Abu Dhabi Intl Weather Records (AEM00041217)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Abu Dhabi Intl (AEM00041217), United Arab Emirates, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Abu Dhabi Intl

Abu Dhabi Intl (AEM00041217) is a weather station in United Arab Emirates at 24.43 latitude and 54.65 longitude, 27 m (88 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1983 to 2025, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Abu Dhabi Intl still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Abu Dhabi Intl set a daily record high minimum temperature of 35.4 C (95.7 F) on 10 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: United Arab Emirates, 24.43 latitude, 54.65 longitude.
Elevation: 27 m (88 ft).
Period of record: 1983 to 2025, 43 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

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 Abu Dhabi Intl. 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 Abu Dhabi Intl, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.3 C (90.1 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.1 C (100.6 F)	5.4 C (41.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	43.0 C (109.4 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	44.7 C (112.5 F)	11.2 C (52.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	47.8 C (118.0 F)	16.4 C (61.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	48.8 C (119.8 F)	19.8 C (67.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	49.3 C (120.7 F)	16.5 C (61.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	49.2 C (120.6 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	47.7 C (117.9 F)	19.9 C (67.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	42.8 C (109.0 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.7 C (99.9 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.4 C (92.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Abu Dhabi Intl still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 88.

Standing records at Abu Dhabi Intl by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1983	61
1984	88
1985	40
1986	33
1987	33
1988	22
1989	39
1990	16
1991	60
1992	81
1993	33
1994	45
1995	36
1996	32
1997	40
1998	27
1999	31
2000	29
2001	37
2002	29
2003	26
2004	28
2005	13
2006	19
2007	15
2008	31
2009	25
2010	24
2011	25
2012	37
2013	29
2014	19
2015	36
2016	23
2017	31
2018	25
2019	44
2020	26
2021	15
2022	23
2023	43
2024	68
2025	27

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Abu Dhabi Intl between 7 July 2017 and 7 July 2017. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 132.1 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Abu Dhabi Intl. The most was 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 9 March 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Abu Dhabi Intl
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 January 2020
Feb	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 February 1996
Mar	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	9 March 1997
Apr	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26 April 2013
May	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 May 2024
Jun	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	11 June 1994
Jul	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 July 1997
Aug	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 August 1984
Sep	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 September 2010
Oct	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 October 2007
Nov	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 November 1998
Dec	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 December 2009

Period of Record Coverage

1983 to 2025

43 years of record at Abu Dhabi Intl, 1983 to 2025. 41 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and others.

