Khartoum Weather Records (SU000062721)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Khartoum (SU000062721), Sudan, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Khartoum

Khartoum (SU000062721) is a weather station in Sudan at 15.60 latitude and 32.55 longitude, 380 m (1,247 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2019, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Khartoum still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Khartoum set a daily record precipitation of 1.0 mm (0.04 in) on 22 June 2013.

About the Station

Location: Sudan, 15.60 latitude, 32.55 longitude.
Elevation: 380 m (1,247 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2019, 63 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Khartoum. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Khartoum, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.0 C (107.6 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	45.5 C (113.9 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	49.0 C (120.2 F)	16.5 C (61.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	47.5 C (117.5 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	51.5 C (124.7 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	48.3 C (118.9 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.5 C (110.3 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	45.3 C (113.5 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	43.5 C (110.3 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.3 C (106.3 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.5 C (103.1 F)	9.5 C (49.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Khartoum still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Khartoum by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	21
1958	57
1959	71
1960	48
1961	55
1962	42
1963	11
1973	13
1974	3
1977	3
1978	1
1979	12
1980	7
1981	7
1982	16
1983	20
1984	1
1985	1
1986	18
1987	7
1988	15
1989	36
1990	68
1991	53
1992	81
1993	13
1994	52
1995	33
1996	11
1997	17
1998	44
1999	49
2000	44
2001	23
2002	32
2003	39
2004	23
2005	46
2006	56
2007	51
2008	44
2009	53
2010	50
2011	26
2012	23
2013	43
2014	16
2015	5
2018	2
2019	2

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Khartoum between 9 September 2002 and 23 August 2005. Each dot is a new record.

When Khartoum set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2002-09-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2003-09-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 136.1 mm (5.4 in)
2005-08-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 180.6 mm (7.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 180.6 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Khartoum. The most was 180.6 mm (7.1 in) on 23 August 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Khartoum
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 January 2001
Feb	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	14 February 2001
Mar	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 March 2005
Apr	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 April 2001
May	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 May 2001
Jun	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 June 2004
Jul	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	17 July 2006
Aug	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	23 August 2005
Sep	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	14 September 2003
Oct	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	3 October 2003
Nov	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 November 2002
Dec	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 December 2000

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2019

52 years of record at Khartoum, 1957 to 2019. 47 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and others.

Days with data per year at Khartoum
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	182	50%	No
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	361	99%	Yes
1960	363	99%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	359	98%	Yes
1963	180	49%	No
1973	87	24%	No
1974	44	12%	No
1975	5	1%	No
1976	9	2%	No
1977	21	6%	No
1978	19	5%	No
1979	67	18%	No
1980	36	10%	No
1981	68	19%	No
1982	43	12%	No
1983	54	15%	No
1984	11	3%	No
1985	4	1%	No
1986	58	16%	No
1987	41	11%	No
1988	129	35%	No
1989	242	66%	No
1990	280	77%	No
1991	297	81%	No
1992	316	86%	No
1993	62	17%	No
1994	213	58%	No
1995	155	42%	No
1996	47	13%	No
1997	111	30%	No
1998	268	73%	No
1999	297	81%	No
2000	296	81%	No
2001	262	72%	No
2002	186	51%	No
2003	181	50%	No
2004	182	50%	No
2005	260	71%	No
2006	280	77%	No
2007	257	70%	No
2008	283	77%	No
2009	266	73%	No
2010	239	65%	No
2011	215	59%	No
2012	183	50%	No
2013	256	70%	No
2014	105	29%	No
2015	32	9%	No
2018	16	4%	No
2019	6	2%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Khartoum
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 June 2013	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2012	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	7 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2012	Khartoum, SD	monthly rain (Tie)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	tie	7 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2012	Khartoum, SD	monthly rain (Tie)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	tie	11 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain (Tie)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain (Tie)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain (Tie)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2011	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2010	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2008	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2007	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	1 year	7 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 2007	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Khartoum: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	51.5 C (124.7 F)	1990	45.2 C (113.4 F)	52
Coldest night (TNn)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	1992	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	2005	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	2003	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	45
Longest dry spell (CDD)	265 days	1984	86 days	60

