Manzini/Matsapa Air Weather Records (WZ004455110)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Manzini/Matsapa Air (WZ004455110), Swaziland, with 111 years of record.

Key Facts for Manzini/Matsapa Air

Manzini/Matsapa Air (WZ004455110) is a weather station in Swaziland at -26.53 latitude and 31.30 longitude, 641 m (2,103 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 2020, 111 years of record.
1,464 records set at Manzini/Matsapa Air still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Manzini/Matsapa Air set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 15 November 2019.

About the Station

Location: Swaziland, -26.53 latitude, 31.30 longitude.
Elevation: 641 m (2,103 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 2020, 111 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 Manzini/Matsapa Air. 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 Manzini/Matsapa Air, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.8 C (98.2 F)	10.4 C (50.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.1 C (97.0 F)	12.4 C (54.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.0 C (96.8 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.3 C (99.1 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.2 C (95.4 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.2 C (91.8 F)	3.6 C (38.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.6 C (94.3 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.4 C (97.5 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.2 C (100.8 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.6 C (105.1 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.6 C (99.7 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.2 C (100.8 F)	9.7 C (49.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Manzini/Matsapa Air still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 93.

Standing records at Manzini/Matsapa Air by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1979	1
1987	18
1988	65
1989	27
1990	26
1991	2
1996	32
1997	59
1998	77
1999	43
2000	48
2001	47
2002	60
2003	77
2004	66
2005	24
2006	32
2007	38
2008	15
2009	40
2010	67
2011	72
2012	93
2013	76
2014	68
2015	80
2016	86
2017	70
2018	52
2019	3

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Manzini/Matsapa Air between 28 January 1984 and 28 January 1984. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 229.5 mm (9.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Manzini/Matsapa Air. The most was 229.5 mm (9.0 in) on 28 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Manzini/Matsapa Air
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	229.5 mm (9.0 in)	28 January 1984
Feb	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	7 February 1985
Mar	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	18 March 2000
Apr	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	3 April 1971
May	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	11 May 2013
Jun	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	4 June 1989
Jul	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	9 July 1984
Aug	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	1 August 1997
Sep	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	7 September 2012
Oct	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 October 1996
Nov	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	16 November 2016
Dec	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	25 December 1921

Period of Record Coverage

1987 to 2019

28 years of record at Manzini/Matsapa Air, 1987 to 2019. 28 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998 and others.

Days with data per year at Manzini/Matsapa Air
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1987	61	17%	No
1988	109	30%	No
1989	60	16%	No
1990	79	22%	No
1991	3	1%	No
1996	98	27%	No
1997	130	36%	No
1998	139	38%	No
1999	152	42%	No
2000	142	39%	No
2001	147	40%	No
2002	128	35%	No
2003	136	37%	No
2004	145	40%	No
2005	3	1%	No
2007	1	0%	No
2008	1	0%	No
2009	40	11%	No
2010	192	53%	No
2011	227	62%	No
2012	267	73%	No
2013	198	54%	No
2014	168	46%	No
2015	178	49%	No
2016	195	53%	No
2017	103	28%	No
2018	72	20%	No
2019	30	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Manzini/Matsapa Air
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 2019	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2018	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2018	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2018	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2018	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2017	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2017	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2017	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2016	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2016	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2016	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2016	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain (Tie)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	tie	1 year	2 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2015	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2015	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2015	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2015	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2014	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2014	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 June 2013	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 2020

Yearly extremes at Manzini/Matsapa Air: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2013	36.5 C (97.6 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2002	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	229.5 mm (9.0 in)	1984	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	353.5 mm (13.9 in)	1984	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	116 days	1980	36 days	73

