Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hambantota (CE000043497), Sri Lanka, with 157 years of record.
Key Facts for Hambantota
Hambantota (CE000043497) is a weather station in Sri Lanka at 6.12 latitude and 81.13 longitude, 20 m (66 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1869 to 2025, 157 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hambantota still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hambantota set a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.7 C (96.3 F) on 16 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: Sri Lanka, 6.12 latitude, 81.13 longitude.
Elevation: 20 m (66 ft).
Period of record: 1869 to 2025, 157 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
19 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hambantota. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 19 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Hambantota, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
34.7 C (94.5 F)
17.7 C (63.9 F)
34.1 C (93.4 F)
22.6 C (72.7 F)
Feb
35.7 C (96.3 F)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
35.7 C (96.3 F)
23.3 C (73.9 F)
Mar
35.3 C (95.5 F)
17.4 C (63.3 F)
34.0 C (93.2 F)
23.6 C (74.5 F)
Apr
36.0 C (96.8 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
33.7 C (92.7 F)
24.1 C (75.4 F)
May
36.4 C (97.5 F)
19.5 C (67.1 F)
35.5 C (95.9 F)
23.9 C (75.0 F)
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
21.2 C (70.2 F)
31.8 C (89.2 F)
24.9 C (76.8 F)
Jul
36.3 C (97.3 F)
19.6 C (67.3 F)
35.3 C (95.5 F)
24.6 C (76.3 F)
Aug
39.2 C (102.6 F)
20.1 C (68.2 F)
35.7 C (96.3 F)
24.2 C (75.6 F)
Sep
36.5 C (97.7 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.9 C (98.4 F)
20.2 C (68.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
36.7 C (98.1 F)
19.6 C (67.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
34.8 C (94.6 F)
18.2 C (64.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Hambantota still stand. 1901 holds the most, with 69.
Standing records at Hambantota by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1869
11
1870
11
1871
9
1872
8
1873
8
1874
10
1875
4
1876
8
1877
9
1878
4
1879
10
1880
2
1881
7
1882
7
1883
3
1884
10
1885
9
1886
11
1887
17
1888
8
1889
3
1890
11
1892
4
1893
41
1894
35
1895
8
1896
10
1897
21
1898
31
1899
10
1900
7
1901
69
1902
51
1903
38
1904
19
1905
12
1906
15
1907
10
1908
11
1909
5
1910
7
1911
5
1912
3
1913
10
1914
4
1915
11
1916
5
1917
16
1918
12
1919
8
1920
4
1921
3
1922
4
1923
12
1924
5
1925
7
1926
8
1927
7
1928
3
1929
13
1930
7
1931
5
1932
9
1933
9
1934
12
1935
4
1936
7
1937
6
1938
8
1939
11
1940
9
1951
13
1952
1
1953
12
1954
5
1955
5
1956
9
1957
10
1958
6
1959
8
1960
6
1961
13
1962
4
1963
7
1964
4
1965
6
1966
16
1967
3
1968
12
1969
21
1970
5
1971
7
1972
7
1973
13
1974
6
1975
5
1976
5
1977
5
1978
9
1979
6
1980
11
1981
5
1982
3
1983
11
1984
5
1985
13
1986
8
1987
10
1988
16
1989
2
1990
12
1991
9
1992
2
1993
4
1994
9
1995
4
1996
6
1997
14
1998
44
1999
7
2000
9
2001
14
2002
15
2003
12
2004
9
2006
3
2007
1
2009
4
2010
17
2011
18
2012
15
2013
14
2014
18
2015
8
2016
13
2017
1
2018
2
2019
3
2020
7
2021
4
2022
10
2023
6
2024
9
2025
17
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Hambantota between 20 July 1903 and 22 August 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Hambantota set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1903-07-20
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1906-06-19
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 24.2 C (75.6 F)
1918-02-16
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature 15.6 C (60.1 F)
1929-12-23
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 22.4 C (72.3 F)
1994-06-13
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.7 C (85.5 F)
1999-08-22
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.2 C (102.6 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 229.6 mm (9.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hambantota. The most was 229.6 mm (9.0 in) on 2 October 2023.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hambantota
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
17 January 1989
Feb
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
14 February 2013
Mar
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
18 March 1985
Apr
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
29 April 1995
May
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
26 May 2017
Jun
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
18 June 1973
Jul
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
31 July 2022
Aug
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
16 August 2002
Sep
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
15 September 2019
Oct
229.6 mm (9.0 in)
2 October 2023
Nov
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
22 November 1989
Dec
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
21 December 1957
Period of Record Coverage
1869 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
146 years of record at Hambantota, 1869 to 2025. 28 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1886, 1887, 1890, 1892, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 108 complete years at Hambantota, 1869 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.2 C (80.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1885, at 26.3 C (79.3 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 28.4 C (83.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hambantota as warming stripes, 1869 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1869
