Livingstone Weather Records (ZA000067743)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Livingstone (ZA000067743), Zambia, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Livingstone

Livingstone (ZA000067743) is a weather station in Zambia at -17.82 latitude and 25.82 longitude, 986 m (3,235 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2025, 76 years of record.
1,460 records set at Livingstone still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Livingstone set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 27 November 2018.

About the Station

Location: Zambia, -17.82 latitude, 25.82 longitude.
Elevation: 986 m (3,235 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2025, 76 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 Livingstone. 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 Livingstone, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	38.8 C (101.8 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.0 C (100.4 F)	12.4 C (54.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	43.6 C (110.5 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.8 C (98.2 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.4 C (90.3 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	26.5 C (79.7 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)
Jul	31.4 C (88.5 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.0 C (96.8 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.8 C (101.8 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.9 C (105.6 F)	11.3 C (52.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.7 C (103.5 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Livingstone still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 131.

Standing records at Livingstone by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	9
1974	12
1975	14
1976	16
1977	12
1978	11
1979	3
1980	14
1981	75
1982	76
1983	93
1984	131
1985	99
1986	18
1987	29
1988	90
1989	29
1990	79
1991	17
1992	17
1993	17
1994	121
1995	76
1996	13
1997	15
1999	4
2000	1
2001	5
2002	29
2003	27
2004	14
2005	10
2006	8
2007	13
2008	36
2009	21
2010	33
2011	5
2012	13
2013	33
2014	40
2015	24
2016	6
2017	7
2018	4
2019	17
2020	4
2021	4
2022	14
2024	2

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 147.8 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Livingstone. The most was 147.8 mm (5.8 in) on 22 December 1951.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Livingstone
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	10 January 2014
Feb	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	24 February 1978
Mar	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	4 March 2010
Apr	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	10 April 2015
May	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 May 1966
Jun	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 June 1985
Jul	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	26 July 1977
Aug	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	29 August 1969
Sep	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	27 September 1982
Oct	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	24 October 1958
Nov	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 November 1962
Dec	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	22 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2025

53 years of record at Livingstone, 1973 to 2025. 53 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and others.

Days with data per year at Livingstone
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	5	1%	No
1974	12	3%	No
1975	13	4%	No
1976	21	6%	No
1977	28	8%	No
1978	20	5%	No
1979	7	2%	No
1980	24	7%	No
1981	112	31%	No
1982	82	22%	No
1983	126	35%	No
1984	179	49%	No
1985	98	27%	No
1986	26	7%	No
1987	21	6%	No
1988	106	29%	No
1989	23	6%	No
1990	120	33%	No
1991	15	4%	No
1992	21	6%	No
1993	3	1%	No
1994	176	48%	No
1995	105	29%	No
1996	21	6%	No
1997	27	7%	No
1998	1	0%	No
1999	9	2%	No
2000	4	1%	No
2001	14	4%	No
2002	45	12%	No
2003	45	12%	No
2004	29	8%	No
2005	14	4%	No
2006	12	3%	No
2007	31	8%	No
2008	47	13%	No
2009	29	8%	No
2010	72	20%	No
2011	19	5%	No
2012	48	13%	No
2013	60	16%	No
2014	79	22%	No
2015	47	13%	No
2016	12	3%	No
2017	7	2%	No
2018	11	3%	No
2019	24	7%	No
2020	6	2%	No
2021	6	2%	No
2022	20	5%	No
2023	3	1%	No
2024	6	2%	No
2025	1	0%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Livingstone
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 2018	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2017	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2017	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2015	Livingstone, ZM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2014	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2014	Livingstone, ZM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2013	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 2010	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2010	Livingstone, ZM	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2009	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2004	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2003	Livingstone, ZM	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1997	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1996	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1994	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1993	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1990	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1990	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1950 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Livingstone: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.6 C (110.5 F)	2002	37.6 C (99.7 F)	53
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1997	5.0 C (41.0 F)	53
Wettest day (Rx1day)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	1951	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	289.3 mm (11.4 in)	1951	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45
Longest dry spell (CDD)	171 days	1981	60 days	68

