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Sri Lanka Weather Records in 2017

36 weather records set or tied in Sri Lanka in 2017, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for Sri Lanka in 2017

  • 36 weather records were set or tied in Sri Lanka in 2017.
  • 26 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • 231 records set in 2017 still stand in Sri Lanka.

Records per Year, by Type

2017 outlined
Weather records per year in Sri Lanka, stacked by type, 2017 outlined Records set or tied in Sri Lanka each year from 1901 to 2026, stacked by type. 2017 had 36. 0501001502001901, Highest daily maximum: 1041901, Lowest daily maximum: 141901, Highest daily minimum: 411901, Lowest daily minimum: 381902, Highest daily maximum: 501902, Lowest daily maximum: 111902, Highest daily minimum: 101902, Lowest daily minimum: 311903, Highest daily maximum: 421903, Lowest daily maximum: 81903, Highest daily minimum: 521903, Lowest daily minimum: 251904, Highest daily maximum: 151904, Lowest daily maximum: 251904, Highest daily minimum: 71904, Lowest daily minimum: 371905, Highest daily maximum: 191905, Lowest daily maximum: 261905, Highest daily minimum: 201905, Lowest daily minimum: 101906, Highest daily maximum: 271906, Lowest daily maximum: 261906, Highest daily minimum: 221906, Lowest daily minimum: 51907, Highest daily maximum: 241907, Lowest daily maximum: 161907, Highest daily minimum: 91907, Lowest daily minimum: 81908, Highest daily maximum: 121908, Lowest daily maximum: 151908, Highest daily minimum: 91908, Lowest daily minimum: 201909, Highest daily maximum: 81909, Lowest daily maximum: 201909, Highest daily minimum: 61909, Lowest daily minimum: 131910, Highest daily maximum: 201910, Lowest daily maximum: 181910, Highest daily minimum: 101910, Lowest daily minimum: 41911, Highest daily maximum: 161911, Lowest daily maximum: 51911, Highest daily minimum: 81911, Lowest daily minimum: 11912, Highest daily maximum: 91912, Lowest daily maximum: 151912, Highest daily minimum: 111912, Lowest daily minimum: 51913, Highest daily maximum: 181913, Lowest daily maximum: 121913, Highest daily minimum: 291913, Lowest daily minimum: 221914, Highest daily maximum: 201914, Highest daily minimum: 611914, Lowest daily minimum: 21915, Highest daily maximum: 391915, Lowest daily maximum: 31915, Highest daily minimum: 611915, Lowest daily minimum: 101916, Highest daily maximum: 161916, Lowest daily maximum: 71916, Highest daily minimum: 251916, Lowest daily minimum: 211917, Highest daily maximum: 111917, Lowest daily maximum: 241917, Highest daily minimum: 121917, Lowest daily minimum: 221918, Highest daily maximum: 111918, Lowest daily maximum: 181918, Highest daily minimum: 91918, Lowest daily minimum: 261919, Highest daily maximum: 151919, Lowest daily maximum: 101919, Highest daily minimum: 221919, Lowest daily minimum: 61920, Highest daily maximum: 161920, Lowest daily maximum: 141920, Highest daily minimum: 161920, Lowest daily minimum: 131921, Highest daily maximum: 71921, Lowest daily maximum: 81921, Highest daily minimum: 171921, Lowest daily minimum: 101922, Highest daily maximum: 141922, Lowest daily maximum: 51922, Highest daily minimum: 81922, Lowest daily minimum: 71923, Lowest daily maximum: 271923, Highest daily minimum: 41923, Lowest daily minimum: 21924, Lowest daily maximum: 81924, Highest daily minimum: 61925, Highest daily maximum: 81925, Lowest daily maximum: 121925, Highest daily minimum: 141925, Lowest daily minimum: 141926, Highest daily maximum: 111926, Lowest daily maximum: 71926, Highest daily minimum: 561926, Lowest daily minimum: 41927, Highest daily maximum: 21927, Lowest daily maximum: 121927, Highest daily minimum: 211927, Lowest daily minimum: 81928, Highest daily maximum: 81928, Lowest daily maximum: 51928, Highest daily minimum: 311928, Lowest daily minimum: 31929, Highest daily maximum: 61929, Lowest daily maximum: 91929, Highest daily minimum: 71929, Lowest daily minimum: 191930, Highest daily maximum: 91930, Lowest daily maximum: 111930, Highest daily minimum: 41930, Lowest daily minimum: 121931, Highest daily maximum: 61931, Lowest daily maximum: 91931, Highest daily minimum: 61931, Lowest daily minimum: 11932, Highest daily maximum: 