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Mutoko Weather Records (ZI000067781)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mutoko (ZI000067781), Zimbabwe, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Mutoko

  • Mutoko (ZI000067781) is a weather station in Zimbabwe at -17.42 latitude and 32.22 longitude, 1,244 m (4,081 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1951 to 1990, 40 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Mutoko still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Mutoko set a daily record low minimum temperature of 12.7 C (54.9 F) on 28 February 1990.

About the Station

  • Location: Zimbabwe, -17.42 latitude, 32.22 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,244 m (4,081 ft).
  • Period of record: 1951 to 1990, 40 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Mutoko, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mutoko. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mutoko. 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 Mutoko, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan34.1 C (93.4 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)n/an/a
Feb32.3 C (90.1 F)11.8 C (53.2 F)n/an/a
Mar32.8 C (91.0 F)9.2 C (48.6 F)n/an/a
Apr32.2 C (90.0 F)6.3 C (43.3 F)n/an/a
May31.6 C (88.9 F)3.8 C (38.8 F)n/an/a
Jun28.1 C (82.6 F)2.9 C (37.2 F)n/an/a
Jul28.4 C (83.1 F)1.3 C (34.3 F)n/an/a
Aug30.6 C (87.1 F)3.2 C (37.8 F)n/an/a
Sep34.7 C (94.5 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Oct35.3 C (95.5 F)7.4 C (45.3 F)n/an/a
Nov36.6 C (97.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Dec34.7 C (94.5 F)11.2 C (52.2 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Mutoko by the year they were set 1,464 records at Mutoko still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 87. 02550751001951: 171952: 271953: 361954: 361955: 341956: 421957: 311958: 311959: 341960: 401961: 331962: 291963: 311964: 391965: 411966: 331967: 461968: 601969: 241970: 381971: 331972: 461973: 431974: 271975: 341976: 371977: 361978: 261979: 451980: 381981: 431982: 371983: 871984: 431985: 221986: 251987: 591988: 501989: 301990: 11951195519591963196719711975197919831987
1,464 records at Mutoko still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 87.
Standing records at Mutoko by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195117
195227
195336
195436
195534
195642
195731
195831
195934
196040
196133
196229
196331
196439
196541
196633
196746
196860
196924
197038
197133
197246
197343
197427
197534
197637
197736
197826
197945
198038
198143
198237
198387
198443
198522
198625
198759
198850
198930
19901

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mutoko The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mutoko. The most was 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 9 December 1969. 050100150200 Jan: 76.5 mm (3.0 in), 28 January 1963 Jan Feb: 82.6 mm (3.3 in), 9 February 1960 Feb Mar: 124.0 mm (4.9 in), 19 March 1953 Mar Apr: 85.1 mm (3.4 in), 3 April 1969 Apr May: 51.1 mm (2.0 in), 7 May 1987 May Jun: 17.0 mm (0.7 in), 16 June 1959 Jun Jul: 15.7 mm (0.6 in), 3 July 1974 Jul Aug: 17.0 mm (0.7 in), 3 August 1987 Aug Sep: 61.5 mm (2.4 in), 6 September 1965 Sep Oct: 39.0 mm (1.5 in), 24 October 1978 Oct Nov: 60.5 mm (2.4 in), 25 November 1956 Nov Dec: 157.5 mm (6.2 in), 9 December 1969 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mutoko. The most was 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 9 December 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mutoko
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan76.5 mm (3.0 in)28 January 1963
Feb82.6 mm (3.3 in)9 February 1960
Mar124.0 mm (4.9 in)19 March 1953
Apr85.1 mm (3.4 in)3 April 1969
May51.1 mm (2.0 in)7 May 1987
Jun17.0 mm (0.7 in)16 June 1959
Jul15.7 mm (0.6 in)3 July 1974
Aug17.0 mm (0.7 in)3 August 1987
Sep61.5 mm (2.4 in)6 September 1965
Oct39.0 mm (1.5 in)24 October 1978
Nov60.5 mm (2.4 in)25 November 1956
Dec157.5 mm (6.2 in)9 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 1990
Days with data per year at Mutoko 40 years of record at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1990. 1951: 184 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 364 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 59 of 365 days19551960196519701975198019851990
40 years of record at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1990.
Days with data per year at Mutoko
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195118450%No
1952366100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
198836499%Yes
1989365100%Yes
19905916%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Mutoko
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 February 1990Mutoko, ZWdaily low min12.7 C (54.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1990Mutoko, ZWdaily rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)31 years34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily rain76.9 mm (3.0 in)26.1 mm (1.0 in)28 years28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily low max21.5 C (70.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high max33.1 C (91.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high max32.0 C (89.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily low min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily rain25.2 mm (1.0 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high min22.1 C (71.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high min (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily low max20.4 C (68.7 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily rain (Tie)1.0 mm (0.04 in)tie3 years0 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high max33.7 C (92.7 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high max33.4 C (92.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high max33.0 C (91.4 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily low min (Tie)8.0 C (46.4 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1989Mutoko, ZWdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

