Palayankottai Weather Records (IN020140500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palayankottai (IN020140500), India, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Palayankottai

Palayankottai (IN020140500) is a weather station in India at 8.73 latitude and 77.75 longitude, 51 m (167 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 1970, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Palayankottai still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Palayankottai set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 23 November 1970.

About the Station

Location: India, 8.73 latitude, 77.75 longitude.
Elevation: 51 m (167 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 1970, 70 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 Palayankottai. 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 Palayankottai, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Palayankottai still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Palayankottai between 10 December 1931 and 9 January 1963. Each dot is a new record.

When Palayankottai set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1931-12-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1933-11-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1943-01-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1963-01-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 292.8 mm (11.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 292.8 mm (11.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palayankottai. The most was 292.8 mm (11.5 in) on 9 January 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Palayankottai
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	292.8 mm (11.5 in)	9 January 1963
Feb	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	12 February 1930
Mar	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	14 March 1954
Apr	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	10 April 1941
May	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 May 1936
Jun	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 June 1944
Jul	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	23 July 1910
Aug	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 August 1932
Sep	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 September 1908
Oct	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	20 October 1967
Nov	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	10 November 1933
Dec	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	10 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Palayankottai
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1970	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1970	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1970	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1970	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1969	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1969	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1969	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1969	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1968	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1968	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1967	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Palayankottai, IN	monthly rain	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1967	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1967	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1967	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1967	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1966	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1966	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 1970

Yearly extremes at Palayankottai: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	292.8 mm (11.5 in)	1963	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	454.7 mm (17.9 in)	1931	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	173 days	1931	69 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Palayankottai, 1901 to 1970. The record is 292.8 mm (11.5 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.7 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palayankottai by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1902	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1903	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1904	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1905	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1906	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1907	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1908	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1909	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1910	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1911	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1912	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1913	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1914	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1915	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1916	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1917	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1920	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1921	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1922	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1923	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1924	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925	186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1926	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1928	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1931	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1932	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1933	202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1934	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1938	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1939	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1941	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1942	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1943	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1944	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1945	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1951	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1953	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1954	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1955	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1956	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1957	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1958	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1960	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1961	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1962	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1963	292.8 mm (11.5 in)
1964	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1966	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1968	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1969	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	39.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Palayankottai, 1901 to 1970. The record is 454.7 mm (17.9 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 131.4 mm (5.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palayankottai by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1902	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1903	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1904	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1905	219.4 mm (8.6 in)
1906	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1907	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1908	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1909	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1910	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1911	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1912	248.2 mm (9.8 in)
1913	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1914	360.3 mm (14.2 in)
1915	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1916	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1917	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1918	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1919	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1920	184.5 mm (7.3 in)
1921	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1922	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1923	374.6 mm (14.7 in)
1924	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1925	262.5 mm (10.3 in)
1926	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1927	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1928	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1929	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1930	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1931	454.7 mm (17.9 in)
1932	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1933	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1934	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1935	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1936	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1937	169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1938	179.4 mm (7.1 in)
1939	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1940	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1941	172.1 mm (6.8 in)
1942	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1943	211.4 mm (8.3 in)
1944	217.6 mm (8.6 in)
1945	150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1946	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1947	166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1948	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1949	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1950	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1951	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1952	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1953	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1954	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1955	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1956	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1957	146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1958	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1959	163.7 mm (6.4 in)
1960	191.7 mm (7.5 in)
1961	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1962	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1963	349.0 mm (13.7 in)
1964	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1966	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1967	282.8 mm (11.1 in)
1968	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1969	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1970	82.4 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Palayankottai, 1901 to 1970. The record is 173 days in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 69 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palayankottai by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	59 days
1902	36 days
1903	40 days
1904	83 days
1905	85 days
1906	72 days
1907	39 days
1908	81 days
1909	43 days
1910	46 days
1911	68 days
1912	61 days
1913	76 days
1914	64 days
1915	38 days
1916	42 days
1917	50 days
1918	114 days
1919	78 days
1920	48 days
1921	83 days
1922	84 days
1923	59 days
1924	68 days
1925	94 days
1926	107 days
1927	127 days
1928	102 days
1929	105 days
1930	78 days
1931	173 days
1932	92 days
1933	64 days
1934	122 days
1935	89 days
1936	72 days
1937	62 days
1938	57 days
1939	90 days
1940	49 days
1941	71 days
1942	59 days
1943	132 days
1944	70 days
1945	122 days
1946	118 days
1947	55 days
1948	70 days
1949	63 days
1950	112 days
1951	63 days
1952	127 days
1953	50 days
1954	89 days
1955	73 days
1956	51 days
1957	113 days
1958	43 days
1959	58 days
1960	38 days
1961	41 days
1962	51 days
1963	55 days
1964	32 days
1965	72 days
1966	43 days
1967	37 days
1968	116 days
1969	66 days
1970	103 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 74.5 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 274.7 mm (10.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Palayankottai: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
10 years	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
25 years	182.3 mm (7.2 in)
50 years	224.4 mm (8.8 in)
100 years	274.7 mm (10.8 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: 292.8 mm (11.5 in) in 1963; 206.8 mm (8.1 in) in 1943; 202.7 mm (8.0 in) in 1933.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).

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