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Diredawa Weather Records (ET000063471)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Diredawa (ET000063471), Ethiopia, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Diredawa

  • Diredawa (ET000063471) is a weather station in Ethiopia at 9.60 latitude and 41.85 longitude, 1,260 m (4,134 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1952 to 2025, 74 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Diredawa still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Diredawa set a daily record low maximum temperature of 28.2 C (82.8 F) on 19 August 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Ethiopia, 9.60 latitude, 41.85 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,260 m (4,134 ft).
  • Period of record: 1952 to 2025, 74 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

31 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Diredawa, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Diredawa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 31 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 01020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Diredawa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 31 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Diredawa, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan38.8 C (101.8 F)3.0 C (37.4 F)34.0 C (93.2 F)8.5 C (47.3 F)
Feb42.0 C (107.6 F)6.0 C (42.8 F)35.8 C (96.4 F)16.2 C (61.2 F)
Mar42.0 C (107.6 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)36.2 C (97.2 F)17.5 C (63.5 F)
Apr39.2 C (102.6 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)38.6 C (101.5 F)17.0 C (62.6 F)
May39.9 C (103.8 F)10.3 C (50.5 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)17.4 C (63.3 F)
Jun40.2 C (104.4 F)10.9 C (51.6 F)40.2 C (104.4 F)22.0 C (71.6 F)
Jul38.8 C (101.8 F)6.9 C (44.4 F)38.8 C (101.8 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug43.5 C (110.3 F)6.5 C (43.7 F)36.2 C (97.2 F)18.0 C (64.4 F)
Sep37.4 C (99.3 F)8.5 C (47.3 F)n/an/a
Oct38.4 C (101.1 F)6.0 C (42.8 F)n/an/a
Nov37.7 C (99.9 F)7.6 C (45.7 F)n/an/a
Dec37.0 C (98.6 F)1.0 C (33.8 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Diredawa by the year they were set 1,464 records at Diredawa still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 136. 0501001501952: 941953: 181954: 211955: 321956: 191957: 581958: 481959: 611960: 191961: 451962: 1361963: 711964: 161965: 121966: 191967: 501968: 271969: 151970: 151971: 101972: 151973: 231974: 121975: 131976: 221977: 151978: 111979: 261980: 111981: 191982: 271983: 131984: 201985: 181986: 101987: 341988: 141989: 31990: 111991: 91992: 71993: 21994: 51995: 51996: 91997: 11998: 71999: 62000: 12001: 12002: 12007: 32008: 22009: 262010: 162011: 52012: 382013: 92014: 112015: 462016: 252017: 192018: 82019: 22020: 62021: 162022: 192023: 172024: 42025: 351952195919661973198019871994200120122019
1,464 records at Diredawa still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 136.
Standing records at Diredawa by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195294
195318
195421
195532
195619
195758
195848
195961
196019
196145
1962136
196371
196416
196512
196619
196750
196827
196915
197015
197110
197215
197323
197412
197513
197622
197715
197811
197926
198011
198119
198227
198313
198420
198518
198610
198734
198814
19893
199011
19919
19927
19932
19945
19955
19969
19971
19987
19996
20001
20011
20021
20073
20082
200926
201016
20115
201238
20139
201411
201546
201625
201719
20188
20192
20206
202116
202219
202317
20244
202535

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Diredawa set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Diredawa between 11 August 2009 and 11 August 2009. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperature11 August 2009: Record high maximum temperature 43.5 C (110.3 F)2010
1 all-time records were set at Diredawa between 11 August 2009 and 11 August 2009. Each dot is a new record.
When Diredawa set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2009-08-11Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.5 C (110.3 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 115.0 mm (4.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Diredawa The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Diredawa. The most was 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 30 March 1956. 050100150 Jan: 79.2 mm (3.1 in), 27 January 1980 Jan Feb: 76.5 mm (3.0 in), 27 February 1978 Feb Mar: 115.0 mm (4.5 in), 30 March 1956 Mar Apr: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 20 April 1988 Apr May: 83.1 mm (3.3 in), 3 May 2021 May Jun: 39.8 mm (1.6 in), 21 June 1975 Jun Jul: 85.0 mm (3.3 in), 6 July 1968 Jul Aug: 80.9 mm (3.2 in), 19 August 1977 Aug Sep: 103.1 mm (4.1 in), 10 September 2014 Sep Oct: 97.0 mm (3.8 in), 8 October 1957 Oct Nov: 52.3 mm (2.1 in), 24 November 2009 Nov Dec: 89.9 mm (3.5 in), 6 December 1995 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Diredawa. The most was 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 30 March 1956.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Diredawa
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan79.2 mm (3.1 in)27 January 1980
Feb76.5 mm (3.0 in)27 February 1978
Mar115.0 mm (4.5 in)30 March 1956
Apr86.4 mm (3.4 in)20 April 1988
May83.1 mm (3.3 in)3 May 2021
Jun39.8 mm (1.6 in)21 June 1975
Jul85.0 mm (3.3 in)6 July 1968
Aug80.9 mm (3.2 in)19 August 1977
Sep103.1 mm (4.1 in)10 September 2014
Oct97.0 mm (3.8 in)8 October 1957
Nov52.3 mm (2.1 in)24 November 2009
Dec89.9 mm (3.5 in)6 December 1995