27.0 C
-0.23 C
1870
27.1 C
-0.06 C
1871
26.9 C
-0.30 C
1872
26.9 C
-0.27 C
1873
26.8 C
-0.35 C
1874
26.8 C
-0.34 C
1875
26.9 C
-0.32 C
1876
27.1 C
-0.12 C
1877
26.9 C
-0.33 C
1879
27.0 C
-0.21 C
1880
27.2 C
-0.01 C
1881
27.1 C
-0.06 C
1882
26.9 C
-0.27 C
1883
26.7 C
-0.47 C
1884
26.3 C
-0.88 C
1885
26.3 C
-0.92 C
1888
26.9 C
-0.31 C
1889
27.1 C
-0.06 C
1893
26.6 C
-0.59 C
1897
27.3 C
+0.12 C
1903
27.6 C
+0.41 C
1904
27.1 C
-0.11 C
1906
27.2 C
-0.01 C
1907
27.2 C
+0.06 C
1908
27.1 C
-0.07 C
1909
27.0 C
-0.20 C
1910
27.2 C
-0.01 C
1911
27.3 C
+0.08 C
1912
27.1 C
-0.10 C
1915
27.6 C
+0.38 C
1916
27.0 C
-0.22 C
1917
26.5 C
-0.68 C
1918
26.7 C
-0.52 C
1919
27.2 C
+0.06 C
1920
27.2 C
+0.00 C
1922
27.2 C
-0.03 C
1923
26.6 C
-0.58 C
1924
27.1 C
-0.12 C
1926
27.3 C
+0.09 C
1927
27.1 C
-0.13 C
1928
27.3 C
+0.16 C
1929
27.0 C
-0.23 C
1930
26.9 C
-0.30 C
1931
27.1 C
-0.12 C
1932
26.8 C
-0.36 C
1933
26.7 C
-0.47 C
1934
26.7 C
-0.47 C
1935
26.8 C
-0.43 C
1936
27.0 C
-0.21 C
1937
27.4 C
+0.18 C
1938
27.3 C
+0.10 C
1939
27.1 C
-0.09 C
1940
27.5 C
+0.35 C
1951
26.9 C
-0.30 C
1952
27.3 C
+0.11 C
1953
27.3 C
+0.13 C
1954
26.9 C
-0.25 C
1955
26.9 C
-0.26 C
1956
26.9 C
-0.29 C
1957
27.2 C
-0.03 C
1958
27.5 C
+0.31 C
1959
27.2 C
-0.03 C
1960
27.2 C
+0.04 C
1961
26.7 C
-0.49 C
1962
27.2 C
-0.01 C
1963
26.9 C
-0.27 C
1964
27.3 C
+0.12 C
1965
27.2 C
+0.03 C
1966
27.3 C
+0.16 C
1967
26.9 C
-0.30 C
1968
27.2 C
-0.03 C
1969
27.4 C
+0.21 C
1970
27.3 C
+0.12 C
1971
27.0 C
-0.22 C
1972
27.2 C
-0.03 C
1973
27.5 C
+0.36 C
1974
27.1 C
-0.13 C
1975
27.0 C
-0.17 C
1976
27.2 C
-0.03 C
1977
27.3 C
+0.08 C
1978
27.3 C
+0.11 C
1979
27.5 C
+0.28 C
1980
27.3 C
+0.14 C
1981
27.3 C
+0.13 C
1982
27.0 C
-0.14 C
1983
27.6 C
+0.42 C
1984
27.4 C
+0.18 C
1985
27.1 C
-0.07 C
1986
27.2 C
-0.01 C
1987
27.7 C
+0.47 C
1989
27.2 C
+0.01 C
1990
27.8 C
+0.59 C
1991
27.5 C
+0.35 C
1992
27.3 C
+0.14 C
1993
27.3 C
+0.16 C
1994
27.4 C
+0.18 C
1995
27.6 C
+0.44 C
1996
27.5 C
+0.34 C
1997
27.7 C
+0.48 C
1998
28.4 C
+1.23 C
1999
27.5 C
+0.31 C
2000
27.5 C
+0.29 C
2001
28.0 C
+0.81 C
2002
28.0 C
+0.78 C
2003
27.8 C
+0.63 C
2004
27.8 C
+0.60 C
2011
27.9 C
+0.71 C
2012
27.9 C
+0.71 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.05 C (0.04 to 0.07) per decade over 1869 to 2012. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 108 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Hambantota
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.05 C (0.04 to 0.07) per decade
0.1 F (0.1 to 0.1) per decade
1869 to 2012
108
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.03 C (0.01 to 0.05) per decade
0.05 F (0.01 to 0.09) per decade
1869 to 2012
108
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.08 C (0.07 to 0.09) per decade
0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1869 to 2012
108
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1869 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Hambantota: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
146
Coldest night (TNn)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1918
19.9 C (67.8 F)
142
Wettest day (Rx1day)
229.6 mm (9.0 in)
2023
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
369.5 mm (14.5 in)
2023
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
43
Longest dry spell (CDD)
76 days
2014
12 days
54
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Hambantota, 1869 to 2025. The record is 39.2 C (102.6 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hambantota by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1869
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1870
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1871
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1872
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1873
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1874
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1875
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1876
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1877
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1878
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1879
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1880
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1881
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1882
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1883
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1884
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1885
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1886
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1887
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1888
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1889
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1890
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1891
n/a
1892
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1893
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1894
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1895
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1896
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1899
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1901
36.9 C (98.4 F)
1902
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1903
