Cherrapunji Weather Records (IN014020800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cherrapunji (IN014020800), India, with 124 years of record.

Key Facts for Cherrapunji

Cherrapunji (IN014020800) is a weather station in India at 25.25 latitude and 91.73 longitude, 1,313 m (4,308 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 2025, 124 years of record.
452 records set at Cherrapunji still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cherrapunji set a daily record precipitation of 117.0 mm (4.6 in) on 16 March 2026.

About the Station

Location: India, 25.25 latitude, 91.73 longitude.
Elevation: 1,313 m (4,308 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 2025, 124 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cherrapunji. 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 Cherrapunji, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.3 C (70.3 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	24.7 C (76.5 F)	9.8 C (49.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.6 C (74.5 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.8 C (80.2 F)	15.2 C (59.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	15.1 C (59.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	11.8 C (53.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

452 standing records

452 records at Cherrapunji still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 439.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Cherrapunji between 21 June 1934 and 5 June 1956. Each dot is a new record.

When Cherrapunji set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1934-06-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 924.6 mm (36.4 in)
1956-06-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 973.8 mm (38.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 973.8 mm (38.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cherrapunji. The most was 973.8 mm (38.3 in) on 5 June 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cherrapunji
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 January 1970
Feb	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 February 1907
Mar	333.2 mm (13.1 in)	31 March 1970
Apr	478.2 mm (18.8 in)	29 April 1970
May	812.0 mm (32.0 in)	25 May 1916
Jun	973.8 mm (38.3 in)	5 June 1956
Jul	838.2 mm (33.0 in)	12 July 1910
Aug	728.7 mm (28.7 in)	10 August 1902
Sep	632.2 mm (24.9 in)	14 September 1951
Oct	590.6 mm (23.3 in)	7 October 1919
Nov	332.2 mm (13.1 in)	1 November 1917
Dec	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	28 December 1926

Period of Record Coverage

2021 to 2025

2 years of record at Cherrapunji, 2021 to 2025. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2021, 2025.

