Maine-Sorda Weather Records (NG000001096)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Maine-Sorda (NG000001096), Niger, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Maine-Sorda

Maine-Sorda (NG000001096) is a weather station in Niger at 13.23 latitude and 11.98 longitude, 357 m (1,171 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1939 to 1980, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Maine-Sorda still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Maine-Sorda set a daily record low minimum temperature of 6.0 C (42.8 F) on 27 December 1980.

About the Station

Location: Niger, 13.23 latitude, 11.98 longitude.
Elevation: 357 m (1,171 ft).
Period of record: 1939 to 1980, 42 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Maine-Sorda. 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 Maine-Sorda, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.6 C (103.3 F)	4.9 C (40.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.0 C (107.6 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	44.0 C (111.2 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.3 C (113.5 F)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	45.3 C (113.5 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	44.2 C (111.6 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.0 C (107.6 F)	16.3 C (61.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.4 C (106.5 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	42.0 C (107.6 F)	13.8 C (56.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.0 C (105.8 F)	9.1 C (48.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.0 C (102.2 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Maine-Sorda still stand. 1957 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Maine-Sorda by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1939	41
1945	35
1946	44
1947	42
1948	26
1949	37
1950	49
1951	34
1952	35
1953	55
1954	32
1955	25
1956	44
1957	79
1958	53
1959	44
1960	42
1961	48
1962	34
1963	21
1964	22
1965	31
1966	31
1967	29
1968	43
1969	44
1970	47
1971	40
1972	39
1973	77
1974	23
1975	26
1976	24
1977	30
1978	32
1979	42
1980	64

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Maine-Sorda between 25 December 1980 and 26 December 1980. Each dot is a new record.

When Maine-Sorda set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1980-12-25	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 21.0 C (69.8 F)
1980-12-26	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature 4.8 C (40.6 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 210.0 mm (8.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Maine-Sorda. The most was 210.0 mm (8.3 in) on 22 August 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Maine-Sorda
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 January 1945
Feb	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	27 February 1976
Mar	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	18 March 1954
Apr	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 April 1954
May	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	19 May 1950
Jun	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	13 June 1968
Jul	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	12 July 1975
Aug	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	22 August 1967
Sep	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 September 1976
Oct	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	1 October 1966
Nov	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 November 1945
Dec	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 December 1945

Period of Record Coverage

1939 to 1980

37 years of record at Maine-Sorda, 1939 to 1980. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1939.

Days with data per year at Maine-Sorda
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1939	150	41%	No
1945	361	99%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	347	95%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	335	92%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	334	92%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Maine-Sorda
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	3 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	all-time low min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily low max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	3 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	all-time low max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily low max (Tie)	26.0 C (78.8 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily low max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	3 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily low max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily low max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	23 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high min	24.6 C (76.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high max	40.4 C (104.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high max	40.4 C (104.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	2 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high min	24.2 C (75.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high max	41.8 C (107.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high max	40.3 C (104.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	23 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1980	Maine-Sorda, NE	daily high max	40.4 C (104.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

33 complete years, 1945 to 1980

One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Maine-Sorda, 1945 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.8 C (82.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1961, at 26.8 C (80.2 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 28.9 C (83.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Maine-Sorda as warming stripes, 1945 to 1980
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	27.7 C	-0.08 C
1946	27.6 C	-0.21 C
1947	28.0 C	+0.20 C
1949	28.0 C	+0.26 C
1950	27.2 C	-0.53 C
1951	27.5 C	-0.25 C
1952	27.4 C	-0.40 C
1953	27.1 C	-0.71 C
1954	27.7 C	-0.08 C
1955	27.5 C	-0.31 C
1956	27.4 C	-0.38 C
1957	27.2 C	-0.59 C
1958	27.9 C	+0.13 C
1959	27.4 C	-0.38 C
1960	27.9 C	+0.15 C
1961	26.8 C	-1.01 C
1962	27.9 C	+0.13 C
1963	28.1 C	+0.36 C
1964	27.5 C	-0.26 C
1966	27.7 C	-0.09 C
1967	27.8 C	+0.02 C
1968	27.8 C	+0.05 C
1969	28.9 C	+1.09 C
1970	28.1 C	+0.30 C
1971	27.8 C	+0.02 C
1972	28.2 C	+0.46 C
1973	28.9 C	+1.09 C
1974	27.5 C	-0.24 C
1976	28.2 C	+0.45 C
1977	27.4 C	-0.36 C
1978	27.9 C	+0.15 C
1979	28.3 C	+0.58 C
1980	28.3 C	+0.56 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1945 to 1980. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Maine-Sorda
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade	1945 to 1980	33	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.19 C (0.02 to 0.35) per decade	0.33 F (0.04 to 0.63) per decade	1945 to 1980	33	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade	1945 to 1980	33	Rise

