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Kuwait Weather Records in 2018

42 weather records set or tied in Kuwait in 2018, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for Kuwait in 2018

  • 42 weather records were set or tied in Kuwait in 2018.
  • 42 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • 232 records set in 2018 still stand in Kuwait.

Records per Year, by Type

2018 outlined
Weather records per year in Kuwait, stacked by type, 2018 outlined Records set or tied in Kuwait each year from 1988 to 2025, stacked by type. 2018 had 42. 0204060801988, Highest daily maximum: 141988, Lowest daily maximum: 41988, Highest daily minimum: 41988, Lowest daily minimum: 121989, Highest daily maximum: 171989, Lowest daily maximum: 111989, Highest daily minimum: 151989, Lowest daily minimum: 251990, Highest daily maximum: 161990, Lowest daily maximum: 31990, Highest daily minimum: 91990, Lowest daily minimum: 81991, Highest daily maximum: 51991, Lowest daily maximum: 91991, Highest daily minimum: 151991, Lowest daily minimum: 21992, Highest daily maximum: 31992, Lowest daily maximum: 221992, Highest daily minimum: 211993, Highest daily maximum: 81993, Lowest daily maximum: 101993, Highest daily minimum: 111993, Lowest daily minimum: 51994, Highest daily maximum: 81994, Lowest daily maximum: 71994, Highest daily minimum: 161994, Lowest daily minimum: 41995, Highest daily maximum: 91995, Lowest daily maximum: 11995, Highest daily minimum: 71995, Lowest daily minimum: 111996, Highest daily maximum: 211996, Lowest daily maximum: 21996, Highest daily minimum: 171996, Lowest daily minimum: 101997, Highest daily maximum: 61997, Lowest daily maximum: 61997, Highest daily minimum: 101997, Lowest daily minimum: 91998, Highest daily maximum: 381998, Lowest daily maximum: 41998, Highest daily minimum: 141998, Lowest daily minimum: 21999, Highest daily maximum: 191999, Lowest daily maximum: 11999, Highest daily minimum: 211999, Lowest daily minimum: 32000, Highest daily maximum: 192000, Lowest daily maximum: 32000, Highest daily minimum: 72000, Lowest daily minimum: 52001, Highest daily maximum: 132001, Lowest daily maximum: 12001, Highest daily minimum: 62001, Lowest daily minimum: 32002, Highest daily maximum: 42002, Highest daily minimum: 112003, Highest daily minimum: 92003, Lowest daily minimum: 22004, Highest daily minimum: 32004, Lowest daily minimum: 62005, Highest daily minimum: 82005, Lowest daily minimum: 22006, Highest daily minimum: 202006, Lowest daily minimum: 42007, Highest daily maximum: 42007, Highest daily minimum: 42007, Lowest daily minimum: 212008, Highest daily maximum: 52008, Highest daily minimum: 42008, Lowest daily minimum: 362009, Highest daily maximum: 52009, Lowest daily maximum: 12009, Highest daily minimum: 52009, Lowest daily minimum: 152010, Highest daily maximum: 32010, Highest daily minimum: 132011, Highest daily maximum: 52011, Highest daily minimum: 72011, Lowest daily minimum: 22012, Highest daily maximum: 52012, Highest daily minimum: 182013, Highest daily maximum: 22013, Lowest daily maximum: 32013, Highest daily minimum: 62013, Lowest daily minimum: 12014, Highest daily maximum: 82014, Lowest daily maximum: 12014, Highest daily minimum: 112014, Lowest daily minimum: 82015, Highest daily maximum: 282015, Highest daily minimum: 262015, Lowest daily minimum: 12016, Highest daily maximum: 282016, Highest daily minimum: 142016, Lowest daily minimum: 12017, Highest daily maximum: 242017, Lowest daily maximum: 12017, Highest daily minimum: 212017, Lowest daily minimum: 12018, Highest daily maximum: 282018, Highest daily minimum: 142019, Highest daily maximum: 182019, Lowest daily maximum: 22019, Highest daily minimum: 132019, Lowest daily minimum: 22020, Highest daily maximum: 92020, Highest daily minimum: 72021, Highest daily maximum: 302021, Highest daily minimum: 192021, Lowest daily minimum: 12022, Highest daily maximum: 142022, Highest daily minimum: 222023, Highest daily maximum: 162023, Highest daily minimum: 132023, Lowest daily minimum: 12024, Highest daily maximum: 232024, Highest daily minimum: 182025, Highest daily maximum: 162025, Lowest daily maximum: 22025, Highest daily minimum: 131988199219962000200420082012201620202024
Records set or tied in Kuwait each year from 1988 to 2025, stacked by type. 2018 had 42.
Weather records per year in Kuwait, stacked by type, 2018 outlined
YearHighest daily maximumLowest daily maximumHighest daily minimumLowest daily minimumHeaviest daily rainfallHeaviest daily snowfallDeepest snow coverTotal
198814441200034
19891711152500068
19901639800036
19915915200031
199232221000046
199381011500034
19948716400035
19959171100028
1996212171000050
19976610900031
199838414200058
199919121300044
20001937500034
20011316300023
20024011000015
2003009200011
200400360009
2005008200010
20060020400024
20074042100029
20085043600045
20095151500026
20103013000016
2011507200014
20125018000023
2013236100012
20148111800028
201528026100055
201628014100043
201724121100047
201828014000042
201918213200035
2020907000016
202130019100050
202214022000036
202316013100030
202423018000041
202516213000031

