Warm to Cold Record Ratio: India

1,663 record highs and 224 record lows were set in India in 2026, a ratio of 7.4 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).

Key Facts

In 2026, 1,663 record highs and 224 record lows were set in India, a warm to cold ratio of 7.4 to 1.
So far this year, 1,663 record highs and 224 record lows have been set in India, a ratio of 7.4 to 1.
The ratio in India was 1.8 to 1 in the 2000s and 3.3 to 1 in the 2020s.
The series starts in 2002.
A ratio of 1 to 1 means as many record highs as record lows; above 1 means more record highs.

Ratio by Year

Record highs divided by record lows

Record highs divided by record lows for each year in India, from 2002 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split.

Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, India
Year	Highs to lows
2002	4.4 to 1
2003	2.1 to 1
2004	1.8 to 1
2005	1.4 to 1
2006	1.9 to 1
2007	1.8 to 1
2008	0.9 to 1
2009	3.8 to 1
2010	2.9 to 1
2011	1.3 to 1
2012	2.0 to 1
2013	1.3 to 1
2014	2.2 to 1
2015	3.1 to 1
2016	5.8 to 1
2017	4.1 to 1
2018	2.0 to 1
2019	3.3 to 1
2020	2.4 to 1
2021	2.3 to 1
2022	2.1 to 1
2023	2.4 to 1
2024	6.6 to 1
2025	3.1 to 1
2026	7.4 to 1

The chart starts in 2002. Earlier years are left out because fewer than 500 records were set in each, from too few stations to give a steady ratio. The data download has every year.

Ratio by Decade

Decade ratios in India: 2000s 1.8 to 1, 2010s 2.5 to 1, 2020s 3.3 to 1. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.

Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2026

Running totals of record highs and record lows in India through 2026: 1,663 highs against 224 lows so far.

Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, India
Date	Record highs	Record lows
2026-01-01	3	2
2026-01-02	4	3
2026-01-03	8	3
2026-01-04	9	3
2026-01-05	9	5
2026-01-06	10	6
2026-01-07	10	7
2026-01-08	10	9
2026-01-09	10	11
2026-01-10	11	15
2026-01-11	11	22
2026-01-12	12	23
2026-01-13	12	24
2026-01-14	12	25
2026-01-15	14	25
2026-01-16	14	26
2026-01-17	15	27
2026-01-18	18	27
2026-01-20	20	27
2026-01-21	22	28
2026-01-22	24	30
2026-01-23	26	34
2026-01-24	27	43
2026-01-25	31	47
2026-01-26	37	48
2026-01-27	41	49
2026-01-28	45	49
2026-01-29	48	50
2026-01-30	49	50
2026-01-31	49	51
2026-02-02	52	52
2026-02-03	53	52
2026-02-04	54	52
2026-02-05	55	52
2026-02-06	56	52
2026-02-07	58	52
2026-02-08	59	52
2026-02-09	60	53
2026-02-10	61	53
2026-02-11	63	55
2026-02-12	65	55
2026-02-13	66	55
2026-02-14	67	55
2026-02-16	69	56
2026-02-17	72	56
2026-02-18	75	58
2026-02-19	77	58
2026-02-20	78	58
2026-02-21	82	58
2026-02-22	86	58
2026-02-23	93	58
2026-02-24	98	59
2026-02-25	102	59
2026-02-26	106	59
2026-02-27	111	61
2026-02-28	121	61
2026-03-01	128	61
2026-03-02	133	61
2026-03-03	135	61
2026-03-04	142	61
2026-03-05	153	61
2026-03-06	163	62
2026-03-07	174	63
2026-03-08	185	63
2026-03-09	197	64
2026-03-10	205	64
2026-03-11	214	64
2026-03-12	224	64
2026-03-13	229	64
2026-03-14	234	64
2026-03-15	236	64
2026-03-16	239	65
2026-03-17	243	65
2026-03-18	247	68
2026-03-19	247	78
2026-03-20	248	85
2026-03-21	249	89
2026-03-22	250	90
2026-03-23	252	91
2026-03-25	260	93
2026-04-02	265	93
2026-04-03	268	95
2026-04-04	271	96
2026-04-05	276	97
2026-04-06	280	97
2026-04-07	282	101
2026-04-08	287	108
2026-04-09	296	113
2026-04-10	302	114
2026-04-11	309	114
2026-04-12	319	114
2026-04-13	328	114
2026-04-14	336	114
2026-04-15	344	114
2026-04-16	355	114
2026-04-17	363	114
2026-04-18	374	114
2026-04-19	380	114
2026-04-20	388	114
2026-04-21	396	114
2026-04-22	403	114
2026-04-23	411	114
2026-04-24	420	114
2026-04-25	433	114
2026-04-26	444	114
2026-04-27	456	114
2026-04-28	466	115
2026-04-29	474	116
2026-04-30	480	117
2026-05-01	486	117
2026-05-02	493	119
2026-05-03	497	120
2026-05-04	500	121
2026-05-05	501	122
2026-05-06	503	122
2026-05-07	507	124
2026-05-08	509	127
2026-05-09	510	129
2026-05-10	516	129
2026-05-11	521	130
2026-05-12	526	131
2026-05-13	530	131
2026-05-14	533	132
2026-05-15	540	133
2026-05-16	542	134
2026-05-17	546	134
2026-05-18	552	135
2026-05-19	556	135
2026-05-20	564	135
2026-05-21	574	136
2026-05-22	577	136
2026-05-23	580	136
2026-05-25	582	136
2026-05-26	585	136
2026-05-27	591	136
2026-05-28	599	136
2026-05-29	602	136
2026-05-30	607	138
2026-05-31	611	143
2026-06-01	613	145
2026-06-02	615	147
2026-06-03	616	149
2026-06-04	618	149
2026-06-05	622	153
2026-06-06	625	154
2026-06-07	628	154
2026-06-08	631	154
2026-06-09	638	154
2026-06-10	643	155
2026-06-11	648	156
2026-06-12	649	159
2026-06-13	651	161
2026-06-14	655	161
2026-06-15	665	161
2026-06-16	672	161
2026-06-17	678	161
2026-06-18	683	163
2026-06-19	688	165
2026-06-20	694	165
2026-06-21	699	165
2026-06-22	707	165
2026-06-23	711	165
2026-06-24	719	165
2026-06-25	727	165
2026-06-26	737	165
2026-06-27	747	165
2026-06-28	754	165
2026-06-29	761	166
2026-06-30	769	167
2026-07-01	774	168
2026-07-02	780	170
2026-07-03	782	170
2026-07-05	783	170
2026-07-06	791	170
2026-07-07	801	170
2026-07-08	811	170
2026-07-09	821	171
2026-07-10	825	172
2026-07-11	837	172
2026-07-12	854	172
2026-07-13	864	172
2026-07-14	874	173
2026-07-15	885	173
2026-07-16	895	173
2026-07-17	904	173
2026-07-18	912	173
2026-07-19	922	174
2026-07-20	927	174
2026-07-21	931	174
2026-07-22	935	174
2026-07-23	941	175
2026-07-24	952	176
2026-07-25	965	177
2026-07-26	975	177
2026-07-27	983	178
2026-07-28	991	179
2026-07-29	1,001	179
2026-07-30	1,010	181
2026-07-31	1,016	181
2026-08-01	1,020	181
2026-08-02	1,024	182
2026-08-03	1,027	182
2026-08-04	1,030	183
2026-08-05	1,038	183
2026-08-06	1,042	185
2026-08-07	1,046	186
2026-08-08	1,049	186
2026-08-09	1,054	186
2026-08-10	1,066	186
2026-08-11	1,075	186
2026-08-12	1,090	186
2026-08-13	1,102	187
2026-08-14	1,110	187
2026-08-15	1,117	187
2026-08-16	1,124	187
2026-08-17	1,129	188
2026-08-18	1,139	188
2026-08-19	1,146	189
2026-08-20	1,156	190
2026-08-21	1,164	190
2026-08-22	1,169	190
2026-08-23	1,172	190
2026-08-24	1,179	192
2026-08-25	1,187	192
2026-08-26	1,199	192
2026-08-27	1,210	194
2026-08-28	1,223	195
2026-08-29	1,230	195
2026-08-30	1,240	196
2026-08-31	1,250	196
2026-09-01	1,261	196
2026-09-02	1,271	196
2026-09-03	1,279	198
2026-09-04	1,288	198
2026-09-05	1,299	199
2026-09-06	1,308	199
2026-09-07	1,319	199
2026-09-08	1,327	199
2026-09-09	1,339	199
2026-09-10	1,356	200
2026-09-11	1,368	200
2026-09-12	1,378	201
2026-09-13	1,389	204
2026-09-14	1,400	205
2026-09-15	1,413	205
2026-09-16	1,429	205
2026-09-17	1,445	205
2026-09-18	1,455	206
2026-09-19	1,466	206
2026-09-20	1,472	207
2026-09-21	1,479	207
2026-09-22	1,486	208
2026-09-23	1,493	211
2026-09-24	1,499	214
2026-09-25	1,507	217
2026-09-26	1,517	221
2026-09-27	1,528	222
2026-09-28	1,540	223
2026-09-29	1,553	223
2026-09-30	1,567	223
2026-10-01	1,575	223
2026-10-02	1,586	223
2026-10-03	1,593	223
2026-10-04	1,604	223
2026-10-05	1,613	223
2026-10-06	1,624	223
2026-10-07	1,633	223
2026-10-08	1,643	223
2026-10-09	1,652	224
2026-10-10	1,663	224

Year to Date Against Previous Years

The ratio of record highs to record lows over the same part of the year, for each of the previous ten years and this year (highlighted). Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.

Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, India
Year	Ratio
2016	6.3 to 1
2017	3.9 to 1
2018	1.9 to 1
2019	3.5 to 1
2020	2.4 to 1
2021	2.3 to 1
2022	1.9 to 1
2023	1.8 to 1
2024	5.9 to 1
2025	3.1 to 1
2026 (this year)	7.4 to 1

Download the Data

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 2026-10-14. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.