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Livingstone, 1950 to 2025. The record is 43.6 C (110.5 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.6 C (99.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Livingstone by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1974	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1975	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1976	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1977	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1980	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1982	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1983	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1984	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1985	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1986	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1989	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1990	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1993	29.3 C (84.7 F)
1994	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1995	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1996	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1998	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1999	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2000	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2001	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2002	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2003	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2004	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2005	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2006	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2007	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2008	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2009	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2011	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2012	39.1 C (102.4 F)
2013	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2014	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2015	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2016	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2017	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2018	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2019	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2020	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2021	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2022	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2023	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2024	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2025	26.5 C (79.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Livingstone, 1950 to 2025. The record is -3.0 C (26.6 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.0 C (41.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Livingstone by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1974	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1975	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1976	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1977	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1978	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1979	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1980	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1981	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1982	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1983	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1984	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1985	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1986	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1987	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1988	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1989	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1990	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1991	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1992	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1993	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1994	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1995	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1996	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1997	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1998	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1999	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2000	6.4 C (43.5 F)
2001	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2002	6.3 C (43.3 F)
2003	4.0 C (39.2 F)
2004	5.4 C (41.7 F)
2005	13.6 C (56.5 F)
2006	6.1 C (43.0 F)
2007	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2008	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2009	6.0 C (42.8 F)
2010	11.1 C (52.0 F)
2011	11.1 C (52.0 F)
2012	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2013	5.4 C (41.7 F)
2014	2.0 C (35.6 F)
2015	5.5 C (41.9 F)
2016	13.8 C (56.8 F)
2017	15.3 C (59.5 F)
2018	13.1 C (55.6 F)
2019	6.4 C (43.5 F)
2020	5.8 C (42.4 F)
2021	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2022	4.6 C (40.3 F)
2023	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2024	5.5 C (41.9 F)
2025	7.0 C (44.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Livingstone, 1950 to 2025. The record is 147.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Livingstone by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1951	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1952	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1959	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1962	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1963	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1968	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1974	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1976	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1979	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1981	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1982	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1983	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1984	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1985	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1987	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1988	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1989	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1990	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1991	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1992	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1993	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1996	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1998	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2002	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2003	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2004	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2005	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2006	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2007	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2008	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2009	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2010	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2011	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2012	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2013	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2014	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2015	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2016	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2017	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2018	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2019	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2020	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2021	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2022	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Livingstone, 1950 to 2025. The record is 289.3 mm (11.4 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.8 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Livingstone by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1951	289.3 mm (11.4 in)
1952	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1953	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1954	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1955	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1956	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1957	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1958	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1959	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1960	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1962	245.3 mm (9.7 in)
1963	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1964	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1965	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1968	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1969	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1970	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1971	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1972	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1973	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1974	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1975	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1976	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1977	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1978	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1979	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1980	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1981	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1982	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1983	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1984	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1985	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1986	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1987	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1988	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1989	167.5 mm (6.6 in)
1990	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1991	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2014	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Livingstone, 1950 to 2025. The record is 171 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Livingstone by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	60 days
1951	60 days
1952	60 days
1953	60 days
1954	60 days
1955	60 days
1956	60 days
1957	60 days
1958	60 days
1959	60 days
1960	60 days
1961	60 days
1962	60 days
1963	60 days
1964	60 days
1965	60 days
1966	60 days
1967	60 days
1968	60 days
1969	60 days
1970	60 days
1971	60 days
1972	60 days
1973	60 days
1974	60 days
1975	60 days
1976	60 days
1977	60 days
1978	60 days
1979	60 days
1980	60 days
1981	171 days
1982	60 days
1983	60 days
1984	60 days
1985	60 days
1986	60 days
1987	60 days
1988	60 days
1989	60 days
1990	60 days
1991	2 days
1992	1 day
1993	1 day
1994	3 days
1995	1 day
1996	2 days
1997	1 day
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	1 day
2002	1 day
2003	1 day
2004	1 day
2005	1 day
2006	1 day
2007	2 days
2008	2 days
2009	1 day
2010	2 days
2011	1 day
2012	1 day
2013	2 days
2014	2 days
2015	1 day
2016	1 day
2017	n/a
2018	1 day
2019	1 day
2020	1 day
2021	n/a
2022	1 day
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	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

41 years, 1950 to 1990

A day with at least 61.3 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 130.0 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Livingstone: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1950 to 1990.

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: 147.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1951; 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1962; 98.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1958.

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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).