Salem Weather Records (IN020110800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salem (IN020110800), India, with 125 years of record.

Key Facts for Salem

Salem (IN020110800) is a weather station in India at 11.65 latitude and 78.17 longitude, 278 m (912 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 2025, 125 years of record.
1,464 records set at Salem still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Salem set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 20 March 2026.

About the Station

Location: India, 11.65 latitude, 78.17 longitude.
Elevation: 278 m (912 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 2025, 125 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 Salem. 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 Salem, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.0 C (98.6 F)	14.6 C (58.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	37.6 C (99.7 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.8 C (103.6 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	42.8 C (109.0 F)	20.1 C (68.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	42.2 C (108.0 F)	19.6 C (67.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.1 C (102.4 F)	20.8 C (69.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.0 C (102.2 F)	20.4 C (68.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.6 C (97.9 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.2 C (93.6 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.6 C (92.5 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Salem still stand. 2022 holds the most, with 298.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Salem between 7 August 1939 and 7 August 1939. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 176.3 mm (6.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salem. The most was 176.3 mm (6.9 in) on 7 August 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Salem
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 January 1943
Feb	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 February 1970
Mar	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 March 1951
Apr	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 April 1929
May	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	8 May 1930
Jun	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	20 June 1902
Jul	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	12 July 1952
Aug	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	7 August 1939
Sep	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	3 September 1964
Oct	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	17 October 1916
Nov	159.9 mm (6.3 in)	3 November 1967
Dec	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 December 1933

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2025

17 years of record at Salem, 1973 to 2025. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984 and others.

Days with data per year at Salem
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	93	25%	No
1974	38	10%	No
1975	12	3%	No
1976	40	11%	No
1977	55	15%	No
1978	112	31%	No
1979	1	0%	No
1984	1	0%	No
1985	2	1%	No
2018	1	0%	No
2019	1	0%	No
2020	50	14%	No
2021	256	70%	No
2022	275	75%	No
2023	226	62%	No
2024	182	50%	No
2025	104	28%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Salem
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2026	Salem, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Salem, IN	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2024	Salem, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	107 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 May 2024	Salem, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	121 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2023	Salem, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 June 2023	Salem, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Salem, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2023	Salem, IN	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2022	Salem, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2022	Salem, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Salem, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2022	Salem, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2021	Salem, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2021	Salem, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2021	Salem, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2021	Salem, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2021	Salem, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2021	Salem, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Salem, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2021	Salem, IN	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Salem: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2021	39.0 C (102.2 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1973	17.0 C (62.6 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	1939	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	284.7 mm (11.2 in)	1922	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	109 days	1966	61 days	83

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Salem, 1901 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 C (102.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Salem 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
1970	n/a
1973	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1974	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1975	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1976	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1977	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1978	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1979	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1984	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1985	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2018	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2019	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2020	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2021	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2022	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2023	40.3 C (104.5 F)
2024	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2025	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Salem, 1901 to 2026. The record is 11.0 C (51.8 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.0 C (62.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Salem 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
1970	n/a
1973	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1974	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1975	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1976	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1977	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1978	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1979	n/a
1984	20.4 C (68.7 F)
1985	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2018	23.6 C (74.5 F)
2019	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2020	17.6 C (63.7 F)
2021	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2022	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2023	14.6 C (58.3 F)
2024	19.2 C (66.6 F)
2025	15.9 C (60.6 F)
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Salem, 1901 to 2026. The record is 176.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.6 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salem by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1902	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1903	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1904	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1907	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1908	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1909	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1910	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1911	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1912	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1913	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1914	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1917	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1918	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1919	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1920	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1921	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1922	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1923	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1924	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1925	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1927	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1928	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1930	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1931	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1932	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1934	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1935	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1939	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1940	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1941	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1943	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1944	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1946	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1947	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1948	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1949	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1950	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1953	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1954	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1955	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1957	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1959	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1960	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1961	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1962	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1963	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1964	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1965	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1966	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1967	159.9 mm (6.3 in)
1968	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1970	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1973	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975	n/a
1976	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1977	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2021	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2022	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2023	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2024	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2025	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2026	41.0 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Salem, 1901 to 2026. The record is 284.7 mm (11.2 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.8 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salem by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1902	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1903	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1904	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1905	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1906	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1907	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1908	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1909	218.6 mm (8.6 in)
1910	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1911	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1912	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1913	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1914	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1915	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1916	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1917	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1918	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1920	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1921	172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1922	284.7 mm (11.2 in)
1923	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1924	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1925	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1926	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1927	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1928	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1929	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1930	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1931	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1932	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1933	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1934	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1935	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1936	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1937	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1938	171.1 mm (6.7 in)
1939	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1940	169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1941	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1942	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1943	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1944	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1945	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1946	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1947	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1949	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1950	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1951	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1952	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1953	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1954	172.9 mm (6.8 in)
1955	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1956	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1957	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1958	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1959	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1960	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1961	192.4 mm (7.6 in)
1962	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1963	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1964	190.7 mm (7.5 in)
1965	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1966	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1967	214.3 mm (8.4 in)
1968	211.0 mm (8.3 in)
1969	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1970	121.3 mm (4.8 in)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1979	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2021	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2022	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2023	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
2024	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
2025	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2026	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Salem, 1901 to 2026. The record is 109 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salem by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	30 days
1902	36 days
1903	58 days
1904	90 days
1905	73 days
1906	67 days
1907	90 days
1908	60 days
1909	61 days
1910	39 days
1911	65 days
1912	29 days
1913	92 days
1914	30 days
1915	61 days
1916	100 days
1917	42 days
1918	77 days
1919	70 days
1920	98 days
1921	75 days
1922	92 days
1923	35 days
1924	28 days
1925	62 days
1926	39 days
1927	30 days
1928	53 days
1929	100 days
1930	26 days
1931	63 days
1932	30 days
1933	70 days
1934	80 days
1935	72 days
1936	38 days
1937	101 days
1938	56 days
1939	62 days
1940	73 days
1941	92 days
1942	98 days
1943	39 days
1944	32 days
1945	91 days
1946	56 days
1947	36 days
1948	28 days
1949	52 days
1950	50 days
1951	89 days
1952	52 days
1953	94 days
1954	61 days
1955	53 days
1956	85 days
1957	58 days
1958	71 days
1959	62 days
1960	94 days
1961	72 days
1962	80 days
1963	75 days
1964	81 days
1965	90 days
1966	109 days
1967	65 days
1968	75 days
1969	76 days
1970	52 days
1973	2 days
1974	3 days
1975	n/a
1976	1 day
1977	2 days
1978	6 days
1979	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	1 day
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	2 days
2021	5 days
2022	5 days
2023	3 days
2024	4 days
2025	2 days
2026	51 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

68 years, 1901 to 1970

A day with at least 75.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 178.3 mm (7.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Salem: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
50 years	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
100 years	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 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: 176.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1939; 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1916; 159.9 mm (6.3 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

Data for Salem standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Salem 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).