Climate for Station: Chipata, Eastern, Zambia
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Station Statistics
10-Year Trend
High: -1.87 °C/decade
Low: +1.08 °C/decade
Rain: -0.28 mm/decade
25-Year Trend
High: -0.40 °C/decade
Low: +0.43 °C/decade
Rain: +0.08 mm/decade
50-Year Trend
High: +0.15 °C/decade
Low: +0.26 °C/decade
Rain: -0.08 mm/decade
All-Time Trend
High: +0.15 °C/decade
Low: +0.26 °C/decade
Rain: -0.05 mm/decade
Percentage Above-Average Days
Last 12 Months: 37.5%
This Year: 33.3%
Precipitation Concentration Index (PCI) ℹ️
Last 12 Months: 15.6
Historical Average: 23.9
Percentile Rank of Last 12 Months ℹ️
High: 41st percentile
Low: 97th percentile
Rain: 12th percentile
Change in Variance ℹ️
High: -1.2%
Low: -14.2%
Intraday: -14.5%
Data Coverage
69.5%
First Year of Data
1950
Station Location
Weather Records
| Max High | Avg High | Min High | Max Avg | Avg Avg | Min Avg | Max Low | Avg Low | Min Low | Max Precipitation | Avg Precipitation | Max Snow | Avg Snow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | 40.2 °C | — | 17.5 °C | 32.9 °C | — | 12.5 °C | 27.3 °C | — | 3.4 °C | 139.7 mm | — | — | — |
| January | 35.6 °C | 26.9 °C | 19.7 °C | 28.5 °C | 22.5 °C | 19.2 °C | 22.1 °C | 18.8 °C | 14.7 °C | 93.0 mm | 8.4 mm | — | — |
| February | 35.9 °C | 26.8 °C | 20.4 °C | 28.4 °C | 22.4 °C | 19.4 °C | 21.3 °C | 18.5 °C | 12.7 °C | 96.8 mm | 7.2 mm | — | — |
| March | 33.9 °C | 27.2 °C | 20.5 °C | 28.8 °C | 22.3 °C | 18.9 °C | 21.6 °C | 18.0 °C | 12.8 °C | 139.7 mm | 4.1 mm | — | — |
| April | 35.5 °C | 27.4 °C | 19.6 °C | 28.7 °C | 21.7 °C | 15.9 °C | 21.3 °C | 16.4 °C | 10.2 °C | 44.2 mm | 1.0 mm | — | — |
| May | 35.9 °C | 26.9 °C | 17.9 °C | 27.7 °C | 20.2 °C | 13.9 °C | 20.4 °C | 14.1 °C | 8.8 °C | 17.0 mm | 0.1 mm | — | — |
| June | 37.0 °C | 25.7 °C | 19.4 °C | 29.1 °C | 18.6 °C | 13.1 °C | 20.2 °C | 12.1 °C | 4.8 °C | 4.6 mm | 0.0 mm | — | — |
| July | 32.1 °C | 25.9 °C | 18.3 °C | 26.4 °C | 18.4 °C | 12.5 °C | 18.5 °C | 11.6 °C | 3.4 °C | 2.0 mm | 0.0 mm | — | — |
| August | 34.8 °C | 28.7 °C | 17.5 °C | 29.9 °C | 20.9 °C | 14.8 °C | 22.7 °C | 13.7 °C | 5.6 °C | 4.6 mm | 0.0 mm | — | — |
| September | 38.2 °C | 32.0 °C | 23.0 °C | 31.6 °C | 24.3 °C | 16.6 °C | 22.9 °C | 16.9 °C | 9.2 °C | 12.8 mm | 0.0 mm | — | — |
| October | 40.2 °C | 33.9 °C | 21.7 °C | 32.9 °C | 26.5 °C | 17.6 °C | 27.3 °C | 19.4 °C | 6.6 °C | 52.1 mm | 0.9 mm | — | — |
| November | 39.9 °C | 33.2 °C | 22.9 °C | 32.8 °C | 26.5 °C | 20.1 °C | 25.7 °C | 20.3 °C | 11.0 °C | 80.8 mm | 3.7 mm | — | — |
| December | 39.2 °C | 29.4 °C | 21.6 °C | 32.7 °C | 24.0 °C | 19.0 °C | 24.5 °C | 19.4 °C | 14.5 °C | 138.7 mm | 7.1 mm | — | — |
Plots
Current Year Climate Trends vs Historical
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Climate 12-Month Moving Averages
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Daily Average Temperatures Throughout the Year
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