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Mount Makulu Weather Records (ZA000067667)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mount Makulu (ZA000067667), Zambia, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Mount Makulu

  • Mount Makulu (ZA000067667) is a weather station in Zambia at -15.55 latitude and 28.25 longitude, 1,213 m (3,980 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1961 to 1990, 30 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Mount Makulu still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

  • Location: Zambia, -15.55 latitude, 28.25 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,213 m (3,980 ft).
  • Period of record: 1961 to 1990, 30 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Mount Makulu, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mount Makulu. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mount Makulu. 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 Mount Makulu, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Mount Makulu by the year they were set 0 records at Mount Makulu still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Mount Makulu still stand.
Standing records at Mount Makulu by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 136.9 mm (5.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mount Makulu The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mount Makulu. The most was 136.9 mm (5.4 in) on 26 December 1973. 050100150 Jan: 125.0 mm (4.9 in), 19 January 1989 Jan Feb: 82.9 mm (3.3 in), 21 February 1978 Feb Mar: 51.0 mm (2.0 in), 10 March 1989 Mar Apr: 47.3 mm (1.9 in), 2 April 1986 Apr May: 29.5 mm (1.2 in), 1 May 1974 May Jun: 13.2 mm (0.5 in), 5 June 1961 Jun Jul: 0.0 mm (0.00 in), 1 July 1961 Jul Aug: 9.1 mm (0.36 in), 15 August 1967 Aug Sep: 34.3 mm (1.4 in), 20 September 1972 Sep Oct: 134.4 mm (5.3 in), 20 October 1972 Oct Nov: 85.3 mm (3.4 in), 18 November 1967 Nov Dec: 136.9 mm (5.4 in), 26 December 1973 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mount Makulu. The most was 136.9 mm (5.4 in) on 26 December 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mount Makulu
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan125.0 mm (4.9 in)19 January 1989
Feb82.9 mm (3.3 in)21 February 1978
Mar51.0 mm (2.0 in)10 March 1989
Apr47.3 mm (1.9 in)2 April 1986
May29.5 mm (1.2 in)1 May 1974
Jun13.2 mm (0.5 in)5 June 1961
Jul0.0 mm (0.00 in)1 July 1961
Aug9.1 mm (0.36 in)15 August 1967
Sep34.3 mm (1.4 in)20 September 1972
Oct134.4 mm (5.3 in)20 October 1972
Nov85.3 mm (3.4 in)18 November 1967
Dec136.9 mm (5.4 in)26 December 1973

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1961 to 1990
Yearly extremes at Mount Makulu: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)136.9 mm (5.4 in)197360.0 mm (2.4 in)30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)301.1 mm (11.9 in)1989119.4 mm (4.7 in)30
Longest dry spell (CDD)60 days196260 days30

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mount Makulu by year The wettest day of the year at Mount Makulu, 1961 to 1990. The record is 136.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.0 mm (2.4 in). 050100150196519701975198019851990Record: 136.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1973
The wettest day of the year at Mount Makulu, 1961 to 1990. The record is 136.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mount Makulu by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196168.8 mm (2.7 in)
196258.2 mm (2.3 in)
196337.8 mm (1.5 in)
196457.2 mm (2.3 in)
196549.8 mm (2.0 in)
196659.2 mm (2.3 in)
196785.3 mm (3.4 in)
196849.8 mm (2.0 in)
196943.9 mm (1.7 in)
197059.9 mm (2.4 in)
197140.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1973136.9 mm (5.4 in)
197451.0 mm (2.0 in)
197536.5 mm (1.4 in)
197673.3 mm (2.9 in)
197768.8 mm (2.7 in)
197883.3 mm (3.3 in)
197950.6 mm (2.0 in)
198069.0 mm (2.7 in)
198155.9 mm (2.2 in)
198269.0 mm (2.7 in)
198360.0 mm (2.4 in)
198455.9 mm (2.2 in)
198590.5 mm (3.6 in)
198685.9 mm (3.4 in)
198770.6 mm (2.8 in)
198866.4 mm (2.6 in)
1989125.0 mm (4.9 in)
199056.2 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mount Makulu by year The wettest five days of the year at Mount Makulu, 1961 to 1990. The record is 301.1 mm (11.9 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.4 mm (4.7 in). 0100200300400196519701975198019851990Record: 301.1 mm (11.9 in) in 1989
The wettest five days of the year at Mount Makulu, 1961 to 1990. The record is 301.1 mm (11.9 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.4 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mount Makulu by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1961168.6 mm (6.6 in)
196293.2 mm (3.7 in)
196377.7 mm (3.1 in)
196499.3 mm (3.9 in)
196590.8 mm (3.6 in)
1966115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1967158.9 mm (6.3 in)
1968125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1969109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1970143.0 mm (5.6 in)
197195.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1973174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1974112.8 mm (4.4 in)
197579.9 mm (3.1 in)
1976166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1977121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1978169.3 mm (6.7 in)
1979120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1980137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1981111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1982111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1983126.6 mm (5.0 in)
198476.3 mm (3.0 in)
1985117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1986177.1 mm (7.0 in)
1987118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1988176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1989301.1 mm (11.9 in)
1990104.1 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mount Makulu by year The longest dry spell of the year at Mount Makulu, 1961 to 1990. The record is 60 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days. 54565860196519701975198019851990Record: 60 days in 1962
The longest dry spell of the year at Mount Makulu, 1961 to 1990. The record is 60 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mount Makulu by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196155 days
196260 days
196360 days
196460 days
196560 days
196660 days
196760 days
196860 days
196960 days
197060 days
197160 days
197260 days
197360 days
197460 days
197560 days
197660 days
197760 days
197860 days
197960 days
198060 days
198160 days
198260 days
198359 days
198460 days
198560 days
198660 days
198760 days
198860 days
198960 days
199060 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

30 years, 1961 to 1990

A day with at least 61.7 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.5 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mount Makulu: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years61.7 mm (2.4 in)
5 years82.9 mm (3.3 in)
10 years99.7 mm (3.9 in)
25 years124.5 mm (4.9 in)
50 years146.1 mm (5.8 in)Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years170.5 mm (6.7 in)Longer than the 30 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, 30 years of values from 1961 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: 136.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1973; 134.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1972; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1989.

Download the Data

  • Data for Mount Makulu standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Mount Makulu 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).