31 record highs and 2 record lows were set in Kuwait in 2025, a ratio of 16 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).
Key Facts
In 2025, 31 record highs and 2 record lows were set in Kuwait, a warm to cold ratio of 16 to 1.
So far this year, 0 record highs and 0 record lows have been set in Kuwait, a ratio of n/a.
The ratio in Kuwait was 1.0 to 1 in the 1980s and 51 to 1 in the 2020s.
The series starts in 1988.
A ratio of 1 to 1 means as many record highs as record lows; above 1 means more record highs.
Ratio by Year
Record highs divided by record lows
Highs to lows
Record highs divided by record lows for each year in Kuwait, from 1988 to 2025. A value of 1 is an even split.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, Kuwait
Year
Highs to lows
1988
1.2 to 1
1989
0.9 to 1
1990
2.3 to 1
1991
1.9 to 1
1992
1.1 to 1
1993
1.3 to 1
1994
2.2 to 1
1995
1.3 to 1
1996
3.2 to 1
1997
1.1 to 1
1998
8.7 to 1
1999
10 to 1
2000
3.3 to 1
2001
4.8 to 1
2002
n/a
2003
4.5 to 1
2004
0.5 to 1
2005
4.0 to 1
2006
5.0 to 1
2007
0.4 to 1
2008
0.3 to 1
2009
0.6 to 1
2010
n/a
2011
6.0 to 1
2012
n/a
2013
2.0 to 1
2014
2.1 to 1
2015
54 to 1
2016
42 to 1
2017
24 to 1
2018
n/a
2019
7.8 to 1
2020
n/a
2021
49 to 1
2022
n/a
2023
29 to 1
2024
n/a
2025
16 to 1
Ratio by Decade
Decade ratios 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. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, Kuwait
Decade
Ratio
1980s
1.0 to 1
1990s
2.3 to 1
2000s
1.3 to 1
2010s
13 to 1
2020s
51 to 1
Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2025
Record highsRecord lows
Running totals of record highs and record lows in Kuwait through 2025: 0 highs against 0 lows so far.
Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2025, Kuwait
Date
Record highs
Record lows
Year to Date Against Previous Years
The ratio of record highs to record lows over the same part of the year, for each of the previous ten years and this year (highlighted). Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.
Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, Kuwait
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. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.
Related
World ratio: the global record ratio and every country.