Pingelap Weather Records (FMC00914720)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pingelap (FMC00914720), FM, Federated States of Micronesia, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Pingelap

Pingelap (FMC00914720) is a weather station in FM, Federated States of Micronesia at 6.22 latitude and 160.70 longitude, 2 m (8 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1985 to 2026, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pingelap still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pingelap set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 21 July 2025.

About the Station

Location: FM, Federated States of Micronesia, 6.22 latitude, 160.70 longitude.
Elevation: 2 m (8 ft).
Period of record: 1985 to 2026, 42 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 Pingelap. 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 Pingelap, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pingelap still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 156.

Standing records at Pingelap by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1997	98
1998	156
1999	140
2000	75
2001	99
2002	57
2003	45
2004	40
2005	64
2006	70
2007	84
2008	26
2009	39
2010	40
2011	16
2012	20
2016	41
2017	42
2018	8
2019	70
2020	90
2021	74
2022	39
2023	18
2024	10
2025	3

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 232.9 mm (9.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pingelap. The most was 232.9 mm (9.2 in) on 12 April 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pingelap
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	15 January 2003
Feb	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	23 February 2000
Mar	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	19 March 2009
Apr	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	12 April 1997
May	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	4 May 2019
Jun	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	1 June 2014
Jul	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	2 July 2001
Aug	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	24 August 1986
Sep	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	15 September 1997
Oct	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	14 October 1986
Nov	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	5 November 2003
Dec	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	19 December 1994

Period of Record Coverage

1997 to 2025

26 years of record at Pingelap, 1997 to 2025. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1997, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018 and others.

Days with data per year at Pingelap
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1997	184	50%	No
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	335	92%	Yes
2001	354	97%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	350	96%	Yes
2005	334	92%	Yes
2006	318	87%	No
2007	332	91%	Yes
2008	319	87%	No
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	293	80%	No
2011	210	58%	No
2012	178	49%	No
2016	153	42%	No
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	68	19%	No
2019	307	84%	No
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	363	99%	Yes
2022	307	84%	No
2023	299	82%	No
2024	290	79%	No
2025	166	45%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Pingelap
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2025	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	8 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2025	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2024	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	22 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2024	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2023	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2023	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2023	Pingelap, FM	daily rain (Tie)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	tie	34 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2023	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2023	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2023	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2022	Pingelap, FM	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	4 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1998 to 2021

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Pingelap, 1998 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.9 C (82.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1999, at 26.6 C (79.9 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 28.9 C (84.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pingelap as warming stripes, 1998 to 2021
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1998	26.9 C	-0.96 C
1999	26.6 C	-1.28 C
2002	27.0 C	-0.95 C
2003	27.5 C	-0.43 C
2004	28.0 C	+0.13 C
2005	28.7 C	+0.76 C
2009	28.6 C	+0.65 C
2017	28.1 C	+0.15 C
2020	28.9 C	+0.99 C
2021	28.9 C	+0.96 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

1985 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Pingelap: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2005	34.7 C (94.5 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2004	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	1997	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	417.3 mm (16.4 in)	1994	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	41
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	1992	11 days	41

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pingelap, 1985 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.7 C (94.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pingelap by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2009	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2012	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2017	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2018	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2019	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2021	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2024	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2025	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pingelap, 1985 to 2026. The record is 17.2 C (63.0 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.1 C (70.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pingelap by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1998	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1999	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2000	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2001	18.3 C (64.9 F)
2002	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2003	20.6 C (69.1 F)
2004	17.2 C (63.0 F)
2005	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2006	20.6 C (69.1 F)
2007	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2008	22.2 C (72.0 F)
2009	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2010	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2011	22.8 C (73.0 F)
2012	22.8 C (73.0 F)
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2017	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2018	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2019	22.8 C (73.0 F)
2020	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2021	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2022	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2023	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2024	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2025	21.7 C (71.1 F)
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pingelap, 1985 to 2026. The record is 232.9 mm (9.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.2 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pingelap by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1985	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1986	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1987	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1988	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1989	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1991	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1992	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1993	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1994	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1995	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1996	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1997	232.9 mm (9.2 in)
1998	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2000	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
2001	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2002	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2003	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
2004	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
2005	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2006	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
2007	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2008	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2009	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
2010	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2011	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2012	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2014	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
2015	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2016	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2017	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2018	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2019	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2020	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2021	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2022	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2023	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2024	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2025	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2026	14.5 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pingelap, 1985 to 2026. The record is 417.3 mm (16.4 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 209.6 mm (8.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pingelap by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1985	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1986	236.7 mm (9.3 in)
1987	227.8 mm (9.0 in)
1988	197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1989	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1990	283.2 mm (11.1 in)
1991	318.9 mm (12.6 in)
1992	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1993	333.8 mm (13.1 in)
1994	417.3 mm (16.4 in)
1995	186.1 mm (7.3 in)
1996	230.9 mm (9.1 in)
1997	416.8 mm (16.4 in)
1998	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1999	319.1 mm (12.6 in)
2000	226.5 mm (8.9 in)
2001	266.6 mm (10.5 in)
2002	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
2003	241.3 mm (9.5 in)
2004	183.2 mm (7.2 in)
2005	229.3 mm (9.0 in)
2006	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
2007	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
2008	232.2 mm (9.1 in)
2009	199.4 mm (7.9 in)
2010	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
2011	364.4 mm (14.3 in)
2012	243.6 mm (9.6 in)
2014	256.0 mm (10.1 in)
2015	316.2 mm (12.4 in)
2016	159.7 mm (6.3 in)
2017	199.0 mm (7.8 in)
2018	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2019	226.0 mm (8.9 in)
2020	220.5 mm (8.7 in)
2021	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
2022	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
2023	193.4 mm (7.6 in)
2024	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
2025	172.3 mm (6.8 in)
2026	28.8 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pingelap, 1985 to 2026. The record is 43 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 11 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pingelap by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1985	3 days
1986	10 days
1987	14 days
1988	9 days
1989	6 days
1990	13 days
1991	7 days
1992	43 days
1993	9 days
1994	15 days
1995	10 days
1996	10 days
1997	11 days
1998	28 days
1999	11 days
2000	7 days
2001	13 days
2002	11 days
2003	7 days
2004	12 days
2005	10 days
2006	11 days
2007	12 days
2008	8 days
2009	11 days
2010	9 days
2011	8 days
2012	11 days
2014	9 days
2015	14 days
2016	18 days
2017	7 days
2018	13 days
2019	16 days
2020	12 days
2021	8 days
2022	10 days
2023	12 days
2024	8 days
2025	14 days
2026	10 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 Pingelap standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pingelap 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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).