Days with data per year at Abu Dhabi Intl
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1983	292	80%	No
1984	314	86%	No
1985	318	87%	No
1986	337	92%	Yes
1987	312	85%	No
1988	312	85%	No
1989	317	87%	No
1990	302	83%	No
1991	282	77%	No
1992	308	84%	No
1993	312	85%	No
1994	306	84%	No
1995	317	87%	No
1996	299	82%	No
1997	293	80%	No
1998	277	76%	No
1999	255	70%	No
2000	309	84%	No
2001	303	83%	No
2002	325	89%	No
2003	321	88%	No
2004	314	86%	No
2005	237	65%	No
2006	318	87%	No
2007	228	62%	No
2008	326	89%	No
2009	309	85%	No
2010	320	88%	No
2011	309	85%	No
2012	332	91%	Yes
2013	289	79%	No
2014	323	88%	No
2015	240	66%	No
2016	207	57%	No
2017	217	59%	No
2018	183	50%	No
2019	204	56%	No
2020	251	69%	No
2021	161	44%	No
2022	169	46%	No
2023	313	86%	No
2024	296	81%	No
2025	207	57%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Abu Dhabi Intl
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	35.4 C (95.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	35.4 C (95.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high max	47.5 C (117.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high max	47.6 C (117.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high max (Tie)	47.6 C (117.7 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily low max	36.3 C (97.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily low max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	29.8 C (85.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	29.9 C (85.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	10 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	29.7 C (85.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	monthly high max	47.8 C (118.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high max (Tie)	45.3 C (113.5 F)	tie	35 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high max	43.6 C (110.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high max	43.5 C (110.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	27.6 C (81.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	14 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	28.7 C (83.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	2 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high max	41.8 C (107.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	22 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2025	Abu Dhabi Intl, AE	daily high min	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1983 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Abu Dhabi Intl: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	49.3 C (120.7 F)	2017	47.6 C (117.7 F)	43
Coldest night (TNn)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2004	9.0 C (48.2 F)	43
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	1997	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	1997	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	4
Longest dry spell (CDD)	44 days	1998	1 day	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Abu Dhabi Intl, 1983 to 2025. The record is 49.3 C (120.7 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.6 C (117.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Abu Dhabi Intl by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1983	47.6 C (117.7 F)
1984	47.6 C (117.7 F)
1985	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1986	46.9 C (116.4 F)
1987	47.4 C (117.3 F)
1988	48.8 C (119.8 F)
1989	46.6 C (115.9 F)
1990	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1991	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1992	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1993	46.3 C (115.3 F)
1994	47.3 C (117.1 F)
1995	47.5 C (117.5 F)
1996	47.1 C (116.8 F)
1997	45.9 C (114.6 F)
1998	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1999	49.2 C (120.6 F)
2000	48.7 C (119.7 F)
2001	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2002	48.5 C (119.3 F)
2003	47.7 C (117.9 F)
2004	47.3 C (117.1 F)
2005	47.4 C (117.3 F)
2006	46.9 C (116.4 F)
2007	45.4 C (113.7 F)
2008	48.6 C (119.5 F)
2009	47.1 C (116.8 F)
2010	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2011	48.1 C (118.6 F)
2012	47.6 C (117.7 F)
2013	48.1 C (118.6 F)
2014	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2015	48.4 C (119.1 F)
2016	48.1 C (118.6 F)
2017	49.3 C (120.7 F)
2018	49.1 C (120.4 F)
2019	47.0 C (116.6 F)
2020	48.0 C (118.4 F)
2021	47.5 C (117.5 F)
2022	47.0 C (116.6 F)
2023	47.7 C (117.9 F)
2024	48.2 C (118.8 F)
2025	47.8 C (118.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Abu Dhabi Intl, 1983 to 2025. The record is 1.1 C (34.0 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 9.0 C (48.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Abu Dhabi Intl by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1983	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1984	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1985	6.4 C (43.5 F)
1986	7.9 C (46.2 F)
1987	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1988	7.3 C (45.1 F)
1989	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1990	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1991	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1992	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1993	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1994	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1995	9.6 C (49.3 F)
1996	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1997	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1998	9.6 C (49.3 F)
1999	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2000	10.3 C (50.5 F)
2001	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2002	8.8 C (47.8 F)
2003	9.1 C (48.4 F)
2004	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2005	10.6 C (51.1 F)
2006	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2007	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2008	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2009	8.8 C (47.8 F)
2010	7.3 C (45.1 F)
2011	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2012	8.9 C (48.0 F)
2013	8.7 C (47.7 F)
2014	11.2 C (52.2 F)
2015	11.5 C (52.7 F)
2016	10.9 C (51.6 F)
2017	11.4 C (52.5 F)
2018	10.3 C (50.5 F)
2019	11.3 C (52.3 F)
2020	11.9 C (53.4 F)
2021	10.2 C (50.4 F)
2022	15.8 C (60.4 F)
2023	13.6 C (56.5 F)
2024	13.5 C (56.3 F)
2025	12.0 C (53.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Abu Dhabi Intl, 1983 to 2025. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.0 mm (0.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Abu Dhabi Intl by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1983	n/a
1984	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1995	n/a
1996	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1998	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999	n/a
2000	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
2001	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
2002	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
2003	1.3 mm (0.05 in)
2004	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2005	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2006	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2007	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2008	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2009	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2010	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2011	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2012	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2013	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2014	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2015	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2016	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2017	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2018	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2019	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2020	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2021	n/a
2022	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2023	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2024	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Abu Dhabi Intl, 1983 to 2025. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Abu Dhabi Intl by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1998	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Abu Dhabi Intl, 1983 to 2025. The record is 44 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Abu Dhabi Intl by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1983	n/a
1984	1 day
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	n/a
1996	12 days
1997	20 days
1998	44 days
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	1 day
2003	1 day
2004	n/a
2005	2 days
2006	2 days
2007	1 day
2008	1 day
2009	1 day
2010	1 day
2011	2 days
2012	1 day
2013	1 day
2014	1 day
2015	2 days
2016	1 day
2017	1 day
2018	1 day
2019	2 days
2020	1 day
2021	n/a
2022	1 day
2023	1 day
2024	1 day
2025	1 day

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.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).