21932, Lowest daily maximum: 211932, Highest daily minimum: 111932, Lowest daily minimum: 91933, Highest daily maximum: 11933, Lowest daily maximum: 251933, Highest daily minimum: 121933, Lowest daily minimum: 51934, Highest daily maximum: 111934, Lowest daily maximum: 121934, Highest daily minimum: 41934, Lowest daily minimum: 101935, Highest daily maximum: 101935, Lowest daily maximum: 131935, Highest daily minimum: 91935, Lowest daily minimum: 101936, Highest daily maximum: 21936, Lowest daily maximum: 71936, Highest daily minimum: 71936, Lowest daily minimum: 21937, Highest daily maximum: 51937, Lowest daily maximum: 41937, Highest daily minimum: 191937, Lowest daily minimum: 121938, Highest daily maximum: 61938, Lowest daily maximum: 91938, Highest daily minimum: 201938, Lowest daily minimum: 31939, Highest daily maximum: 11939, Lowest daily maximum: 81939, Highest daily minimum: 91939, Lowest daily minimum: 11940, Highest daily maximum: 21940, Lowest daily maximum: 31940, Highest daily minimum: 211940, Lowest daily minimum: 61941, Highest daily maximum: 61941, Highest daily minimum: 131941, Lowest daily minimum: 31942, Lowest daily maximum: 41942, Highest daily minimum: 151942, Lowest daily minimum: 21943, Lowest daily maximum: 131943, Highest daily minimum: 31943, Lowest daily minimum: 61944, Highest daily maximum: 41944, Lowest daily maximum: 71944, Highest daily minimum: 11944, Lowest daily minimum: 31945, Highest daily maximum: 71945, Lowest daily maximum: 51945, Highest daily minimum: 61945, Lowest daily minimum: 71946, Highest daily maximum: 31946, Lowest daily maximum: 31946, Highest daily minimum: 41946, Lowest daily minimum: 81947, Highest daily maximum: 21947, Lowest daily maximum: 31947, Highest daily minimum: 71947, Lowest daily minimum: 71948, Lowest daily maximum: 21948, Highest daily minimum: 41948, Lowest daily minimum: 21949, Lowest daily maximum: 41949, Highest daily minimum: 51949, Lowest daily minimum: 11950, Lowest daily maximum: 101950, Lowest daily minimum: 51951, Highest daily maximum: 31951, Lowest daily maximum: 161951, Highest daily minimum: 71951, Lowest daily minimum: 51952, Highest daily maximum: 31952, Lowest daily maximum: 41952, Highest daily minimum: 141952, Lowest daily minimum: 21953, Highest daily maximum: 171953, Lowest daily maximum: 21953, Highest daily minimum: 351953, Lowest daily minimum: 51954, Highest daily maximum: 61954, Lowest daily maximum: 101954, Highest daily minimum: 91954, Lowest daily minimum: 21955, Highest daily maximum: 21955, Lowest daily maximum: 111955, Highest daily minimum: 161955, Lowest daily minimum: 21956, Highest daily maximum: 111956, Lowest daily maximum: 191956, Highest daily minimum: 141956, Lowest daily minimum: 11957, Highest daily maximum: 81957, Lowest daily maximum: 121957, Highest daily minimum: 211957, Lowest daily minimum: 11958, Highest daily maximum: 61958, Lowest daily maximum: 31958, Highest daily minimum: 331959, Highest daily maximum: 41959, Lowest daily maximum: 61959, Highest daily minimum: 291959, Lowest daily minimum: 21960, Highest daily maximum: 61960, Lowest daily maximum: 41960, Highest daily minimum: 101960, Lowest daily minimum: 21961, Highest daily maximum: 41961, Lowest daily maximum: 201961, Highest daily minimum: 41961, Lowest daily minimum: 11962, Highest daily maximum: 91962, Lowest daily maximum: 71962, Highest daily minimum: 161963, Highest daily maximum: 71963, Lowest daily maximum: 111963, Highest daily minimum: 111963, Lowest daily minimum: 21964, Highest daily maximum: 121964, Lowest daily maximum: 131964, Highest daily minimum: 101964, Lowest daily minimum: 11965, Highest daily maximum: 101965, Lowest daily maximum: 81965, Highest daily minimum: 71965, Lowest daily minimum: 11966, Highest daily maximum: 131966, Lowest daily maximum: 71966, Highest daily minimum: 371967, Highest daily maximum: 51967, Lowest daily maximum: 51967, Highest daily minimum: 51967, Lowest daily minimum: 31968, Highest daily maximum: 91968, Lowest daily maximum: 121968, Highest daily minimum: 151969, Highest daily maximum: 261969, Lowest daily maximum: 31969, Highest daily minimum: 371969, Lowest daily minimum: 11970, Highest daily maximum: 111970, Lowest daily maximum: 91970, Highest