Robe/Bale Weather Records (ET000063474)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Robe/Bale (ET000063474), Ethiopia, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Robe/Bale

Robe/Bale (ET000063474) is a weather station in Ethiopia at 7.13 latitude and 40.00 longitude, 2,480 m (8,136 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2026, 65 years of record.
1,464 records set at Robe/Bale still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Ethiopia, 7.13 latitude, 40.00 longitude.
Elevation: 2,480 m (8,136 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2026, 65 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

2 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Robe/Bale. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Robe/Bale, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.0 C (78.8 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23.4 C (74.1 F)	9.2 C (48.6 F)
Mar	26.0 C (78.8 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	23.0 C (73.4 F)	10.2 C (50.4 F)
Apr	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22.6 C (72.7 F)	11.8 C (53.2 F)
May	24.7 C (76.5 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23.0 C (73.4 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)
Jun	24.6 C (76.3 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)	23.2 C (73.8 F)	12.5 C (54.5 F)
Jul	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug	24.5 C (76.1 F)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	21.6 C (70.9 F)	3.2 C (37.8 F)
Sep	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	11.8 C (53.2 F)
Oct	23.0 C (73.4 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	18.6 C (65.5 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)
Nov	29.6 C (85.3 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Robe/Bale still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 149.

Standing records at Robe/Bale by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	22
1963	39
1964	24
1965	91
1966	56
1967	83
1968	56
1969	53
1970	47
1971	37
1972	26
1973	85
1974	46
1975	32
1976	31
1977	27
1978	37
1979	66
1980	78
1981	43
1982	40
1983	46
1984	42
1985	67
1986	90
1987	149
2025	51

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 63.0 mm (2.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Robe/Bale. The most was 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 30 July 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Robe/Bale
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 January 1970
Feb	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 February 1980
Mar	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 March 1982
Apr	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	24 April 1981
May	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	18 May 1968
Jun	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 June 1980
Jul	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 July 1988
Aug	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	14 August 1963
Sep	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 September 1983
Oct	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 October 1972
Nov	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 November 1978
Dec	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 2025

27 years of record at Robe/Bale, 1962 to 2025. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1984, 2025.

Days with data per year at Robe/Bale
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	214	59%	No
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	86	23%	No
1965	345	95%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	351	96%	Yes
1968	245	67%	No
1969	333	91%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	356	98%	Yes
1974	360	99%	Yes
1975	356	98%	Yes
1976	249	68%	No
1977	326	89%	No
1978	352	96%	Yes
1979	348	95%	Yes
1980	359	98%	Yes
1981	355	97%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	263	72%	No
1985	356	98%	Yes
1986	360	99%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
2025	53	15%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1963 to 1987

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Robe/Bale, 1963 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 14.8 C (58.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Robe/Bale as warming stripes, 1963 to 1987
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	13.2 C	-0.16 C
1966	12.4 C	-1.01 C
1967	12.2 C	-1.16 C
1970	13.0 C	-0.45 C
1971	12.8 C	-0.63 C
1972	13.2 C	-0.21 C
1973	13.9 C	+0.48 C
1974	13.0 C	-0.37 C
1975	12.9 C	-0.52 C
1977	13.3 C	-0.12 C
1978	13.1 C	-0.28 C
1979	13.4 C	-0.05 C
1980	14.0 C	+0.61 C
1981	13.5 C	+0.05 C
1982	13.5 C	+0.12 C
1983	13.8 C	+0.36 C
1985	14.3 C	+0.86 C
1986	14.5 C	+1.09 C
1987	14.8 C	+1.41 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

1962 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Robe/Bale: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	29.6 C (85.3 F)	1987	24.2 C (75.6 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1965	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	1988	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	1963	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	90 days	1964	37 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Robe/Bale, 1962 to 2026. The record is 29.6 C (85.3 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.2 C (75.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Robe/Bale by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	23.5 C (74.3 F)
1963	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1964	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1965	22.4 C (72.3 F)
1966	21.5 C (70.7 F)
1967	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1968	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1969	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1970	23.4 C (74.1 F)
1971	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1972	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1973	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1974	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1975	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1976	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1977	22.6 C (72.7 F)
1978	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1979	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1980	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1981	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1982	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1983	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1984	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1985	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1986	25.3 C (77.5 F)
1987	29.6 C (85.3 F)
1988	n/a
2025	23.4 C (74.1 F)
2026	25.6 C (78.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Robe/Bale, 1962 to 2026. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.4 C (32.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Robe/Bale by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1963	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1964	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1965	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1966	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1967	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1968	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1969	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1970	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1971	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1972	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1973	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1975	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1976	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1977	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1978	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1979	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1980	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1981	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1982	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1983	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1984	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1985	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1986	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1987	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1988	n/a
2025	3.2 C (37.8 F)
2026	9.0 C (48.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Robe/Bale, 1962 to 2026. The record is 63.0 mm (2.5 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.9 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Robe/Bale by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1964	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1966	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1967	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1968	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1972	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1974	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1975	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1976	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1977	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1978	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1979	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1981	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1982	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1983	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1984	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1985	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1987	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1988	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Robe/Bale, 1962 to 2026. The record is 140.8 mm (5.5 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.4 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Robe/Bale by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1963	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1964	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1965	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1966	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1967	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1968	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1969	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1970	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1971	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1972	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1973	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1974	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1975	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1976	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1977	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1979	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1982	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1983	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1984	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1985	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1986	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1987	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1988	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Robe/Bale, 1962 to 2026. The record is 90 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Robe/Bale by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	29 days
1963	32 days
1964	90 days
1965	40 days
1966	28 days
1967	37 days
1968	16 days
1969	19 days
1970	63 days
1971	40 days
1972	26 days
1973	43 days
1974	27 days
1975	27 days
1976	29 days
1977	26 days
1978	24 days
1979	37 days
1980	45 days
1981	41 days
1982	27 days
1983	25 days
1984	57 days
1985	40 days
1986	43 days
1987	38 days
1988	48 days
2025	n/a
2026	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.

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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).