4 C (106.5 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40.4 C (104.7 F)	21.9 C (71.4 F)
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)
Aug	37.0 C (98.6 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	33.8 C (92.8 F)	20.4 C (68.7 F)
Sep	38.8 C (101.8 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	41.8 C (107.2 F)	15.2 C (59.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.0 C (107.6 F)	11.8 C (53.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.4 C (104.7 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fada N'Gourma still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 72.

Standing records at Fada N'Gourma by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	40
1946	14
1947	72
1948	58
1949	34
1950	27
1951	22
1952	27
1953	20
1954	22
1955	18
1956	24
1957	16
1958	20
1959	17
1960	22
1961	35
1962	24
1963	25
1964	25
1965	11
1967	26
1968	28
1969	17
1970	13
1971	13
1972	14
1973	13
1974	17
1975	18
1976	26
1977	28
1978	13
1979	10
1980	11
1981	8
1982	11
1983	17
1984	26
1985	15
1986	10
1987	9
1988	16
1989	14
1990	13
1991	7
1992	5
1993	8
1994	11
1995	6
1996	4
1997	19
1998	27
1999	7
2000	9
2002	8
2003	1
2004	17
2005	17
2006	12
2007	20
2008	8
2009	15
2010	20
2011	9
2012	11
2013	19
2014	23
2015	32
2016	22
2017	14
2018	26
2019	12
2020	19
2021	21
2022	9
2023	22
2024	23
2025	22

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Fada N'Gourma between 8 July 1981 and 11 April 2017. Each dot is a new record.

When Fada N'Gourma set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1981-07-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1981-08-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 300.0 mm (11.8 in)
1999-03-27	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 48.5 C (119.3 F)
2017-04-11	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 50.0 C (122.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 300.0 mm (11.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fada N'Gourma. The most was 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 9 August 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fada N'Gourma
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	9 January 1965
Feb	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 February 1982
Mar	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	13 March 1991
Apr	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	10 April 1972
May	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	17 May 1994
Jun	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	3 June 1983
Jul	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	8 July 2008
Aug	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	9 August 1981
Sep	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	15 September 1993
Oct	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 October 2012
Nov	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	11 November 1991
Dec	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 December 1993

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 2025

80 years of record at Fada N'Gourma, 1945 to 2025. 33 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1947, 1949, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others.

Days with data per year at Fada N'Gourma
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	361	99%	Yes
1946	215	59%	No
1947	324	89%	No
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	248	68%	No
1950	354	97%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	356	97%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	363	99%	Yes
1977	353	97%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	348	95%	Yes
1980	344	94%	Yes
1981	302	83%	No
1982	330	90%	Yes
1983	303	83%	No
1984	340	93%	Yes
1985	334	92%	Yes
1986	334	92%	Yes
1987	312	85%	No
1988	326	89%	No
1989	256	70%	No
1990	265	73%	No
1991	205	56%	No
1992	235	64%	No
1993	317	87%	No
1994	294	81%	No
1995	287	79%	No
1996	272	74%	No
1997	302	83%	No
1998	225	62%	No
1999	226	62%	No
2000	145	40%	No
2001	175	48%	No
2002	202	55%	No
2003	9	2%	No
2004	180	49%	No
2005	205	56%	No
2006	239	65%	No
2007	283	78%	No
2008	309	84%	No
2009	350	96%	Yes
2010	329	90%	Yes
2011	329	90%	Yes
2012	333	91%	Yes
2013	341	93%	Yes
2014	321	88%	No
2015	324	89%	No
2016	357	98%	Yes
2017	350	96%	Yes
2018	328	90%	No
2019	198	54%	No
2020	343	94%	Yes
2021	347	95%	Yes
2022	343	94%	Yes
2023	340	93%	Yes
2024	317	87%	No
2025	221	61%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Fada N'Gourma
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily low max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high min	27.7 C (81.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high min (Tie)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	tie	10 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high min	29.2 C (84.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high min	29.5 C (85.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high min	30.3 C (86.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	44.1 C (111.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high min	31.0 C (87.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max (Tie)	43.0 C (109.4 F)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	43.5 C (110.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high min	30.5 C (86.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	42.6 C (108.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	43.1 C (109.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	44.1 C (111.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	42.9 C (109.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2025	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily high max	43.4 C (110.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

