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Pamban Weather Records (IN020100400)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pamban (IN020100400), India, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Pamban

  • Pamban (IN020100400) is a weather station in India at 9.27 latitude and 79.30 longitude, 11 m (36 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1901 to 2026, 126 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Pamban still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Pamban set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 6 October 2024.

About the Station

  • Location: India, 9.27 latitude, 79.30 longitude.
  • Elevation: 11 m (36 ft).
  • Period of record: 1901 to 2026, 126 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Pamban, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pamban. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pamban. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Pamban, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan33.6 C (92.5 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)24.0 C (75.2 F)
Feb34.3 C (93.7 F)18.1 C (64.6 F)31.4 C (88.5 F)24.2 C (75.6 F)
Mar35.6 C (96.1 F)20.7 C (69.3 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)24.8 C (76.6 F)
Apr39.2 C (102.6 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)26.2 C (79.2 F)
May36.8 C (98.2 F)22.1 C (71.8 F)35.2 C (95.4 F)24.9 C (76.8 F)
Jun36.2 C (97.2 F)23.7 C (74.7 F)34.0 C (93.2 F)28.8 C (83.8 F)
Jul37.2 C (99.0 F)23.4 C (74.1 F)34.6 C (94.3 F)27.4 C (81.3 F)
Aug36.4 C (97.5 F)22.3 C (72.1 F)32.9 C (91.2 F)27.6 C (81.7 F)
Sep37.0 C (98.6 F)22.9 C (73.2 F)35.3 C (95.5 F)28.0 C (82.4 F)
Oct36.5 C (97.7 F)21.4 C (70.5 F)34.8 C (94.6 F)24.9 C (76.8 F)
Nov35.4 C (95.7 F)20.5 C (68.9 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)
Dec33.9 C (93.0 F)17.4 C (63.3 F)30.4 C (86.7 F)24.8 C (76.6 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Pamban by the year they were set 1,464 records at Pamban still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 278. 01002003002009: 12010: 352011: 722012: 522013: 512014: 532015: 582016: 952017: 952018: 442019: 722020: 762021: 582022: 902023: 2052024: 1292025: 278200920112013201520172019202120232025
1,464 records at Pamban still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 278.
Standing records at Pamban by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
20091
201035
201172
201252
201351
201453
201558
201695
201795
201844
201972
202076
202158
202290
2023205
2024129
2025278

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Pamban set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Pamban between 2 December 1955 and 2 December 1955. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation2 December 1955: Record daily precipitation 218.7 mm (8.6 in)1955
1 all-time records were set at Pamban between 2 December 1955 and 2 December 1955. Each dot is a new record.
When Pamban set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1955-12-02Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 218.7 mm (8.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 218.7 mm (8.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pamban The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pamban. The most was 218.7 mm (8.6 in) on 2 December 1955. 0100200300 Jan: 131.1 mm (5.2 in), 28 January 2017 Jan Feb: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 14 February 1902 Feb Mar: 63.0 mm (2.5 in), 21 March 1938 Mar Apr: 85.0 mm (3.3 in), 1 April 1966 Apr May: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 7 May 1930 May Jun: 55.6 mm (2.2 in), 13 June 1940 Jun Jul: 130.8 mm (5.1 in), 15 July 1916 Jul Aug: 121.9 mm (4.8 in), 9 August 2020 Aug Sep: 113.0 mm (4.4 in), 9 September 2017 Sep Oct: 182.9 mm (7.2 in), 22 October 2019 Oct Nov: 196.0 mm (7.7 in), 18 November 1969 Nov Dec: 218.7 mm (8.6 in), 2 December 1955 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pamban. The most was 218.7 mm (8.6 in) on 2 December 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pamban
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan131.1 mm (5.2 in)28 January 2017
Feb88.9 mm (3.5 in)14 February 1902
Mar63.0 mm (2.5 in)21 March 1938
Apr85.0 mm (3.3 in)1 April 1966
May102.6 mm (4.0 in)7 May 1930
Jun55.6 mm (2.2 in)13 June 1940
Jul130.8 mm (5.1 in)15 July 1916
Aug121.9 mm (4.8 in)9 August 2020
Sep113.0 mm (4.4 in)9 September 2017
Oct182.9 mm (7.2 in)22 October 2019
Nov196.0 mm (7.7 in)18 November 1969
Dec218.7 mm (8.6 in)2 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

