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Saudi Arabia Weather Records in 2021

762 weather records set or tied in Saudi Arabia in 2021, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for Saudi Arabia in 2021

  • 762 weather records were set or tied in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
  • 679 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • 848 records set in 2021 still stand in Saudi Arabia.

Records per Year, by Type

2021 outlined
Weather records per year in Saudi Arabia, stacked by type, 2021 outlined Records set or tied in Saudi Arabia each year from 1987 to 2026, stacked by type. 2021 had 762. 05001,0001,5001987, Highest daily maximum: 251987, Lowest daily maximum: 51987, Highest daily minimum: 31987, Lowest daily minimum: 121988, Highest daily maximum: 161988, Lowest daily maximum: 41988, Highest daily minimum: 51988, Lowest daily minimum: 31989, Highest daily maximum: 151989, Lowest daily maximum: 111989, Highest daily minimum: 31989, Lowest daily minimum: 171990, Highest daily maximum: 191990, Lowest daily maximum: 31990, Highest daily minimum: 51990, Lowest daily minimum: 91991, Highest daily maximum: 31991, Lowest daily maximum: 121991, Highest daily minimum: 81991, Lowest daily minimum: 141992, Highest daily maximum: 41992, Lowest daily maximum: 171992, Highest daily minimum: 51992, Lowest daily minimum: 211993, Highest daily maximum: 81993, Lowest daily maximum: 51993, Highest daily minimum: 51993, Lowest daily minimum: 51994, Highest daily maximum: 201994, Lowest daily maximum: 41994, Highest daily minimum: 61994, Lowest daily minimum: 81995, Highest daily maximum: 71995, Lowest daily maximum: 31995, Highest daily minimum: 11995, Lowest daily minimum: 71996, Highest daily maximum: 61996, Lowest daily maximum: 21996, Highest daily minimum: 101996, Lowest daily minimum: 41997, Highest daily maximum: 121997, Lowest daily maximum: 41997, Highest daily minimum: 31997, Lowest daily minimum: 31998, Highest daily maximum: 321998, Lowest daily maximum: 21998, Highest daily minimum: 101998, Lowest daily minimum: 11999, Highest daily maximum: 201999, Highest daily minimum: 121999, Lowest daily minimum: 32000, Highest daily maximum: 182000, Lowest daily maximum: 42000, Highest daily minimum: 142000, Lowest daily minimum: 62001, Highest daily maximum: 452001, Lowest daily maximum: 32001, Highest daily minimum: 262001, Lowest daily minimum: 102002, Highest daily maximum: 312002, Lowest daily maximum: 22002, Highest daily minimum: 222002, Lowest daily minimum: 22003, Highest daily maximum: 192003, Lowest daily maximum: 22003, Highest daily minimum: 142003, Lowest daily minimum: 82004, Highest daily maximum: 242004, Lowest daily maximum: 22004, Highest daily minimum: 232004, Lowest daily minimum: 112005, Highest daily maximum: 172005, Lowest daily maximum: 42005, Highest daily minimum: 272005, Lowest daily minimum: 62006, Highest daily maximum: 602006, Lowest daily maximum: 262006, Highest daily minimum: 1092006, Lowest daily minimum: 312007, Highest daily maximum: 1232007, Lowest daily maximum: 292007, Highest daily minimum: 812007, Lowest daily minimum: 482008, Highest daily maximum: 2022008, Lowest daily maximum: 1012008, Highest daily minimum: 1842008, Lowest daily minimum: 802009, Highest daily maximum: 1952009, Lowest daily maximum: 512009, Highest daily minimum: 1852009, Lowest daily minimum: 332010, Highest daily maximum: 4532010, Lowest daily maximum: 182010, Highest daily minimum: 4532010, Lowest daily minimum: 122011, Highest daily maximum: 972011, Lowest daily maximum: 602011, Highest daily minimum: 1212011, Lowest daily minimum: 882012, Highest daily maximum: 1312012, Lowest daily maximum: 422012, Highest daily minimum: 2432012, Lowest daily minimum: 552013, Highest daily maximum: 1452013, Lowest daily maximum: 1312013, Highest daily minimum: 2922013, Lowest daily minimum: 572014, Highest daily maximum: 622014, Lowest daily maximum: 402014, Highest daily minimum: 3882014, Lowest daily minimum: 372015, Highest daily maximum: 3592015, Lowest daily maximum: 982015, Highest daily minimum: 8182015, Lowest daily minimum: 562016, Highest daily maximum: 3412016, Lowest daily maximum: 882016, Highest daily minimum: 5422016, Lowest daily minimum: 682017, Highest daily maximum: 2552017, Lowest daily maximum: 312017, Highest daily minimum: 4952017, Lowest daily minimum: 592018, Highest daily maximum: 3122018, Lowest daily maximum: 782018, Highest daily minimum: 5232018, Lowest daily minimum: 322019, Highest daily maximum: 2252019, Lowest daily maximum: 1082019, Highest daily minimum: 5102019, Lowest daily minimum: 602020, Highest daily maximum: 2042020, Lowest daily maximum: 1002020, Highest daily minimum: 3912020, Lowest daily minimum: 392021, Highest daily maximum: 2152021, Lowest daily maximum: 602021, Highest daily minimum: 4642021, Lowest daily minimum: 232022, Highest daily maximum: 1722022, Lowest daily maximum: 1102022, Highest daily minimum: 3742022, Lowest daily minimum: 452023, Highest daily maximum: 1222023, Lowest daily maximum: 702023, Highest daily minimum: 5632023, Lowest daily minimum: 312024, Highest daily maximum: 1312024, Lowest daily maximum: 352024, Highest daily minimum: 6522024, Lowest daily minimum: 312025, Highest daily maximum: 682025, Lowest daily maximum: 522025, Highest daily minimum: 2552025, Lowest daily minimum: 132026, Lowest daily maximum: 82026, Highest daily minimum: 172026, Lowest daily minimum: 11987199119951999200320072011201520192023
Records set or tied in Saudi Arabia each year from 1987 to 2026, stacked by type. 2021 had 762.
Weather records per year in Saudi Arabia, stacked by type, 2021 outlined
YearHighest daily maximumLowest daily maximumHighest daily minimumLowest daily minimumHeaviest daily rainfallHeaviest daily snowfallDeepest snow coverTotal
198725531200045
19881645300028
1989151131700046
19901935900036
199131281400037
199241752100047
1993855500023
19942046800038
1995731700018
19966210400022
19971243300022
199832210100045
199920012300035
200018414600042
2001453261000084
200231222200057
200319214800043
2004242231100060
200517427600054
2006602610931000226
2007123298148000281
200820210118480000567
20091955118533000464
20104531845312000936
2011976012188000366
20121314224355000471
201314513129257000625
2014624038837000527
201535998818560001,331
201634188542680001,039
20172553149559000840
20183127852332000945
201922510851060000903
202020410039139000734
20212156046423000762
202217211037445000701
20231227056331000786
20241313565231000849
2025685225513000388
20260817100026