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

1939 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Maine-Sorda: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.3 C (113.5 F)	1969	44.0 C (111.2 F)	37
Coldest night (TNn)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1980	7.6 C (45.7 F)	37
Wettest day (Rx1day)	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	1967	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	237.9 mm (9.4 in)	1967	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	36
Longest dry spell (CDD)	170 days	1970	133 days	36

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Maine-Sorda, 1939 to 1980. The record is 45.3 C (113.5 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.0 C (111.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Maine-Sorda by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1939	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1945	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1946	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1947	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1948	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1949	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1950	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1951	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1952	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1953	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1954	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1955	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1956	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1957	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1958	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1959	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1960	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1961	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1962	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1963	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1964	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1965	44.1 C (111.4 F)
1966	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1967	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1968	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1969	45.3 C (113.5 F)
1970	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1971	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1972	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1973	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1974	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1975	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1976	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1977	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1978	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1979	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1980	45.3 C (113.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Maine-Sorda, 1939 to 1980. The record is 4.8 C (40.6 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.6 C (45.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Maine-Sorda by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1939	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1945	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1946	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1947	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1948	8.6 C (47.5 F)
1949	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1950	10.2 C (50.4 F)
1951	6.5 C (43.7 F)
1952	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1953	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1954	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1955	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1956	8.2 C (46.8 F)
1957	4.9 C (40.8 F)
1958	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1959	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1960	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1961	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1962	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1963	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1964	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1965	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1966	7.4 C (45.3 F)
1967	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1968	7.4 C (45.3 F)
1969	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1970	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1971	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1972	9.9 C (49.8 F)
1973	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1974	9.2 C (48.6 F)
1975	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1976	7.6 C (45.7 F)
1977	6.4 C (43.5 F)
1978	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1979	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1980	4.8 C (40.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Maine-Sorda, 1939 to 1980. The record is 210.0 mm (8.3 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Maine-Sorda by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1939	n/a
1945	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1946	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1948	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1950	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1951	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1952	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1953	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1955	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1956	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1958	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1959	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1960	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1961	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1964	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1967	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1968	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1970	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1972	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1973	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1975	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1976	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1977	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1978	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1979	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1980	34.5 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Maine-Sorda, 1939 to 1980. The record is 237.9 mm (9.4 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.6 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Maine-Sorda by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1939	n/a
1945	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1946	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1947	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1948	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1949	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1951	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1952	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1953	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1954	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1955	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1956	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1958	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1959	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1960	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1961	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1962	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1963	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1965	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1966	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1967	237.9 mm (9.4 in)
1968	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1969	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1970	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1971	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1972	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1973	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1975	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1977	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1978	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1979	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1980	65.3 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Maine-Sorda, 1939 to 1980. The record is 170 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 133 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Maine-Sorda by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1939	n/a
1945	79 days
1946	158 days
1947	134 days
1948	100 days
1949	127 days
1950	120 days
1951	125 days
1952	140 days
1953	88 days
1954	88 days
1955	158 days
1956	161 days
1957	132 days
1958	122 days
1959	156 days
1960	104 days
1961	123 days
1962	152 days
1963	144 days
1964	138 days
1965	75 days
1966	27 days
1967	140 days
1968	110 days
1969	135 days
1970	170 days
1971	147 days
1972	133 days
1973	146 days
1974	124 days
1975	141 days
1976	141 days
1977	136 days
1978	106 days
1979	124 days
1980	131 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

33 years, 1945 to 1980

A day with at least 46.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 181.7 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Maine-Sorda: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	143.9 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years	181.7 mm (7.2 in)	Longer than the 33 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, 33 years of values from 1945 to 1980.

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: 210.0 mm (8.3 in) in 1967; 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1977; 89.1 mm (3.5 in) in 1974.

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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).