2010 to 2025
Days with data per year at Pamban 16 years of record at Pamban, 2010 to 2025. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021 and others. 2010: 24 of 365 days2011: 288 of 365 days2012: 285 of 366 days2013: 292 of 365 days2014: 294 of 365 days2015: 293 of 365 days2016: 357 of 366 days2017: 362 of 365 days2018: 361 of 365 days2019: 338 of 365 days2020: 312 of 366 days2021: 304 of 365 days2022: 348 of 365 days2023: 346 of 365 days2024: 326 of 366 days2025: 331 of 365 days2010201520202025
16 years of record at Pamban, 2010 to 2025. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021 and others.
Days with data per year at Pamban
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
2010247%No
201128879%No
201228578%No
201329280%No
201429481%No
201529380%No
201635798%Yes
201736299%Yes
201836199%Yes
201933893%Yes
202031285%No
202130483%No
202234895%Yes
202334695%Yes
202432689%No
202533191%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Pamban
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 October 2024Pamban, INdaily rain69.1 mm (2.7 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)84 years45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2024Pamban, INdaily rain79.0 mm (3.1 in)38.4 mm (1.5 in)83 years50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 2024Pamban, INdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)105 years77 of 100 (Major)
1 June 2024Pamban, INdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)123 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2024Pamban, INdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2024Pamban, INdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)9 years28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2024Pamban, INdaily rain64.0 mm (2.5 in)10.8 mm (0.4 in)60 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2023Pamban, INdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)42.5 mm (1.7 in)54 years53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2023Pamban, INdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2022Pamban, INdaily rain (Tie)5.1 mm (0.20 in)tie109 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2022Pamban, INdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)120 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2022Pamban, INdaily rain51.1 mm (2.0 in)20.9 mm (0.8 in)57 years40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2022Pamban, INdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)64 years38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2022Pamban, INdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2022Pamban, INdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)120 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2022Pamban, INdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)109 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2021Pamban, INdaily rain115.1 mm (4.5 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)108 years47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021Pamban, INdaily rain51.1 mm (2.0 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)56 years34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2021Pamban, INdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)108 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2021Pamban, INdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)94 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 2011 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Pamban as warming stripes, 2011 to 2025 One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Pamban, 2011 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 29.4 C (85.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2023, at 28.6 C (83.4 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 30.0 C (86.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F). 2011: 29.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2013: 29.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2016: 29.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2017: 29.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2018: 29.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2019: 29.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2020: 29.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2021: 29.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2022: 29.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2023: 28.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2024: 30.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2025: 29.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean20112012201420162018202020222024
One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Pamban, 2011 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 29.4 C (85.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2023, at 28.6 C (83.4 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 30.0 C (86.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pamban as warming stripes, 2011 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
201129.2 C-0.26 C
201329.4 C0.00 C
201629.5 C+0.10 C
201729.4 C-0.03 C
201829.4 C-0.05 C
201929.7 C+0.30 C
202029.7 C+0.21 C
202129.6 C+0.15 C
202229.3 C-0.14 C
202328.6 C-0.89 C
202430.0 C+0.54 C
202529.6 C+0.11 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1901 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Pamban: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.2 C (102.6 F)201736.4 C (97.5 F)17
Coldest night (TNn)17.4 C (63.3 F)202221.2 C (70.2 F)18
Wettest day (Rx1day)218.7 mm (8.6 in)195594.5 mm (3.7 in)87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)436.7 mm (17.2 in)1931186.6 mm (7.3 in)87
Longest dry spell (CDD)164 days196868 days87