Latest Records

Latest records at Cherrapunji
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2026	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	266.5 mm (10.5 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	373.0 mm (14.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	565.0 mm (22.2 in)	186.5 mm (7.3 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	575.0 mm (22.6 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	907.0 mm (35.7 in)	370.6 mm (14.6 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	545.0 mm (21.5 in)	254.9 mm (10.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	307.0 mm (12.1 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	333.2 mm (13.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	monthly rain	478.2 mm (18.8 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	monthly rain	333.2 mm (13.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1970	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1969	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	305.2 mm (12.0 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1969	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	375.2 mm (14.8 in)	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	316.2 mm (12.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1969	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	525.0 mm (20.7 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1902 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Cherrapunji: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	26.8 C (80.2 F)	2025	25.8 C (78.4 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2025	15.1 C (59.2 F)	7
Wettest day (Rx1day)	973.8 mm (38.3 in)	1956	499.9 mm (19.7 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	3,346.2 mm (131.7 in)	1966	1,402.3 mm (55.2 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	76 days	1920	46 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cherrapunji, 1902 to 2026. The record is 26.8 C (80.2 F) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.8 C (78.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cherrapunji by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	24.7 C (76.5 F)
2022	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	26.8 C (80.2 F)
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cherrapunji, 1902 to 2026. The record is 5.0 C (41.0 F) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.1 C (59.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cherrapunji by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
2018	17.9 C (64.2 F)
2019	15.1 C (59.2 F)
2020	16.9 C (62.4 F)
2021	11.6 C (52.9 F)
2022	11.8 C (53.2 F)
2024	18.2 C (64.8 F)
2025	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cherrapunji, 1902 to 2026. The record is 973.8 mm (38.3 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 499.9 mm (19.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cherrapunji by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902	728.7 mm (28.7 in)
1903	614.7 mm (24.2 in)
1904	502.4 mm (19.8 in)
1905	409.4 mm (16.1 in)
1906	487.9 mm (19.2 in)
1907	481.6 mm (19.0 in)
1908	355.6 mm (14.0 in)
1909	329.9 mm (13.0 in)
1910	838.2 mm (33.0 in)
1911	691.9 mm (27.2 in)
1912	383.5 mm (15.1 in)
1913	552.5 mm (21.8 in)
1914	788.7 mm (31.1 in)
1915	821.7 mm (32.4 in)
1916	812.0 mm (32.0 in)
1917	372.9 mm (14.7 in)
1918	627.6 mm (24.7 in)
1919	590.6 mm (23.3 in)
1920	368.3 mm (14.5 in)
1921	565.2 mm (22.3 in)
1922	583.9 mm (23.0 in)
1923	718.8 mm (28.3 in)
1924	413.0 mm (16.3 in)
1925	292.6 mm (11.5 in)
1926	485.4 mm (19.1 in)
1927	495.3 mm (19.5 in)
1928	412.5 mm (16.2 in)
1929	362.0 mm (14.3 in)
1930	475.0 mm (18.7 in)
1931	536.4 mm (21.1 in)
1932	798.1 mm (31.4 in)
1933	368.3 mm (14.5 in)
1934	924.6 mm (36.4 in)
1935	576.6 mm (22.7 in)
1936	530.4 mm (20.9 in)
1937	429.3 mm (16.9 in)
1938	626.4 mm (24.7 in)
1939	807.7 mm (31.8 in)
1940	640.3 mm (25.2 in)
1941	567.4 mm (22.3 in)
1942	632.0 mm (24.9 in)
1943	482.3 mm (19.0 in)
1944	452.1 mm (17.8 in)
1945	463.3 mm (18.2 in)
1946	646.2 mm (25.4 in)
1947	511.6 mm (20.1 in)
1948	438.4 mm (17.3 in)
1949	544.1 mm (21.4 in)
1950	482.1 mm (19.0 in)
1951	632.2 mm (24.9 in)
1952	823.0 mm (32.4 in)
1953	486.7 mm (19.2 in)
1954	660.7 mm (26.0 in)
1955	499.9 mm (19.7 in)
1956	973.8 mm (38.3 in)
1957	373.4 mm (14.7 in)
1958	512.0 mm (20.2 in)
1959	642.0 mm (25.3 in)
1960	313.0 mm (12.3 in)
1961	280.0 mm (11.0 in)
1962	366.5 mm (14.4 in)
1963	590.0 mm (23.2 in)
1964	360.2 mm (14.2 in)
1966	882.1 mm (34.7 in)
1967	364.4 mm (14.3 in)
