Varanasi Weather Records (IN023551700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Varanasi (IN023551700), India, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Varanasi

Varanasi (IN023551700) is a weather station in India at 25.33 latitude and 83.00 longitude, 78 m (256 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 1968, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Varanasi still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Varanasi set a daily record precipitation of 3.6 mm (0.14 in) on 26 December 1968.

About the Station

Location: India, 25.33 latitude, 83.00 longitude.
Elevation: 78 m (256 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 1968, 68 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 Varanasi. 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 Varanasi, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Varanasi still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Varanasi between 26 September 1943 and 26 September 1943. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 278.1 mm (10.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Varanasi. The most was 278.1 mm (10.9 in) on 26 September 1943.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Varanasi
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 January 1959
Feb	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	5 February 1949
Mar	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 March 1901
Apr	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 April 1907
May	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 May 1913
Jun	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 June 1951
Jul	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	7 July 1914
Aug	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	29 August 1940
Sep	278.1 mm (10.9 in)	26 September 1943
Oct	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	7 October 1915
Nov	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 December 1929

Latest Records

Latest records at Varanasi
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1968	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	18 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1968	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1967	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1967	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1967	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1967	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1967	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1967	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1964	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1964	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1964	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1963	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1963	Varanasi, IN	daily rain (Tie)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	tie	57 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1963	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1963	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1963	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1962	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1962	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1962	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1962	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 1968

Yearly extremes at Varanasi: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	278.1 mm (10.9 in)	1943	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	584.9 mm (23.0 in)	1956	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	141 days	1912	86 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Varanasi, 1901 to 1968. The record is 278.1 mm (10.9 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.6 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Varanasi by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1902	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1903	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1904	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1905	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1906	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1907	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1908	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1909	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1910	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1911	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1912	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1913	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1914	260.9 mm (10.3 in)
1915	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1916	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1917	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1918	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1919	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1920	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1921	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1922	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1923	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1924	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1925	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1926	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1928	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1929	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1930	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1931	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1932	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1935	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1936	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1937	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1938	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1939	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1941	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1942	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1943	278.1 mm (10.9 in)
1944	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1945	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1946	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1947	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1949	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1953	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1954	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1955	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1957	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1958	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1959	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1960	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1961	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1962	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1963	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1964	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1967	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1968	69.9 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Varanasi, 1901 to 1968. The record is 584.9 mm (23.0 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 205.5 mm (8.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Varanasi by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1902	192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1903	212.8 mm (8.4 in)
1904	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1905	298.2 mm (11.7 in)
1906	252.7 mm (9.9 in)
1907	216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1908	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1909	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1910	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1911	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1912	148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1913	194.7 mm (7.7 in)
1914	372.9 mm (14.7 in)
1915	227.6 mm (9.0 in)
1916	236.7 mm (9.3 in)
1917	213.0 mm (8.4 in)
1918	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1919	221.5 mm (8.7 in)
1920	220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1921	275.0 mm (10.8 in)
1922	337.5 mm (13.3 in)
1923	235.9 mm (9.3 in)
1924	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1925	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1926	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1927	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1928	150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1929	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1930	257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1931	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1932	209.7 mm (8.3 in)
1933	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1934	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1935	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1936	215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1937	280.9 mm (11.1 in)
1938	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1939	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1940	327.9 mm (12.9 in)
1941	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1942	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1943	373.4 mm (14.7 in)
1944	204.2 mm (8.0 in)
1945	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1946	278.0 mm (10.9 in)
1947	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1948	352.4 mm (13.9 in)
1949	238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1950	210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1951	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1952	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1953	215.1 mm (8.5 in)
1954	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1955	410.7 mm (16.2 in)
1956	584.9 mm (23.0 in)
1957	308.2 mm (12.1 in)
1958	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1959	150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1960	269.8 mm (10.6 in)
1961	209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1962	189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1963	268.0 mm (10.6 in)
1964	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1967	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1968	113.6 mm (4.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Varanasi, 1901 to 1968. The record is 141 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Varanasi by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	96 days
1902	78 days
1903	120 days
1904	86 days
1905	91 days
1906	92 days
1907	98 days
1908	83 days
1909	90 days
1910	65 days
1911	50 days
1912	141 days
1913	68 days
1914	98 days
1915	94 days
1916	103 days
1917	72 days
1918	126 days
1919	86 days
1920	97 days
1921	130 days
1922	116 days
1923	113 days
1924	115 days
1925	95 days
1926	69 days
1927	51 days
1928	53 days
1929	105 days
1930	73 days
1931	110 days
1932	55 days
1933	72 days
1934	101 days
1935	77 days
1936	76 days
1937	85 days
1938	109 days
1939	86 days
1940	58 days
1941	83 days
1942	109 days
1943	80 days
1944	72 days
1945	76 days
1946	63 days
1947	86 days
1948	59 days
1949	89 days
1950	59 days
1951	81 days
1952	98 days
1953	129 days
1954	68 days
1955	89 days
1956	77 days
1957	107 days
1958	110 days
1959	81 days
1960	90 days
1961	118 days
1962	60 days
1963	37 days
1964	82 days
1967	77 days
1968	107 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

66 years, 1901 to 1968

A day with at least 90.9 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 266.4 mm (10.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Varanasi: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
5 years	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
10 years	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
25 years	185.1 mm (7.3 in)
50 years	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
100 years	266.4 mm (10.5 in)	Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1901 to 1968.

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: 278.1 mm (10.9 in) in 1943; 260.9 mm (10.3 in) in 1914; 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1940.

Download the Data

Data for Varanasi standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Varanasi 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 2026-10-17 (17 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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