Chipinge Weather Records (ZI000067983)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chipinge (ZI000067983), Zimbabwe, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Chipinge

Chipinge (ZI000067983) is a weather station in Zimbabwe at -20.20 latitude and 32.62 longitude, 1,132 m (3,714 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 2025, 75 years of record.
1,464 records set at Chipinge still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Chipinge set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.5 C (90.5 F) on 23 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: Zimbabwe, -20.20 latitude, 32.62 longitude.
Elevation: 1,132 m (3,714 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 2025, 75 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Chipinge. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Chipinge, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	17.8 C (64.0 F)
Feb	35.6 C (96.1 F)	11.8 C (53.2 F)	n/a	17.6 C (63.7 F)
Mar	34.3 C (93.7 F)	9.9 C (49.8 F)	n/a	14.5 C (58.1 F)
Apr	36.0 C (96.8 F)	5.8 C (42.4 F)	n/a	13.7 C (56.7 F)
May	32.7 C (90.9 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	9.5 C (49.1 F)
Jun	29.7 C (85.5 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	25.4 C (77.7 F)	9.9 C (49.8 F)
Jul	34.9 C (94.8 F)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)
Aug	33.5 C (92.3 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32.5 C (90.5 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)
Sep	38.0 C (100.4 F)	3.8 C (38.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.4 C (101.1 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.6 C (97.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.1 C (93.4 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Chipinge still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 39.

Standing records at Chipinge by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1951	8
1952	30
1953	14
1954	24
1955	29
1956	18
1957	28
1958	18
1959	25
1960	23
1961	24
1962	17
1963	25
1964	15
1965	23
1966	32
1967	26
1968	39
1969	20
1970	24
1971	15
1972	26
1973	31
1974	17
1975	21
1976	31
1977	18
1978	20
1979	30
1980	15
1981	31
1982	25
1983	31
1984	20
1985	17
1986	14
1987	38
1988	29
1989	35
1990	29
1991	21
1992	37
1993	17
1994	30
1995	20
1996	28
1997	26
1998	25
1999	26
2000	13
2001	15
2002	25
2003	19
2004	18
2005	19
2006	11
2007	4
2010	4
2011	15
2012	14
2013	30
2014	8
2015	19
2016	30
2017	10
2018	2
2023	1
2024	10
2025	12

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records

8 all-time records were set at Chipinge between 25 December 1989 and 25 October 2001. Each dot is a new record.

When Chipinge set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1989-12-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1990-01-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1992-09-20	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 38.0 C (100.4 F)
1992-10-21	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
1993-07-31	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature 0.1 C (32.2 F)
1995-09-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1996-07-18	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 9.2 C (48.6 F)
2001-10-25	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 38.4 C (101.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 184.9 mm (7.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chipinge. The most was 184.9 mm (7.3 in) on 30 September 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Chipinge
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	13 January 2013
Feb	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	6 February 2001
Mar	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	4 March 2003
Apr	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	17 April 1975
May	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 May 2010
Jun	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 June 1961
Jul	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	3 July 1983
Aug	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 August 1953
Sep	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	30 September 1995
Oct	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	19 October 1977
Nov	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	16 November 1971
Dec	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	25 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 2025

70 years of record at Chipinge, 1951 to 2025. 32 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and others.

Days with data per year at Chipinge
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1951	182	50%	No
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	363	99%	Yes
1955	361	99%	Yes
1956	362	99%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	362	99%	Yes
1959	360	99%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	360	99%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	362	99%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	360	99%	Yes
1968	359	98%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	362	99%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	361	99%	Yes
1976	361	99%	Yes
1977	360	99%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	361	99%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	361	99%	Yes
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	363	99%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	361	99%	Yes
1990	289	79%	No
1991	261	72%	No
1992	231	63%	No
1993	231	63%	No
1994	255	70%	No
1995	274	75%	No
1996	308	84%	No
1997	265	73%	No
1998	284	78%	No
1999	283	78%	No
2000	240	66%	No
2001	219	60%	No
2002	272	75%	No
2003	242	66%	No
2004	229	63%	No
2005	251	69%	No
2006	187	51%	No
2007	81	22%	No
2008	6	2%	No
2010	53	15%	No
2011	206	56%	No
2012	267	73%	No
2013	278	76%	No
2014	81	22%	No
2015	199	55%	No
2016	188	51%	No
2017	134	37%	No
2018	30	8%	No
2019	1	0%	No
2020	2	1%	No
2025	31	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Chipinge
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily low min (Tie)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	tie	51 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min (Tie)	17.6 C (63.7 F)	tie	47 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2024	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2024	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min (Tie)	18.6 C (65.5 F)	tie	42 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2024	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2024	Chipinge, ZW	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