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Manzini/Matsapa Air, 1910 to 2020. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.5 C (97.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Manzini/Matsapa Air by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1910	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	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
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1988	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1989	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1990	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1991	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1996	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1997	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1998	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1999	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2000	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2002	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2003	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2004	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2006	n/a
2007	26.0 C (78.8 F)
2008	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2009	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2010	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2011	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2012	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2013	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2014	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2015	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2016	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2017	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2018	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2019	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2020	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Manzini/Matsapa Air, 1910 to 2020. The record is 2.2 C (36.0 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.0 C (41.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Manzini/Matsapa Air by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1910	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	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
1979	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1988	4.9 C (40.8 F)
1989	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1990	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1991	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1992	n/a
1993	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1994	n/a
1996	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1997	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1998	4.9 C (40.8 F)
1999	5.3 C (41.5 F)
2000	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2001	6.6 C (43.9 F)
2002	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2003	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2004	3.5 C (38.3 F)
2005	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2006	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2007	4.0 C (39.2 F)
2008	6.2 C (43.2 F)
2009	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2010	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2011	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2012	4.6 C (40.3 F)
2013	6.3 C (43.3 F)
2014	4.0 C (39.2 F)
2015	5.5 C (41.9 F)
2016	4.5 C (40.1 F)
2017	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2018	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2019	19.9 C (67.8 F)
2020	11.0 C (51.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Manzini/Matsapa Air, 1910 to 2020. The record is 229.5 mm (9.0 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.2 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Manzini/Matsapa Air by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1917	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1918	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1919	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1920	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1921	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1922	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1924	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1926	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1927	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1928	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1931	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1968	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1969	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1972	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1973	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1975	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1977	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1979	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1981	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1982	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1984	229.5 mm (9.0 in)
1985	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1986	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1988	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1989	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1990	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1991	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1992	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1993	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1994	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1996	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1997	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1998	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1999	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
2001	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2002	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2003	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2004	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2005	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2006	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2007	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2008	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2009	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2010	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2011	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2012	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2013	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2014	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2015	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2016	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2017	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2018	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2019	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2020	19.1 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Manzini/Matsapa Air, 1910 to 2020. The record is 353.5 mm (13.9 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.2 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Manzini/Matsapa Air by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1917	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1918	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1919	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1920	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1921	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1922	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1923	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1924	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1925	248.5 mm (9.8 in)
1926	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1928	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1929	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1930	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1931	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1969	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1970	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1971	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1972	238.5 mm (9.4 in)
1973	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1974	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1975	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1976	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1979	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1980	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1981	226.0 mm (8.9 in)
1982	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1983	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984	353.5 mm (13.9 in)
1985	313.6 mm (12.3 in)
1986	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1987	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1988	294.4 mm (11.6 in)
1989	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1990	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1991	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1992	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1993	211.2 mm (8.3 in)
1994	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1996	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1997	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1998	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2000	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2003	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2004	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2005	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2006	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
2007	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2008	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
2009	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2010	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2011	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
2012	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
2013	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
2014	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2015	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
2016	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
2017	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2018	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
2019	n/a
2020	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Manzini/Matsapa Air, 1910 to 2020. The record is 116 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Manzini/Matsapa Air by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	31 days
1912	30 days
1913	31 days
1914	61 days
1915	31 days
1916	79 days
1917	25 days
1918	76 days
1919	31 days
1920	39 days
1921	96 days
1922	51 days
1923	68 days
1924	38 days
1925	45 days
1926	93 days
1927	68 days
1928	92 days
1929	48 days
1930	66 days
1931	63 days
1968	36 days
1969	57 days
1970	87 days
1971	65 days
1972	48 days
1973	86 days
1974	63 days
1975	72 days
1976	56 days
1977	95 days
1978	33 days
1979	53 days
1980	116 days
1981	31 days
1982	47 days
1983	33 days
1984	33 days
1985	68 days
1986	76 days
1987	60 days
1988	33 days
1989	46 days
1990	69 days
1991	67 days
1992	82 days
1993	38 days
1994	62 days
1996	1 day
1997	2 days
1998	2 days
1999	1 day
2000	1 day
2001	1 day
2002	1 day
2003	1 day
2004	1 day
2005	2 days
2006	1 day
2007	2 days
2008	2 days
2009	2 days
2010	3 days
2011	3 days
2012	3 days
2013	5 days
2014	3 days
2015	2 days
2016	3 days
2017	5 days
2018	3 days
2019	2 days
2020	2 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

40 years, 1916 to 1994

A day with at least 74.7 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 240.3 mm (9.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Manzini/Matsapa Air: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
10 years	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	169.3 mm (6.7 in)
50 years	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years	240.3 mm (9.5 in)	Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1916 to 1994.

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: 229.5 mm (9.0 in) in 1984; 163.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1985; 147.0 mm (5.8 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).