Pakse Weather Records (LAM00048955)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pakse (LAM00048955), Laos, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Pakse

Pakse (LAM00048955) is a weather station in Laos at 15.12 latitude and 105.17 longitude, 102 m (335 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2017, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pakse still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Laos, 15.12 latitude, 105.17 longitude.
Elevation: 102 m (335 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2017, 68 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Pakse. 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 Pakse, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.8 C (96.4 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.0 C (100.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.7 C (103.5 F)	15.5 C (59.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.8 C (105.4 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.0 C (100.4 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.0 C (98.6 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.1 C (95.2 F)	21.9 C (71.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.3 C (95.5 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.7 C (96.3 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.4 C (97.5 F)	14.5 C (58.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.8 C (96.4 F)	11.5 C (52.7 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pakse still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 149.

Standing records at Pakse by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	4
1954	1
1955	1
1956	1
1958	1
1960	5
1973	34
1974	12
1976	1
1977	13
1978	2
1979	23
1980	43
1981	26
1982	17
1983	8
1984	8
1995	3
1996	3
1997	8
1998	4
2002	22
2003	68
2004	86
2005	99
2006	99
2007	107
2008	115
2009	105
2013	93
2014	102
2015	120
2016	149
2017	81

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 188.0 mm (7.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pakse. The most was 188.0 mm (7.4 in) on 16 September 2013.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pakse
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 January 2016
Feb	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 February 2003
Mar	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 March 2008
Apr	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 April 2017
May	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	18 May 2013
Jun	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 June 2015
Jul	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	23 July 2006
Aug	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	9 August 2006
Sep	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	16 September 2013
Oct	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	16 October 2013
Nov	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 November 2014
Dec	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 December 2013

Period of Record Coverage

1955 to 2017

19 years of record at Pakse, 1955 to 2017. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2003 and others.

Days with data per year at Pakse
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1955	1	0%	No
1960	10	3%	No
1973	56	15%	No
1974	13	4%	No
1979	28	8%	No
1980	89	24%	No
1981	17	5%	No
2003	199	55%	No
2004	261	71%	No
2005	254	70%	No
2006	276	76%	No
2007	297	81%	No
2008	301	82%	No
2009	324	89%	No
2013	286	78%	No
2014	328	90%	No
2015	320	88%	No
2016	330	90%	Yes
2017	308	84%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1950 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Pakse: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.8 C (105.4 F)	2016	38.2 C (100.8 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1984	14.5 C (58.1 F)	39
Wettest day (Rx1day)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	2013	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	531.6 mm (20.9 in)	2013	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	13
Longest dry spell (CDD)	17 days	2004	2 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pakse, 1950 to 2017. The record is 40.8 C (105.4 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.2 C (100.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pakse by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1974	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1980	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1981	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1990	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2004	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2009	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2013	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2014	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2015	40.2 C (104.4 F)
2016	40.8 C (105.4 F)
2017	38.6 C (101.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pakse, 1950 to 2017. The record is 10.0 C (50.0 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.5 C (58.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pakse by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1952	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1953	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1954	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1955	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1956	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1957	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1958	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1959	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1960	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1973	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1974	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1976	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1977	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1978	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1979	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1980	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1981	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1982	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1983	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1984	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1990	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1995	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1996	16.3 C (61.3 F)
1997	18.5 C (65.3 F)
1998	18.5 C (65.3 F)
2002	16.9 C (62.4 F)
2003	15.8 C (60.4 F)
2004	14.1 C (57.4 F)
2005	13.0 C (55.4 F)
2006	14.5 C (58.1 F)
2007	14.6 C (58.3 F)
2008	14.7 C (58.5 F)
2009	10.3 C (50.5 F)
2013	13.6 C (56.5 F)
2014	12.2 C (54.0 F)
2015	13.9 C (57.0 F)
2016	12.5 C (54.5 F)
2017	13.3 C (55.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pakse, 1950 to 2017. The record is 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pakse by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1952	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1954	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1956	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1983	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1984	n/a
1990	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2002	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2003	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2004	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2005	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2006	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2007	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2008	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2009	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2013	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
2014	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2015	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2016	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2017	104.9 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pakse, 1950 to 2017. The record is 531.6 mm (20.9 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 218.9 mm (8.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pakse by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	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
1973	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1974	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1990	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	284.0 mm (11.2 in)
2004	218.9 mm (8.6 in)
2005	240.0 mm (9.4 in)
2006	302.1 mm (11.9 in)
2007	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
2008	219.9 mm (8.7 in)
2009	228.2 mm (9.0 in)
2013	531.6 mm (20.9 in)
2014	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
2015	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
2016	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
2017	204.7 mm (8.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pakse, 1950 to 2017. The record is 17 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pakse by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	n/a
1952	1 day
1953	1 day
1954	1 day
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	1 day
1973	10 days
1974	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	1 day
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1990	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2002	2 days
2003	10 days
2004	17 days
2005	5 days
2006	2 days
2007	2 days
2008	2 days
2009	2 days
2013	3 days
2014	1 day
2015	2 days
2016	2 days
2017	2 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.

Download the Data

Data for Pakse standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pakse 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).