39 complete years, 1952 to 1990

One stripe for each of 39 complete years at Chipinge, 1952 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.0 C (66.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1953, at 18.4 C (65.1 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 20.0 C (67.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Chipinge as warming stripes, 1952 to 1990
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1952	18.8 C	-0.17 C
1953	18.4 C	-0.59 C
1954	19.0 C	-0.02 C
1955	18.6 C	-0.37 C
1956	18.9 C	-0.08 C
1957	19.7 C	+0.68 C
1958	19.2 C	+0.22 C
1959	19.2 C	+0.25 C
1960	18.8 C	-0.22 C
1961	19.3 C	+0.30 C
1962	19.4 C	+0.41 C
1963	18.7 C	-0.28 C
1964	18.6 C	-0.40 C
1965	18.6 C	-0.44 C
1966	19.0 C	-0.04 C
1967	18.7 C	-0.28 C
1968	18.8 C	-0.20 C
1969	19.1 C	+0.15 C
1970	19.4 C	+0.38 C
1971	19.1 C	+0.06 C
1972	18.8 C	-0.18 C
1973	19.1 C	+0.09 C
1974	18.5 C	-0.46 C
1975	18.7 C	-0.33 C
1976	18.7 C	-0.28 C
1977	19.3 C	+0.29 C
1978	19.0 C	-0.02 C
1979	19.0 C	-0.01 C
1980	18.9 C	-0.06 C
1981	18.4 C	-0.56 C
1982	19.1 C	+0.12 C
1983	20.0 C	+0.96 C
1984	19.1 C	+0.14 C
1985	19.0 C	+0.03 C
1986	19.2 C	+0.21 C
1987	19.9 C	+0.91 C
1988	18.9 C	-0.12 C
1989	18.6 C	-0.39 C
1990	19.1 C	+0.13 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1952 to 1990 is 0.06 C (-0.05 to 0.16) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 39 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Chipinge
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.06 C (-0.05 to 0.16) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1952 to 1990	39	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.10 C (-0.04 to 0.24) per decade	0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1952 to 1990	39	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.01 C (-0.10 to 0.12) per decade	0.02 F (-0.18 to 0.22) per decade	1952 to 1990	39	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

