Natal Weather Records (BR038196570)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Natal (BR038196570), Brazil, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Natal

Natal (BR038196570) is a weather station in Brazil at -5.77 latitude and -35.20 longitude, 45 m (148 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1996, 71 years of record.
12 records set at Natal still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Natal set a daily record precipitation of 24.7 mm (1.0 in) on 17 August 1978.

About the Station

Location: Brazil, -5.77 latitude, -35.20 longitude.
Elevation: 45 m (148 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1996, 71 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 Natal. 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 Natal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.6 C (85.3 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23.4 C (74.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.6 C (83.5 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.0 C (82.4 F)	24.3 C (75.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

12 standing records

12 records at Natal still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 4.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Natal between 2 April 1959 and 2 April 1959. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 165.8 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Natal. The most was 165.8 mm (6.5 in) on 2 April 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Natal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 January 1961
Feb	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	28 February 1963
Mar	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	27 March 1960
Apr	165.8 mm (6.5 in)	2 April 1959
May	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	17 May 1972
Jun	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	10 June 1940
Jul	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	9 July 1977
Aug	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	3 August 1970
Sep	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	2 September 1974
Oct	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 October 1971
Nov	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 November 1971
Dec	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	18 December 1963

Period of Record Coverage

1992 to 1996

3 years of record at Natal, 1992 to 1996. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1992, 1993, 1996.

Latest Records

Latest records at Natal
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1978	Natal, BR	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1978	Natal, BR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1977	Natal, BR	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1977	Natal, BR	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1977	Natal, BR	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1977	Natal, BR	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1977	Natal, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1977	Natal, BR	daily rain	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Natal, BR	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1977	Natal, BR	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1977	Natal, BR	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1976	Natal, BR	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1976	Natal, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1976	Natal, BR	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	18 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1976	Natal, BR	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1976	Natal, BR	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1976	Natal, BR	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1976	Natal, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1976	Natal, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1976	Natal, BR	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1926 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Natal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1992	29.6 C (85.3 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	23.4 C (74.1 F)	1992	23.9 C (74.9 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	165.8 mm (6.5 in)	1959	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	433.7 mm (17.1 in)	1960	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	51
Longest dry spell (CDD)	232 days	1961	33 days	52

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Natal, 1926 to 1996. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.6 C (85.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Natal by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
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	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1992	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1993	29.6 C (85.3 F)
1996	28.0 C (82.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Natal, 1926 to 1996. The record is 23.4 C (74.1 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.9 C (74.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Natal by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
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	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1992	23.4 C (74.1 F)
1993	n/a
1996	24.3 C (75.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Natal, 1926 to 1996. The record is 165.8 mm (6.5 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.5 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Natal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1927	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1928	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1929	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1930	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1931	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1932	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1933	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1934	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1935	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1936	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1938	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1940	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1941	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1943	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1944	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1945	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1946	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1947	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1948	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1949	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1951	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1952	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1953	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1955	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1956	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1957	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1959	165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1960	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1961	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1962	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1963	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1964	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1965	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1966	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1967	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1968	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1969	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1970	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1973	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1974	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1975	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1976	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1977	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1978	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1992	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1993	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
1996	1.0 mm (0.04 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Natal, 1926 to 1996. The record is 433.7 mm (17.1 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 165.6 mm (6.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Natal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1927	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1928	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1929	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1930	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1931	204.3 mm (8.0 in)
1932	147.7 mm (5.8 in)
1933	227.1 mm (8.9 in)
1934	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1935	186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1936	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1938	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1939	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1940	259.5 mm (10.2 in)
1941	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1943	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1944	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1945	193.6 mm (7.6 in)
1946	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1947	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1948	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1949	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1950	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1951	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1952	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1953	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1954	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1955	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1956	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1957	183.7 mm (7.2 in)
1958	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1959	171.3 mm (6.7 in)
1960	433.7 mm (17.1 in)
1961	357.2 mm (14.1 in)
1962	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	237.0 mm (9.3 in)
1964	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1965	205.4 mm (8.1 in)
1966	237.4 mm (9.3 in)
1967	198.8 mm (7.8 in)
1968	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1969	274.9 mm (10.8 in)
1970	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1971	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1972	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1973	319.9 mm (12.6 in)
1974	211.0 mm (8.3 in)
1975	167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1976	253.9 mm (10.0 in)
1977	244.2 mm (9.6 in)
1978	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1996	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Natal, 1926 to 1996. The record is 232 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Natal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	25 days
1927	28 days
1928	18 days
1929	37 days
1930	26 days
1931	54 days
1932	40 days
1933	41 days
1934	27 days
1935	18 days
1936	34 days
1938	14 days
1939	21 days
1940	56 days
1941	18 days
1943	25 days
1944	22 days
1945	42 days
1946	48 days
1947	36 days
1948	29 days
1949	87 days
1950	54 days
1951	39 days
1952	69 days
1953	102 days
1954	135 days
1955	61 days
1956	41 days
1957	32 days
1958	61 days
1959	57 days
1960	66 days
1961	232 days
1962	171 days
1963	37 days
1964	25 days
1965	50 days
1966	20 days
1967	43 days
1968	32 days
1969	61 days
1970	31 days
1971	19 days
1972	26 days
1973	26 days
1974	14 days
1975	28 days
1976	26 days
1977	26 days
1978	21 days
1992	1 day
1993	n/a
1996	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

50 years, 1926 to 1977

A day with at least 93.5 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 183.0 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Natal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
5 years	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
10 years	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
25 years	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
50 years	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
100 years	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1926 to 1977.

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: 165.8 mm (6.5 in) in 1959; 154.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1963; 154.6 mm (6.1 in) in 1972.

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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 2026-10-17 (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).