38 complete years, 1952 to 1989
Annual mean temperature at Mutoko as warming stripes, 1952 to 1989 One stripe for each of 38 complete years at Mutoko, 1952 to 1989. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.8 C (67.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 19.1 C (66.4 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 21.1 C (70.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F). 1952: 19.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1953: 19.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1954: 19.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1955: 19.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1956: 19.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1957: 20.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 19.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1959: 19.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1960: 19.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1961: 20.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1962: 19.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 19.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1964: 19.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 19.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1966: 19.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1967: 19.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 19.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1969: 20.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1970: 20.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1971: 19.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1972: 19.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1973: 19.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1974: 19.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 19.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1976: 19.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1977: 20.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1978: 19.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1979: 20.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1980: 19.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1981: 19.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1982: 19.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1983: 21.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1984: 20.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1985: 19.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1986: 19.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1987: 20.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1988: 20.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1989: 19.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean19521955196019651970197519801985
One stripe for each of 38 complete years at Mutoko, 1952 to 1989. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.8 C (67.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 19.1 C (66.4 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 21.1 C (70.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Mutoko as warming stripes, 1952 to 1989
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195219.6 C-0.17 C
195319.2 C-0.59 C
195419.6 C-0.16 C
195519.5 C-0.30 C
195619.2 C-0.63 C
195720.1 C+0.35 C
195819.7 C-0.07 C
195919.9 C+0.11 C
196019.5 C-0.27 C
196120.0 C+0.24 C
196219.8 C-0.03 C
196319.3 C-0.46 C
196419.4 C-0.36 C
196519.1 C-0.67 C
196619.8 C+0.04 C
196719.8 C-0.02 C
196819.9 C+0.06 C
196920.0 C+0.25 C
197020.0 C+0.21 C
197119.5 C-0.26 C
197219.7 C-0.13 C
197319.8 C-0.04 C
197419.2 C-0.62 C
197519.5 C-0.25 C
197619.6 C-0.21 C
197720.1 C+0.27 C
197819.9 C+0.11 C
197920.1 C+0.33 C
198019.9 C+0.12 C
198119.5 C-0.28 C
198219.9 C+0.13 C
198321.1 C+1.30 C
198420.6 C+0.84 C
198519.6 C-0.18 C
198619.7 C-0.06 C
198720.7 C+0.93 C
198820.0 C+0.25 C
198919.9 C+0.15 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1952 to 1989. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 38 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Mutoko
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade1952 to 198938Rise
Mean daily maximum0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade1952 to 198938Rise
Mean daily minimum0.10 C (-0.02 to 0.22) per decade0.18 F (-0.04 to 0.40) per decade1952 to 198938Not 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

