Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Taif (SAM00041036), Saudi Arabia, with 43 years of record.
Key Facts for Taif
Taif (SAM00041036) is a weather station in Saudi Arabia at 21.48 latitude and 40.54 longitude, 1,478 m (4,848 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1983 to 2025, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Taif still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Taif set a daily record low maximum temperature of 33.0 C (91.4 F) on 24 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: Saudi Arabia, 21.48 latitude, 40.54 longitude.
Elevation: 1,478 m (4,848 ft).
Period of record: 1983 to 2025, 43 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 Taif. 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 Taif, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
32.0 C (89.6 F)
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
22.0 C (71.6 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
Feb
33.0 C (91.4 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
8.0 C (46.4 F)
Mar
34.0 C (93.2 F)
0.5 C (32.9 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
9.0 C (48.2 F)
Apr
39.8 C (103.6 F)
7.6 C (45.7 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
May
39.0 C (102.2 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
39.0 C (102.2 F)
16.0 C (60.8 F)
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
14.1 C (57.4 F)
n/a
19.0 C (66.2 F)
Jul
41.0 C (105.8 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
21.0 C (69.8 F)
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
13.5 C (56.3 F)
38.0 C (100.4 F)
22.0 C (71.6 F)
Sep
39.0 C (102.2 F)
14.2 C (57.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
39.0 C (102.2 F)
7.0 C (44.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Taif still stand. 2015 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Taif by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1983
35
1984
34
1985
37
1986
39
1987
23
1988
27
1989
45
1990
18
1991
24
1992
68
1993
33
1994
29
1995
25
1996
39
1997
46
1998
60
1999
39
2000
28
2001
42
2002
34
2003
25
2004
28
2005
22
2006
24
2007
34
2008
30
2009
23
2010
44
2011
36
2012
26
2013
26
2014
21
2015
80
2016
61
2017
29
2018
34
2019
48
2020
17
2021
26
2022
30
2023
35
2024
30
2025
10
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Taif between 7 August 2017 and 7 August 2017. Each dot is a new record.
When Taif set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2017-08-07
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.0 C (84.2 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 277.9 mm (10.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Taif. The most was 277.9 mm (10.9 in) on 21 April 1983.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Taif
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
3 January 2023
Feb
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2 February 1997
Mar
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
17 March 2011
Apr
277.9 mm (10.9 in)
21 April 1983
May
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
20 May 2009
Jun
255.0 mm (10.0 in)
3 June 1983
Jul
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
31 July 2020
Aug
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
5 August 2022
Sep
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
5 September 2007
Oct
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
27 October 1997
Nov
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
20 November 2002
Dec
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
30 December 2022
Period of Record Coverage
1983 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
43 years of record at Taif, 1983 to 2025. 33 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Taif, 1988 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.4 C (74.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 22.2 C (71.9 F), and the warmest was 2021, at 24.6 C (76.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Taif as warming stripes, 1988 to 2021
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1988
23.2 C
-0.20 C
1989
22.3 C
-1.07 C
1996
22.7 C
-0.71 C
1997
22.2 C
-1.22 C
2000
23.3 C
-0.07 C
2001
22.7 C
-0.66 C
2010
23.9 C
+0.51 C
2011
23.4 C
+0.06 C
2012
23.7 C
+0.35 C
2013
23.4 C
-0.02 C
2015
24.5 C
+1.11 C
2016
24.1 C
+0.75 C
2021
24.6 C
+1.17 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
1983 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Taif: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2012
39.0 C (102.2 F)
43
Coldest night (TNn)
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1997
2.8 C (37.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
277.9 mm (10.9 in)
1983
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2012
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
4
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1997
1 day
14
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Taif, 1983 to 2025. The record is 41.0 C (105.8 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 C (102.2 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Taif by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1983
39.8 C (103.6 F)
1984
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1985
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1986
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1987
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1988
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1989
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1990
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1991
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1992
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1993
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1994
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1995
39.5 C (103.1 F)
1996
39.6 C (103.3 F)
1997
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1998
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2000
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2001
39.6 C (103.3 F)
2002
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2005
39.5 C (103.1 F)
2006
38.8 C (101.8 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2009
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2010
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2011
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2012
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2013
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2014
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2015
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017
36.0 C (96.8 F)
2018
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2019
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2020
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2021
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2022
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2023
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2024
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2025
39.0 C (102.2 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Taif, 1983 to 2025. The record is -1.5 C (29.3 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.8 C (37.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Taif by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1983
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1984
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1985
4.2 C (39.6 F)
1986
1.3 C (34.3 F)
1987
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1988
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1989
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1990
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1991
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1992
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1993
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1994
2.9 C (37.2 F)
1995
3.8 C (38.8 F)
1996
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1997
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1998
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1999
1.9 C (35.4 F)
2000
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2001
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002
1.2 C (34.2 F)
2003
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2004
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2005
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2006
3.5 C (38.3 F)
2007
3.8 C (38.8 F)
2008
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2010
3.6 C (38.5 F)
2011
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2012
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2013
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2014
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2015
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2016
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2017
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2018
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2019
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2020
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2021
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2022
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2023
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2024
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2025
5.0 C (41.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Taif, 1983 to 2025. The record is 277.9 mm (10.9 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.1 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Taif by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1983
277.9 mm (10.9 in)
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
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1994
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1998
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2007
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2008
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2009
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2010
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
2011
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2012
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2013
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2014
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2015
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2016
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2017
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2018
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2019
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2020
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2021
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2022
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2023
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2024
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2025
2.0 mm (0.08 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Taif, 1983 to 2025. The record is 34.0 mm (1.3 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.0 mm (0.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Taif by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
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
25.9 mm (1.0 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
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
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 Taif, 1983 to 2025. The record is 37 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Taif by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1983
1 day
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
1 day
1994
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
8 days
1997
37 days
1998
17 days
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
1 day
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
1 day
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
1 day
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
1 day
2016
1 day
2017
1 day
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
1 day
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.
Download the Data
Data for Taif standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Taif 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.