Period of Record Coverage

1952 to 2025
Days with data per year at Diredawa 67 years of record at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. 35 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 and others. 1952: 274 of 366 days1953: 334 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 305 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 324 of 365 days1958: 351 of 365 days1959: 360 of 365 days1960: 303 of 366 days1961: 335 of 365 days1962: 337 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 362 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 361 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 360 of 365 days1971: 361 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 362 of 365 days1974: 342 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 357 of 365 days1978: 360 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 361 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 162 of 366 days1990: 185 of 365 days1991: 109 of 365 days1992: 78 of 366 days1993: 35 of 365 days1994: 168 of 365 days1995: 108 of 365 days1996: 86 of 366 days1997: 108 of 365 days1998: 100 of 365 days1999: 220 of 365 days2000: 45 of 366 days2001: 5 of 365 days2002: 3 of 365 days2006: 10 of 365 days2009: 138 of 365 days2010: 126 of 365 days2011: 40 of 365 days2012: 176 of 366 days2013: 84 of 365 days2014: 246 of 365 days2015: 185 of 365 days2016: 167 of 366 days2017: 161 of 365 days2018: 122 of 365 days2020: 92 of 366 days2021: 111 of 365 days2022: 113 of 365 days2023: 76 of 365 days2024: 38 of 366 days2025: 112 of 365 days1960197019801990200020102020
67 years of record at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. 35 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 and others.
Days with data per year at Diredawa
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195227475%No
195333492%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195530584%No
1956365100%Yes
195732489%No
195835196%Yes
195936099%Yes
196030383%No
196133592%Yes
196233792%Yes
196336399%Yes
196436299%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
196736199%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197036099%Yes
197136199%Yes
1972366100%Yes
197336299%Yes
197434294%Yes
197536399%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197735798%Yes
197836099%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
198136199%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
198816244%No
199018551%No
199110930%No
19927821%No
19933510%No
199416846%No
199510830%No
19968623%No
199710830%No
199810027%No
199922060%No
20004512%No
200151%No
200231%No
2006103%No
200913838%No
201012635%No
20114011%No
201217648%No
20138423%No
201424667%No
201518551%No
201616746%No
201716144%No
201812233%No
20209225%No
202111130%No
202211331%No
20237621%No
20243810%No
202511231%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Diredawa
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 August 2025Diredawa, ETdaily low max28.2 C (82.8 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max37.0 C (98.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2025Diredawa, ETmonthly high max38.8 C (101.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)1 year17 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max37.6 C (99.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)72 years38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max38.0 C (100.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max37.0 C (98.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)10 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high min24.2 C (75.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max37.4 C (99.3 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)68 years33 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max37.0 C (98.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2025Diredawa, ETmonthly high min25.2 C (77.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)65 years37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max37.6 C (99.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max38.8 C (101.8 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)63 years36 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max38.5 C (101.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)63 years28 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max38.6 C (101.5 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)66 years36 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max38.6 C (101.5 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max39.0 C (102.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)72 years34 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high max38.0 C (100.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)67 years30 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2025Diredawa, ETmonthly high max40.2 C (104.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)0 years19 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2025Diredawa, ETdaily high min25.5 C (77.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)64 years30 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1956 to 1987
Annual mean temperature at Diredawa as warming stripes, 1956 to 1987 One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Diredawa, 1956 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.1 C (77.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 24.0 C (75.3 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 25.8 C (78.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F). 1956: 24.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1958: 25.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1959: 25.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1965: 24.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 24.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 24.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1969: 25.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1970: 25.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 25.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1972: 25.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1973: 25.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1975: 25.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 25.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1977: 25.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1978: 25.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1979: 25.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1980: 25.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1981: 25.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1982: 25.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1983: 25.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1984: 25.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1985: 25.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1986: 25.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1987: 25.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1956196019651970197519801985
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Diredawa, 1956 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.1 C (77.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 24.0 C (75.3 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 25.8 C (78.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Diredawa as warming stripes, 1956 to 1987
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195624.8 C-0.30 C
195825.7 C+0.58 C
195925.8 C+0.63 C
196524.7 C-0.43 C
196624.9 C-0.26 C
196824.0 C-1.11 C
196925.0 C-0.18 C
197025.0 C-0.19 C
197125.0 C-0.19 C
197225.3 C+0.13 C
197325.8 C+0.62 C
197525.0 C-0.12 C
197625.3 C+0.16 C
197725.1 C-0.08 C
197825.2 C+0.09 C
197925.1 C-0.07 C
198025.8 C+0.64 C
198125.0 C-0.10 C
198225.2 C+0.01 C
198325.0 C-0.16 C
198425.3 C+0.14 C
198525.2 C+0.04 C
198625.1 C-0.03 C
198725.4 C+0.21 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1952 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Diredawa: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.5 C (110.3 F)200937.3 C (99.1 F)67
Coldest night (TNn)1.0 C (33.8 F)196710.4 C (50.7 F)71
Wettest day (Rx1day)115.0 mm (4.5 in)195647.0 mm (1.9 in)71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)203.2 mm (8.0 in)195676.5 mm (3.0 in)62
Longest dry spell (CDD)107 days198638 days70

