Climate Trends in Zimbabwe

• In Zimbabwe, the longest run of hot days in a row in the data is 16 days, at Beitbridge (Zimbabwe), from 11 January 1966 to 26 January 1966.
• In Zimbabwe, the longest run of dry days in a row in the data is 230 days, at Beitbridge (Zimbabwe), in 1964.
• In Zimbabwe, the longest run of wet days in a row in the data is 19 days, at Wyanga (Zimbabwe), in 1952.

Longest run of days at or above 35 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F).

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.

• In Zimbabwe, the largest reported one day rise in the daily maximum is 18.0 C (32.4 F), at Masvingo (Zimbabwe) on 8 October 1951.
• In Zimbabwe, the largest reported one day drop in the daily maximum is 22.7 C (40.9 F), at Beitbridge (Zimbabwe) on 2 October 1964.
• In Zimbabwe, the largest reported one day rise in the daily minimum is 12.7 C (22.9 F), at Beitbridge (Zimbabwe) on 21 June 1984.
• In Zimbabwe, the largest reported one day drop in the daily minimum is 12.9 C (23.2 F), at Chipinge (Zimbabwe) on 12 August 1973.
• In Zimbabwe, the largest reported widest range between the high and the low of one day is 29.4 C (52.9 F), at Masvingo (Zimbabwe) on 18 July 2000.
• In Zimbabwe, the smallest reported narrowest range between the high and the low of one day is 0.1 C (0.2 F), at Masvingo (Zimbabwe) on 9 November 1966.

Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum

The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum

The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum

The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum

The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Widest range between the high and the low of one day

The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day

The smallest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.