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1904
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1905
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1906
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1907
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1908
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1909
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1910
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1911
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1916
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1917
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1918
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1919
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1920
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1921
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1922
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1923
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1924
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1925
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1926
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1927
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1928
35.9 C (96.6 F)
1929
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1930
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1931
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1933
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1934
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1935
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1936
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1937
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1938
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1939
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1940
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1951
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1952
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1953
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1954
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1955
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1956
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1957
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1958
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1959
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1960
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1961
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1962
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
33.8 C (92.8 F)
1968
33.8 C (92.8 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1972
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1973
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1974
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1977
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1978
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1979
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1980
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1981
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1982
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1983
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1984
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1985
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1986
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1990
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1994
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1995
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1996
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1999
39.2 C (102.6 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
35.3 C (95.5 F)
2002
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2005
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2006
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
34.8 C (94.6 F)
2009
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2010
35.7 C (96.3 F)
2011
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2012
36.2 C (97.2 F)
2013
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014
36.3 C (97.3 F)
2015
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2016
35.8 C (96.4 F)
2017
33.8 C (92.8 F)
2018
34.9 C (94.8 F)
2019
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2020
34.9 C (94.8 F)
2021
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2022
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2023
36.3 C (97.3 F)
2024
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2025
35.7 C (96.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Hambantota, 1869 to 2025. The record is 15.6 C (60.1 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.9 C (67.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hambantota by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1869
20.1 C (68.2 F)
1870
19.5 C (67.1 F)
1871
18.4 C (65.1 F)
1872
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1873
20.1 C (68.2 F)
1874
18.4 C (65.1 F)
1875
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1876
17.7 C (63.9 F)
1877
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1878
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1879
19.5 C (67.1 F)
1880
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1881
20.1 C (68.2 F)
1882
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1883
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1884