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Pamban by year The hottest day of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 39.2 C (102.6 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F). 3234363840192019401960198020002020Record: 39.2 C (102.6 F) in 2017
The hottest day of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 39.2 C (102.6 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pamban by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
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1969n/a
1970n/a
2009n/a
201032.2 C (90.0 F)
201136.5 C (97.7 F)
201236.6 C (97.9 F)
201336.5 C (97.7 F)
201436.2 C (97.2 F)
201536.0 C (96.8 F)
201636.3 C (97.3 F)
201739.2 C (102.6 F)
201837.0 C (98.6 F)
201936.2 C (97.2 F)
202036.4 C (97.5 F)
202137.0 C (98.6 F)
202236.8 C (98.2 F)
202336.2 C (97.2 F)
202437.0 C (98.6 F)
202535.3 C (95.5 F)
202634.8 C (94.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Pamban by year The coldest night of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 17.4 C (63.3 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.2 C (70.2 F). 1618202224192019401960198020002020Record: 17.4 C (63.3 F) in 2022
The coldest night of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 17.4 C (63.3 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.2 C (70.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pamban by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
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1902n/a
1903n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
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1908n/a
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1970n/a
200922.7 C (72.9 F)
201021.2 C (70.2 F)
201121.0 C (69.8 F)
201219.4 C (66.9 F)
201321.2 C (70.2 F)
201419.9 C (67.8 F)
201520.5 C (68.9 F)
201619.5 C (67.1 F)
201719.0 C (66.2 F)
201822.4 C (72.3 F)
201922.0 C (71.6 F)
202021.8 C (71.2 F)
202122.0 C (71.6 F)
202217.4 C (63.3 F)
202318.1 C (64.6 F)
202421.4 C (70.5 F)
202522.2 C (72.0 F)
202622.2 C (72.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pamban by year The wettest day of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 218.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.5 mm (3.7 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 218.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1955
The wettest day of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 218.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.5 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pamban by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1901108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1902127.5 mm (5.0 in)
190336.1 mm (1.4 in)
190468.8 mm (2.7 in)
1905124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1906100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1907101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1908115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1909103.9 mm (4.1 in)
191073.7 mm (2.9 in)
191157.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1913127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1914123.2 mm (4.9 in)
191564.8 mm (2.6 in)
1916130.8 mm (5.1 in)
191786.4 mm (3.4 in)
191875.4 mm (3.0 in)
1919115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1920102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1921190.8 mm (7.5 in)
192274.7 mm (2.9 in)
192385.1 mm (3.4 in)
192445.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925212.3 mm (8.4 in)
192699.3 mm (3.9 in)
192771.1 mm (2.8 in)
192887.6 mm (3.4 in)
1929103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1930102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1931190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1932133.6 mm (5.3 in)
193338.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934114.0 mm (4.5 in)
193598.6 mm (3.9 in)
193687.6 mm (3.4 in)
193796.0 mm (3.8 in)
193863.0 mm (2.5 in)
1939124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1940136.1 mm (5.4 in)
194191.4 mm (3.6 in)
1942131.3 mm (5.2 in)
194350.3 mm (2.0 in)
194494.5 mm (3.7 in)
194579.8 mm (3.1 in)
194699.1 mm (3.9 in)
194773.7 mm (2.9 in)
194891.2 mm (3.6 in)
194996.8 mm (3.8 in)
195093.5 mm (3.7 in)
195173.4 mm (2.9 in)
195271.6 mm (2.8 in)
1953130.0 mm (5.1 in)
195481.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1956134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1957116.8 mm (4.6 in)
195888.2 mm (3.5 in)
195979.4 mm (3.1 in)
196085.6 mm (3.4 in)
196185.0 mm (3.3 in)
196283.4 mm (3.3 in)
196396.6 mm (3.8 in)
196460.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965118.0 mm (4.6 in)
196685.0 mm (3.3 in)
1967116.6 mm (4.6 in)
196876.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969196.0 mm (7.7 in)
197093.9 mm (3.7 in)
200967.1 mm (2.6 in)
2010158.0 mm (6.2 in)
201187.1 mm (3.4 in)
201273.9 mm (2.9 in)
201398.0 mm (3.9 in)
201484.1 mm (3.3 in)
201557.9 mm (2.3 in)
201680.0 mm (3.1 in)
2017131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2018154.9 mm (6.1 in)
2019182.9 mm (7.2 in)
2020121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2021115.1 mm (4.5 in)
202258.9 mm (2.3 in)
202387.1 mm (3.4 in)
202479.0 mm (3.1 in)
2025n/a
20260.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pamban by year The wettest five days of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 436.7 mm (17.2 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 186.6 mm (7.3 in). 0200400600192019401960198020002020Record: 436.7 mm (17.2 in) in 1931
The wettest five days of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 436.7 mm (17.2 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 186.6 mm (7.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pamban by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1901263.5 mm (10.4 in)