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Diredawa by year The hottest day of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 43.5 C (110.3 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 C (99.1 F). 303540451960198020002020Record: 43.5 C (110.3 F) in 2009
The hottest day of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 43.5 C (110.3 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 C (99.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Diredawa by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195237.4 C (99.3 F)
195338.0 C (100.4 F)
195438.4 C (101.1 F)
195538.0 C (100.4 F)
195638.5 C (101.3 F)
195739.9 C (103.8 F)
195838.7 C (101.7 F)
195942.0 C (107.6 F)
196036.6 C (97.9 F)
196138.6 C (101.5 F)
196238.8 C (101.8 F)
196337.5 C (99.5 F)
196436.4 C (97.5 F)
196536.5 C (97.7 F)
196637.7 C (99.9 F)
196735.5 C (95.9 F)
196836.0 C (96.8 F)
196937.0 C (98.6 F)
197037.1 C (98.8 F)
197137.2 C (99.0 F)
197237.1 C (98.8 F)
197337.3 C (99.1 F)
197436.0 C (96.8 F)
197536.0 C (96.8 F)
197637.0 C (98.6 F)
197737.0 C (98.6 F)
197837.6 C (99.7 F)
197936.2 C (97.2 F)
198036.6 C (97.9 F)
198136.6 C (97.9 F)
198236.0 C (96.8 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198436.8 C (98.2 F)
198536.2 C (97.2 F)
198635.3 C (95.5 F)
198737.7 C (99.9 F)
198837.2 C (99.0 F)
1989n/a
199038.2 C (100.8 F)
199137.8 C (100.0 F)
199236.5 C (97.7 F)
199336.5 C (97.7 F)
199436.8 C (98.2 F)
199536.8 C (98.2 F)
199636.9 C (98.4 F)
199736.8 C (98.2 F)
199838.0 C (100.4 F)
199937.6 C (99.7 F)
200036.6 C (97.9 F)
200131.5 C (88.7 F)
200235.8 C (96.4 F)
200635.3 C (95.5 F)
2007n/a
2008n/a
200943.5 C (110.3 F)
201039.0 C (102.2 F)
201137.6 C (99.7 F)
201238.9 C (102.0 F)
201337.4 C (99.3 F)
201438.0 C (100.4 F)
201538.8 C (101.8 F)
201637.8 C (100.0 F)
201739.0 C (102.2 F)
201838.0 C (100.4 F)
2019n/a
202035.8 C (96.4 F)
202139.2 C (102.6 F)
202239.6 C (103.3 F)
202338.8 C (101.8 F)
202439.5 C (103.1 F)
202540.2 C (104.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Diredawa by year The coldest night of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 1.0 C (33.8 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.4 C (50.7 F). 051015201960198020002020Record: 1.0 C (33.8 F) in 1967
The coldest night of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 1.0 C (33.8 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.4 C (50.7 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Diredawa by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19525.0 C (41.0 F)
19538.1 C (46.6 F)
195410.0 C (50.0 F)
195510.6 C (51.1 F)
195610.5 C (50.9 F)
19579.5 C (49.1 F)
195810.6 C (51.1 F)
19599.0 C (48.2 F)
19606.0 C (42.8 F)
19615.7 C (42.3 F)
19623.0 C (37.4 F)
19636.5 C (43.7 F)
196410.4 C (50.7 F)
196510.4 C (50.7 F)
19669.5 C (49.1 F)
19671.0 C (33.8 F)
19688.9 C (48.0 F)
19698.0 C (46.4 F)
197011.0 C (51.8 F)
197110.5 C (50.9 F)
197212.0 C (53.6 F)
197311.0 C (51.8 F)
197410.5 C (50.9 F)
19759.4 C (48.9 F)
19766.0 C (42.8 F)
197710.5 C (50.9 F)
197812.0 C (53.6 F)
197912.4 C (54.3 F)
198012.5 C (54.5 F)
198111.1 C (52.0 F)
198213.0 C (55.4 F)
198310.5 C (50.9 F)
198410.0 C (50.0 F)
19859.5 C (49.1 F)
19869.8 C (49.6 F)
19877.5 C (45.5 F)
198810.4 C (50.7 F)
19899.0 C (48.2 F)
199012.2 C (54.0 F)
