Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Turaif (SAM00040356), Saudi Arabia, with 63 years of record.
Key Facts for Turaif
Turaif (SAM00040356) is a weather station in Saudi Arabia at 31.69 latitude and 38.73 longitude, 854 m (2,803 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2025, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Turaif still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Turaif tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 43.0 C (109.4 F) on 13 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: Saudi Arabia, 31.69 latitude, 38.73 longitude.
Elevation: 854 m (2,803 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2025, 63 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
9 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Turaif. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Turaif, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
24.0 C (75.2 F)
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
20.4 C (68.7 F)
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
Feb
29.0 C (84.2 F)
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
20.4 C (68.7 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Mar
34.0 C (93.2 F)
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
Apr
38.0 C (100.4 F)
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
36.0 C (96.8 F)
6.5 C (43.7 F)
May
41.0 C (105.8 F)
6.0 C (42.8 F)
39.0 C (102.2 F)
11.8 C (53.2 F)
Jun
43.0 C (109.4 F)
11.9 C (53.4 F)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
Jul
48.0 C (118.4 F)
13.0 C (55.4 F)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
19.0 C (66.2 F)
Aug
45.0 C (113.0 F)
14.0 C (57.2 F)
43.0 C (109.4 F)
19.0 C (66.2 F)
Sep
43.0 C (109.4 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.4 C (88.5 F)
-4.8 C (23.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.2 C (82.8 F)
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Turaif still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 62.
Standing records at Turaif by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1963
1
1967
1
1968
1
1974
27
1975
18
1976
28
1977
28
1978
32
1979
42
1980
36
1981
34
1982
30
1983
27
1984
32
1985
31
1986
27
1987
36
1988
12
1989
27
1990
28
1991
19
1992
62
1993
22
1994
35
1995
23
1996
27
1997
35
1998
39
1999
21
2000
23
2001
20
2002
14
2003
21
2004
35
2005
25
2006
23
2007
11
2008
40
2009
26
2010
58
2011
14
2012
28
2013
30
2014
21
2015
41
2016
30
2017
31
2018
34
2019
25
2020
33
2021
27
2022
22
2023
23
2024
10
2025
18
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Turaif between 10 January 2008 and 29 July 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When Turaif set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2008-01-10
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 2.0 C (35.6 F)
2011-08-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)
2020-07-27
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 31.0 C (87.8 F)
2020-07-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 32.0 C (89.6 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 113.0 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Turaif. The most was 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 10 May 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Turaif
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
28 January 2019
Feb
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
26 February 2010
Mar
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
12 March 1990
Apr
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1 April 1990
May
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
10 May 1982
Jun
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1 June 1997
Jul
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1 July 1996
Aug
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
8 August 1998
Sep
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
12 September 1978
Oct
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
20 October 1977
Nov
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
11 November 1995
Dec
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
12 December 2010
Period of Record Coverage
1966 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Turaif, 1966 to 2025. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Turaif, 1979 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.2 C (66.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 17.2 C (63.0 F), and the warmest was 2010, at 21.2 C (70.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Turaif as warming stripes, 1979 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1979
19.7 C
+0.47 C
1980
18.9 C
-0.25 C
1981
18.7 C
-0.50 C
1985
18.8 C
-0.34 C
1986
18.7 C
-0.48 C
1987
18.9 C
-0.25 C
1988
18.4 C
-0.75 C
1989
18.7 C
-0.49 C
1990
18.9 C
-0.27 C
1991
18.7 C
-0.47 C
1992
17.2 C
-1.94 C
1993
18.6 C
-0.61 C
1995
18.6 C
-0.55 C
1996
19.7 C
+0.53 C
1997
18.4 C
-0.83 C
1998
20.2 C
+1.00 C
1999
19.6 C
+0.41 C
2000
18.9 C
-0.24 C
2001
19.6 C
+0.40 C
2002
19.2 C
+0.03 C
2004
19.1 C
-0.07 C
2005
19.1 C
-0.09 C
2007
19.2 C
-0.01 C
2008
19.0 C
-0.20 C
2009
18.9 C
-0.29 C
2010
21.2 C
+1.99 C
2011
18.6 C
-0.58 C
2012
19.4 C
+0.23 C
2013
19.0 C
-0.14 C
2014
19.3 C
+0.08 C
2015
19.4 C
+0.23 C
2016
19.9 C
+0.67 C
2017
20.1 C
+0.93 C
2018
20.1 C
+0.96 C
2019
19.7 C
+0.53 C
2022
20.1 C
+0.87 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade over 1979 to 2022. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Turaif
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade
1979 to 2022
36
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1979 to 2022
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
0.9 F (0.6 to 1.2) per decade
1979 to 2022
36
Rise
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
1963 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Turaif: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
48.0 C (118.4 F)
1991
43.0 C (109.4 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1989
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
57
Wettest day (Rx1day)
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1996
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
3
Longest dry spell (CDD)
33 days
1998
1 day
18
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Turaif, 1963 to 2025. The record is 48.0 C (118.4 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 C (109.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Turaif by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1966
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1968
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1973
16.0 C (60.8 F)
1974
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1977
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1978
47.0 C (116.6 F)
1979
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1980
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1981
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1982
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1983
42.7 C (108.9 F)
1984
40.2 C (104.4 F)
1985
42.4 C (108.3 F)
1986
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1987
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1988
41.4 C (106.5 F)
1989
41.4 C (106.5 F)
1990
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1991
48.0 C (118.4 F)
1992
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1993
41.4 C (106.5 F)
1994
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1995
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1996
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
45.5 C (113.9 F)
1999
42.4 C (108.3 F)
2000
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2001
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2002