1951 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Chipinge: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.4 C (101.1 F)	2001	34.6 C (94.2 F)	70
Coldest night (TNn)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	1993	5.5 C (41.9 F)	72
Wettest day (Rx1day)	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	1995	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	2001	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	70 days	1956	25 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Chipinge, 1951 to 2025. The record is 38.4 C (101.1 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.6 C (94.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Chipinge by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1951	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1952	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1953	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1954	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1955	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1956	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1957	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1958	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1959	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1960	32.9 C (91.2 F)
1961	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1962	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1963	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1964	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1965	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1966	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1967	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1968	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1969	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1970	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1971	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1972	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1973	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1974	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1975	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1976	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1977	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1979	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1980	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1982	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1984	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1986	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1987	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1988	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1989	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1992	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1993	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1994	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1995	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1996	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1997	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1998	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1999	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2000	31.9 C (89.4 F)
2001	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2002	33.2 C (91.8 F)
2003	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2005	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2006	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2008	28.1 C (82.6 F)
2010	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2011	36.6 C (97.9 F)
2012	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2013	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2014	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2015	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2016	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2018	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2019	23.6 C (74.5 F)
2020	22.8 C (73.0 F)
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	32.5 C (90.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Chipinge, 1951 to 2025. The record is 0.1 C (32.2 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.5 C (41.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Chipinge by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1951	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1952	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1953	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1954	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1955	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1956	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1957	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1958	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1959	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1960	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1961	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1962	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1963	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1964	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1965	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1966	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1967	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1968	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1969	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1970	6.9 C (44.4 F)
1971	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1972	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1973	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1974	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1975	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1976	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1977	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1978	5.9 C (42.6 F)
1979	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1980	6.5 C (43.7 F)
1981	4.9 C (40.8 F)
1982	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1983	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1984	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1985	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1986	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1987	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1988	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1989	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1990	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1991	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1992	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1993	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1994	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1995	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1996	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1997	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1998	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1999	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2000	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2001	4.1 C (39.4 F)
2002	4.9 C (40.8 F)
2003	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2004	5.7 C (42.3 F)
2005	8.2 C (46.8 F)
2006	4.5 C (40.1 F)
2007	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2008	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2010	6.6 C (43.9 F)
2011	5.5 C (41.9 F)
2012	4.3 C (39.7 F)
2013	7.6 C (45.7 F)
2014	6.6 C (43.9 F)
2015	7.4 C (45.3 F)
2016	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2017	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2018	7.3 C (45.1 F)
2019	13.4 C (56.1 F)
2020	14.5 C (58.1 F)
2023	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2024	9.3 C (48.7 F)
2025	6.4 C (43.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Chipinge, 1951 to 2025. The record is 184.9 mm (7.3 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.2 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chipinge by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1952	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1953	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1954	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1955	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1957	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1960	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1963	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1964	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1965	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1966	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1970	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1972	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1974	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1976	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1977	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1978	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1980	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1981	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1982	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1983	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1984	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1986	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1987	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1989	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1990	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1991	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1992	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1993	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1994	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1996	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1997	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1998	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1999	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2000	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2001	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
2002	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2004	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2005	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2006	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2007	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2008	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2010	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2011	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2012	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2013	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
2014	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2015	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2016	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2017	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2018	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2019	n/a
2020	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2023	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2024	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2025	75.9 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Chipinge, 1951 to 2025. The record is 257.8 mm (10.1 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 136.2 mm (5.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chipinge by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1952	215.5 mm (8.5 in)
1953	212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1954	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1955	170.3 mm (6.7 in)
1956	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1957	149.2 mm (5.9 in)
1958	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1959	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1960	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1961	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1962	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1963	210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1964	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1965	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1966	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1967	181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1968	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1969	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1970	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1972	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1973	244.0 mm (9.6 in)
1974	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1975	157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1976	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1977	255.2 mm (10.0 in)
1978	166.2 mm (6.5 in)
1979	185.3 mm (7.3 in)
1980	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1981	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1982	177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1983	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1984	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1985	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1986	168.8 mm (6.6 in)
1987	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1988	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1989	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1990	205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1991	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1992	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1993	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1994	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1996	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1997	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1998	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1999	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
2000	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2001	257.8 mm (10.1 in)
2002	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
2003	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
2004	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
2005	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2006	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2007	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
2008	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2012	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
2013	234.0 mm (9.2 in)
2014	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
2015	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
2016	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2017	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2023	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2024	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
2025	96.7 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Chipinge, 1951 to 2025. The record is 70 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chipinge by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951	20 days
1952	39 days
1953	62 days
1954	50 days
1955	29 days
1956	70 days
1957	29 days
1958	27 days
1959	30 days
1960	29 days
1961	31 days
1962	40 days
1963	56 days
1964	24 days
1965	35 days
1966	25 days
1967	31 days
1968	26 days
1969	24 days
1970	24 days
1971	64 days
1972	66 days
1973	37 days
1974	55 days
1975	46 days
1976	27 days
1977	28 days
1978	62 days
1979	44 days
1980	35 days
1981	46 days
1982	45 days
1983	44 days
1984	25 days
1985	53 days
1986	60 days
1987	54 days
1988	34 days
1989	48 days
1990	6 days
1991	4 days
1992	4 days
1993	3 days
1994	4 days
1995	4 days
1996	4 days
1997	4 days
1998	3 days
1999	4 days
2000	4 days
2001	5 days
2002	7 days
2003	4 days
2004	4 days
2005	4 days
2006	4 days
2007	3 days
2008	1 day
2010	2 days
2011	4 days
2012	5 days
2013	6 days
2014	4 days
2015	6 days
2016	3 days
2017	2 days
2018	2 days
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2023	2 days
2024	3 days
2025	4 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 83.6 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 141.7 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Chipinge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
5 years	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
10 years	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
50 years	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years	141.7 mm (5.6 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: 139.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1989; 130.7 mm (5.1 in) in 1977; 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1962.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).