Saudi Arabia: Weather Records and Extremes

29 weather records set or tied in Saudi Arabia in 2026: 19 highs and 10 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has 28 stations in the data, on Asia.
29 weather records were set or tied in Saudi Arabia in 2026: 19 record highs and 10 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 5.96 to 1 in Saudi Arabia.
1997 holds the most standing records in Saudi Arabia: 5,403.
Gassim set a daily record low maximum temperature of 21.3 C (70.3 F) on 23 April 2026.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

17 highs, 9 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in Saudi Arabia, cold squares more lows. The busiest day was 28 January 2026 with 1 highs and 0 lows.

Record highs and lows per day in Saudi Arabia in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-05	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-09	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-21	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-24	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-29	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-07	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-17	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-01	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-01	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-07	1 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

1987 to 2026

Records set or tied in Saudi Arabia each year from 1987 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 29.

Weather records per year in Saudi Arabia, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Total
1987	25	5	3	12	45
1988	16	4	5	3	28
1989	15	11	3	17	46
1990	19	3	5	9	36
1991	3	12	8	14	37
1992	4	17	5	21	47
1993	8	5	5	5	23
1994	20	4	6	8	38
1995	7	3	1	7	18
1996	6	2	10	4	22
1997	12	4	3	3	22
1998	32	2	10	1	45
1999	20	0	12	3	35
2000	18	4	14	6	42
2001	45	3	26	10	84
2002	31	2	22	2	57
2003	19	2	14	8	43
2004	24	2	23	11	60
2005	17	4	27	6	54
2006	60	26	109	31	226
2007	123	29	81	48	281
2008	202	101	184	80	567
2009	195	51	185	33	464
2010	453	18	453	12	936
2011	97	60	121	88	366
2012	131	42	243	55	471
2013	145	131	292	57	625
2014	62	40	388	37	527
2015	359	98	818	56	1,331
2016	341	88	542	68	1,039
2017	255	31	495	59	840
2018	312	78	523	32	945
2019	225	108	510	60	903
2020	204	100	391	39	734
2021	215	60	464	23	762
2022	172	110	374	45	701
2023	122	70	563	31	786
2024	131	35	652	31	849
2025	68	52	255	13	388
2026	0	8	17	1	26

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in Saudi Arabia: 1980s 1.3 to 1, 1990s 1.5 to 1, 2000s 3.1 to 1, 2010s 5.7 to 1, 2020s 6.0 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

1997: 5,403

Records still standing in Saudi Arabia, by the year they were set. 1997 holds the most with 5,403.

Standing records in Saudi Arabia by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	992
1950	25
1951	25
1952	33
1953	45
1954	35
1955	30
1956	38
1957	40
1958	212
1959	145
1960	55
1961	96
1962	7
1963	12
1964	7
1965	9
1966	30
1967	39
1968	33
1973	411
1974	390
1975	159
1976	204
1977	333
1978	1,370
1979	510
1980	478
1981	419
1982	546
1983	1,180
1984	1,307
1985	1,037
1986	825
1987	802
1988	657
1989	1,131
1990	769
1991	1,026
1992	1,678
1993	944
1994	930
1995	755
1996	1,012
1997	5,403
1998	2,016
1999	749
2000	767
2001	718
2002	723
2003	782
2004	804
2005	651
2006	795
2007	674
2008	977
2009	748
2010	1,338
2011	793
2012	788
2013	729
2014	503
2015	1,192
2016	993
2017	816
2018	1,019
2019	998
2020	833
2021	848
2022	828
2023	953
2024	961
2025	567
2026	107

Record Map for 2026

36 stations

The 36 highest significance station records of 2026 in Saudi Arabia, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Saudi Arabia in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in Saudi Arabia by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 2026	Gassim, SA	daily low max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2025	Gassim, SA	daily low max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2026	Gassim, SA	daily high min (Provisional)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2026	Gassim, SA	daily high min (Provisional)	27.4 C (81.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2026	Gassim, SA	daily low max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2026	Gassim, SA	daily high min (Provisional)	27.4 C (81.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026	Gassim, SA	daily high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2026	Gassim, SA	daily low max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2026	Gassim, SA	daily low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2026	Gassim, SA	daily low max	20.3 C (68.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Saudi Arabia by Year

Stations

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Stations in Saudi Arabia
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Dhahran	n/a	1949	71 years	Threshold days
Al-Madinah	n/a	1958	68 years	Threshold days
Arar	n/a	1963	63 years	Threshold days
Qaisumah	n/a	1963	63 years	Threshold days
Rafha	n/a	1963	63 years	Threshold days
Turaif	n/a	1963	63 years	Threshold days
Gassim	n/a	1973	54 years	Threshold days
Hail	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Riyadh Obs. (O.A.P.	n/a	1973	42 years	Threshold days
Tabuk	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Wejh	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Yenbo	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Al-Jouf	n/a	1974	52 years	Threshold days
Jeddah (King Abdul	n/a	1978	48 years	Threshold days
Al Ahsa	n/a	1981	45 years	Threshold days
Abha	n/a	1983	43 years	Threshold days
Al Baha	n/a	1983	43 years	Threshold days
Bisha	n/a	1983	43 years	Threshold days
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz	n/a	1983	43 years	Threshold days
King Khaled Ab	n/a	1983	43 years	Threshold days
Makkah/Mecca	n/a	1983	36 years	Threshold days
Nejran	n/a	1983	43 years	Threshold days
Sharurah	n/a	1983	43 years	Threshold days
Taif	n/a	1983	43 years	Threshold days
King Khaled Intl	n/a	1984	42 years	Threshold days
Al-Dawadami	n/a	1985	42 years	Threshold days
Guriat	n/a	1985	41 years	Threshold days
Wadi Al Dawasir	n/a	1990	36 years	Threshold days

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Sources: 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)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Decade	Highs per low
1980s	1.31 to 1
1990s	1.54 to 1
2000s	3.14 to 1
2010s	5.68 to 1
2020s	5.96 to 1