El Obeid Weather Records (SU000062771)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Obeid (SU000062771), Sudan, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for El Obeid

El Obeid (SU000062771) is a weather station in Sudan at 13.17 latitude and 30.23 longitude, 574 m (1,883 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2019, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at El Obeid still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
El Obeid set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 3 April 2014.

About the Station

Location: Sudan, 13.17 latitude, 30.23 longitude.
Elevation: 574 m (1,883 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 El Obeid. 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 El Obeid, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.1 C (104.2 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	41.7 C (107.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	44.0 C (111.2 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.4 C (113.7 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	46.0 C (114.8 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.0 C (109.4 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.0 C (105.8 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.3 C (104.5 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.3 C (104.5 F)	12.1 C (53.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	42.3 C (108.1 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.0 C (104.0 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.4 C (101.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at El Obeid still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 93.

Standing records at El Obeid by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	21
1958	83
1959	69
1960	55
1961	69
1962	47
1963	15
1973	13
1974	8
1976	1
1978	1
1979	7
1980	1
1981	41
1982	8
1983	5
1984	2
1986	5
1987	2
1988	17
1989	69
1990	80
1991	46
1992	93
1993	5
1994	29
1995	8
1996	1
1997	3
1998	33
1999	65
2000	46
2001	43
2002	42
2003	32
2004	28
2005	54
2006	57
2007	39
2008	45
2009	56
2010	41
2011	16
2012	11
2013	41
2014	7
2018	2
2019	2

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at El Obeid between 31 July 2003 and 4 July 2008. Each dot is a new record.

When El Obeid set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2003-07-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 136.1 mm (5.4 in)
2004-06-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 172.2 mm (6.8 in)
2008-07-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 220.2 mm (8.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 220.2 mm (8.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Obeid. The most was 220.2 mm (8.7 in) on 4 July 2008.

Record daily precipitation for each month at El Obeid
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 January 2001
Feb	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	14 February 2001
Mar	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 March 2002
Apr	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 April 2004
May	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	13 May 2006
Jun	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	24 June 2004
Jul	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	4 July 2008
Aug	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	17 August 2009
Sep	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	3 September 2003
Oct	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	17 October 2004
Nov	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 November 2002
Dec	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 December 2001

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2019

50 years of record at El Obeid, 1957 to 2019. 45 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and others.

Days with data per year at El Obeid
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	176	48%	No
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	359	98%	Yes
1960	363	99%	Yes
1961	359	98%	Yes
1962	358	98%	Yes
1963	178	49%	No
1973	50	14%	No
1974	24	7%	No
1976	5	1%	No
1977	7	2%	No
1978	7	2%	No
1979	45	12%	No
1980	15	4%	No
1981	172	47%	No
1982	26	7%	No
1983	29	8%	No
1984	5	1%	No
1986	25	7%	No
1987	10	3%	No
1988	83	23%	No
1989	216	59%	No
1990	207	57%	No
1991	184	50%	No
1992	268	73%	No
1993	27	7%	No
1994	87	24%	No
1995	24	7%	No
1996	2	1%	No
1997	20	5%	No
1998	192	53%	No
1999	254	70%	No
2000	262	72%	No
2001	244	67%	No
2002	129	35%	No
2003	146	40%	No
2004	140	38%	No
2005	195	53%	No
2006	255	70%	No
2007	246	67%	No
2008	272	74%	No
2009	247	68%	No
2010	153	42%	No
2011	103	28%	No
2012	78	21%	No
2013	217	59%	No
2014	53	15%	No
2015	3	1%	No
2018	11	3%	No
2019	7	2%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at El Obeid
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2014	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2012	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2011	El Obeid, SD	daily rain (Tie)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2011	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2011	El Obeid, SD	daily rain (Tie)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2011	El Obeid, SD	daily rain (Tie)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2011	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2011	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2011	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2009	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2009	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2009	El Obeid, SD	monthly rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2009	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	134.7 mm (5.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	El Obeid, SD	monthly rain (Tie)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	tie	8 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2008	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2008	El Obeid, SD	all-time rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2007	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2019

Yearly extremes at El Obeid: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.0 C (114.8 F)	2001	42.5 C (108.5 F)	50
Coldest night (TNn)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1992	10.2 C (50.4 F)	51
Wettest day (Rx1day)	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	2008	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	319.2 mm (12.6 in)	2006	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	36
Longest dry spell (CDD)	187 days	1970	84 days	57