20.1 C (68.2 F)
1885
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1886
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1887
16.2 C (61.2 F)
1888
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1889
20.1 C (68.2 F)
1890
18.7 C (65.7 F)
1891
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1892
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1893
18.4 C (65.1 F)
1894
17.7 C (63.9 F)
1895
n/a
1896
19.5 C (67.1 F)
1897
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1898
17.7 C (63.9 F)
1899
17.7 C (63.9 F)
1900
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1901
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1902
18.2 C (64.8 F)
1903
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1904
17.5 C (63.5 F)
1905
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1906
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1907
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1908
17.4 C (63.3 F)
1909
19.5 C (67.1 F)
1910
18.7 C (65.7 F)
1911
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1912
18.6 C (65.5 F)
1913
18.7 C (65.7 F)
1914
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1915
20.5 C (68.9 F)
1916
19.2 C (66.6 F)
1917
19.1 C (66.4 F)
1918
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1919
20.7 C (69.3 F)
1920
19.6 C (67.3 F)
1921
20.2 C (68.4 F)
1922
19.5 C (67.1 F)
1923
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1924
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1925
18.2 C (64.8 F)
1926
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1927
20.2 C (68.4 F)
1928
20.1 C (68.2 F)
1929
18.2 C (64.8 F)
1930
19.2 C (66.6 F)
1931
19.2 C (66.6 F)
1932
18.6 C (65.5 F)
1933
19.6 C (67.3 F)
1934
19.1 C (66.4 F)
1935
20.4 C (68.7 F)
1936
19.2 C (66.6 F)
1937
18.2 C (64.8 F)
1938
20.4 C (68.7 F)
1939
18.4 C (65.1 F)
1940
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1951
19.6 C (67.3 F)
1952
19.6 C (67.3 F)
1953
19.1 C (66.4 F)
1954
20.7 C (69.3 F)
1955
20.2 C (68.4 F)
1956
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1957
20.1 C (68.2 F)
1958
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1959
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1960
18.2 C (64.8 F)
1961
20.5 C (68.9 F)
1962
20.5 C (68.9 F)
1963
19.9 C (67.8 F)
1964
20.7 C (69.3 F)
1965
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1966
21.2 C (70.2 F)
1967
19.6 C (67.3 F)
1968
20.2 C (68.4 F)
1969
19.9 C (67.8 F)
1970
20.2 C (68.4 F)
1971
20.1 C (68.2 F)
1972
19.2 C (66.6 F)
1973
20.7 C (69.3 F)
1974
19.1 C (66.4 F)
1975
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1976
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1977
20.4 C (68.7 F)
1978
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1979
21.2 C (70.2 F)
1980
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1981
19.1 C (66.4 F)
1982
20.2 C (68.4 F)
1983
19.6 C (67.3 F)
1984
20.5 C (68.9 F)
1985
20.9 C (69.6 F)
1986
20.4 C (68.7 F)
1987
21.3 C (70.3 F)
1988
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1989
19.6 C (67.3 F)
1990
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1991
18.5 C (65.3 F)
1992
19.9 C (67.8 F)
1993
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1994
20.7 C (69.3 F)
1995
20.8 C (69.4 F)
1996
20.9 C (69.6 F)
1997
20.5 C (68.9 F)
1998
21.5 C (70.7 F)
1999
20.5 C (68.9 F)
2000
21.3 C (70.3 F)
2001
19.7 C (67.5 F)
2002
20.2 C (68.4 F)
2003
19.8 C (67.6 F)
2004
20.4 C (68.7 F)
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
22.9 C (73.2 F)
2010
21.1 C (70.0 F)
2011
18.5 C (65.3 F)
2012
20.3 C (68.5 F)
2013
20.6 C (69.1 F)
2014
22.5 C (72.5 F)
2015
21.1 C (70.0 F)
2016
21.7 C (71.1 F)
2017
20.6 C (69.1 F)
2018
23.5 C (74.3 F)
2019
22.4 C (72.3 F)
2020
21.4 C (70.5 F)
2021
21.0 C (69.8 F)
2022
23.4 C (74.1 F)
2023
22.7 C (72.9 F)
2024
22.9 C (73.2 F)
2025
22.6 C (72.7 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Hambantota, 1869 to 2025. The record is 229.6 mm (9.0 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.4 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hambantota by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1869
n/a
1870
n/a
1871
n/a
1872
n/a
1873
n/a
1874
n/a
1875
n/a
1876
n/a
1877
n/a
1878
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
n/a
1882
n/a
1883
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
n/a
1886
n/a
1887
n/a
1888
n/a
1889
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1958
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1962
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1963
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1964
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1971
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972
n/a
1973
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1983
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1984
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1985
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1987
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988
2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1989
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1990
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1992
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1993
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1995
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1997
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1998