45 complete years, 1945 to 2021

One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Fada N'Gourma, 1945 to 2021. 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 1961, at 26.9 C (80.4 F), and the warmest was 2021, at 29.7 C (85.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fada N'Gourma as warming stripes, 1945 to 2021
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	28.6 C	+0.29 C
1948	28.9 C	+0.59 C
1950	28.2 C	-0.04 C
1951	28.4 C	+0.12 C
1952	28.4 C	+0.11 C
1953	28.3 C	+0.06 C
1954	28.5 C	+0.24 C
1955	28.1 C	-0.15 C
1956	28.0 C	-0.24 C
1957	28.0 C	-0.28 C
1958	28.5 C	+0.24 C
1959	27.9 C	-0.38 C
1960	27.6 C	-0.72 C
1961	26.9 C	-1.37 C
1962	27.4 C	-0.86 C
1963	27.6 C	-0.73 C
1964	27.5 C	-0.82 C
1965	27.4 C	-0.86 C
1967	27.4 C	-0.90 C
1968	27.5 C	-0.83 C
1969	28.2 C	-0.07 C
1970	28.2 C	-0.08 C
1971	27.9 C	-0.41 C
1972	28.0 C	-0.27 C
1973	28.7 C	+0.45 C
1974	27.8 C	-0.52 C
1975	27.6 C	-0.73 C
1976	27.5 C	-0.79 C
1977	27.8 C	-0.49 C
1978	28.0 C	-0.29 C
1979	28.2 C	-0.11 C
1980	28.6 C	+0.31 C
1981	28.2 C	-0.07 C
1982	28.2 C	-0.07 C
1985	28.5 C	+0.25 C
1986	28.6 C	+0.27 C
1987	29.0 C	+0.76 C
1988	28.5 C	+0.21 C
2009	29.3 C	+1.06 C
2012	29.3 C	+1.03 C
2013	29.4 C	+1.11 C
2016	29.7 C	+1.40 C
2017	29.3 C	+1.06 C
2020	29.5 C	+1.17 C
2021	29.7 C	+1.45 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1945 to 2021. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fada N'Gourma
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade	1945 to 2021	45	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.1 C (0.0 to 0.2) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1945 to 2021	45	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.4 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade	0.7 F (0.6 to 0.8) per decade	1945 to 2021	45	Rise

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

1945 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Fada N'Gourma: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	50.0 C (122.0 F)	2017	42.8 C (109.0 F)	80
Coldest night (TNn)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1959	13.0 C (55.4 F)	80
Wettest day (Rx1day)	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	1981	64.8 mm (2.5 in)	80
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	387.9 mm (15.3 in)	1983	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	77
Longest dry spell (CDD)	120 days	1962	8 days	80