daily minimum: 181971, Highest daily maximum: 81971, Lowest daily maximum: 81971, Highest daily minimum: 41972, Highest daily maximum: 91972, Lowest daily maximum: 81972, Highest daily minimum: 141972, Lowest daily minimum: 11973, Highest daily maximum: 231973, Lowest daily maximum: 71973, Highest daily minimum: 261974, Highest daily maximum: 41974, Lowest daily maximum: 61974, Highest daily minimum: 41974, Lowest daily minimum: 11975, Highest daily maximum: 21975, Lowest daily maximum: 61975, Highest daily minimum: 41975, Lowest daily minimum: 11976, Highest daily maximum: 41976, Lowest daily maximum: 51976, Highest daily minimum: 31976, Lowest daily minimum: 11977, Highest daily maximum: 21977, Lowest daily maximum: 31977, Highest daily minimum: 71977, Lowest daily minimum: 21978, Highest daily maximum: 61978, Lowest daily maximum: 111978, Highest daily minimum: 71979, Highest daily maximum: 21979, Lowest daily maximum: 21979, Highest daily minimum: 111979, Lowest daily minimum: 11980, Highest daily maximum: 11980, Lowest daily maximum: 31980, Highest daily minimum: 131980, Lowest daily minimum: 41981, Highest daily maximum: 21981, Lowest daily maximum: 41981, Highest daily minimum: 71981, Lowest daily minimum: 11982, Lowest daily maximum: 41982, Highest daily minimum: 31982, Lowest daily minimum: 21983, Highest daily maximum: 251983, Highest daily minimum: 281984, Lowest daily maximum: 101984, Highest daily minimum: 21985, Highest daily maximum: 31985, Lowest daily maximum: 71985, Highest daily minimum: 41985, Lowest daily minimum: 51986, Highest daily maximum: 61986, Lowest daily maximum: 81986, Highest daily minimum: 41987, Highest daily maximum: 61987, Lowest daily maximum: 11987, Highest daily minimum: 281988, Highest daily maximum: 51988, Lowest daily maximum: 21988, Highest daily minimum: 311988, Lowest daily minimum: 11989, Highest daily maximum: 41989, Lowest daily maximum: 31989, Highest daily minimum: 51990, Highest daily maximum: 51990, Lowest daily maximum: 31990, Highest daily minimum: 161991, Highest daily maximum: 11991, Lowest daily maximum: 41991, Highest daily minimum: 211992, Highest daily maximum: 11992, Lowest daily maximum: 31992, Highest daily minimum: 31992, Lowest daily minimum: 11993, Highest daily maximum: 11993, Lowest daily maximum: 21993, Highest daily minimum: 71993, Lowest daily minimum: 11994, Highest daily maximum: 31994, Lowest daily maximum: 41994, Highest daily minimum: 111995, Highest daily maximum: 41995, Lowest daily maximum: 21995, Highest daily minimum: 151996, Highest daily maximum: 51996, Lowest daily maximum: 11996, Highest daily minimum: 121997, Highest daily maximum: 81997, Highest daily minimum: 291997, Lowest daily minimum: 11998, Highest daily maximum: 281998, Highest daily minimum: 621999, Highest daily maximum: 41999, Lowest daily maximum: 71999, Highest daily minimum: 61999, Lowest daily minimum: 12000, Highest daily maximum: 22000, Lowest daily maximum: 82000, Highest daily minimum: 92001, Highest daily maximum: 112001, Lowest daily maximum: 12001, Highest daily minimum: 152002, Highest daily maximum: 102002, Lowest daily maximum: 12002, Highest daily minimum: 242003, Highest daily maximum: 112003, Lowest daily maximum: 12003, Highest daily minimum: 272003, Lowest daily minimum: 12004, Highest daily maximum: 122004, Highest daily minimum: 212005, Highest daily maximum: 52005, Lowest daily maximum: 12006, Highest daily maximum: 12006, Lowest daily maximum: 22007, Highest daily maximum: 32007, Lowest daily maximum: 12008, Highest daily maximum: 12008, Lowest daily maximum: 12009, Highest daily maximum: 42009, Highest daily minimum: 32010, Highest daily maximum: 152010, Lowest daily maximum: 32010, Highest daily minimum: 142011, Highest daily maximum: 112011, Lowest daily maximum: 42011, Highest daily minimum: 102011, Lowest daily minimum: 12012, Highest daily maximum: 222012, Lowest daily maximum: 12012, Highest daily minimum: 82013, Highest daily maximum: 172013, Lowest daily maximum: 12013, Highest daily minimum: 62013, Lowest daily minimum: 12014, Highest daily maximum: 262014, Lowest daily maximum: 12014, Highest daily minimum: 82015, Highest daily maximum: 222015, Lowest daily maximum: 112015, Highest daily