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low in Saudi Arabia, 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. 0.02.04.06.01980s: 1.31 to 11990s: 1.54 to 12000s: 3.14 to 12010s: 5.68 to 12020s: 5.96 to 11980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
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.
Record highs per record low in Saudi Arabia, by decade
DecadeHighs per low
1980s1.31 to 1
1990s1.54 to 1
2000s3.14 to 1
2010s5.68 to 1
2020s5.96 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2021: 848
Standing records in Saudi Arabia by the year they were set, 2021 highlighted Records still standing in Saudi Arabia by the year they were set. 848 of them were set in 2021. 02,0004,0006,0001949: 9921950: 251951: 251952: 331953: 451954: 351955: 301956: 381957: 401958: 2121959: 1451960: 551961: 961962: 71963: 121964: 71965: 91966: 301967: 391968: 331973: 4111974: 3901975: 1591976: 2041977: 3331978: 1,3701979: 5101980: 4781981: 4191982: 5461983: 1,1801984: 1,3071985: 1,0371986: 8251987: 8021988: 6571989: 1,1311990: 7691991: 1,0261992: 1,6781993: 9441994: 9301995: 7551996: 1,0121997: 5,4031998: 2,0161999: 7492000: 7672001: 7182002: 7232003: 7822004: 8042005: 6512006: 7952007: 6742008: 9772009: 7482010: 1,3382011: 7932012: 7882013: 7292014: 5032015: 1,1922016: 9932017: 8162018: 1,0192019: 9982020: 8332021: 8482022: 8282023: 9532024: 9612025: 5672026: 10719491959197319831993200320132023
Records still standing in Saudi Arabia by the year they were set. 848 of them were set in 2021.
Standing records in Saudi Arabia by the year they were set, 2021 highlighted
Year setStanding records
1949992
195025
195125
195233
195345
195435
195530
195638
195740
1958212
1959145
196055
196196
19627
196312
19647
19659
196630
196739
196833
1973411
1974390
1975159
1976204
1977333
19781,370
1979510
1980478
1981419
1982546
19831,180
19841,307
19851,037
1986825
1987802
1988657
19891,131
1990769
19911,026
19921,678
1993944
1994930
1995755
19961,012
19975,403
19982,016
1999749
2000767
2001718
2002723
2003782
2004804
2005651
2006795
2007674
2008977
2009748
20101,338
2011793
2012788
2013729
2014503
20151,192
2016993
2017816
20181,019
2019998
2020833
2021848
2022828
2023953
2024961
2025567
2026107

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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.

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