Salmy Weather Records (KUM00040570)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salmy (KUM00040570), Kuwait, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Salmy

Salmy (KUM00040570) is a weather station in Kuwait at 29.10 latitude and 46.68 longitude, 290 m (950 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1975 to 2022, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Salmy still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kuwait, 29.10 latitude, 46.68 longitude.
Elevation: 290 m (950 ft).
Period of record: 1975 to 2022, 48 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Salmy. 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 Salmy, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.0 C (96.8 F)	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	41.0 C (105.8 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	42.4 C (108.3 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	46.3 C (115.3 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	49.8 C (121.6 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	50.9 C (123.6 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	49.7 C (121.5 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	48.1 C (118.6 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	44.1 C (111.4 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.9 C (98.4 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Salmy still stand. 1982 holds the most, with 165.

Standing records at Salmy by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1975	7
1977	3
1978	4
1979	47
1980	162
1981	141
1982	165
2007	21
2008	43
2009	35
2010	42
2011	52
2012	32
2013	12
2016	61
2017	143
2018	91
2019	97
2020	86
2021	117
2022	103

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 57.7 mm (2.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salmy. The most was 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 14 November 2018.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Salmy
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2 January 2022
Feb	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 February 2018
Mar	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 March 2017
Apr	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 April 2007
May	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 May 2011
Jun	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 June 2009
Jul	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 July 2018
Aug	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	1 August 2010
Sep	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	6 September 1980
Oct	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	26 October 2019
Nov	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 November 2018
Dec	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 December 2012

Period of Record Coverage

1977 to 2022

13 years of record at Salmy, 1977 to 2022. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 2016, 2018.

Days with data per year at Salmy
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1977	5	1%	No
1978	7	2%	No
1979	103	28%	No
1980	326	89%	No
1981	331	91%	Yes
1982	288	79%	No
2016	220	60%	No
2017	342	94%	Yes
2018	290	79%	No
2019	344	94%	Yes
2020	357	98%	Yes
2021	356	98%	Yes
2022	342	94%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1975 to 2022

Yearly extremes at Salmy: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	50.9 C (123.6 F)	2016	48.7 C (119.7 F)	13
Coldest night (TNn)	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	2009	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	2018	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	2020	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	13
Longest dry spell (CDD)	142 days	2008	4 days	17

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Salmy, 1975 to 2022. The record is 50.9 C (123.6 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.7 C (119.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Salmy by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1975	n/a
1977	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1978	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1979	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1980	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1981	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1982	40.3 C (104.5 F)
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2016	50.9 C (123.6 F)
2017	49.5 C (121.1 F)
2018	49.0 C (120.2 F)
2019	48.7 C (119.7 F)
2020	50.6 C (123.1 F)
2021	50.3 C (122.5 F)
2022	49.3 C (120.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Salmy, 1975 to 2022. The record is -4.8 C (23.4 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.1 C (31.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Salmy by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1975	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1977	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1978	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1979	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1980	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1981	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1982	5.4 C (41.7 F)
2007	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2008	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
2009	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2010	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2011	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2012	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2013	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2016	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2017	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2018	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2019	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2020	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2021	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2022	-2.3 C (27.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Salmy, 1975 to 2022. The record is 57.7 mm (2.3 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 16.5 mm (0.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salmy by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1975	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1982	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2007	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2008	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
2009	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2010	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2011	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
2012	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2013	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
2016	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2017	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2018	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2019	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2020	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2021	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2022	28.4 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Salmy, 1975 to 2022. The record is 71.2 mm (2.8 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.1 mm (0.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salmy by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1975	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
2007	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2008	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
2009	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
2010	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
2011	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2012	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
2013	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
2016	n/a
2017	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
2018	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2019	4.9 mm (0.19 in)
2020	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
2021	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2022	38.6 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Salmy, 1975 to 2022. The record is 142 days in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 4 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salmy by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1975	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	1 day
1981	1 day
1982	1 day
2007	45 days
2008	142 days
2009	62 days
2010	4 days
2011	5 days
2012	4 days
2013	3 days
2016	3 days
2017	4 days
2018	5 days
2019	3 days
2020	7 days
2021	4 days
2022	3 days

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 Salmy standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Salmy 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).