Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for King Khaled Intl (SAM00040437), Saudi Arabia, with 42 years of record.
Key Facts for King Khaled Intl
King Khaled Intl (SAM00040437) is a weather station in Saudi Arabia at 24.96 latitude and 46.70 longitude, 625 m (2,049 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1984 to 2025, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at King Khaled Intl still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
King Khaled Intl set a daily record high maximum temperature of 46.4 C (115.5 F) on 8 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: Saudi Arabia, 24.96 latitude, 46.70 longitude.
Elevation: 625 m (2,049 ft).
Period of record: 1984 to 2025, 42 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
2 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 King Khaled Intl. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at King Khaled Intl, 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)
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
22.0 C (71.6 F)
1.8 C (35.2 F)
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
26.2 C (79.2 F)
3.6 C (38.5 F)
Mar
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2.4 C (36.3 F)
33.4 C (92.1 F)
6.6 C (43.9 F)
Apr
42.0 C (107.6 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
17.7 C (63.9 F)
May
46.0 C (114.8 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
45.2 C (113.4 F)
22.5 C (72.5 F)
Jun
47.8 C (118.0 F)
18.0 C (64.4 F)
45.3 C (113.5 F)
24.8 C (76.6 F)
Jul
48.4 C (119.1 F)
21.0 C (69.8 F)
46.3 C (115.3 F)
26.5 C (79.7 F)
Aug
48.8 C (119.8 F)
20.0 C (68.0 F)
46.4 C (115.5 F)
25.8 C (78.4 F)
Sep
46.8 C (116.2 F)
14.4 C (57.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
42.5 C (108.5 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.0 C (98.6 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.2 C (88.2 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at King Khaled Intl still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at King Khaled Intl by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1984
72
1985
68
1986
46
1987
26
1988
26
1989
51
1990
24
1991
53
1992
56
1993
39
1994
42
1995
36
1996
16
1997
41
1998
46
1999
41
2000
36
2001
32
2002
28
2003
24
2004
20
2005
24
2006
26
2007
24
2008
47
2009
32
2010
43
2011
32
2012
28
2013
20
2014
10
2015
28
2016
28
2017
18
2018
27
2019
63
2020
51
2021
36
2022
35
2023
22
2024
29
2025
18
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at King Khaled Intl between 7 July 2020 and 2 August 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When King Khaled Intl set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2020-07-07
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 48.4 C (119.1 F)
2020-08-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 48.8 C (119.8 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 307.1 mm (12.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at King Khaled Intl. The most was 307.1 mm (12.1 in) on 16 April 1984.
Record daily precipitation for each month at King Khaled Intl
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
21 January 1991
Feb
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
21 February 2010
Mar
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
12 March 2011
Apr
307.1 mm (12.1 in)
16 April 1984
May
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
6 May 2010
Jun
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
9 June 2006
Jul
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
3 July 2008
Aug
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
20 August 1993
Sep
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1 September 1997
Oct
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
28 October 2018
Nov
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
25 November 2015
Dec
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
16 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1984 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at King Khaled Intl, 1984 to 2025. 31 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 14 complete years at King Khaled Intl, 1985 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.6 C (78.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 24.3 C (75.7 F), and the warmest was 2010, at 26.8 C (80.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at King Khaled Intl as warming stripes, 1985 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1985
24.3 C
-1.39 C
1987
25.5 C
-0.16 C
1988
24.7 C
-0.94 C
1990
25.0 C
-0.63 C
1996
25.6 C
-0.09 C
1999
26.4 C
+0.79 C
2001
26.0 C
+0.38 C
2004
25.6 C
-0.04 C
2005
25.9 C
+0.25 C
2006
25.6 C
-0.07 C
2007
25.9 C
+0.22 C
2010
26.8 C
+1.10 C
2011
25.8 C
+0.11 C
2012
26.1 C
+0.43 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
1984 to 2025
Yearly extremes at King Khaled Intl: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
48.8 C (119.8 F)
2020
46.5 C (115.7 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2008
0.6 C (33.1 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
307.1 mm (12.1 in)
1984
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1996
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
3
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1998
1 day
24
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at King Khaled Intl, 1984 to 2025. The record is 48.8 C (119.8 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 C (115.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at King Khaled Intl by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1984
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1985
45.8 C (114.4 F)
1986
48.0 C (118.4 F)
1987
47.4 C (117.3 F)
1988
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1989
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1990
46.4 C (115.5 F)
1991
46.3 C (115.3 F)
1992
45.4 C (113.7 F)
1993
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1994
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1995
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1996
46.8 C (116.2 F)
1997
47.0 C (116.6 F)
1998
48.2 C (118.8 F)
1999
46.5 C (115.7 F)
2000
47.5 C (117.5 F)
2001
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2002
47.5 C (117.5 F)
2003
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2004
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2005
47.6 C (117.7 F)
2006
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2007
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2008
46.8 C (116.2 F)
2009
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2010
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2011
46.4 C (115.5 F)
2012
47.3 C (117.1 F)
2013
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2014
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2015
46.2 C (115.2 F)
2016
46.5 C (115.7 F)
2017
46.5 C (115.7 F)
2018
45.2 C (113.4 F)
2019
47.3 C (117.1 F)
2020
48.8 C (119.8 F)
2021
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2022
46.2 C (115.2 F)
2023
46.4 C (115.5 F)
2024
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2025
46.4 C (115.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at King Khaled Intl, 1984 to 2025. The record is -5.4 C (22.3 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at King Khaled Intl by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1984
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1985
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1986
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1987
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1988
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1989
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1990
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1991
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1992
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1993
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1994
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1996
4.8 C (40.6 F)
1997
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1998
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2000
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2001
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2002
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2003
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2004
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2005
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2006
0.8 C (33.4 F)
2007
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2008
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2009
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2010
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2011
2.7 C (36.9 F)
2012
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2013
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2014
2.7 C (36.9 F)
2015
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2016
1.3 C (34.3 F)
2017
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2018
1.8 C (35.2 F)
2019
3.2 C (37.8 F)
2020
1.2 C (34.2 F)
2021
2.6 C (36.7 F)
2022
1.8 C (35.2 F)
2023
6.6 C (43.9 F)
2024
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2025
1.8 C (35.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at King Khaled Intl, 1984 to 2025. The record is 307.1 mm (12.1 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 16.0 mm (0.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at King Khaled Intl by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1984
307.1 mm (12.1 in)
1985
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1991
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1992
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1993
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1994
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1995
n/a
1996
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1997
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1998
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999
n/a
2000
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2001
n/a
2002
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2003
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2007
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2008
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2009
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2010
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2011
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2012
8.1 mm (0.32 in)
2013
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2014
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2015
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2016
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2017
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2018
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2019
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2020
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2021
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2022
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2023
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2024
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2025
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at King Khaled Intl, 1984 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 King Khaled Intl by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
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 King Khaled Intl, 1984 to 2025. The record is 37 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at King Khaled Intl by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1984
1 day
1985
1 day
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
1 day
1991
1 day
1992
1 day
1993
1 day
1994
1 day
1995
n/a
1996
13 days
1997
30 days
1998
37 days
1999
n/a
2000
1 day
2001
n/a
2002
1 day
2003
1 day
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
1 day
2007
n/a
2008
1 day
2009
n/a
2010
1 day
2011
n/a
2012
1 day
2013
1 day
2014
n/a
2015
1 day
2016
1 day
2017
1 day
2018
2 days
2019
1 day
2020
1 day
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
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.
Download the Data
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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.