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1999
1.8 mm (0.07 in)
2000
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2001
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2002
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2003
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2004
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2005
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2006
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2007
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2008
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2009
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2010
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2012
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2013
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2014
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2015
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2016
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2017
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2018
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2019
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2020
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2022
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2023
229.6 mm (9.0 in)
2024
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2025
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Hambantota, 1869 to 2025. The record is 369.5 mm (14.5 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.3 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hambantota by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1869
n/a
1870
n/a
1871
n/a
1872
n/a
1873
n/a
1874
n/a
1875
n/a
1876
n/a
1877
n/a
1878
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
n/a
1882
n/a
1883
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
n/a
1886
n/a
1887
n/a
1888
n/a
1889
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1983
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1984
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1985
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1986
130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1987
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1988
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1989
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1990
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1991
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1993
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1995
201.8 mm (7.9 in)
1996
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1997
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1998
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2003
0.8 mm (0.03 in)
2004
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2005
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2006
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2007
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2008
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2009
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2010
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2011
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2012
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2013
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
2014
183.2 mm (7.2 in)
2015
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2016
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
2017
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
2018
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
2019
229.8 mm (9.0 in)
2020
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2021
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2022
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
2023
369.5 mm (14.5 in)
2024
191.5 mm (7.5 in)
2025
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Hambantota, 1869 to 2025. The record is 76 days in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hambantota by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1869
n/a
1870
n/a
1871
n/a
1872
n/a
1873
n/a
1874
n/a
1875
n/a
1876
n/a
1877
n/a
1878
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
n/a
1882
n/a
1883
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
n/a
1886
n/a
1887
n/a
1888
n/a
1889
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
2 days
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
1 day
1962
2 days
1963
1 day
1964
1 day
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
3 days
1968
2 days
1969
2 days
1970
3 days
1971
1 day
1972
n/a
1973
7 days
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
12 days
1983
15 days
1984
19 days
1985
21 days
1986
11 days
1987
16 days
1988
9 days
1989
9 days
1990
10 days
1991
12 days
1992
15 days
1993
15 days
1994
13 days
1995
19 days
1996
12 days
1997
13 days
1998
7 days
1999
n/a
2000
2 days
2001
4 days
2002
3 days
2003
7 days
2004
6 days
2005
14 days
2006
6 days
2007
9 days
2008
3 days
2009
15 days
2010
27 days
2011
33 days
2012
25 days
2013
32 days
2014
76 days
2015
22 days
2016
23 days
2017
20 days
2018
32 days
2019
38 days
2020
23 days
2021
22 days
2022
27 days
2023
30 days
2024
3 days
2025
1 day
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Data for Hambantota standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hambantota threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.