Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for King Khaled Ab (SAM00041114), Saudi Arabia, with 43 years of record.
Key Facts for King Khaled Ab
King Khaled Ab (SAM00041114) is a weather station in Saudi Arabia at 18.30 latitude and 42.80 longitude, 2,066 m (6,778 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1983 to 2025, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at King Khaled Ab still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
King Khaled Ab set a daily record low maximum temperature of 26.0 C (78.8 F) on 23 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: Saudi Arabia, 18.30 latitude, 42.80 longitude.
Elevation: 2,066 m (6,778 ft).
Period of record: 1983 to 2025, 43 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
1 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 Ab. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at King Khaled Ab, 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)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
19.1 C (66.4 F)
4.7 C (40.5 F)
Feb
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
n/a
7.5 C (45.5 F)
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
n/a
6.8 C (44.2 F)
Apr
33.0 C (91.4 F)
7.0 C (44.6 F)
n/a
13.7 C (56.7 F)
May
34.7 C (94.5 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
28.4 C (83.1 F)
14.9 C (58.8 F)
Jun
37.3 C (99.1 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
33.2 C (91.8 F)
16.9 C (62.4 F)
Jul
38.0 C (100.4 F)
9.2 C (48.6 F)
30.4 C (86.7 F)
17.7 C (63.9 F)
Aug
37.6 C (99.7 F)
9.0 C (48.2 F)
32.3 C (90.1 F)
16.0 C (60.8 F)
Sep
38.4 C (101.1 F)
6.5 C (43.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1.6 C (34.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.0 C (91.4 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.4 C (86.7 F)
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at King Khaled Ab still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 98.
Standing records at King Khaled Ab by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1983
98
1984
90
1985
97
1986
37
1987
26
1988
22
1989
32
1990
31
1991
25
1992
53
1993
41
1994
22
1995
22
1996
17
1997
25
1998
40
1999
37
2000
22
2001
22
2002
23
2003
28
2004
28
2005
29
2006
15
2007
25
2008
27
2009
23
2010
27
2011
35
2012
36
2013
29
2014
16
2015
30
2016
29
2017
6
2018
47
2019
52
2020
35
2021
39
2022
47
2023
37
2024
26
2025
16
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at King Khaled Ab between 27 June 2020 and 27 June 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When King Khaled Ab set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2020-06-27
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.0 C (73.4 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 145.0 mm (5.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at King Khaled Ab. The most was 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 13 October 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at King Khaled Ab
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
18 January 2011
Feb
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1 February 1997
Mar
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2 March 1997
Apr
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
14 April 2016
May
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
26 May 2019
Jun
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1 June 2007
Jul
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
26 July 2022
Aug
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
3 August 2010
Sep
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2 September 1996
Oct
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
13 October 2002
Nov
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
24 November 2024
Dec
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
18 December 1996
Period of Record Coverage
1983 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
43 years of record at King Khaled Ab, 1983 to 2025. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2016 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at King Khaled Ab, 1984 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.4 C (68.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 18.3 C (64.9 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 21.2 C (70.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at King Khaled Ab as warming stripes, 1984 to 2016
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1984
18.3 C
-2.06 C
1991
20.5 C
+0.13 C
1992
19.4 C
-1.00 C
1993
19.8 C
-0.53 C
1994
20.2 C
-0.17 C
1995
19.9 C
-0.47 C
1996
20.1 C
-0.30 C
1997
20.0 C
-0.38 C
1998
20.7 C
+0.30 C
1999
20.7 C
+0.37 C
2000
20.8 C
+0.47 C
2001
20.4 C
+0.07 C
2002
20.8 C
+0.45 C
2003
20.9 C
+0.55 C
2004
20.6 C
+0.20 C
2005
20.8 C
+0.41 C
2007
20.5 C
+0.12 C
2009
20.8 C
+0.44 C
2012
20.5 C
+0.09 C
2014
20.7 C
+0.30 C
2015
21.2 C
+0.79 C
2016
20.6 C
+0.28 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 King Khaled Ab: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
43
Coldest night (TNn)
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1983
3.9 C (39.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2002
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1997
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
3
Longest dry spell (CDD)
32 days
1997
1 day
14
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at King Khaled Ab, 1983 to 2025. The record is 38.4 C (101.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at King Khaled Ab by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1983
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1984
32.7 C (90.9 F)
1985
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1986
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1987
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1988
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1989
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1990
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1991
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1992
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1993
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1994
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1995
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1996
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1997
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1998
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1999
34.8 C (94.6 F)
2000
34.8 C (94.6 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2004
34.8 C (94.6 F)
2005
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2010
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2011
35.5 C (95.9 F)
2012
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2013
34.0 C (93.2 F)
2014
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2015
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2016
36.2 C (97.2 F)
2017
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2018
37.3 C (99.1 F)
2019
37.3 C (99.1 F)
2020
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2021
35.3 C (95.5 F)
2022
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2023
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2024
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2025
33.2 C (91.8 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at King Khaled Ab, 1983 to 2025. The record is -1.6 C (29.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.9 C (39.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at King Khaled Ab by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1983
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1984
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1986
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1987
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1988
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1989
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1990
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1991
4.7 C (40.5 F)
1992
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1993
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1994
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1995
4.5 C (40.1 F)
1996
4.8 C (40.6 F)
1997
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1998
4.1 C (39.4 F)
1999
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2000
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2001
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2002
5.8 C (42.4 F)
2003
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2004
1.9 C (35.4 F)
2005
3.8 C (38.8 F)
2006
4.8 C (40.6 F)
2007
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2008
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2009
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2010
1.4 C (34.5 F)
2011
2.6 C (36.7 F)
2012
4.4 C (39.9 F)
2013
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2014
6.5 C (43.7 F)
2015
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2016
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2017
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2018
8.0 C (46.4 F)
2019
6.5 C (43.7 F)
2020
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2021
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2022
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2023
2.5 C (36.5 F)
2024
3.9 C (39.0 F)
2025
4.7 C (40.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at King Khaled Ab, 1983 to 2025. The record is 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.9 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at King Khaled Ab by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1983
2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1984
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1985
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
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
25.9 mm (1.0 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
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2007
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2008
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2009
n/a
2010
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2011
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2012
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2013
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2014
2.3 mm (0.09 in)
2015
4.3 mm (0.17 in)
2016
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2017
n/a
2018
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2019
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2020
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2021
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2022
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2023
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2024
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2025
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at King Khaled Ab, 1983 to 2025. The record is 55.8 mm (2.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 mm (0.00 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at King Khaled Ab 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
55.8 mm (2.2 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 Ab, 1983 to 2025. The record is 32 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at King Khaled Ab by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1983
1 day
1984
1 day
1985
2 days
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
7 days
1997
32 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
1 day
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
1 day
2014
1 day
2015
1 day
2016
1 day
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
1 day
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.
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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.