Karaikal Weather Records (IN022043500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Karaikal (IN022043500), India, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Karaikal

Karaikal (IN022043500) is a weather station in India at 10.92 latitude and 79.83 longitude, 7 m (23 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1975 to 2026, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Karaikal still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: India, 10.92 latitude, 79.83 longitude.
Elevation: 7 m (23 ft).
Period of record: 1975 to 2026, 52 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Karaikal. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Karaikal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	29.2 C (84.6 F)	23.4 C (74.1 F)
Feb	34.0 C (93.2 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23.1 C (73.6 F)
Mar	37.5 C (99.5 F)	19.8 C (67.6 F)	32.6 C (90.7 F)	24.7 C (76.5 F)
Apr	40.7 C (105.3 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36.4 C (97.5 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)
May	42.4 C (108.3 F)	21.4 C (70.5 F)	37.7 C (99.9 F)	24.6 C (76.3 F)
Jun	42.4 C (108.3 F)	20.9 C (69.6 F)	37.0 C (98.6 F)	24.0 C (75.2 F)
Jul	39.1 C (102.4 F)	22.4 C (72.3 F)	37.6 C (99.7 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21.5 C (70.7 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23.2 C (73.8 F)
Sep	38.8 C (101.8 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34.7 C (94.5 F)	23.2 C (73.8 F)
Oct	39.0 C (102.2 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35.2 C (95.4 F)	24.6 C (76.3 F)
Nov	35.9 C (96.6 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	22.4 C (72.3 F)
Dec	34.3 C (93.7 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29.2 C (84.6 F)	21.2 C (70.2 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Karaikal still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 224.

Standing records at Karaikal by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1999	4
2005	75
2006	63
2007	68
2008	59
2009	66
2010	73
2011	48
2012	76
2013	48
2014	60
2015	68
2016	67
2017	69
2018	47
2019	88
2020	64
2021	37
2022	46
2023	51
2024	63
2025	224

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 730.0 mm (28.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Karaikal. The most was 730.0 mm (28.7 in) on 22 December 1983.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Karaikal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	17 January 1981
Feb	319.8 mm (12.6 in)	6 February 1984
Mar	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	5 March 2017
Apr	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	14 April 1984
May	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	7 May 1981
Jun	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 June 1976
Jul	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	21 July 1984
Aug	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	23 August 2018
Sep	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	17 September 1979
Oct	518.9 mm (20.4 in)	27 October 1981
Nov	560.1 mm (22.1 in)	4 November 1978
Dec	730.0 mm (28.7 in)	22 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1999 to 2025

22 years of record at Karaikal, 1999 to 2025. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1999, 2005, 2006, 2022, 2023, 2024.

Days with data per year at Karaikal
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1999	84	23%	No
2005	289	79%	No
2006	326	89%	No
2007	343	94%	Yes
2008	353	96%	Yes
2009	355	97%	Yes
2010	363	99%	Yes
2011	354	97%	Yes
2012	362	99%	Yes
2013	362	99%	Yes
2014	362	99%	Yes
2015	358	98%	Yes
2016	359	98%	Yes
2017	354	97%	Yes
2018	354	97%	Yes
2019	356	98%	Yes
2020	354	97%	Yes
2021	344	94%	Yes
2022	323	88%	No
2023	284	78%	No
2024	263	72%	No
2025	357	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 2007 to 2025

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Karaikal, 2007 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 29.1 C (84.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2022, at 28.8 C (83.9 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 29.7 C (85.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Karaikal as warming stripes, 2007 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2007	29.1 C	-0.06 C
2008	29.1 C	-0.02 C
2009	29.2 C	+0.05 C
2010	28.8 C	-0.32 C
2011	28.9 C	-0.25 C
2012	29.4 C	+0.22 C
2015	29.0 C	-0.17 C
2016	29.3 C	+0.19 C
2017	29.4 C	+0.21 C
2018	29.2 C	+0.05 C
2019	29.7 C	+0.53 C
2020	29.3 C	+0.11 C
2021	29.0 C	-0.11 C
2022	28.8 C	-0.33 C
2023	29.1 C	-0.06 C
2025	29.1 C	-0.10 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