1902145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1903103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1904160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1905269.2 mm (10.6 in)
1906292.0 mm (11.5 in)
1907266.4 mm (10.5 in)
1908242.6 mm (9.6 in)
1909153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1910228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1911145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1912166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1913306.4 mm (12.1 in)
1914291.6 mm (11.5 in)
1915135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1916166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1917148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1918179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1919188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1920269.8 mm (10.6 in)
1921225.9 mm (8.9 in)
1922229.9 mm (9.1 in)
1923176.5 mm (6.9 in)
192490.4 mm (3.6 in)
1925385.7 mm (15.2 in)
1926214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1927229.4 mm (9.0 in)
1928201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1929242.8 mm (9.6 in)
1930178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1931436.7 mm (17.2 in)
1932206.5 mm (8.1 in)
1933107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1934248.6 mm (9.8 in)
1935220.8 mm (8.7 in)
1936186.6 mm (7.3 in)
1937177.4 mm (7.0 in)
1938137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1939174.4 mm (6.9 in)
1940200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1941207.2 mm (8.2 in)
1942357.8 mm (14.1 in)
1943133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1944210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1945163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1946185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1947160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1948219.4 mm (8.6 in)
1949203.4 mm (8.0 in)
1950181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1951209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1952109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1953191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1954150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1955425.2 mm (16.7 in)
1956213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1957194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1958142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1959147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1960208.2 mm (8.2 in)
1961180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1962247.0 mm (9.7 in)
1963165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1964117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1965197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1966110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1967264.2 mm (10.4 in)
1968148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1969298.9 mm (11.8 in)
1970218.6 mm (8.6 in)
2009176.1 mm (6.9 in)
2010333.3 mm (13.1 in)
2011172.2 mm (6.8 in)
2012170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2013275.3 mm (10.8 in)
2014136.2 mm (5.4 in)
2015111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2016122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2017138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2018177.7 mm (7.0 in)
2019360.7 mm (14.2 in)
2020279.8 mm (11.0 in)
2021216.0 mm (8.5 in)
2022113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2023139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2024111.9 mm (4.4 in)
2025n/a
20260.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pamban by year The longest dry spell of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 164 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days. 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 164 days in 1968
The longest dry spell of the year at Pamban, 1901 to 2026. The record is 164 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pamban by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1901111 days
1902104 days
190343 days
1904102 days
1905128 days
190671 days
190762 days
190882 days
190994 days
191055 days
1911124 days
191278 days
191360 days
1914139 days
191553 days
191666 days
191736 days
1918128 days
191948 days
192062 days
192169 days
1922110 days
1923161 days
192472 days
192552 days
192653 days
192797 days
192863 days
192930 days
193079 days
1931106 days
193289 days
193369 days
193475 days
193560 days
193656 days
193755 days
193888 days
193989 days
1940100 days
194197 days
1942106 days
194398 days
194472 days
194589 days
194670 days
194751 days
194887 days
194977 days
195084 days
195154 days
195247 days
195356 days
195460 days
195589 days
195687 days
195766 days
195878 days
195968 days
196091 days
1961108 days
1962103 days
196370 days
196463 days
196547 days
1966116 days
196758 days
1968164 days
196993 days
197064 days
20092 days
20104 days
20116 days
20123 days
20135 days
20143 days
20153 days
20163 days
20173 days
20183 days
20196 days
20204 days
20213 days
20224 days
20235 days
20243 days
2025n/a
202617 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 1970

A day with at least 95.4 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 217.2 mm (8.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pamban: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years95.4 mm (3.8 in)
5 years127.3 mm (5.0 in)
10 years148.6 mm (5.9 in)
25 years176.0 mm (6.9 in)
50 years196.6 mm (7.7 in)
100 years217.2 mm (8.6 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 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: 218.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1955; 212.3 mm (8.4 in) in 1925; 196.0 mm (7.7 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

  • Data for Pamban standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Pamban 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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