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Penang Weather Records (FJN00078311)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Penang (FJN00078311), Fiji, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Penang

  • Penang (FJN00078311) is a weather station in Fiji at -17.37 latitude and 178.17 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1980 to 2022, 43 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Penang still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Penang set a daily record precipitation of 53.5 mm (2.1 in) on 29 December 2022.

About the Station

  • Location: Fiji, -17.37 latitude, 178.17 longitude.
  • Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
  • Period of record: 1980 to 2022, 43 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Penang, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Penang. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Penang. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Penang, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Penang by the year they were set 0 records at Penang still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Penang still stand.
Standing records at Penang by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Penang set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Penang between 1 April 2012 and 1 April 2012. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation1 April 2012: Record daily precipitation 450.4 mm (17.7 in)
1 all-time records were set at Penang between 1 April 2012 and 1 April 2012. Each dot is a new record.
When Penang set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2012-04-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 450.4 mm (17.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 450.4 mm (17.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Penang The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Penang. The most was 450.4 mm (17.7 in) on 1 April 2012. 0200400600 Jan: 341.0 mm (13.4 in), 28 January 2008 Jan Feb: 280.0 mm (11.0 in), 21 February 2016 Feb Mar: 366.0 mm (14.4 in), 20 March 1990 Mar Apr: 450.4 mm (17.7 in), 1 April 2012 Apr May: 261.2 mm (10.3 in), 5 May 1997 May Jun: 132.8 mm (5.2 in), 17 June 2000 Jun Jul: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 31 July 1996 Jul Aug: 96.2 mm (3.8 in), 20 August 1982 Aug Sep: 250.6 mm (9.9 in), 25 September 1980 Sep Oct: 178.4 mm (7.0 in), 29 October 1983 Oct Nov: 296.0 mm (11.7 in), 28 November 2008 Nov Dec: 320.5 mm (12.6 in), 14 December 2009 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Penang. The most was 450.4 mm (17.7 in) on 1 April 2012.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Penang
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan341.0 mm (13.4 in)28 January 2008
Feb280.0 mm (11.0 in)21 February 2016
Mar366.0 mm (14.4 in)20 March 1990
Apr450.4 mm (17.7 in)1 April 2012
May261.2 mm (10.3 in)5 May 1997
Jun132.8 mm (5.2 in)17 June 2000
Jul80.0 mm (3.1 in)31 July 1996
Aug96.2 mm (3.8 in)20 August 1982
Sep250.6 mm (9.9 in)25 September 1980
Oct178.4 mm (7.0 in)29 October 1983
Nov296.0 mm (11.7 in)28 November 2008
Dec320.5 mm (12.6 in)14 December 2009

Latest Records

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Latest records at Penang
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 December 2022Penang, FJdaily rain53.5 mm (2.1 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2022Penang, FJdaily rain81.8 mm (3.2 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2022Penang, FJdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)3 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2022Penang, FJdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2022Penang, FJdaily rain59.5 mm (2.3 in)12.3 mm (0.5 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2022Penang, FJdaily rain56.0 mm (2.2 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2022Penang, FJdaily rain73.0 mm (2.9 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2022Penang, FJdaily rain86.8 mm (3.4 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2021Penang, FJdaily rain51.0 mm (2.0 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2021Penang, FJdaily rain54.0 mm (2.1 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2021Penang, FJdaily rain98.0 mm (3.9 in)65.2 mm (2.6 in)32 years34 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2021Penang, FJdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2021Penang, FJdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2021Penang, FJdaily rain122.2 mm (4.8 in)18.2 mm (0.7 in)0 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2021Penang, FJdaily rain299.4 mm (11.8 in)175.4 mm (6.9 in)9 years46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2021Penang, FJdaily rain268.5 mm (10.6 in)129.7 mm (5.1 in)26 years46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2020Penang, FJdaily rain82.5 mm (3.2 in)47.0 mm (1.9 in)6 years26 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2020Penang, FJdaily rain67.3 mm (2.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2020Penang, FJdaily rain104.0 mm (4.1 in)61.6 mm (2.4 in)20 years35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2019Penang, FJdaily rain85.2 mm (3.4 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1980 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Penang: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)450.4 mm (17.7 in)2012178.2 mm (7.0 in)43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)1,026.4 mm (40.4 in)2012316.5 mm (12.5 in)43
Longest dry spell (CDD)48 days201825 days43