1975 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Karaikal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.4 C (108.3 F)	2017	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2006	19.6 C (67.3 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	730.0 mm (28.7 in)	1983	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	993.9 mm (39.1 in)	1978	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	115 days	1983	4 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Karaikal, 1975 to 2026. The record is 42.4 C (108.3 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Karaikal by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1999	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2005	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2006	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2007	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2008	40.2 C (104.4 F)
2009	40.4 C (104.7 F)
2010	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2011	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2012	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2013	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2014	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2015	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2016	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2017	42.4 C (108.3 F)
2018	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2019	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2020	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2021	38.6 C (101.5 F)
2022	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2023	38.7 C (101.7 F)
2024	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2025	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2026	38.2 C (100.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Karaikal, 1975 to 2026. The record is 18.0 C (64.4 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.6 C (67.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Karaikal by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1999	n/a
2005	19.6 C (67.3 F)
2006	18.0 C (64.4 F)
2007	19.8 C (67.6 F)
2008	19.7 C (67.5 F)
2009	19.6 C (67.3 F)
2010	19.8 C (67.6 F)
2011	18.9 C (66.0 F)
2012	18.5 C (65.3 F)
2013	19.5 C (67.1 F)
2014	19.2 C (66.6 F)
2015	19.3 C (66.7 F)
2016	19.5 C (67.1 F)
2017	19.5 C (67.1 F)
2018	19.6 C (67.3 F)
2019	19.6 C (67.3 F)
2020	20.5 C (68.9 F)
2021	20.4 C (68.7 F)
2022	18.3 C (64.9 F)
2023	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2024	20.5 C (68.9 F)
2025	21.2 C (70.2 F)
2026	21.5 C (70.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Karaikal, 1975 to 2026. The record is 730.0 mm (28.7 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 165.1 mm (6.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Karaikal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1975	233.9 mm (9.2 in)
1976	276.6 mm (10.9 in)
1978	560.1 mm (22.1 in)
1979	284.0 mm (11.2 in)
1980	222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1981	518.9 mm (20.4 in)
1982	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1983	730.0 mm (28.7 in)
1984	319.8 mm (12.6 in)
1999	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2005	308.1 mm (12.1 in)
2006	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2007	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2008	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
2009	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
2010	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
2011	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2012	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2013	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2014	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2015	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
2016	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2017	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2018	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2019	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2020	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
2021	287.0 mm (11.3 in)
2022	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2023	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2024	202.9 mm (8.0 in)
2025	n/a
2026	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Karaikal, 1975 to 2026. The record is 993.9 mm (39.1 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 363.0 mm (14.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Karaikal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1975	731.2 mm (28.8 in)
1976	699.0 mm (27.5 in)
1978	993.9 mm (39.1 in)
1979	559.3 mm (22.0 in)
1980	394.2 mm (15.5 in)
1981	916.1 mm (36.1 in)
1982	363.0 mm (14.3 in)
1983	870.7 mm (34.3 in)
1984	471.7 mm (18.6 in)
1999	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2005	693.6 mm (27.3 in)
2006	272.1 mm (10.7 in)
2007	414.2 mm (16.3 in)
2008	454.9 mm (17.9 in)
2009	367.8 mm (14.5 in)
2010	320.1 mm (12.6 in)
2011	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
2012	442.2 mm (17.4 in)
2013	215.1 mm (8.5 in)
2014	335.0 mm (13.2 in)
2015	303.5 mm (11.9 in)
2016	197.0 mm (7.8 in)
2017	349.8 mm (13.8 in)
2018	274.4 mm (10.8 in)
2019	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
2020	514.9 mm (20.3 in)
2021	383.0 mm (15.1 in)
2022	247.8 mm (9.8 in)
2023	299.8 mm (11.8 in)
2024	346.9 mm (13.7 in)
2025	n/a
2026	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Karaikal, 1975 to 2026. The record is 115 days in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 4 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Karaikal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1975	13 days
1976	45 days
1978	17 days
1979	67 days
1980	71 days
1981	65 days
1982	59 days
1983	115 days
1984	41 days
1999	7 days
2005	39 days
2006	5 days
2007	4 days
2008	5 days
2009	4 days
2010	4 days
2011	3 days
2012	3 days
2013	3 days
2014	4 days
2015	3 days
2016	4 days
2017	4 days
2018	3 days
2019	4 days
2020	4 days
2021	7 days
2022	4 days
2023	4 days
2024	3 days
2025	n/a
2026	22 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.

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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 2026-10-15 (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).