Purnea Weather Records (IN004110600)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Purnea (IN004110600), India, with 125 years of record.

Key Facts for Purnea

Purnea (IN004110600) is a weather station in India at 25.27 latitude and 87.47 longitude, 38 m (125 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 2025, 125 years of record.
1,464 records set at Purnea still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Purnea set an all-time record daily precipitation of 271.0 mm (10.7 in) on 4 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: India, 25.27 latitude, 87.47 longitude.
Elevation: 38 m (125 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 2025, 125 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Purnea. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Purnea, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.3 C (86.5 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	n/a	8.3 C (46.9 F)
Feb	33.0 C (91.4 F)	7.3 C (45.1 F)	n/a	9.5 C (49.1 F)
Mar	37.6 C (99.7 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	13.3 C (55.9 F)
Apr	41.3 C (106.3 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	n/a	17.5 C (63.5 F)
May	39.6 C (103.3 F)	18.4 C (65.1 F)	n/a	22.6 C (72.7 F)
Jun	41.0 C (105.8 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	22.9 C (73.2 F)
Jul	40.1 C (104.2 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	25.3 C (77.5 F)
Aug	38.0 C (100.4 F)	23.7 C (74.7 F)	n/a	24.7 C (76.5 F)
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21.5 C (70.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.9 C (98.4 F)	16.5 C (61.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.7 C (94.5 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Purnea still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 226.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Purnea between 12 June 1950 and 4 August 2025. Each dot is a new record.

When Purnea set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1950-06-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 260.6 mm (10.3 in)
2025-08-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 271.0 mm (10.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 271.0 mm (10.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Purnea. The most was 271.0 mm (10.7 in) on 4 August 2025.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Purnea
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	10 January 1957
Feb	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 February 1940
Mar	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 March 1950
Apr	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	25 April 1925
May	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	28 May 2021
Jun	260.6 mm (10.3 in)	12 June 1950
Jul	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	2 July 1950
Aug	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	4 August 2025
Sep	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	11 September 1920
Oct	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	20 October 1929
Nov	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	6 November 1932
Dec	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

2015 to 2025

11 years of record at Purnea, 2015 to 2025. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.

Days with data per year at Purnea
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2015	23	6%	No
2016	360	98%	Yes
2017	360	99%	Yes
2018	358	98%	Yes
2019	358	98%	Yes
2020	350	96%	Yes
2021	351	96%	Yes
2022	210	58%	No
2023	21	6%	No
2024	11	3%	No
2025	1	0%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Purnea
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 2025	Purnea, IN	all-time rain	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2025	Purnea, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2024	Purnea, IN	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Purnea, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2023	Purnea, IN	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	121 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2023	Purnea, IN	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2023	Purnea, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2023	Purnea, IN	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 April 2023	Purnea, IN	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2023	Purnea, IN	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2022	Purnea, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2022	Purnea, IN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2022	Purnea, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2022	Purnea, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	115 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2022	Purnea, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2022	Purnea, IN	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2022	Purnea, IN	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2021	Purnea, IN	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2021	Purnea, IN	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	120 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2021	Purnea, IN	monthly rain	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	103 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Purnea: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.3 C (106.3 F)	2016	39.5 C (103.1 F)	11
Coldest night (TNn)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	2018	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	2025	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	465.1 mm (18.3 in)	1918	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	114 days	1948	65 days	79

