Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sharurah (SAM00041136), Saudi Arabia, with 43 years of record.
Key Facts for Sharurah
Sharurah (SAM00041136) is a weather station in Saudi Arabia at 17.47 latitude and 47.12 longitude, 720 m (2,363 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1983 to 2025, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sharurah still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sharurah set a daily record low maximum temperature of 39.0 C (102.2 F) on 24 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: Saudi Arabia, 17.47 latitude, 47.12 longitude.
Elevation: 720 m (2,363 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 Sharurah. 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 Sharurah, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
36.4 C (97.5 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
31.0 C (87.8 F)
7.0 C (44.6 F)
Feb
39.1 C (102.4 F)
2.0 C (35.6 F)
n/a
9.7 C (49.5 F)
Mar
42.0 C (107.6 F)
6.0 C (42.8 F)
37.0 C (98.6 F)
14.0 C (57.2 F)
Apr
43.0 C (109.4 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
19.3 C (66.7 F)
May
45.0 C (113.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
43.0 C (109.4 F)
21.6 C (70.9 F)
Jun
46.7 C (116.1 F)
18.0 C (64.4 F)
n/a
22.3 C (72.1 F)
Jul
48.8 C (119.8 F)
19.0 C (66.2 F)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
24.0 C (75.2 F)
Aug
46.2 C (115.2 F)
20.0 C (68.0 F)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
22.5 C (72.5 F)
Sep
45.0 C (113.0 F)
14.5 C (58.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.7 C (105.3 F)
9.0 C (48.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.0 C (98.6 F)
4.3 C (39.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
37.0 C (98.6 F)
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sharurah still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Sharurah by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1984
1
1985
52
1986
25
1987
40
1988
50
1989
34
1990
27
1991
38
1992
63
1993
62
1994
23
1995
43
1996
56
1997
53
1998
61
1999
24
2000
33
2001
28
2002
29
2003
28
2004
30
2005
12
2006
25
2007
16
2008
43
2009
20
2010
26
2011
49
2012
38
2013
43
2014
16
2015
41
2016
34
2017
9
2018
48
2019
38
2020
34
2021
21
2022
38
2023
38
2024
66
2025
9
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Sharurah between 12 July 2024 and 13 July 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Sharurah set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2024-07-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 33.7 C (92.7 F)
2024-07-13
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 34.3 C (93.7 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 59.9 mm (2.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sharurah. The most was 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 25 November 2004.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sharurah
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
25 January 2012
Feb
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
20 February 1987
Mar
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
24 March 2015
Apr
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
21 April 2020
May
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1 May 2011
Jun
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1 June 1997
Jul
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
31 July 2022
Aug
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
14 August 2013
Sep
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
27 September 2019
Oct
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
24 October 2008
Nov
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
25 November 2004
Dec
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
8 December 2003
Period of Record Coverage
1985 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Sharurah, 1985 to 2025. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Sharurah, 1986 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.9 C (82.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 26.4 C (79.6 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 28.7 C (83.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sharurah as warming stripes, 1986 to 2021
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1986
27.7 C
-0.20 C
1987
28.1 C
+0.23 C
1988
27.9 C
-0.01 C
1989
27.0 C
-0.84 C
1990
27.5 C
-0.42 C
1991
27.7 C
-0.16 C
1992
26.8 C
-1.06 C
1993
26.4 C
-1.46 C
1994
27.5 C
-0.39 C
1996
27.1 C
-0.79 C
1997
27.2 C
-0.64 C
1999
28.3 C
+0.43 C
2000
28.2 C
+0.30 C
2001
28.1 C
+0.17 C
2002
28.2 C
+0.27 C
2003
28.0 C
+0.16 C
2004
27.6 C
-0.28 C
2006
28.1 C
+0.26 C
2007
28.1 C
+0.24 C
2008
27.4 C
-0.45 C
2009
28.6 C
+0.73 C
2010
28.6 C
+0.69 C
2011
28.4 C
+0.52 C
2012
28.7 C
+0.80 C
2013
27.7 C
-0.20 C
2014
28.2 C
+0.31 C
2015
28.6 C
+0.68 C
2016
28.5 C
+0.57 C
2021
28.3 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
1983 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Sharurah: 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)
1985
45.0 C (113.0 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2006
4.0 C (39.2 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2003
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
19
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
11
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sharurah, 1983 to 2025. The record is 48.8 C (119.8 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 C (113.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sharurah by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
48.8 C (119.8 F)
1986
44.6 C (112.3 F)
1987
45.3 C (113.5 F)
1988
44.6 C (112.3 F)
1989
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1990
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1991
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1992
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1993
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1994
44.2 C (111.6 F)
1995
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1996
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1997
45.3 C (113.5 F)
1998
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1999
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2000
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2001
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2002
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2003
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2004
44.8 C (112.6 F)
2005
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2006
44.8 C (112.6 F)
2007
45.2 C (113.4 F)
2008
45.8 C (114.4 F)
2009
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2010
45.5 C (113.9 F)
2011
45.8 C (114.4 F)
2012
45.2 C (113.4 F)
2013
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2014
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2015
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2016
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2017
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2018
46.2 C (115.2 F)
2019
46.3 C (115.3 F)
2020
45.4 C (113.7 F)
2021
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2022
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2023
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2024
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2025
45.0 C (113.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sharurah, 1983 to 2025. The record is -2.0 C (28.4 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.0 C (39.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sharurah by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1983
n/a
1984
13.2 C (55.8 F)
1985
3.2 C (37.8 F)
1986
0.8 C (33.4 F)
1987
2.6 C (36.7 F)
1988
6.2 C (43.2 F)
1989
5.5 C (41.9 F)
1990
3.8 C (38.8 F)
1991
4.3 C (39.7 F)
1992
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1993
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1994
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1995
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1996
5.5 C (41.9 F)
1997
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1998
5.5 C (41.9 F)
1999
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2000
5.5 C (41.9 F)
2001
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2002
7.0 C (44.6 F)
2003
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2004
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2005
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2006
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2007
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2008
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2009
3.5 C (38.3 F)
2010
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2011
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2012
7.0 C (44.6 F)
2013
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2014
5.5 C (41.9 F)
2015
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2016
6.5 C (43.7 F)
2017
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2018
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2019
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2020
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2021
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2022
8.0 C (46.4 F)
2023
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2024
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2025
7.0 C (44.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sharurah, 1983 to 2025. The record is 59.9 mm (2.4 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.9 mm (0.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sharurah by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1983
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
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
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2004
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2009
n/a
2010
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2011
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2012
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2013
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2014
n/a
2015
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2016
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2017
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2018
n/a
2019
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2020
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2021
n/a
2022
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sharurah, 1983 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 Sharurah 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
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 Sharurah, 1983 to 2025. The record is 37 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sharurah by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1983
1 day
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
1 day
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
30 days
1998
37 days
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
1 day
2004
1 day
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
1 day
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
1 day
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
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
Data for Sharurah standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sharurah 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.