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fada N'Gourma, 1945 to 2025. The record is 50.0 C (122.0 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.8 C (109.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fada N'Gourma by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1945	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1946	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1947	45.2 C (113.4 F)
1948	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1949	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1950	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1951	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1952	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1953	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1954	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1955	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1956	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1957	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1958	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1959	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1960	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1961	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1962	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1963	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1964	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1965	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1967	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1968	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1969	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1970	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1971	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1972	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1973	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1974	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1976	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1977	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1978	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1979	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1980	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1981	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1982	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1983	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1984	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1985	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1986	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1987	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1988	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1989	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1990	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1991	42.1 C (107.8 F)
1992	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1993	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1994	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1995	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1996	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1997	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1998	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1999	48.5 C (119.3 F)
2000	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2001	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2002	43.1 C (109.6 F)
2003	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2004	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2005	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2006	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2007	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2008	42.9 C (109.2 F)
2009	43.1 C (109.6 F)
2010	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2011	43.4 C (110.1 F)
2012	42.7 C (108.9 F)
2013	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2014	42.7 C (108.9 F)
2015	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2016	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2017	50.0 C (122.0 F)
2018	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2019	39.3 C (102.7 F)
2020	44.3 C (111.7 F)
2021	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2022	42.9 C (109.2 F)
2023	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2024	44.2 C (111.6 F)
2025	44.4 C (111.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fada N'Gourma, 1945 to 2025. The record is 8.4 C (47.1 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.0 C (55.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fada N'Gourma by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1945	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1946	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1947	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1948	12.4 C (54.3 F)
1949	11.3 C (52.3 F)
1950	12.3 C (54.1 F)
1951	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1952	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1953	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1954	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1955	10.8 C (51.4 F)
1956	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1957	10.8 C (51.4 F)
1958	12.9 C (55.2 F)
1959	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1960	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1961	10.7 C (51.3 F)
1962	10.7 C (51.3 F)
1963	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1964	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1965	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1967	13.1 C (55.6 F)
1968	12.6 C (54.7 F)
1969	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1970	11.8 C (53.2 F)
1971	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1972	12.5 C (54.5 F)
1973	13.8 C (56.8 F)
1974	12.4 C (54.3 F)
1975	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1976	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1977	10.9 C (51.6 F)
1978	12.9 C (55.2 F)
1979	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1980	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1981	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1982	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1983	14.1 C (57.4 F)
1984	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1985	12.1 C (53.8 F)
1986	11.8 C (53.2 F)
1987	13.4 C (56.1 F)
1988	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1989	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1990	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1991	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1992	14.3 C (57.7 F)
1993	11.8 C (53.2 F)
1994	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1995	12.9 C (55.2 F)
1996	14.6 C (58.3 F)
1997	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1998	14.8 C (58.6 F)
1999	14.7 C (58.5 F)
2000	15.4 C (59.7 F)
2001	14.7 C (58.5 F)
2002	15.6 C (60.1 F)
2003	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2004	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2005	18.0 C (64.4 F)
2006	15.3 C (59.5 F)
2007	11.4 C (52.5 F)
2008	12.0 C (53.6 F)
2009	14.8 C (58.6 F)
2010	14.8 C (58.6 F)
2011	14.7 C (58.5 F)
2012	13.4 C (56.1 F)
2013	14.4 C (57.9 F)
2014	15.4 C (59.7 F)
2015	14.0 C (57.2 F)
2016	15.6 C (60.1 F)
2017	16.6 C (61.9 F)
2018	14.0 C (57.2 F)
2019	16.4 C (61.5 F)
2020	14.5 C (58.1 F)
2021	16.4 C (61.5 F)
2022	14.6 C (58.3 F)
2023	15.2 C (59.4 F)
2024	15.4 C (59.7 F)
2025	15.9 C (60.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fada N'Gourma, 1945 to 2025. The record is 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.8 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fada N'Gourma by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1946	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1950	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1951	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1952	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1954	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1955	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1956	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1957	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1958	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1959	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1960	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1961	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1962	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1963	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1965	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1967	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1968	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1970	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1971	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1972	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1973	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1974	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1978	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1981	300.0 mm (11.8 in)
1982	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1983	261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1984	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1991	262.9 mm (10.4 in)
1992	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1994	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1995	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1996	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1998	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1999	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2000	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2001	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2002	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2004	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2005	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2006	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2007	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2008	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
2009	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2010	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2011	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2012	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2013	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2014	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2015	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2016	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2017	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2018	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2019	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2020	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2021	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2022	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2023	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2024	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2025	54.1 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fada N'Gourma, 1945 to 2025. The record is 387.9 mm (15.3 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.5 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fada N'Gourma by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	177.7 mm (7.0 in)
1946	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1947	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1948	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1949	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1950	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1951	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1952	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1953	196.3 mm (7.7 in)
1954	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1955	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1956	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1957	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1958	230.3 mm (9.1 in)
1959	183.2 mm (7.2 in)
1960	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1961	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1962	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1963	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1964	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1965	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1967	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1968	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1969	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1970	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1971	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1972	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1973	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1974	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1975	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1976	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1977	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1978	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1979	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1980	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1981	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1982	228.3 mm (9.0 in)
1983	387.9 mm (15.3 in)
1984	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1985	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1986	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1987	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1988	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1989	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1990	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1992	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1993	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1994	273.8 mm (10.8 in)
1995	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1996	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1998	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1999	n/a
2000	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001	n/a
2002	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2003	n/a
2004	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2006	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2007	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2008	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
2009	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2010	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2011	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
2012	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2013	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2014	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2015	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2016	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2017	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2018	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2019	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2020	194.4 mm (7.7 in)
2021	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2022	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2023	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2024	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2025	101.6 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fada N'Gourma, 1945 to 2025. The record is 120 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 8 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fada N'Gourma by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	95 days
1946	102 days
1947	95 days
1948	85 days
1949	94 days
1950	100 days
1951	83 days
1952	111 days
1953	72 days
1954	83 days
1955	80 days
1956	88 days
1957	86 days
1958	89 days
1959	71 days
1960	80 days
1961	98 days
1962	120 days
1963	103 days
1964	77 days
1965	87 days
1967	77 days
1968	56 days
1969	81 days
1970	96 days
1971	86 days
1972	77 days
1973	105 days
1974	89 days
1975	118 days
1976	101 days
1977	88 days
1978	68 days
1979	82 days
1980	104 days
1981	24 days
1982	3 days
1983	3 days
1984	2 days
1985	3 days
1986	3 days
1987	4 days
1988	3 days
1989	2 days
1990	3 days
1991	3 days
1992	4 days
1993	3 days
1994	3 days
1995	3 days
1996	3 days
1997	3 days
1998	6 days
1999	3 days
2000	2 days
2001	4 days
2002	8 days
2003	1 day
2004	8 days
2005	9 days
2006	2 days
2007	3 days
2008	4 days
2009	2 days
2010	3 days
2011	2 days
2012	3 days
2013	2 days
2014	4 days
2015	4 days
2016	3 days
2017	2 days
2018	7 days
2019	5 days
2020	2 days
2021	3 days
2022	2 days
2023	5 days
2024	39 days
2025	94 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

36 years, 1945 to 1981

A day with at least 68.3 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 265.6 mm (10.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fada N'Gourma: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
50 years	207.9 mm (8.2 in)	Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years	265.6 mm (10.5 in)	Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1945 to 1981.

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: 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 1981; 135.5 mm (5.3 in) in 1958; 134.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1953.

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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 2026-10-16 (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).