Madurai Weather Records (IN020081700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Madurai (IN020081700), India, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Madurai

Madurai (IN020081700) is a weather station in India at 9.83 latitude and 78.08 longitude, 131 m (430 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2025, 68 years of record.
1,462 records set at Madurai still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: India, 9.83 latitude, 78.08 longitude.
Elevation: 131 m (430 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2025, 68 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

46 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Madurai. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 46 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Madurai, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.0 C (96.8 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32.5 C (90.5 F)	18.6 C (65.5 F)
Feb	38.7 C (101.7 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	18.6 C (65.5 F)
Mar	41.0 C (105.8 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22.1 C (71.8 F)
Apr	42.3 C (108.1 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40.5 C (104.9 F)	21.6 C (70.9 F)
May	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22.1 C (71.8 F)	41.0 C (105.8 F)	22.1 C (71.8 F)
Jun	41.6 C (106.9 F)	22.6 C (72.7 F)	41.5 C (106.7 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)
Jul	42.0 C (107.6 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	41.5 C (106.7 F)	24.6 C (76.3 F)
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21.2 C (70.2 F)	41.3 C (106.3 F)	23.3 C (73.9 F)
Sep	41.6 C (106.9 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	39.6 C (103.3 F)	22.1 C (71.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.8 C (98.2 F)	19.1 C (66.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	36.6 C (97.9 F)	18.6 C (65.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,462 standing records

1,462 records at Madurai still stand. 2019 holds the most, with 172.

Standing records at Madurai by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1975	7
1976	16
1977	30
1978	33
1984	13
1985	1
1986	2
1988	1
1998	1
2015	11
2016	122
2017	143
2018	127
2019	172
2020	127
2021	130
2022	159
2023	128
2024	156
2025	83

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 190.0 mm (7.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Madurai. The most was 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 25 August 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Madurai
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 January 1962
Feb	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9 February 1969
Mar	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 March 1963
Apr	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	3 April 2025
May	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	16 May 2025
Jun	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 June 1966
Jul	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	26 July 2016
Aug	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	25 August 1970
Sep	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 September 2021
Oct	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	5 October 1970
Nov	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	10 November 1966
Dec	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1975 to 2025

21 years of record at Madurai, 1975 to 2025. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others.

Days with data per year at Madurai
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1975	4	1%	No
1976	19	5%	No
1977	36	10%	No
1978	42	12%	No
1984	15	4%	No
1985	2	1%	No
1986	2	1%	No
1987	3	1%	No
1988	1	0%	No
1998	1	0%	No
2015	20	5%	No
2016	232	63%	No
2017	237	65%	No
2018	246	67%	No
2019	225	62%	No
2020	224	61%	No
2021	235	64%	No
2022	260	71%	No
2023	255	70%	No
2024	250	68%	No
2025	178	49%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1958 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Madurai: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.3 C (108.1 F)	2016	40.5 C (104.9 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1976	19.0 C (66.2 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	1970	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	1970	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	81 days	1964	7 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Madurai, 1958 to 2025. The record is 42.3 C (108.1 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.5 C (104.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Madurai by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
1970	n/a
1975	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1976	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1977	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1978	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1984	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1985	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1987	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1988	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1998	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2015	31.9 C (89.4 F)
2016	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2017	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2018	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2019	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2020	41.6 C (106.9 F)
2021	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2022	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2023	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2024	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2025	41.5 C (106.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Madurai, 1958 to 2025. The record is 14.0 C (57.2 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.0 C (66.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Madurai by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
1970	n/a
1975	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1976	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1977	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1978	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1984	22.9 C (73.2 F)
1985	23.5 C (74.3 F)
1986	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1987	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1988	23.7 C (74.7 F)
1998	26.6 C (79.9 F)
2015	20.2 C (68.4 F)
2016	19.0 C (66.2 F)
2017	17.7 C (63.9 F)
2018	17.2 C (63.0 F)
2019	17.2 C (63.0 F)
2020	19.1 C (66.4 F)
2021	18.5 C (65.3 F)
2022	19.1 C (66.4 F)
2023	17.6 C (63.7 F)
2024	19.1 C (66.4 F)
2025	18.6 C (65.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Madurai, 1958 to 2025. The record is 190.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.0 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Madurai by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1959	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1960	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1961	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1962	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1963	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1964	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1965	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1967	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1968	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1969	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1970	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1975	n/a
1976	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1977	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1984	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1988	n/a
1998	n/a
2015	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2016	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2017	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2018	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2019	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2020	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2021	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2022	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2023	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2024	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2025	69.1 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Madurai, 1958 to 2025. The record is 239.0 mm (9.4 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 125.9 mm (5.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Madurai by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1959	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1960	231.7 mm (9.1 in)
1961	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1962	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1963	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1964	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
1965	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1966	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1967	176.9 mm (7.0 in)
1968	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1969	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1970	239.0 mm (9.4 in)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1998	n/a
2015	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
2016	139.1 mm (5.5 in)
2017	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
2018	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2019	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
2020	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2021	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2022	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
2023	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
2024	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
2025	126.2 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Madurai, 1958 to 2025. The record is 81 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 7 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Madurai by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	25 days
1959	63 days
1960	51 days
1961	70 days
1962	52 days
1963	29 days
1964	81 days
1965	71 days
1966	47 days
1967	49 days
1968	65 days
1969	54 days
1970	48 days
1975	n/a
1976	2 days
1977	2 days
1978	3 days
1984	3 days
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	1 day
1988	n/a
1998	n/a
2015	2 days
2016	5 days
2017	4 days
2018	6 days
2019	5 days
2020	4 days
2021	4 days
2022	7 days
2023	4 days
2024	5 days
2025	9 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.

Download the Data

Data for Madurai standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Madurai 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).