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Purnea, 1901 to 2025. The record is 41.3 C (106.3 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.5 C (103.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Purnea by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
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	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
2015	27.7 C (81.9 F)
2016	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2017	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2018	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2019	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2020	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2021	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2022	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2023	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2024	40.2 C (104.4 F)
2025	34.0 C (93.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Purnea, 1901 to 2025. The record is 1.2 C (34.2 F) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.1 C (43.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Purnea by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
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	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
2015	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2016	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2017	4.3 C (39.7 F)
2018	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2019	5.5 C (41.9 F)
2020	7.1 C (44.8 F)
2021	7.1 C (44.8 F)
2022	7.6 C (45.7 F)
2023	6.4 C (43.5 F)
2024	6.1 C (43.0 F)
2025	8.3 C (46.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Purnea, 1901 to 2025. The record is 271.0 mm (10.7 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.1 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Purnea by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1902	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1903	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1904	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1905	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1906	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1907	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1908	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1909	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1910	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1911	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1912	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1913	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1914	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1915	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1916	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1917	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1918	239.3 mm (9.4 in)
1919	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1920	231.6 mm (9.1 in)
1921	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1922	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1923	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1924	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1925	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1926	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1927	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1928	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1929	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1930	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1931	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1932	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1933	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1934	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1935	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1936	222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1937	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1938	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1939	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1940	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1942	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1943	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1944	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1945	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1946	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1947	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1948	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1949	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1950	260.6 mm (10.3 in)
1951	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1952	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1954	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1955	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1956	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1957	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1959	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1961	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1962	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1963	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1964	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1965	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1966	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1967	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1968	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1969	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2015	n/a
2016	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2017	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
2018	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2019	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
2020	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2021	213.1 mm (8.4 in)
2022	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2023	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2024	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2025	271.0 mm (10.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Purnea, 1901 to 2025. The record is 465.1 mm (18.3 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 217.9 mm (8.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Purnea by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1902	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1903	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1904	308.4 mm (12.1 in)
1905	279.6 mm (11.0 in)
1906	187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1907	271.3 mm (10.7 in)
1908	159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1909	331.0 mm (13.0 in)
1910	346.5 mm (13.6 in)
1911	318.0 mm (12.5 in)
1912	261.2 mm (10.3 in)
1913	250.7 mm (9.9 in)
1914	192.1 mm (7.6 in)
1915	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1916	240.0 mm (9.4 in)
1917	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1918	465.1 mm (18.3 in)
1919	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1920	390.5 mm (15.4 in)
1921	212.0 mm (8.3 in)
1922	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1923	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1924	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1925	186.3 mm (7.3 in)
1926	211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1927	222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1928	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1929	229.4 mm (9.0 in)
1930	268.0 mm (10.6 in)
1931	240.1 mm (9.5 in)
1932	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1933	240.6 mm (9.5 in)
1934	181.2 mm (7.1 in)
1935	293.4 mm (11.6 in)
1936	325.6 mm (12.8 in)
1937	266.8 mm (10.5 in)
1938	250.9 mm (9.9 in)
1939	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1940	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1941	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1942	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1943	199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1944	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1945	251.5 mm (9.9 in)
1946	222.9 mm (8.8 in)
1947	294.7 mm (11.6 in)
1948	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1949	261.6 mm (10.3 in)
1950	438.1 mm (17.2 in)
1951	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1952	177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1953	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1954	259.7 mm (10.2 in)
1955	217.9 mm (8.6 in)
1956	445.3 mm (17.5 in)
1957	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1958	318.8 mm (12.6 in)
1959	275.4 mm (10.8 in)
1960	243.2 mm (9.6 in)
1961	216.3 mm (8.5 in)
1962	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1963	193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1964	245.8 mm (9.7 in)
1965	222.6 mm (8.8 in)
1966	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1967	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1968	251.4 mm (9.9 in)
1969	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
2015	n/a
2016	168.2 mm (6.6 in)
2017	249.0 mm (9.8 in)
2018	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
2019	313.1 mm (12.3 in)
2020	246.1 mm (9.7 in)
2021	327.2 mm (12.9 in)
2022	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
2023	333.0 mm (13.1 in)
2024	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
2025	319.0 mm (12.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Purnea, 1901 to 2025. The record is 114 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Purnea by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	58 days
1902	76 days
1903	83 days
1904	82 days
1905	91 days
1906	61 days
1907	64 days
1908	90 days
1909	73 days
1910	50 days
1911	41 days
1912	76 days
1913	63 days
1914	83 days
1915	41 days
1916	61 days
1917	61 days
1918	94 days
1919	73 days
1920	55 days
1921	73 days
1922	86 days
1923	78 days
1924	55 days
1925	83 days
1926	56 days
1927	29 days
1928	65 days
1929	60 days
1930	39 days
1931	47 days
1932	67 days
1933	64 days
1934	45 days
1935	102 days
1936	62 days
1937	78 days
1938	76 days
1939	75 days
1940	73 days
1941	74 days
1942	74 days
1943	71 days
1944	85 days
1945	48 days
1946	49 days
1947	84 days
1948	114 days
1949	61 days
1950	70 days
1951	68 days
1952	83 days
1953	90 days
1954	65 days
1955	80 days
1956	57 days
1957	87 days
1958	72 days
1959	65 days
1960	61 days
1961	83 days
1962	86 days
1963	59 days
1964	53 days
1965	59 days
1966	89 days
1967	87 days
1968	82 days
1969	49 days
2015	n/a
2016	2 days
2017	3 days
2018	4 days
2019	3 days
2020	4 days
2021	3 days
2022	3 days
2023	4 days
2024	6 days
2025	5 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

69 years, 1901 to 1969

A day with at least 112.4 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 264.3 mm (10.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Purnea: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
5 years	144.7 mm (5.7 in)
10 years	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
25 years	203.9 mm (8.0 in)
50 years	232.8 mm (9.2 in)
100 years	264.3 mm (10.4 in)	Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1901 to 1969.

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: 260.6 mm (10.3 in) in 1950; 239.3 mm (9.4 in) in 1918; 231.6 mm (9.1 in) in 1920.

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Data for Purnea standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Purnea 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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