1951 to 1990
Yearly extremes at Mutoko: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)36.6 C (97.9 F)197634.1 C (93.3 F)40
Coldest night (TNn)1.3 C (34.3 F)19754.7 C (40.4 F)40
Wettest day (Rx1day)157.5 mm (6.2 in)196960.8 mm (2.4 in)40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)249.2 mm (9.8 in)1969107.8 mm (4.2 in)40
Longest dry spell (CDD)178 days1962116 days40

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Mutoko by year The hottest day of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 36.6 C (97.9 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.1 C (93.3 F). 2830323436381960197019801990Record: 36.6 C (97.9 F) in 1976
The hottest day of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 36.6 C (97.9 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.1 C (93.3 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Mutoko by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195132.8 C (91.0 F)
195232.9 C (91.2 F)
195332.9 C (91.2 F)
195435.3 C (95.5 F)
195535.3 C (95.5 F)
195632.7 C (90.9 F)
195734.1 C (93.4 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
195935.1 C (95.2 F)
196032.5 C (90.5 F)
196134.9 C (94.8 F)
196233.4 C (92.1 F)
196333.3 C (91.9 F)
196434.8 C (94.6 F)
196531.9 C (89.4 F)
196633.7 C (92.7 F)
196734.3 C (93.7 F)
196834.1 C (93.4 F)
196934.8 C (94.6 F)
197032.9 C (91.2 F)
197132.4 C (90.3 F)
197234.6 C (94.3 F)
197334.0 C (93.2 F)
197433.6 C (92.5 F)
197533.3 C (91.9 F)
197636.6 C (97.9 F)
197733.6 C (92.5 F)
197834.7 C (94.5 F)
197934.5 C (94.1 F)
198034.1 C (93.4 F)
198134.5 C (94.1 F)
198234.7 C (94.5 F)
198333.5 C (92.3 F)
198433.8 C (92.8 F)
198532.8 C (91.0 F)
198633.6 C (92.5 F)
198735.3 C (95.5 F)
198834.8 C (94.6 F)
198934.2 C (93.6 F)
199029.8 C (85.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Mutoko by year The coldest night of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 1.3 C (34.3 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.7 C (40.4 F). 0510151960197019801990Record: 1.3 C (34.3 F) in 1975
The coldest night of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 1.3 C (34.3 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.7 C (40.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Mutoko by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19515.3 C (41.5 F)
19525.6 C (42.1 F)
19534.5 C (40.1 F)
19543.9 C (39.0 F)
19553.2 C (37.8 F)
19564.6 C (40.3 F)
19576.6 C (43.9 F)
19585.5 C (41.9 F)
19596.6 C (43.9 F)
19604.7 C (40.5 F)
19614.4 C (39.9 F)
19626.9 C (44.4 F)
19634.6 C (40.3 F)
19642.9 C (37.2 F)
19655.0 C (41.0 F)
19665.3 C (41.5 F)
19673.9 C (39.0 F)
19683.6 C (38.5 F)
19694.4 C (39.9 F)
19706.1 C (43.0 F)
19713.8 C (38.8 F)
19723.6 C (38.5 F)
19734.0 C (39.2 F)
19743.5 C (38.3 F)
19751.3 C (34.3 F)
19763.4 C (38.1 F)
19774.5 C (40.1 F)
19785.2 C (41.4 F)
19794.0 C (39.2 F)
19805.0 C (41.0 F)
19814.2 C (39.6 F)
19825.6 C (42.1 F)
19835.3 C (41.5 F)
19845.5 C (41.9 F)
19854.5 C (40.1 F)
19865.1 C (41.2 F)
19875.4 C (41.7 F)
19885.9 C (42.6 F)
19895.9 C (42.6 F)
199012.7 C (54.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mutoko by year The wettest day of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.8 mm (2.4 in). 0501001502001960197019801990Record: 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1969
The wettest day of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.8 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mutoko by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195140.6 mm (1.6 in)
195257.9 mm (2.3 in)
1953124.0 mm (4.9 in)
195452.6 mm (2.1 in)
195551.1 mm (2.0 in)
195682.3 mm (3.2 in)
195763.0 mm (2.5 in)
195865.5 mm (2.6 in)
195953.3 mm (2.1 in)
196082.6 mm (3.3 in)
196150.8 mm (2.0 in)
196296.3 mm (3.8 in)
196376.5 mm (3.0 in)
196457.9 mm (2.3 in)
196561.5 mm (2.4 in)
196672.4 mm (2.9 in)
196771.1 mm (2.8 in)
196854.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969157.5 mm (6.2 in)
197047.2 mm (1.9 in)
197156.8 mm (2.2 in)
197261.6 mm (2.4 in)
197350.5 mm (2.0 in)
197461.8 mm (2.4 in)
197540.7 mm (1.6 in)
1976109.0 mm (4.3 in)
197769.3 mm (2.7 in)
1978100.6 mm (4.0 in)
197950.2 mm (2.0 in)
198065.0 mm (2.6 in)