199112.0 C (53.6 F)
199212.8 C (55.0 F)
199310.3 C (50.5 F)
199411.5 C (52.7 F)
199510.0 C (50.0 F)
19968.3 C (46.9 F)
199711.3 C (52.3 F)
199811.2 C (52.2 F)
199910.6 C (51.1 F)
200012.0 C (53.6 F)
20015.5 C (41.9 F)
200215.3 C (59.5 F)
200611.5 C (52.7 F)
200710.4 C (50.7 F)
20089.2 C (48.6 F)
200911.5 C (52.7 F)
20109.0 C (48.2 F)
201110.4 C (50.7 F)
201212.0 C (53.6 F)
201312.5 C (54.5 F)
201411.4 C (52.5 F)
201511.8 C (53.2 F)
201611.0 C (51.8 F)
201710.0 C (50.0 F)
201812.5 C (54.5 F)
201912.0 C (53.6 F)
202010.0 C (50.0 F)
202111.0 C (51.8 F)
202210.2 C (50.4 F)
20238.5 C (47.3 F)
20249.2 C (48.6 F)
20258.5 C (47.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Diredawa by year The wettest day of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in). 0501001501960198020002020Record: 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1956
The wettest day of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Diredawa by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195254.0 mm (2.1 in)
195352.1 mm (2.1 in)
195467.0 mm (2.6 in)
195539.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956115.0 mm (4.5 in)
195797.0 mm (3.8 in)
195869.2 mm (2.7 in)
195947.0 mm (1.9 in)
196065.0 mm (2.6 in)
196149.0 mm (1.9 in)
196242.0 mm (1.7 in)
196350.0 mm (2.0 in)
196461.4 mm (2.4 in)
196557.0 mm (2.2 in)
196628.0 mm (1.1 in)
196747.6 mm (1.9 in)
196885.0 mm (3.3 in)
196962.5 mm (2.5 in)
197038.1 mm (1.5 in)
197144.6 mm (1.8 in)
197240.8 mm (1.6 in)
197323.0 mm (0.9 in)
197435.1 mm (1.4 in)
197554.9 mm (2.2 in)
197630.4 mm (1.2 in)
197780.9 mm (3.2 in)
197876.5 mm (3.0 in)
197987.0 mm (3.4 in)
198079.2 mm (3.1 in)
198137.5 mm (1.5 in)
198244.1 mm (1.7 in)
198372.7 mm (2.9 in)
198430.5 mm (1.2 in)
198550.0 mm (2.0 in)
198651.1 mm (2.0 in)
198784.5 mm (3.3 in)
198886.4 mm (3.4 in)
198943.9 mm (1.7 in)
199056.9 mm (2.2 in)
199139.9 mm (1.6 in)
199231.0 mm (1.2 in)
199325.9 mm (1.0 in)
199461.0 mm (2.4 in)
199589.9 mm (3.5 in)
199647.0 mm (1.9 in)
199741.9 mm (1.6 in)
199841.9 mm (1.6 in)
199918.0 mm (0.7 in)
20003.0 mm (0.12 in)
200111.9 mm (0.5 in)
20021.0 mm (0.04 in)
200622.1 mm (0.9 in)
200727.9 mm (1.1 in)
200833.0 mm (1.3 in)
200970.1 mm (2.8 in)
201083.1 mm (3.3 in)
201122.1 mm (0.9 in)
201217.5 mm (0.7 in)
201345.0 mm (1.8 in)
2014103.1 mm (4.1 in)
201540.9 mm (1.6 in)
201650.0 mm (2.0 in)
201749.0 mm (1.9 in)
201839.1 mm (1.5 in)
201934.0 mm (1.3 in)
202072.9 mm (2.9 in)
202183.1 mm (3.3 in)
202243.9 mm (1.7 in)
202342.9 mm (1.7 in)
202431.0 mm (1.2 in)
202539.9 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Diredawa by year The wettest five days of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in). 0501001502002501960198020002020Record: 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1956
The wettest five days of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Diredawa by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1952106.0 mm (4.2 in)
195367.9 mm (2.7 in)
195493.2 mm (3.7 in)
195565.4 mm (2.6 in)
1956203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1957134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1958167.6 mm (6.6 in)
195988.0 mm (3.5 in)
196095.3 mm (3.8 in)
196189.0 mm (3.5 in)
196272.2 mm (2.8 in)
196377.0 mm (3.0 in)
196499.8 mm (3.9 in)
196583.3 mm (3.3 in)