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low in Kuwait, by decade Record highs per record low by decade in Kuwait: 1980s 1.0 to 1, 1990s 2.3 to 1, 2000s 1.3 to 1, 2010s 13 to 1, 2020s 51 to 1. 0.020.040.060.01980s: 0.98 to 11990s: 2.32 to 12000s: 1.26 to 12010s: 12.83 to 12020s: 50.50 to 11980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Record highs per record low by decade in Kuwait: 1980s 1.0 to 1, 1990s 2.3 to 1, 2000s 1.3 to 1, 2010s 13 to 1, 2020s 51 to 1.
Record highs per record low in Kuwait, by decade
DecadeHighs per low
1980s0.98 to 1
1990s2.32 to 1
2000s1.26 to 1
2010s12.83 to 1
2020s50.50 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2018: 232
Standing records in Kuwait by the year they were set, 2018 highlighted Records still standing in Kuwait by the year they were set. 232 of them were set in 2018. 02505007501,0001955: 1281956: 1141957: 1191958: 1161959: 1241960: 901961: 811962: 121963: 701964: 601965: 291966: 331967: 311968: 171969: 311970: 111971: 251972: 201973: 571974: 821975: 861976: 921977: 2161978: 2741979: 3501980: 5581981: 4141982: 6641983: 691984: 431985: 311986: 111987: 231988: 141989: 321990: 181991: 201992: 261993: 251994: 161995: 111996: 181997: 201998: 281999: 192000: 252001: 222002: 142003: 72004: 82005: 112006: 192007: 9922008: 5342009: 2182010: 2322011: 2462012: 2272013: 732014: 192015: 382016: 2732017: 5322018: 2322019: 2312020: 2262021: 2482022: 2222023: 532024: 412025: 3319551965197519851995200520152025
Records still standing in Kuwait by the year they were set. 232 of them were set in 2018.
Standing records in Kuwait by the year they were set, 2018 highlighted
Year setStanding records
1955128
1956114
1957119
1958116
1959124
196090
196181
196212
196370
196460
196529
196633
196731
196817
196931
197011
197125
197220
197357
197482
197586
197692
1977216
1978274
1979350
1980558
1981414
1982664
198369
198443
198531
198611
198723
198814
198932
199018
199120
199226
199325
199416
199511
199618
199720
199828
199919
200025
200122
200214
20037
20048
200511
200619
2007992
2008534
2009218
2010232
2011246
2012227
201373
201419
201538
2016273
2017532
2018232
2019231
2020226
2021248
2022222
202353
202441
202533

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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