Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wadi Al Dawasir (SAM00041061), Saudi Arabia, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Wadi Al Dawasir
Wadi Al Dawasir (SAM00041061) is a weather station in Saudi Arabia at 20.50 latitude and 45.20 longitude, 629 m (2,062 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1990 to 2025, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wadi Al Dawasir still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wadi Al Dawasir set a daily record low maximum temperature of 40.2 C (104.4 F) on 23 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: Saudi Arabia, 20.50 latitude, 45.20 longitude.
Elevation: 629 m (2,062 ft).
Period of record: 1990 to 2025, 36 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 Wadi Al Dawasir. 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 Wadi Al Dawasir, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
36.0 C (96.8 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
28.0 C (82.4 F)
5.7 C (42.3 F)
Feb
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2.0 C (35.6 F)
n/a
8.0 C (46.4 F)
Mar
42.0 C (107.6 F)
6.0 C (42.8 F)
34.0 C (93.2 F)
13.0 C (55.4 F)
Apr
47.0 C (116.6 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
20.5 C (68.9 F)
May
47.0 C (116.6 F)
18.0 C (64.4 F)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
22.5 C (72.5 F)
Jun
48.0 C (118.4 F)
20.0 C (68.0 F)
47.0 C (116.6 F)
23.2 C (73.8 F)
Jul
48.3 C (118.9 F)
21.0 C (69.8 F)
45.5 C (113.9 F)
25.3 C (77.5 F)
Aug
48.0 C (118.4 F)
18.4 C (65.1 F)
45.1 C (113.2 F)
27.1 C (80.8 F)
Sep
46.0 C (114.8 F)
17.0 C (62.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
41.1 C (106.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.0 C (98.6 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
34.0 C (93.2 F)
0.9 C (33.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wadi Al Dawasir still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Wadi Al Dawasir by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1990
31
1991
30
1992
68
1993
71
1994
57
1995
55
1996
48
1997
50
1998
78
1999
51
2000
38
2001
48
2002
37
2003
36
2004
53
2005
26
2006
33
2007
26
2008
47
2009
29
2010
40
2011
36
2012
40
2013
46
2014
26
2015
43
2016
42
2017
12
2018
33
2019
25
2020
23
2021
25
2022
36
2023
54
2024
61
2025
10
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Wadi Al Dawasir between 13 August 2023 and 13 July 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Wadi Al Dawasir set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2023-08-13
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 34.6 C (94.3 F)
2024-07-10
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 34.8 C (94.6 F)
2024-07-11
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 36.0 C (96.8 F)
2024-07-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 48.3 C (118.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 59.9 mm (2.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wadi Al Dawasir. The most was 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 4 March 1991.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wadi Al Dawasir
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
25 January 1995
Feb
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
14 February 2017
Mar
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
4 March 1991
Apr
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
16 April 2012
May
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1 May 2013
Jun
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2 June 2023
Jul
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
16 July 2005
Aug
0.5 mm (0.02 in)
4 August 2022
Sep
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
4 September 1997
Oct
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1 October 1997
Nov
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
22 November 1995
Dec
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
24 December 1996
Period of Record Coverage
1990 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Wadi Al Dawasir, 1990 to 2025. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Wadi Al Dawasir, 1995 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.8 C (82.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1995, at 26.6 C (79.9 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 28.4 C (83.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wadi Al Dawasir as warming stripes, 1995 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1995
26.6 C
-1.22 C
1996
27.6 C
-0.21 C
1997
27.8 C
-0.07 C
1999
27.8 C
+0.02 C
2000
27.4 C
-0.45 C
2001
27.4 C
-0.38 C
2002
27.7 C
-0.13 C
2003
28.1 C
+0.32 C
2004
28.1 C
+0.26 C
2005
27.8 C
-0.01 C
2006
27.8 C
-0.06 C
2007
27.9 C
+0.04 C
2008
27.4 C
-0.44 C
2009
28.2 C
+0.40 C
2010
28.2 C
+0.35 C
2011
27.5 C
-0.32 C
2012
27.8 C
+0.00 C
2013
27.6 C
-0.21 C
2014
28.0 C
+0.15 C
2015
28.4 C
+0.58 C
2016
28.0 C
+0.22 C
2021
28.4 C
+0.54 C
2022
28.3 C
+0.52 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
1990 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Wadi Al Dawasir: 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)
2024
47.0 C (116.6 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1992
4.0 C (39.2 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1991
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1997
14.0 mm (0.5 in)
2
Longest dry spell (CDD)
16 days
1997
1 day
14
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wadi Al Dawasir, 1990 to 2025. The record is 48.3 C (118.9 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 C (116.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wadi Al Dawasir by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1990
46.3 C (115.3 F)
1991
n/a
1992
45.2 C (113.4 F)
1993
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1994
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1995
46.6 C (115.9 F)
1996
47.0 C (116.6 F)
1997
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1998
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1999
46.5 C (115.7 F)
2000
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2001
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2002
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2003
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2004
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2005
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2006
46.5 C (115.7 F)
2007
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2008
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2009
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2010
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2011
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2012
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2013
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2014
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2015
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2016
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2017
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2018
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2019
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2020
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2021
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2022
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2023
47.0 C (116.6 F)
2024
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2025
47.0 C (116.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wadi Al Dawasir, 1990 to 2025. The record is -2.0 C (28.4 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.0 C (39.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wadi Al Dawasir by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1990
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1991
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1992
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1993
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1994
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1995
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1996
6.6 C (43.9 F)
1997
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1998
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1999
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2000
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2001
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2002
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2003
0.9 C (33.6 F)
2004
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2005
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2006
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2007
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2008
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2009
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2010
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2011
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2012
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2013
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2014
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2015
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2016
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2017
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2018
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2019
7.0 C (44.6 F)
2020
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2021
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2022
7.0 C (44.6 F)
2023
5.8 C (42.4 F)
2024
7.8 C (46.0 F)
2025
5.7 C (42.3 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wadi Al Dawasir, 1990 to 2025. The record is 59.9 mm (2.4 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.9 mm (0.31 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wadi Al Dawasir by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1990
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1991
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1992
n/a
1993
n/a
1994
n/a
1995
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1996
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997
27.9 mm (1.1 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
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2011
n/a
2012
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2013
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2014
n/a
2015
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2016
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2017
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
2018
0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2019
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2020
n/a
2021
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2022
0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2023
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2024
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2025
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wadi Al Dawasir, 1990 to 2025. The record is 27.9 mm (1.1 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.0 mm (0.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wadi Al Dawasir by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1990
n/a
1991
n/a
1992
n/a
1993
n/a
1994
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
n/a
1997
27.9 mm (1.1 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 Wadi Al Dawasir, 1990 to 2025. The record is 16 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wadi Al Dawasir by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1990
1 day
1991
1 day
1992
n/a
1993
n/a
1994
n/a
1995
1 day
1996
3 days
1997
16 days
1998
15 days
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
1 day
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
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
n/a
2018
1 day
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
1 day
2023
1 day
2024
1 day
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 Wadi Al Dawasir standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wadi Al Dawasir 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.