31 record highs and 20 record lows were set in Sri Lanka in 2026, a ratio of 1.6 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).
Key Facts
In 2026, 31 record highs and 20 record lows were set in Sri Lanka, a warm to cold ratio of 1.6 to 1.
So far this year, 31 record highs and 20 record lows have been set in Sri Lanka, a ratio of 1.6 to 1.
The ratio in Sri Lanka was 1.4 to 1 in the 1900s and 2.8 to 1 in the 2020s.
The series starts in 1901.
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
Highs to lows
Record highs divided by record lows for each year in Sri Lanka, from 1901 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, Sri Lanka
Year
Highs to lows
1901
2.9 to 1
1902
1.6 to 1
1903
3.0 to 1
1904
0.4 to 1
1905
1.1 to 1
1906
1.6 to 1
1907
1.4 to 1
1908
0.6 to 1
1909
0.4 to 1
1910
1.5 to 1
1911
4.0 to 1
1912
0.9 to 1
1913
1.3 to 1
1914
41 to 1
1915
7.7 to 1
1916
1.5 to 1
1917
0.5 to 1
1918
0.4 to 1
1919
2.3 to 1
1920
1.2 to 1
1921
1.3 to 1
1922
1.9 to 1
1923
0.1 to 1
1924
0.8 to 1
1925
0.9 to 1
1926
6.1 to 1
1927
1.2 to 1
1928
4.9 to 1
1929
0.5 to 1
1930
0.6 to 1
1931
1.2 to 1
1932
0.4 to 1
1933
0.4 to 1
1934
0.7 to 1
1935
0.8 to 1
1936
1.0 to 1
1937
1.5 to 1
1938
2.2 to 1
1939
1.2 to 1
1940
2.3 to 1
1941
6.3 to 1
1942
2.5 to 1
1943
0.2 to 1
1944
0.5 to 1
1945
1.2 to 1
1946
0.6 to 1
1947
0.9 to 1
1948
1.0 to 1
1949
1.0 to 1
1950
0.0 to 1
1951
0.5 to 1
1952
2.8 to 1
1953
7.4 to 1
1954
1.3 to 1
1955
1.4 to 1
1956
1.3 to 1
1957
2.2 to 1
1958
13 to 1
1959
4.3 to 1
1960
2.7 to 1
1961
0.4 to 1
1962
3.7 to 1
1963
1.4 to 1
1964
1.6 to 1
1965
2.0 to 1
1966
7.1 to 1
1967
1.4 to 1
1968
2.0 to 1
1969
16 to 1
1970
3.2 to 1
1971
1.5 to 1
1972
2.7 to 1
1973
7.1 to 1
1974
1.1 to 1
1975
0.9 to 1
1976
1.2 to 1
1977
1.8 to 1
1978
1.2 to 1
1979
4.3 to 1
1980
2.0 to 1
1981
1.8 to 1
1982
0.5 to 1
1983
n/a
1984
0.2 to 1
1985
0.6 to 1
1986
1.3 to 1
1987
34 to 1
1988
12 to 1
1989
3.0 to 1
1990
7.7 to 1
1991
5.5 to 1
1992
1.0 to 1
1993
2.7 to 1
1994
3.5 to 1
1995
9.5 to 1
1996
17 to 1
1997
37 to 1
1998
n/a
1999
1.3 to 1
2000
1.4 to 1
2001
26 to 1
2002
34 to 1
2003
19 to 1
2004
n/a
2005
5.0 to 1
2006
0.5 to 1
2007
3.0 to 1
2008
1.0 to 1
2009
n/a
2010
9.7 to 1
2011
4.2 to 1
2012
30 to 1
2013
12 to 1
2014
34 to 1
2015
2.6 to 1
2016
6.6 to 1
2017
2.7 to 1
2018
0.8 to 1
2019
8.0 to 1
2020
5.4 to 1
2021
4.2 to 1
2022
0.7 to 1
2023
4.0 to 1
2024
56 to 1
2025
2.6 to 1
2026
1.6 to 1
Ratio by Decade
Decade ratios 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. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, Sri Lanka
Decade
Ratio
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
Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2026
Record highsRecord lows
Running totals of record highs and record lows in Sri Lanka through 2026: 31 highs against 20 lows so far.
Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, Sri Lanka
Date
Record highs
Record lows
2026-01-02
0
1
2026-01-08
0
2
2026-01-22
0
3
2026-02-06
0
4
2026-02-14
0
5
2026-02-19
1
5
2026-02-21
1
6
2026-02-22
1
7
2026-02-23
1
8
2026-03-14
1
9
2026-03-19
1
10
2026-04-03
1
11
2026-04-06
1
12
2026-04-25
2
12
2026-05-11
2
13
2026-05-12
2
14
2026-05-16
2
15
2026-05-25
3
15
2026-05-26
4
15
2026-06-06
5
15
2026-06-12
5
16
2026-06-13
5
17
2026-06-15
6
17
2026-06-18
6
18
2026-06-23
7
18
2026-07-04
7
19
2026-07-09
8
19
2026-07-10
9
19
2026-07-11
10
19
2026-07-20
11
19
2026-07-28
12
19
2026-07-29
13
19
2026-07-31
14
19
2026-08-09
15
19
2026-08-10
16
19
2026-08-11
17
19
2026-08-13
18
20
2026-08-15
19
20
2026-08-16
20
20
2026-08-27
21
20
2026-08-28
22
20
2026-09-03
23
20
2026-09-17
24
20
2026-09-19
25
20
2026-09-20
26
20
2026-09-23
27
20
2026-09-24
28
20
2026-09-25
29
20
2026-09-26
30
20
2026-10-01
31
20
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, Sri Lanka
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 2026-10-13. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.
Related
World ratio: the global record ratio and every country.