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Khartoum, 1957 to 2019. The record is 51.5 C (124.7 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.2 C (113.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Khartoum by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1958	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1959	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1960	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1961	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1962	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1963	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1974	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1975	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1976	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1977	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1979	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1980	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1981	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1982	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1983	46.5 C (115.7 F)
1984	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1985	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1986	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1987	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1988	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1989	45.7 C (114.3 F)
1990	51.5 C (124.7 F)
1991	47.5 C (117.5 F)
1992	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1993	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1994	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1995	46.5 C (115.7 F)
1996	45.8 C (114.4 F)
1997	45.3 C (113.5 F)
1998	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1999	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2000	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2001	45.4 C (113.7 F)
2002	49.0 C (120.2 F)
2003	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2004	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2005	45.1 C (113.2 F)
2006	45.5 C (113.9 F)
2007	46.3 C (115.3 F)
2008	45.5 C (113.9 F)
2009	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2010	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2011	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2012	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2013	45.7 C (114.3 F)
2014	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2015	43.7 C (110.7 F)
2018	41.5 C (106.7 F)
2019	45.3 C (113.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Khartoum, 1957 to 2019. The record is 1.3 C (34.3 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.1 C (52.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Khartoum by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1958	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1959	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1960	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1961	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1962	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1963	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1974	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1975	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1976	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1977	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1978	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1979	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1980	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1981	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1982	8.6 C (47.5 F)
1983	10.5 C (50.9 F)
1984	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1985	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1986	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1987	11.3 C (52.3 F)
1988	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1989	10.5 C (50.9 F)
1990	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1991	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1992	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1993	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1994	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1995	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1996	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1997	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1998	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1999	12.5 C (54.5 F)
2000	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2001	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2002	8.6 C (47.5 F)
2003	13.0 C (55.4 F)
2004	12.0 C (53.6 F)
2005	10.3 C (50.5 F)
2006	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2007	10.2 C (50.4 F)
2008	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2009	12.5 C (54.5 F)
2010	13.4 C (56.1 F)
2011	12.5 C (54.5 F)
2012	11.0 C (51.8 F)
2013	11.0 C (51.8 F)
2014	13.0 C (55.4 F)
2015	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2018	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2019	18.5 C (65.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Khartoum, 1957 to 2019. The record is 180.6 mm (7.1 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Khartoum by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1959	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1960	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1963	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1964	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1965	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1966	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1967	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1968	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1969	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1970	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1971	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1972	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1973	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1975	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1978	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1979	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1980	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1981	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1983	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1985	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1986	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
1987	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1990	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1991	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1996	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1997	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1998	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1999	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2000	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2001	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2003	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
2004	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
2006	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2007	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2008	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2009	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2011	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2012	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2013	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2014	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2015	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2018	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2019	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Khartoum, 1957 to 2019. The record is 212.3 mm (8.4 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.5 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Khartoum by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1958	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1959	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1960	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1963	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1965	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1967	165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1968	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1970	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1972	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1973	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1974	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1977	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1978	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1979	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1980	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1981	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1985	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1986	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1987	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1988	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1989	n/a
1990	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1991	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1992	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1993	n/a
1994	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1999	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2000	n/a
2001	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2002	n/a
2003	212.3 mm (8.4 in)
2004	n/a
2005	189.9 mm (7.5 in)
2006	192.2 mm (7.6 in)
2007	n/a
2008	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
2009	n/a
2010	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Khartoum, 1957 to 2019. The record is 265 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Khartoum by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	150 days
1958	145 days
1959	136 days
1960	133 days
1961	167 days
1962	168 days
1963	126 days
1964	99 days
1965	160 days
1966	143 days
1967	79 days
1968	140 days
1969	167 days
1970	130 days
1971	181 days
1972	162 days
1973	135 days
1974	151 days
1975	120 days
1976	189 days
1977	192 days
1978	180 days
1979	147 days
1980	154 days
1981	140 days
1982	93 days
1983	126 days
1984	265 days
1985	140 days
1986	181 days
1987	143 days
1988	3 days
1989	4 days
1990	8 days
1991	5 days
1992	5 days
1993	1 day
1994	6 days
1995	9 days
1996	2 days
1997	3 days
1998	15 days
1999	5 days
2000	4 days
2001	3 days
2002	3 days
2003	5 days
2004	3 days
2005	2 days
2006	1 day
2007	2 days
2008	1 day
2009	2 days
2010	2 days
2011	1 day
2012	2 days
2013	1 day
2014	2 days
2015	1 day
2018	1 day
2019	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

31 years, 1957 to 1987

A day with at least 35.8 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 92.6 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Khartoum: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 31 years of values from 1957 to 1987.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 83.5 mm (3.3 in) in 1964; 74.3 mm (2.9 in) in 1967; 65.2 mm (2.6 in) in 1972.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).