Kasama Weather Records (ZA000067475)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kasama (ZA000067475), Zambia, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Kasama

Kasama (ZA000067475) is a weather station in Zambia at -10.22 latitude and 31.13 longitude, 1,384 m (4,541 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2025, 76 years of record.
1,444 records set at Kasama still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kasama set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 11 March 2014.

About the Station

Location: Zambia, -10.22 latitude, 31.13 longitude.
Elevation: 1,384 m (4,541 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2025, 76 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Kasama. 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 Kasama, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.9 C (85.8 F)	14.6 C (58.3 F)	n/a	16.1 C (61.0 F)
Feb	30.7 C (87.3 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.9 C (89.4 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.0 C (96.8 F)	9.8 C (49.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.8 C (87.4 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.6 C (85.3 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.0 C (87.8 F)	6.3 C (43.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.0 C (91.4 F)	8.8 C (47.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.1 C (93.4 F)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,444 standing records

1,444 records at Kasama still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 198.

Standing records at Kasama by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	5
1974	11
1975	2
1976	2
1977	10
1978	2
1981	143
1982	113
1983	88
1984	198
1985	109
1986	59
1987	68
1988	160
1989	97
1990	105
1991	34
1992	11
1993	21
1994	36
1995	65
1996	33
1997	30
1999	6
2001	2
2013	2
2014	3
2017	1
2021	1
2022	3
2023	8
2024	16

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kasama between 14 March 1995 and 14 March 1995. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 96.0 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kasama. The most was 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 14 March 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kasama
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 January 1961
Feb	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	17 February 1970
Mar	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	14 March 1995
Apr	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	19 April 1982
May	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	3 May 1974
Jun	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3 June 1968
Jul	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	21 July 1970
Aug	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	28 August 1951
Sep	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	29 September 1977
Oct	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 October 1969
Nov	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	4 November 1980
Dec	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	4 December 1980

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2024

30 years of record at Kasama, 1973 to 2024. 30 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982 and others.

Days with data per year at Kasama
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	5	1%	No
1974	9	2%	No
1975	2	1%	No
1976	1	0%	No
1977	7	2%	No
1978	6	2%	No
1981	126	35%	No
1982	90	25%	No
1983	75	21%	No
1984	168	46%	No
1985	77	21%	No
1986	35	10%	No
1987	49	13%	No
1988	132	36%	No
1989	87	24%	No
1990	76	21%	No
1991	9	2%	No
1992	2	1%	No
1993	5	1%	No
1994	25	7%	No
1995	46	13%	No
1996	28	8%	No
1997	21	6%	No
1999	3	1%	No
2001	2	1%	No
2013	6	2%	No
2014	3	1%	No
2017	1	0%	No
2023	6	2%	No
2024	11	3%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Kasama
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2014	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1995	Kasama, ZM	all-time rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1994	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	3 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1994	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1994	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1992	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1991	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1991	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1990	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1990	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1990	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1990	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1989	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1989	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1989	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1989	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1989	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1989	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1989	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1989	Kasama, ZM	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1950 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Kasama: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1988	32.4 C (90.3 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	1990	8.6 C (47.5 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	1995	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	1970	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	42
Longest dry spell (CDD)	211 days	1954	150 days	52

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kasama, 1950 to 2025. The record is 36.0 C (96.8 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.4 C (90.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kasama by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1974	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1975	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1977	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1978	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1982	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1983	32.3 C (90.1 F)
1984	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1986	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1987	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1988	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1989	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	29.8 C (85.6 F)
1992	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1993	29.9 C (85.8 F)
1994	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1995	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1996	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1997	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1999	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2001	31.5 C (88.7 F)
2013	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2014	29.8 C (85.6 F)
2017	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2024	32.5 C (90.5 F)
2025	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kasama, 1950 to 2025. The record is 1.2 C (34.2 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 8.6 C (47.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kasama by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1974	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1975	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1976	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1977	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1978	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1979	n/a
1980	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1981	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1982	7.9 C (46.2 F)
1983	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1984	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1985	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1986	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1987	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1988	7.1 C (44.8 F)
1989	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1990	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1991	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1992	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1993	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1994	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1995	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1996	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1997	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1999	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2001	13.6 C (56.5 F)
2013	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2014	11.4 C (52.5 F)
2017	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2021	17.1 C (62.8 F)
2022	13.0 C (55.4 F)
2023	8.4 C (47.1 F)
2024	9.1 C (48.4 F)
2025	16.1 C (61.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kasama, 1950 to 2025. The record is 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.9 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kasama by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1952	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1956	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1957	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1960	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1961	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1962	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1964	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1968	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1970	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1971	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1973	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1975	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1976	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1977	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1978	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1980	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1981	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1982	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1983	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1984	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1986	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1987	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1988	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1989	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1990	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1991	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1993	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1995	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1996	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1997	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1999	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2001	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2017	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2021	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2022	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2023	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2024	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2025	2.0 mm (0.08 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kasama, 1950 to 2025. The record is 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.2 mm (5.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kasama by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1951	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1952	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1953	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1954	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1955	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1956	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1957	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1958	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1959	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1960	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1961	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1962	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1963	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1964	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1965	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1966	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1967	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1968	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1969	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1970	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1971	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1972	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1974	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1975	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1976	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1977	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1978	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1979	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1980	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1981	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1982	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1983	144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1984	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1985	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1986	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1987	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1988	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1989	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1990	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1991	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1999	n/a
2001	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2017	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kasama, 1950 to 2025. The record is 211 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 150 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kasama by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	188 days
1951	123 days
1952	168 days
1953	150 days
1954	211 days
1955	183 days
1956	187 days
1957	148 days
1958	155 days
1959	151 days
1960	170 days
1961	150 days
1962	151 days
1963	149 days
1964	169 days
1965	145 days
1966	153 days
1967	138 days
1968	102 days
1969	156 days
1970	97 days
1971	150 days
1972	146 days
1973	168 days
1974	146 days
1975	190 days
1976	138 days
1977	148 days
1978	183 days
1979	161 days
1980	162 days
1981	168 days
1982	158 days
1983	100 days
1984	162 days
1985	201 days
1986	149 days
1987	152 days
1988	189 days
1989	135 days
1990	138 days
1991	2 days
1992	1 day
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	2 days
1996	1 day
1997	1 day
1999	n/a
2001	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	1 day
2017	n/a
2021	1 day
2022	n/a
2023	1 day
2024	1 day
2025	n/a

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

41 years, 1950 to 1990

A day with at least 66.1 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 89.0 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kasama: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1950 to 1990.

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: 88.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1961; 84.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1970; 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1955.

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Data for Kasama standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kasama 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).