Coffee Frost and
Drought History
| Date |
Severity (Damage) |
Coffee Frost or Drought |
| 1902 (Late July/early August) |
Devastating |
F* |
| 1918 (June 24-26) |
Severe |
F* |
| 1942 (Late June/early July) |
Severe |
F* |
| 1943 |
Moderate |
F* |
| 1953 (July 4-5) |
Severe |
F* |
| 1955 (July 30-August 1) |
Severe |
slight F |
| 1957 |
Severe |
F* |
| 1962 (July 25-26) |
Minor |
F* |
| 1963 (August 5-6) |
Moderate |
F and D |
| 1965 |
Minor |
F* |
| 1966 (August 6) |
Severe |
slight F |
| 1967 (June 8) |
Minor |
F* |
| 1969 (July 9-10) |
Moderate |
F* |
| 1972 (July 8-9) |
Moderate |
F* |
| 1975 (July 17-19) |
Very Severe |
F* |
| 1978 (August 13-16) |
Moderate |
F* |
| 1979 (June 1) |
Moderate |
F* |
| 1981 (July 20-22) |
Severe |
F* |
| 1984 (August 25) |
Minor |
F* |
| 1985 (August-November) |
Minor |
D |
| 1988 |
Minor |
F* |
| 1994 (June 25-26 and July 9-10) |
Severe/Very Severe |
F and D |
| 1999 (August to November) |
Severe (40% crop lost) |
D |
| 2000 (July 17) |
Moderate (est) |
F* |
* In most cases frost or drought was not
indicated by the source. Although only F is written in
these cases it is likely a combination of the two forces
that caused a devastating coffee crop.
Source: International Coffee
Organization who also sourced the information from Reuters.