1968	413.6 mm (16.3 in)
1969	525.0 mm (20.7 in)
1970	907.0 mm (35.7 in)
2018	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2019	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2020	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2021	n/a
2022	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2024	386.1 mm (15.2 in)
2025	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2026	117.0 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cherrapunji, 1902 to 2026. The record is 3,346.2 mm (131.7 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 1,402.3 mm (55.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cherrapunji by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902	1,573.5 mm (61.9 in)
1903	1,553.2 mm (61.1 in)
1904	1,129.3 mm (44.5 in)
1905	1,234.4 mm (48.6 in)
1906	2,063.4 mm (81.2 in)
1907	1,013.8 mm (39.9 in)
1908	698.8 mm (27.5 in)
1909	999.4 mm (39.3 in)
1910	1,870.5 mm (73.6 in)
1911	1,636.3 mm (64.4 in)
1912	819.9 mm (32.3 in)
1913	1,874.5 mm (73.8 in)
1914	2,472.5 mm (97.3 in)
1915	2,359.8 mm (92.9 in)
1916	2,196.5 mm (86.5 in)
1917	932.6 mm (36.7 in)
1918	1,697.7 mm (66.8 in)
1919	1,015.3 mm (40.0 in)
1920	1,040.2 mm (41.0 in)
1921	1,755.2 mm (69.1 in)
1922	1,410.7 mm (55.5 in)
1923	2,100.1 mm (82.7 in)
1924	1,495.5 mm (58.9 in)
1925	772.9 mm (30.4 in)
1926	1,266.5 mm (49.9 in)
1927	1,434.6 mm (56.5 in)
1928	986.7 mm (38.8 in)
1929	1,005.1 mm (39.6 in)
1930	1,181.9 mm (46.5 in)
1931	1,952.0 mm (76.9 in)
1932	2,162.6 mm (85.1 in)
1933	859.9 mm (33.9 in)
1934	2,463.1 mm (97.0 in)
1935	1,908.5 mm (75.1 in)
1936	1,013.0 mm (39.9 in)
1937	1,408.8 mm (55.5 in)
1938	1,675.9 mm (66.0 in)
1939	2,662.2 mm (104.8 in)
1940	1,152.7 mm (45.4 in)
1941	1,242.3 mm (48.9 in)
1942	1,897.9 mm (74.7 in)
1943	1,395.8 mm (55.0 in)
1944	998.5 mm (39.3 in)
1945	1,240.3 mm (48.8 in)
1946	1,889.7 mm (74.4 in)
1947	1,332.1 mm (52.4 in)
1948	1,599.3 mm (63.0 in)
1949	1,322.4 mm (52.1 in)
1950	1,297.9 mm (51.1 in)
1951	2,051.9 mm (80.8 in)
1952	2,000.3 mm (78.8 in)
1953	1,441.4 mm (56.7 in)
1954	1,504.8 mm (59.2 in)
1955	1,089.7 mm (42.9 in)
1956	1,934.4 mm (76.2 in)
1957	917.5 mm (36.1 in)
1958	1,127.0 mm (44.4 in)
1959	1,244.0 mm (49.0 in)
1960	999.8 mm (39.4 in)
1961	804.0 mm (31.7 in)
1962	1,240.2 mm (48.8 in)
1963	1,582.4 mm (62.3 in)
1964	1,145.1 mm (45.1 in)
1966	3,346.2 mm (131.7 in)
1967	1,493.7 mm (58.8 in)
1968	1,238.9 mm (48.8 in)
1969	1,452.0 mm (57.2 in)
1970	1,919.8 mm (75.6 in)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	240.0 mm (9.4 in)
2026	227.0 mm (8.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cherrapunji, 1902 to 2026. The record is 76 days in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cherrapunji by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902	74 days
1903	29 days
1904	30 days
1905	41 days
1906	49 days
1907	62 days
1908	71 days
1909	21 days
1910	48 days
1911	67 days
1912	30 days
1913	26 days
1914	44 days
1915	40 days
1916	49 days
1917	60 days
1918	72 days
1919	44 days
1920	76 days
1921	64 days
1922	57 days
1923	58 days
1924	32 days
1925	52 days
1926	28 days
1927	43 days
1928	55 days
1929	32 days
1930	38 days
1931	46 days
1932	38 days
1933	69 days
1934	30 days
1935	51 days
1936	34 days
1937	42 days
1938	45 days
1939	29 days
1940	45 days
1941	46 days
1942	42 days
1943	29 days
1944	55 days
1945	66 days
1946	50 days
1947	30 days
1948	34 days
1949	60 days
1950	28 days
1951	59 days
1952	50 days
1953	52 days
1954	39 days
1955	34 days
1956	56 days
1957	39 days
1958	35 days
1959	61 days
1960	60 days
1961	30 days
1962	61 days
1963	57 days
1964	53 days
1966	72 days
1967	40 days
1968	63 days
1969	44 days
1970	47 days
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	1 day
2026	24 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

62 years, 1903 to 1970

A day with at least 530.1 mm (20.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 1,115.7 mm (43.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cherrapunji: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	530.1 mm (20.9 in)
5 years	684.3 mm (26.9 in)
10 years	787.4 mm (31.0 in)
25 years	918.9 mm (36.2 in)
50 years	1,017.3 mm (40.1 in)
100 years	1,115.7 mm (43.9 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1903 to 1970.

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: 973.8 mm (38.3 in) in 1956; 924.6 mm (36.4 in) in 1934; 907.0 mm (35.7 in) in 1970.

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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 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).