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Penang by year The wettest day of the year at Penang, 1980 to 2022. The record is 450.4 mm (17.7 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 178.2 mm (7.0 in). 010020030040050019801990200020102020Record: 450.4 mm (17.7 in) in 2012
The wettest day of the year at Penang, 1980 to 2022. The record is 450.4 mm (17.7 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 178.2 mm (7.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Penang by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1980250.6 mm (9.9 in)
1981130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1982178.2 mm (7.0 in)
1983232.6 mm (9.2 in)
1984325.4 mm (12.8 in)
1985175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1986226.8 mm (8.9 in)
1987122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1988193.4 mm (7.6 in)
1989158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1990366.0 mm (14.4 in)
1991143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1992274.2 mm (10.8 in)
1993295.0 mm (11.6 in)
1994106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1995156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1996163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1997304.0 mm (12.0 in)
199869.6 mm (2.7 in)
1999194.8 mm (7.7 in)
2000132.8 mm (5.2 in)
200195.1 mm (3.7 in)
2002104.8 mm (4.1 in)
2003135.3 mm (5.3 in)
2004135.0 mm (5.3 in)
2005181.0 mm (7.1 in)
2006133.0 mm (5.2 in)
2007230.0 mm (9.1 in)
2008341.0 mm (13.4 in)
2009320.5 mm (12.6 in)
2010122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2011140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2012450.4 mm (17.7 in)
2013114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2014179.0 mm (7.0 in)
2015112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2016280.0 mm (11.0 in)
2017213.5 mm (8.4 in)
2018210.5 mm (8.3 in)
2019143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2020191.2 mm (7.5 in)
2021299.4 mm (11.8 in)
2022119.6 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Penang by year The wettest five days of the year at Penang, 1980 to 2022. The record is 1,026.4 mm (40.4 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 316.5 mm (12.5 in). 02505007501,0001,25019801990200020102020Record: 1,026.4 mm (40.4 in) in 2012
The wettest five days of the year at Penang, 1980 to 2022. The record is 1,026.4 mm (40.4 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 316.5 mm (12.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Penang by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1980333.0 mm (13.1 in)
1981253.9 mm (10.0 in)
1982374.6 mm (14.7 in)
1983408.5 mm (16.1 in)
1984373.8 mm (14.7 in)
1985399.0 mm (15.7 in)
1986349.4 mm (13.8 in)
1987257.8 mm (10.1 in)
1988595.0 mm (23.4 in)
1989418.2 mm (16.5 in)
1990554.4 mm (21.8 in)
1991257.2 mm (10.1 in)
1992314.6 mm (12.4 in)
1993477.2 mm (18.8 in)
1994191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1995245.2 mm (9.7 in)
1996274.2 mm (10.8 in)
1997523.0 mm (20.6 in)
1998106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1999389.2 mm (15.3 in)
2000317.9 mm (12.5 in)
2001193.3 mm (7.6 in)
2002217.4 mm (8.6 in)
2003276.3 mm (10.9 in)
2004207.7 mm (8.2 in)
2005412.2 mm (16.2 in)
2006305.7 mm (12.0 in)
2007324.0 mm (12.8 in)
2008510.0 mm (20.1 in)
2009670.7 mm (26.4 in)
2010226.5 mm (8.9 in)
2011316.5 mm (12.5 in)
20121,026.4 mm (40.4 in)
2013288.2 mm (11.3 in)
2014279.8 mm (11.0 in)
2015166.2 mm (6.5 in)
2016240.4 mm (9.5 in)
2017370.7 mm (14.6 in)
2018331.2 mm (13.0 in)
2019227.0 mm (8.9 in)
2020206.8 mm (8.1 in)
2021338.0 mm (13.3 in)
2022227.2 mm (8.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Penang by year The longest dry spell of the year at Penang, 1980 to 2022. The record is 48 days in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days. 102030405019801990200020102020Record: 48 days in 2018
The longest dry spell of the year at Penang, 1980 to 2022. The record is 48 days in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Penang by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
198014 days
198123 days
198221 days
198326 days
198425 days
198521 days
198634 days
198734 days
198823 days
198918 days
199022 days
199141 days
199222 days
199335 days
199430 days
199531 days
199627 days
199722 days
199821 days
199933 days
200019 days
200133 days
200214 days
200339 days
200437 days
200525 days
200626 days
200732 days
200822 days
200924 days
201023 days
201117 days
201214 days
201312 days
201434 days
201526 days
201645 days
201746 days
201848 days
201925 days
202019 days
202114 days
202218 days

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.

Rainfall Return Levels

41 years, 1980 to 2022

A day with at least 176.3 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 521.2 mm (20.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Penang: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years176.3 mm (6.9 in)
5 years254.5 mm (10.0 in)
10 years311.5 mm (12.3 in)
25 years390.1 mm (15.4 in)
50 years453.5 mm (17.9 in)Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years521.2 mm (20.5 in)Longer than the 41 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 41 years of values from 1980 to 2022.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 450.4 mm (17.7 in) in 2012; 366.0 mm (14.4 in) in 1990; 341.0 mm (13.4 in) in 2008.

Download the Data

  • Data for Penang standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Penang 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).