Saudi Arabia Weather Records in 2019
903 weather records set or tied in Saudi Arabia in 2019, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.
Key Facts for Saudi Arabia in 2019
- 903 weather records were set or tied in Saudi Arabia in 2019.
- 735 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- 998 records set in 2019 still stand in Saudi Arabia.
Records per Year, by Type
2019 outlined| Year | Highest daily maximum | Lowest daily maximum | Highest daily minimum | Lowest daily minimum | Heaviest daily rainfall | Heaviest daily snowfall | Deepest snow cover | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 1988 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1989 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 1990 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 1991 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 1992 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 1993 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 1994 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 1995 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1996 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1997 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1998 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2000 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2001 | 45 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2002 | 31 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 2003 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2004 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2005 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2006 | 60 | 26 | 109 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
| 2007 | 123 | 29 | 81 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 |
| 2008 | 202 | 101 | 184 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 567 |
| 2009 | 195 | 51 | 185 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 464 |
| 2010 | 453 | 18 | 453 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 936 |
| 2011 | 97 | 60 | 121 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
| 2012 | 131 | 42 | 243 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 |
| 2013 | 145 | 131 | 292 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 625 |
| 2014 | 62 | 40 | 388 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 527 |
| 2015 | 359 | 98 | 818 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,331 |
| 2016 | 341 | 88 | 542 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,039 |
| 2017 | 255 | 31 | 495 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 |
| 2018 | 312 | 78 | 523 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 945 |
| 2019 | 225 | 108 | 510 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 903 |
| 2020 | 204 | 100 | 391 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 734 |
| 2021 | 215 | 60 | 464 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 762 |
| 2022 | 172 | 110 | 374 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 701 |
| 2023 | 122 | 70 | 563 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 786 |
| 2024 | 131 | 35 | 652 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 849 |
| 2025 | 68 | 52 | 255 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 388 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade
| 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 | 5.97 to 1 |
Standing Records by Year Set
2019: 998| 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 | 1,337 |
| 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 | 114 |
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).