Farafra Weather Records (EGM00062423)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Farafra (EGM00062423), Egypt, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Farafra

Farafra (EGM00062423) is a weather station in Egypt at 27.05 latitude and 27.98 longitude, 78 m (256 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2019, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Farafra still stand.
Records are tracked for tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Farafra tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.4 C (68.7 F) on 10 October 2019.

About the Station

Location: Egypt, 27.05 latitude, 27.98 longitude.
Elevation: 78 m (256 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2019, 63 years.
Eligible elements: tmin.

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 Farafra. 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 Farafra, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.3 C (97.3 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	46.1 C (115.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	48.3 C (118.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	48.0 C (118.4 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.8 C (116.2 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.4 C (113.7 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	44.0 C (111.2 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	42.8 C (109.0 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Farafra still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 80.

Standing records at Farafra by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	54
1958	80
1959	2
1960	47
1961	74
1962	40
1963	36
1964	41
1965	59
1966	29
1976	2
1993	25
1994	20
1995	19
1996	28
1997	19
1998	49
1999	14
2000	23
2001	38
2002	45
2003	56
2004	61
2005	55
2006	45
2007	39
2008	32
2009	35
2010	66
2011	49
2012	27
2013	38
2014	28
2015	61
2016	48
2017	34
2018	40
2019	6

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 70.1 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Farafra. The most was 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 29 April 1994.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Farafra
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 January 1965
Feb	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 February 2005
Mar	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	6 March 2004
Apr	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 April 1994
May	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	3 May 2007
Jun	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 June 1958
Jul	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 July 1964
Aug	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 August 1957
Sep	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 September 1957
Oct	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 October 1995
Nov	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 November 1996
Dec	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	8 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2019

40 years of record at Farafra, 1957 to 2019. 28 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and others.

Days with data per year at Farafra
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	179	49%	No
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	6	2%	No
1960	278	76%	No
1961	283	78%	No
1962	248	68%	No
1963	181	50%	No
1964	154	42%	No
1965	218	60%	No
1966	112	31%	No
1973	3	1%	No
1975	1	0%	No
1976	5	1%	No
1993	164	45%	No
1994	140	38%	No
1995	63	17%	No
1996	91	25%	No
1997	92	25%	No
1998	229	63%	No
1999	119	33%	No
2000	242	66%	No
2001	342	94%	Yes
2002	289	79%	No
2003	348	95%	Yes
2004	348	95%	Yes
2005	345	95%	Yes
2006	344	94%	Yes
2007	345	95%	Yes
2008	353	96%	Yes
2009	346	95%	Yes
2010	357	98%	Yes
2011	353	97%	Yes
2012	354	97%	Yes
2013	274	75%	No
2014	268	73%	No
2015	311	85%	No
2016	307	84%	No
2017	277	76%	No
2018	252	69%	No
2019	51	14%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Farafra
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2019	Farafra, EG	daily high min (Tie)	20.4 C (68.7 F)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2019	Farafra, EG	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2019	Farafra, EG	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2019	Farafra, EG	daily low min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2019	Farafra, EG	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2019	Farafra, EG	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	15 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1958 to 2012

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Farafra, 1958 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.4 C (72.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2011, at 21.9 C (71.4 F), and the warmest was 2010, at 23.7 C (74.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Farafra as warming stripes, 1958 to 2012
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1958	22.3 C	-0.15 C
2001	23.2 C	+0.78 C
2003	22.4 C	-0.05 C
2004	22.3 C	-0.16 C
2005	22.0 C	-0.37 C
2006	22.0 C	-0.46 C
2007	22.2 C	-0.21 C
2008	22.3 C	-0.13 C
2009	22.3 C	-0.08 C
2010	23.7 C	+1.29 C
2011	21.9 C	-0.52 C
2012	22.5 C	+0.06 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

1957 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Farafra: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	48.3 C (118.9 F)	2010	44.6 C (112.3 F)	40
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1957	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39
Wettest day (Rx1day)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	1994	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	1994	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	19
Longest dry spell (CDD)	365 days	1958	17 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Farafra, 1957 to 2019. The record is 48.3 C (118.9 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.6 C (112.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Farafra by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1958	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1959	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1961	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1962	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1963	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1964	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1965	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1966	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1973	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1975	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1976	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1993	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1994	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1995	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1996	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1997	44.1 C (111.4 F)
1998	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1999	45.7 C (114.3 F)
2000	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2001	46.3 C (115.3 F)
2002	46.8 C (116.2 F)
2003	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2004	47.1 C (116.8 F)
2005	44.6 C (112.3 F)
2006	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2007	43.7 C (110.7 F)
2008	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2009	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2010	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2011	43.8 C (110.8 F)
2012	42.4 C (108.3 F)
2013	48.0 C (118.4 F)
2014	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2015	46.8 C (116.2 F)
2016	47.1 C (116.8 F)
2017	44.9 C (112.8 F)
2018	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2019	35.2 C (95.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Farafra, 1957 to 2019. The record is -2.8 C (27.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Farafra by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1958	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1959	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1960	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1961	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1962	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1963	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1964	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1965	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1966	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1973	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1975	n/a
1976	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1993	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1994	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1995	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1996	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1997	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1998	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1999	1.4 C (34.5 F)
2000	0.3 C (32.5 F)
2001	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2002	0.3 C (32.5 F)
2003	0.2 C (32.4 F)
2004	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2005	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2006	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2007	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2008	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2009	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2010	0.4 C (32.7 F)
2011	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2012	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2013	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2014	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2015	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2016	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2017	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2018	2.0 C (35.6 F)
2019	0.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Farafra, 1957 to 2019. The record is 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.7 mm (0.03 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Farafra by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1958	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1959	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1961	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1962	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1963	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1964	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1973	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1995	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2000	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2001	n/a
2002	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2003	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2004	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2005	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2006	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2007	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
2008	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2019	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Farafra, 1957 to 2019. The record is 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 mm (0.00 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Farafra by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1958	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1959	n/a
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1961	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
1962	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1963	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1964	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1973	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1993	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1995	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2003	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2004	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2005	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Farafra, 1957 to 2019. The record is 365 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Farafra by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	102 days
1958	365 days
1959	1 day
1960	25 days
1961	31 days
1962	16 days
1963	32 days
1964	30 days
1965	79 days
1966	20 days
1973	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	1 day
1993	18 days
1994	9 days
1995	5 days
1996	15 days
1997	10 days
1998	32 days
1999	2 days
2000	3 days
2001	n/a
2002	30 days
2003	168 days
2004	264 days
2005	104 days
2006	1 day
2007	2 days
2008	1 day
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	1 day
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	1 day
2019	n/a

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 Farafra standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Farafra 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).