198157.6 mm (2.3 in)
198244.9 mm (1.8 in)
198339.3 mm (1.5 in)
198455.0 mm (2.2 in)
198560.0 mm (2.4 in)
198652.6 mm (2.1 in)
198767.4 mm (2.7 in)
198867.9 mm (2.7 in)
198976.9 mm (3.0 in)
199049.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mutoko by year The wettest five days of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 249.2 mm (9.8 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.8 mm (4.2 in). 501001502002501960197019801990Record: 249.2 mm (9.8 in) in 1969
The wettest five days of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 249.2 mm (9.8 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.8 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mutoko by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1951100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1952114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1953155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1954103.7 mm (4.1 in)
195598.8 mm (3.9 in)
1956100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1957107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1958119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1959152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1960168.2 mm (6.6 in)
196164.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1963124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1964103.9 mm (4.1 in)
196593.5 mm (3.7 in)
1966140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1967105.2 mm (4.1 in)
196881.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969249.2 mm (9.8 in)
1970140.9 mm (5.5 in)
197197.6 mm (3.8 in)
197299.7 mm (3.9 in)
1973134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1974113.5 mm (4.5 in)
197584.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1977101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1978168.7 mm (6.6 in)
197991.4 mm (3.6 in)
198087.8 mm (3.5 in)
1981143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1982107.8 mm (4.2 in)
198368.6 mm (2.7 in)
1984103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1985178.5 mm (7.0 in)
198691.7 mm (3.6 in)
198776.9 mm (3.0 in)
1988116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1989108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1990108.7 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mutoko by year The longest dry spell of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 178 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 116 days. 0501001502001960197019801990Record: 178 days in 1962
The longest dry spell of the year at Mutoko, 1951 to 1990. The record is 178 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 116 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mutoko by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195162 days
1952100 days
1953152 days
1954136 days
195572 days
1956110 days
1957147 days
195895 days
1959108 days
196074 days
196170 days
1962178 days
1963128 days
1964144 days
1965156 days
1966153 days
196789 days
196883 days
1969110 days
197094 days
1971145 days
1972143 days
1973175 days
1974121 days
1975139 days
1976110 days
197768 days
1978101 days
1979173 days
1980149 days
1981157 days
1982148 days
198366 days
1984111 days
1985147 days
1986157 days
198795 days
198886 days
1989160 days
19903 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

38 years, 1952 to 1989

A day with at least 60.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 167.8 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mutoko: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years60.8 mm (2.4 in)
5 years78.7 mm (3.1 in)
10 years94.0 mm (3.7 in)
25 years118.3 mm (4.7 in)
50 years140.8 mm (5.5 in)Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years167.8 mm (6.6 in)Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1952 to 1989.

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: 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1969; 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1953; 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1976.

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  • Data for Mutoko standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).