196670.4 mm (2.8 in)
196797.6 mm (3.8 in)
1968117.4 mm (4.6 in)
196976.0 mm (3.0 in)
197082.1 mm (3.2 in)
197169.9 mm (2.8 in)
197289.6 mm (3.5 in)
197342.8 mm (1.7 in)
197468.3 mm (2.7 in)
197598.4 mm (3.9 in)
197662.8 mm (2.5 in)
197794.9 mm (3.7 in)
1978142.9 mm (5.6 in)
197987.8 mm (3.5 in)
198079.2 mm (3.1 in)
1981100.1 mm (3.9 in)
198276.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983106.6 mm (4.2 in)
198471.5 mm (2.8 in)
198567.2 mm (2.6 in)
1986135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1987157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1988124.9 mm (4.9 in)
198993.0 mm (3.7 in)
199088.4 mm (3.5 in)
199126.4 mm (1.0 in)
1992n/a
1993n/a
199462.0 mm (2.4 in)
199563.3 mm (2.5 in)
199666.0 mm (2.6 in)
199783.0 mm (3.3 in)
199832.0 mm (1.3 in)
199947.0 mm (1.9 in)
2000n/a
2001n/a
2002n/a
200611.9 mm (0.5 in)
200737.1 mm (1.5 in)
200857.1 mm (2.2 in)
200921.1 mm (0.8 in)
2010114.1 mm (4.5 in)
2011n/a
201232.5 mm (1.3 in)
201353.8 mm (2.1 in)
2014128.8 mm (5.1 in)
201530.0 mm (1.2 in)
201670.4 mm (2.8 in)
201790.9 mm (3.6 in)
201826.1 mm (1.0 in)
2019n/a
202050.8 mm (2.0 in)
202122.1 mm (0.9 in)
2022n/a
202342.4 mm (1.7 in)
2024n/a
202569.1 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Diredawa by year The longest dry spell of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 107 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days. 0501001501960198020002020Record: 107 days in 1986
The longest dry spell of the year at Diredawa, 1952 to 2025. The record is 107 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Diredawa by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195284 days
195360 days
195449 days
195551 days
195659 days
195735 days
195854 days
195959 days
196044 days
196172 days
196260 days
196354 days
196457 days
196583 days
196675 days
196761 days
196864 days
196966 days
197061 days
197174 days
197264 days
1973102 days
197464 days
197595 days
197640 days
197764 days
197877 days
197982 days
198035 days
198187 days
198253 days
198373 days
198460 days
198559 days
1986107 days
198790 days
198853 days
19893 days
19903 days
19913 days
19923 days
19932 days
19942 days
19953 days
19963 days
19976 days
19982 days
19992 days
20001 day
2001n/a
20022 days
20064 days
20073 days
20082 days
20092 days
20103 days
20111 day
20123 days
20132 days
20143 days
20152 days
20162 days
20172 days
20183 days
20192 days
20202 days
20213 days
20222 days
20233 days
20241 day
20252 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

35 years, 1953 to 1988

A day with at least 54.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.4 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Diredawa: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years54.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years74.7 mm (2.9 in)
10 years87.7 mm (3.5 in)
25 years103.7 mm (4.1 in)
50 years115.2 mm (4.5 in)Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years126.4 mm (5.0 in)Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1953 to 1988.

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: 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1956; 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1957; 87.0 mm (3.4 in) in 1979.

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).