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Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020

Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020: 106 records at 24 stations, peak on 28 July 2020. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020 set or tied 106 station records at 24 stations.
  • It ran from 19 July 2020 to 6 August 2020 (19 days) and its peak day was 28 July 2020.
  • Status: closed.
  • Guriat set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 30.0 C (86.0 F) on 28 July 2020.
  • The busiest day was 28 July 2020 with 15 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 65 years.

Footprint

19 July to 6 August 2020
Footprint of Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020 The area covered by Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020 is outlined, with 10 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020 is outlined, with 10 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
RafhaRecord high maximum temperature50.0 C (122.0 F)2020-07-23
GuriatRecord high minimum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)2020-07-28
GassimRecord high minimum temperature34.8 C (94.6 F)2020-07-31
TuraifRecord high minimum temperature31.0 C (87.8 F)2020-07-27
TabukRecord high minimum temperature31.6 C (88.9 F)2020-07-30
King Khaled IntlRecord high minimum temperature34.0 C (93.2 F)2020-08-02
Kuwait InternationaRecord high maximum temperature52.1 C (125.8 F)2020-07-30
ElatRecord high maximum temperature44.2 C (111.6 F)2020-07-30
Ma'anRecord high maximum temperature39.2 C (102.6 F)2020-07-22
Prince HasanRecord high minimum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)2020-07-27

Records per Day

Peak day 15
Records per day during Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020 Records set or tied each day from 19 July 2020 to 6 August 2020. The most in one day was 15 on 28 July 2020. 0 4 8 11 15 07-1907-2107-2307-2507-2707-2907-3108-0208-04
Records set or tied each day from 19 July 2020 to 6 August 2020. The most in one day was 15 on 28 July 2020.
Records per day during Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020
DateRecords
2020-07-191
2020-07-207
2020-07-213
2020-07-222
2020-07-233
2020-07-245
2020-07-253
2020-07-268
2020-07-2711
2020-07-2815
2020-07-2915
2020-07-309
2020-07-3110
2020-08-013
2020-08-024
2020-08-032
2020-08-044
2020-08-061

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020 ranked by margin
King Khaled Intl, 08-023.5 C (6.3 F)
Tabuk, 07-303.4 C (6.1 F)
Rafha, 07-263.2 C (5.8 F)
Rafha, 07-282.8 C (5.0 F)
Prince Hasan, 07-272.6 C (4.7 F)
Ma'an, 07-222.2 C (4.0 F)
Elat, 07-292.2 C (4.0 F)
Elat, 07-281.5 C (2.7 F)
Rafha, 07-251.2 C (2.2 F)
Rafha, 07-231.0 C (1.8 F)
Turaif, 07-271.0 C (1.8 F)
Turaif, 07-291.0 C (1.8 F)
Rafha, 07-201.0 C (1.8 F)
Gassim, 07-310.8 C (1.4 F)
Guriat, 07-280.6 C (1.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020 106 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right. 0 20 40 60 80 0.01.02.03.04.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
106 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.
Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.621
1.042
0.815
1.08
1.22
3.433
1.00
3.533
0.43
0.265
0.29
1.539
2.243
0.40
2.222
0.20
3.220
2.822
2.624
1.042
0.447
1.924
1.320
2.220
2.220
0.839
1.824
1.824
0.440
2.020
2.024
2.59
3.53
0.60
2.213
1.422
0.933
0.834
2.020
3.18
1.519
2.49
3.63
0.53
1.813
2.013
1.622
2.413
1.024
2.09
1.64
0.633
0.533
2.213
1.415
1.020
1.020
1.613
0.633
1.02
0.820
0.620
2.08
0.820
0.524
1.98
0.68
0.220
0.520
0.420
1.63
1.413
0.815
0.820
0.522
0.66
0.815
1.18
1.53
0.320
0.88
0.39
0.813
1.013
0.219
1.25
1.013
0.35
0.18
0.88
0.313
0.58
0.68
0.69
0.319
0.613
0.65
0.81
1.03
0.12
0.24
0.49
0.28
0.213
0.313
0.43

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020 (this event)106 records

Every Record Set

20 of 106
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Saudi Arabia and 6 other countries, 19 July to 6 August 2020, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2020-07-20RafhaRecord high maximum temperature48.0 C (118.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4221 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-22Ma'anRecord high maximum temperature39.2 C (102.6 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4325 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-23RafhaRecord high maximum temperature50.0 C (122.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4231 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-25RafhaRecord high minimum temperature35.9 C (96.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)229 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-26RafhaRecord high minimum temperature34.5 C (94.1 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)2023 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-27TuraifRecord high minimum temperature31.0 C (87.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)830 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-27TabukRecord high minimum temperature31.8 C (89.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)926 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-27Prince HasanRecord high minimum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)2421 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-28GuriatRecord high minimum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2131 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-28ElatRecord high minimum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)3925 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-28TabukRecord high minimum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)024 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-28RafhaRecord high maximum temperature50.3 C (122.5 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)2223 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-29TuraifRecord high minimum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)028 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-29ElatRecord high minimum temperature32.3 C (90.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)2224 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-30TabukRecord high minimum temperature31.6 C (88.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)3329 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-30Kuwait InternationaRecord high maximum temperature52.1 C (125.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)327 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-30ElatRecord high maximum temperature44.2 C (111.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)6526 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-31GassimRecord high minimum temperature34.8 C (94.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)1531 of 100 (Routine)
2020-08-02King Khaled IntlRecord high minimum temperature34.0 C (93.2 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)3328 of 100 (Routine)
2020-08-02King Khaled IntlRecord high maximum temperature48.8 C (119.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)025 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 106 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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 2026-10-18. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.