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2003
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2004
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2005
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2006
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2007
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2008
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2009
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2010
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2011
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2012
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2013
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2014
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2015
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2016
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2017
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2018
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2019
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2020
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2021
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2022
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2023
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2024
42.4 C (108.3 F)
2025
43.0 C (109.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Turaif, 1963 to 2025. The record is -8.0 C (17.6 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.0 C (24.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Turaif by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1963
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1964
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1966
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1967
n/a
1968
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1973
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1974
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1975
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1976
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1977
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1978
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1979
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1980
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1982
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1983
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1984
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1985
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1986
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1987
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1988
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1989
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1990
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1991
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1992
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1993
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1994
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1995
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1996
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1997
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1998
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1999
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2000
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2001
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2002
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2003
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2004
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2005
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2007
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2008
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2009
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2010
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2011
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2012
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2013
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2014
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2015
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2016
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2017
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2018
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2019
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2020
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2021
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2022
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2023
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2024
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2025
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Turaif, 1963 to 2025. The record is 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.0 mm (0.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Turaif by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1991
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1992
n/a
1993
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1995
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1997
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2008
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2009
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2010
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2011
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2012
n/a
2013
8.1 mm (0.32 in)
2014
2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2015
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2016
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2017
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2018
6.9 mm (0.27 in)
2019
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2020
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2021
0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2022
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2023
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2024
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2025
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Turaif, 1963 to 2025. The record is 0.0 mm (0.00 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 mm (0.00 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Turaif by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
n/a
1992
n/a
1993
n/a
1994
n/a
1995
n/a
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
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
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
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Turaif, 1963 to 2025. The record is 33 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Turaif by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
1 day
1978
1 day
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
1 day
1982
1 day
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
1 day
1991
1 day
1992
n/a
1993
1 day
1994
1 day
1995
1 day
1996
5 days
1997
30 days
1998
33 days
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
1 day
2007
1 day
2008
n/a
2009
1 day
2010
n/a
2011
1 day
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
1 day
2022
1 day
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Turaif falls on 23 February and the median first autumn frost on 5 December, which leaves a median of 288 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Turaif
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1979 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 February
n/a
23 February
n/a
-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 December
n/a
5 December
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
288 days
n/a
288 days
n/a
+1.9 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.