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United Arab Emirates Weather Records in 2021

60 weather records set or tied in United Arab Emirates in 2021, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for United Arab Emirates in 2021

  • 60 weather records were set or tied in United Arab Emirates in 2021.
  • 57 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • 76 records set in 2021 still stand in United Arab Emirates.

Records per Year, by Type

2021 outlined
Weather records per year in United Arab Emirates, stacked by type, 2021 outlined Records set or tied in United Arab Emirates each year from 2000 to 2025, stacked by type. 2021 had 60. 0501001502002000, Highest daily maximum: 212000, Lowest daily maximum: 12000, Highest daily minimum: 152000, Lowest daily minimum: 52001, Highest daily maximum: 292001, Lowest daily maximum: 12001, Highest daily minimum: 132001, Lowest daily minimum: 82002, Highest daily maximum: 272002, Highest daily minimum: 172002, Lowest daily minimum: 12003, Highest daily maximum: 102003, Lowest daily maximum: 12003, Highest daily minimum: 212003, Lowest daily minimum: 22004, Highest daily maximum: 222004, Lowest daily maximum: 22004, Highest daily minimum: 122004, Lowest daily minimum: 32005, Highest daily maximum: 122005, Lowest daily maximum: 12005, Highest daily minimum: 102005, Lowest daily minimum: 12006, Highest daily maximum: 302006, Lowest daily maximum: 42006, Highest daily minimum: 232007, Highest daily maximum: 152007, Lowest daily maximum: 12007, Highest daily minimum: 92007, Lowest daily minimum: 32008, Highest daily maximum: 132008, Lowest daily maximum: 52008, Highest daily minimum: 112008, Lowest daily minimum: 82009, Highest daily maximum: 142009, Lowest daily maximum: 12009, Highest daily minimum: 182009, Lowest daily minimum: 12010, Highest daily maximum: 272010, Highest daily minimum: 152010, Lowest daily minimum: 62011, Highest daily maximum: 152011, Lowest daily maximum: 32011, Highest daily minimum: 172011, Lowest daily minimum: 62012, Highest daily maximum: 292012, Lowest daily maximum: 22012, Highest daily minimum: 142012, Lowest daily minimum: 22013, Highest daily maximum: 252013, Lowest daily maximum: 272013, Highest daily minimum: 602013, Lowest daily minimum: 22014, Highest daily maximum: 212014, Lowest daily maximum: 92014, Highest daily minimum: 1242014, Lowest daily minimum: 12015, Highest daily maximum: 432015, Lowest daily maximum: 42015, Highest daily minimum: 1372016, Highest daily maximum: 222016, Lowest daily maximum: 72016, Highest daily minimum: 802017, Highest daily maximum: 192017, Lowest daily maximum: 62017, Highest daily minimum: 942017, Lowest daily minimum: 12018, Highest daily maximum: 332018, Highest daily minimum: 792019, Highest daily maximum: 252019, Lowest daily maximum: 102019, Highest daily minimum: 1272019, Lowest daily minimum: 42020, Highest daily maximum: 412020, Lowest daily maximum: 12020, Highest daily minimum: 762021, Highest daily maximum: 222021, Highest daily minimum: 352021, Lowest daily minimum: 32022, Highest daily maximum: 232022, Lowest daily maximum: 52022, Highest daily minimum: 692023, Highest daily maximum: 382023, Lowest daily maximum: 22023, Highest daily minimum: 1452023, Lowest daily minimum: 12024, Highest daily maximum: 362024, Lowest daily maximum: 42024, Highest daily minimum: 972025, Highest daily maximum: 302025, Lowest daily maximum: 32025, Highest daily minimum: 42200020032006200920122015201820212024
Records set or tied in United Arab Emirates each year from 2000 to 2025, stacked by type. 2021 had 60.
Weather records per year in United Arab Emirates, stacked by type, 2021 outlined
YearHighest daily maximumLowest daily maximumHighest daily minimumLowest daily minimumHeaviest daily rainfallHeaviest daily snowfallDeepest snow coverTotal
200021115500042
200129113800051
200227017100045
200310121200034
200422212300039
200512110100024
200630423000057
20071519300028
200813511800037
200914118100034
201027015600048
201115317600041
201229214200047
20132527602000114
20142191241000155
20154341370000184
2016227800000109
2017196941000120
2018330790000112
201925101274000166
2020411760000118
202122035300060
202223569000097
20233821451000186
2024364970000137
202530342000075

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low in United Arab Emirates, by decade Record highs per record low by decade in United Arab Emirates: 2000s 7.0 to 1, 2010s 11 to 1, 2020s 35 to 1. 0.010.020.030.040.02000s: 7.00 to 12010s: 11.24 to 12020s: 34.89 to 12000s2010s2020s
Record highs per record low by decade in United Arab Emirates: 2000s 7.0 to 1, 2010s 11 to 1, 2020s 35 to 1.
Record highs per record low in United Arab Emirates, by decade
DecadeHighs per low
2000s7.00 to 1
2010s11.24 to 1
2020s34.89 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2021: 76
Standing records in United Arab Emirates by the year they were set, 2021 highlighted Records still standing in United Arab Emirates by the year they were set. 76 of them were set in 2021. 02004006008001944: 2261945: 561955: 471956: 491957: 581958: 281959: 571960: 211961: 161963: 121964: 211965: 21966: 81967: 171968: 121977: 61978: 151979: 51980: 71981: 61982: 281983: 1461984: 1931985: 1171986: 991987: 831988: 791989: 1121990: 481991: 1471992: 2141993: 851994: 1831995: 1651996: 1731997: 7711998: 3321999: 1282000: 872001: 882002: 732003: 622004: 1182005: 872006: 1592007: 942008: 1752009: 1602010: 1502011: 1472012: 1742013: 1532014: 1362015: 1612016: 1082017: 1202018: 1092019: 2252020: 1502021: 762022: 1292023: 2372024: 2322025: 1111944196419821992200220122022
Records still standing in United Arab Emirates by the year they were set. 76 of them were set in 2021.
Standing records in United Arab Emirates by the year they were set, 2021 highlighted
Year setStanding records
1944226
194556
195547
195649
195758
195828
195957
196021
196116
196312
196421
19652
19668
196717
196812
19776
197815
19795
19807
19816
198228
1983146
1984193
1985117
198699
198783
198879
1989112
199048
1991147
1992214
199385
1994183
1995165
1996173
1997771
1998332
1999128
200087
200188
200273
200362
2004118
200587
2006159
200794
2008175
2009160
2010150
2011147
2012174
2013153
2014136
2015161
2016108
2017120
2018109
2019225
2020150
202176
2022129
2023237
2024232
2025111

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Sources: 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)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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