minimum: 72016, Highest daily maximum: 272016, Lowest daily maximum: 32016, Highest daily minimum: 32016, Lowest daily minimum: 12017, Highest daily maximum: 172017, Lowest daily maximum: 92017, Highest daily minimum: 92017, Lowest daily minimum: 12018, Highest daily maximum: 72018, Lowest daily maximum: 112018, Highest daily minimum: 22019, Highest daily maximum: 252019, Lowest daily maximum: 32019, Highest daily minimum: 72020, Highest daily maximum: 392020, Lowest daily maximum: 82020, Highest daily minimum: 42021, Highest daily maximum: 132021, Lowest daily maximum: 52021, Highest daily minimum: 82022, Highest daily maximum: 192022, Lowest daily maximum: 342022, Highest daily minimum: 42023, Highest daily maximum: 352023, Lowest daily maximum: 142023, Highest daily minimum: 202024, Highest daily maximum: 312024, Lowest daily maximum: 12024, Highest daily minimum: 242025, Highest daily maximum: 202025, Lowest daily maximum: 272025, Highest daily minimum: 502026, Highest daily maximum: 22026, Lowest daily maximum: 202026, Highest daily minimum: 291901191419271940195319661979199220052018
Records set or tied in Sri Lanka each year from 1901 to 2026, stacked by type. 2017 had 36.
Weather records per year in Sri Lanka, stacked by type, 2017 outlined
YearHighest daily maximumLowest daily maximumHighest daily minimumLowest daily minimumHeaviest daily rainfallHeaviest daily snowfallDeepest snow coverTotal
1901104144138000197
190250111031000102
19034285225000127
1904152573700084
19051926201000075
1906272622500080
190724169800057
1908121592000056
190982061300047
1910201810400052
19111658100030
191291511500040
19131812292200081
191420061200083
19153936110000113
1916167252100069
19171124122200069
1918111892600064
1919151022600053
19201614161300059
192178171000042
19221458700034
19230274200033
1924086000014
1925812141400048
192611756400078
192721221800043
19288531300047
19296971900041
193091141200036
1931696100022
193222111900043
193312512500043
1934111241000037
1935101391000042
1936277200018
193754191200040
19386920300038
1939189100019
19402321600032
19416013300022
19420415200021
19430133600022
1944471300015
1945756700025
1946334800018
1947237700019
194802420008
1949045100010
19500100500015
19513167500031
19523414200023
195317235500059
19546109200027
195521116200031
1956111914100045
195781221100042
19586333000042
19594629200041
19606410200022
19614204100029
19629716000032
196371111200031
1964121310100036
19651087100026
196613737000057
1967555300018
196891215000036
196926337100067
197011918000038
1971884000020
19729814100032
197323726000056
1974464100015
1975264100013
1976453100013
1977237200014
19786117000024
19792211100016
19801313400021
1981247100014
198204320009
198325028000053
19840102000012
1985374500019
1986684000018
19876128000035
19885231100039
1989435000012
19905316000024
19911421000026
199213310008
1993127100011
19943411000018
19954215000021
19965112000018
19978029100038
199828062000090
1999476100018
2000289000019
200111115000027
200210124000035
200311127100040
200412021000033
200551000006
200612000003
200731000004
200811000002
200940300007
201015314000032
201111410100026
20122218000031
20131716100025
20142618000035
201522117000040
20162733100034
20171799100036
20187112000020
20192537000035
20203984000051
20211358000026
202219344000057
2023351420000069
202431124000056
2025202750000097
202622029000051

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low in Sri Lanka, by decade Record highs per record low by decade in Sri Lanka: 1900s 1.4 to 1, 1910s 1.8 to 1, 1920s 1.4 to 1, 1930s 0.9 to 1, 1940s 1.2 to 1, 1950s 2.0 to 1, 1960s 2.5 to 1, 1970s 2.4 to 1, 1980s 3.2 to 1, 1990s 8.2 to 1, 2000s 9.4 to 1, 2010s 5.0 to 1, 2020s 2.8 to 1. 0.02.55.07.510.01900s: 1.43 to 11910s: 1.80 to 11920s: 1.35 to 11930s: 0.85 to 11940s: 1.16 to 11950s: 2.04 to 11960s: 2.54 to 11970s: 2.38 to 11980s: 3.24 to 11990s: 8.20 to 12000s: 9.35 to 12010s: 5.04 to 12020s: 2.76 to 11900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Record highs per record low by decade in Sri Lanka: 1900s 1.4 to 1, 1910s 1.8 to 1, 1920s 1.4 to 1, 1930s 0.9 to 1, 1940s 1.2 to 1, 1950s 2.0 to 1, 1960s 2.5 to 1, 1970s 2.4 to 1, 1980s 3.2 to 1, 1990s 8.2 to 1, 2000s 9.4 to 1, 2010s 5.0 to 1, 2020s 2.8 to 1.