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at El Obeid, 1957 to 2019. The record is 46.0 C (114.8 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.5 C (108.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at El Obeid by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1959	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1960	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1961	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1962	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1963	42.2 C (108.0 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	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1974	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1975	n/a
1976	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1977	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1979	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1980	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1981	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1982	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1983	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1984	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1985	n/a
1986	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1989	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1990	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1991	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1992	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1993	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1994	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1995	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1996	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1997	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1998	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1999	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2000	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2001	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2002	44.2 C (111.6 F)
2003	45.4 C (113.7 F)
2004	43.8 C (110.8 F)
2005	44.3 C (111.7 F)
2006	43.4 C (110.1 F)
2007	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2008	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2009	45.3 C (113.5 F)
2010	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2011	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2012	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2013	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2014	41.5 C (106.7 F)
2015	35.8 C (96.4 F)
2018	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2019	43.5 C (110.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at El Obeid, 1957 to 2019. The record is 5.0 C (41.0 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.2 C (50.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at El Obeid by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1958	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1959	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1960	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1961	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1962	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1963	12.2 C (54.0 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	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1976	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1977	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1978	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1979	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1980	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1981	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1982	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1983	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1984	16.3 C (61.3 F)
1985	n/a
1986	10.7 C (51.3 F)
1987	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1988	10.5 C (50.9 F)
1989	7.7 C (45.9 F)
1990	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1991	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1992	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1993	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1994	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1995	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1996	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1997	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1998	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1999	10.2 C (50.4 F)
2000	8.8 C (47.8 F)
2001	9.6 C (49.3 F)
2002	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2003	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2004	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2005	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2006	7.5 C (45.5 F)
2007	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2008	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2009	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2010	12.0 C (53.6 F)
2011	11.3 C (52.3 F)
2012	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2013	9.6 C (49.3 F)
2014	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2015	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2018	11.5 C (52.7 F)
2019	19.5 C (67.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at El Obeid, 1957 to 2019. The record is 220.2 mm (8.7 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.9 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Obeid by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1959	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1963	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1964	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1967	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1968	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1969	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1970	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1971	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1972	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1975	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1976	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1977	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1978	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1979	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1981	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1982	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1986	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1989	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1990	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1991	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1992	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1994	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1996	n/a
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2000	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2001	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
2004	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
2005	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2006	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
2007	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2008	220.2 mm (8.7 in)
2009	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
2010	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2011	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2012	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2013	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2014	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2015	n/a
2018	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2019	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at El Obeid, 1957 to 2019. The record is 319.2 mm (12.6 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.2 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Obeid by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1960	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1962	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1963	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1964	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1965	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1966	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1967	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1969	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1970	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1971	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1972	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1974	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1976	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1977	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1978	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1979	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1980	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1982	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1983	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1984	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1985	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1987	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	189.9 mm (7.5 in)
2005	n/a
2006	319.2 mm (12.6 in)
2007	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
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 El Obeid, 1957 to 2019. The record is 187 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Obeid by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	64 days
1958	107 days
1959	99 days
1960	84 days
1961	159 days
1962	155 days
1963	98 days
1964	143 days
1965	161 days
1966	138 days
1967	116 days
1968	154 days
1969	102 days
1970	187 days
1971	150 days
1972	143 days
1973	94 days
1974	152 days
1975	121 days
1976	95 days
1977	140 days
1978	110 days
1979	158 days
1980	86 days
1981	81 days
1982	115 days
1983	153 days
1984	150 days
1985	142 days
1986	173 days
1987	137 days
1988	2 days
1989	3 days
1990	3 days
1991	4 days
1992	2 days
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	1 day
1996	n/a
1997	1 day
1998	3 days
1999	2 days
2000	3 days
2001	2 days
2002	2 days
2003	2 days
2004	3 days
2005	3 days
2006	2 days
2007	2 days
2008	2 days
2009	2 days
2010	1 day
2011	1 day
2012	1 day
2013	1 day
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
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

30 years, 1958 to 1987

A day with at least 48.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.3 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at El Obeid: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 30 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, 30 years of values from 1958 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: 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1963; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1959; 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1979.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).