Record highs per record low in Sri Lanka, by decade
DecadeHighs per low
1900s1.43 to 1
1910s1.80 to 1
1920s1.35 to 1
1930s0.85 to 1
1940s1.16 to 1
1950s2.04 to 1
1960s2.54 to 1
1970s2.38 to 1
1980s3.24 to 1
1990s8.20 to 1
2000s9.35 to 1
2010s5.04 to 1
2020s2.76 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2017: 231
Standing records in Sri Lanka by the year they were set, 2017 highlighted Records still standing in Sri Lanka by the year they were set. 231 of them were set in 2017. 01002003004001869: 341870: 341871: 201872: 101873: 231874: 221875: 481876: 311877: 151878: 41879: 101880: 101881: 171882: 181883: 81884: 291885: 201886: 201887: 271888: 161889: 181890: 351891: 81892: 171893: 471894: 421895: 141896: 181897: 311898: 391899: 291900: 141901: 771902: 581903: 461904: 381905: 231906: 231907: 191908: 181909: 201910: 141911: 71912: 141913: 351914: 111915: 271916: 201917: 251918: 281919: 121920: 171921: 121922: 111923: 121924: 51925: 191926: 191927: 231928: 71929: 231930: 191931: 101932: 171933: 161934: 191935: 181936: 81937: 191938: 171939: 111940: 121941: 61942: 81943: 161944: 101945: 141946: 121947: 91948: 51949: 21950: 91951: 201952: 81953: 261954: 121955: 131956: 201957: 1491958: 2261959: 171960: 121961: 201962: 281963: 181964: 341965: 181966: 421967: 401968: 481969: 811970: 561971: 351972: 211973: 1291974: 821975: 861976: 631977: 561978: 831979: 1211980: 941981: 961982: 781983: 981984: 1021985: 1171986: 851987: 791988: 331989: 411990: 451991: 591992: 631993: 771994: 891995: 801996: 631997: 551998: 1301999: 262000: 182001: 552002: 582003: 622004: 512005: 432006: 492007: 492008: 762009: 902010: 2492011: 2102012: 2212013: 2092014: 2432015: 2812016: 2592017: 2312018: 1582019: 2362020: 2782021: 1752022: 1952023: 2962024: 1522025: 3092026: 1761869187918891899190919191929193919491959196919791989199920092019
Records still standing in Sri Lanka by the year they were set. 231 of them were set in 2017.
Standing records in Sri Lanka by the year they were set, 2017 highlighted
Year setStanding records
186934
187034
187120
187210
187323
187422
187548
187631
187715
18784
187910
188010
188117
188218
18838
188429
188520
188620
188727
188816
188918
189035
18918
189217
189347
189442
189514
189618
189731
189839
189929
190014
190177
190258
190346
190438
190523
190623
190719
190818
190920
191014
19117
191214
191335
191411
191527
191620
191725
191828
191912
192017
192112
192211
192312
19245
192519
192619
192723
19287
192923
193019
193110
193217
193316
193419
193518
19368
193719
193817
193911
194012
19416
19428
194316
194410
194514
194612
19479
19485
19492
19509
195120
19528
195326
195412
195513
195620
1957149
1958226
195917
196012
196120
196228
196318
196434
196518
196642
196740
196848
196981
197056
197135
197221
1973129
197482
197586
197663
197756
197883
1979121
198094
198196
198278
198398
1984102
1985117
198685
198779
198833
198941
199045
199159
199263
199377
199489
199580
199663
199755
1998130
199926
200018
200155
200258
200362
200451
200543
200649
200749
200876
200990
2010249
2011210
2012221
2013209
2014243
2015281
2016259
2017231
2018158
2019236
2020278
2021175
2022195
2023296
2024152
2025309
2026176

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Sources: 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)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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