In-Salah Weather Records (AGM00060630)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for In-Salah (AGM00060630), Algeria, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for In-Salah

In-Salah (AGM00060630) is a weather station in Algeria at 27.23 latitude and 2.50 longitude, 269 m (883 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 2004, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at In-Salah still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
In-Salah set a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.7 C (60.3 F) on 28 December 2004.

About the Station

Location: Algeria, 27.23 latitude, 2.50 longitude.
Elevation: 269 m (883 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 2004, 40 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 In-Salah. 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 In-Salah, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.0 C (96.8 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	43.0 C (109.4 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	52.5 C (126.5 F)	11.3 C (52.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	49.6 C (121.3 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	49.7 C (121.5 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	49.4 C (120.9 F)	21.5 C (70.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	48.0 C (118.4 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	46.0 C (114.8 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.7 C (105.3 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.6 C (92.5 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at In-Salah still stand. 2001 holds the most, with 67.

Standing records at In-Salah by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	4
1966	36
1967	58
1973	49
1974	46
1975	31
1976	54
1977	30
1978	34
1979	31
1980	22
1981	37
1982	27
1983	36
1984	45
1985	45
1986	31
1987	54
1988	65
1989	38
1990	40
1991	25
1992	55
1993	41
1994	41
1995	42
1996	38
1997	35
1998	47
1999	65
2000	38
2001	67
2002	48
2003	42
2004	67

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 113.0 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at In-Salah. The most was 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 15 March 1994.

Record daily precipitation for each month at In-Salah
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 January 1991
Feb	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	7 February 1992
Mar	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	15 March 1994
Apr	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 April 2004
May	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 May 1990
Jun	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	7 June 1990
Jul	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 July 1994
Aug	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 August 1993
Sep	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	4 September 2003
Oct	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	8 October 1997
Nov	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	10 November 1992
Dec	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 December 1985

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 2004

35 years of record at In-Salah, 1965 to 2004. 32 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and others.

Days with data per year at In-Salah
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	62	17%	No
1966	235	64%	No
1967	326	89%	No
1973	311	85%	No
1974	213	58%	No
1975	280	77%	No
1976	307	84%	No
1977	289	79%	No
1978	234	64%	No
1979	243	67%	No
1980	258	70%	No
1981	336	92%	Yes
1982	298	82%	No
1983	305	84%	No
1984	286	78%	No
1985	287	79%	No
1986	320	88%	No
1987	318	87%	No
1988	328	90%	No
1989	283	78%	No
1990	273	75%	No
1991	278	76%	No
1992	319	87%	No
1993	329	90%	Yes
1994	307	84%	No
1995	310	85%	No
1996	301	82%	No
1997	312	85%	No
1998	310	85%	No
1999	307	84%	No
2000	315	86%	No
2001	299	82%	No
2002	332	91%	Yes
2003	325	89%	No
2004	327	89%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at In-Salah
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily low max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	29 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	19 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily low max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily low max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min	25.9 C (78.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily low min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	2 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily low min	22.3 C (72.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily low min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	1 year	8 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min	30.4 C (86.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	2 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high min	34.0 C (93.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high max	47.3 C (117.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	5 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2004	In-Salah, DZ	daily high max	48.1 C (118.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1967 to 2004

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at In-Salah, 1967 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.4 C (79.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 25.1 C (77.2 F), and the warmest was 2002, at 27.4 C (81.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at In-Salah as warming stripes, 1967 to 2004
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1967	25.7 C	-0.67 C
1976	25.1 C	-1.24 C
1981	26.6 C	+0.21 C
1986	25.9 C	-0.51 C
1987	27.1 C	+0.70 C
1988	26.5 C	+0.16 C
1992	25.1 C	-1.23 C
1993	26.4 C	0.00 C
1995	26.5 C	+0.16 C
1996	26.5 C	+0.14 C
1997	26.3 C	-0.07 C
1998	26.7 C	+0.35 C
2000	26.8 C	+0.39 C
2002	27.4 C	+1.00 C
2003	26.8 C	+0.41 C
2004	26.6 C	+0.26 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1965 to 2004

Yearly extremes at In-Salah: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	52.5 C (126.5 F)	1987	48.0 C (118.4 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	1985	1.0 C (33.8 F)	35
Wettest day (Rx1day)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	1994	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	1994	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	67 days	2004	19 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at In-Salah, 1965 to 2004. The record is 52.5 C (126.5 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 C (118.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at In-Salah by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1965	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1967	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1973	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1974	49.0 C (120.2 F)
1975	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1976	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1977	49.0 C (120.2 F)
1978	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1979	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1980	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1981	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1982	48.7 C (119.7 F)
1983	48.6 C (119.5 F)
1984	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1985	47.7 C (117.9 F)
1986	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1987	52.5 C (126.5 F)
1988	49.7 C (121.5 F)
1989	46.8 C (116.2 F)
1990	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1991	47.7 C (117.9 F)
1992	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1993	47.9 C (118.2 F)
1994	47.6 C (117.7 F)
1995	49.0 C (120.2 F)
1996	48.4 C (119.1 F)
1997	48.3 C (118.9 F)
1998	49.3 C (120.7 F)
1999	48.8 C (119.8 F)
2000	48.6 C (119.5 F)
2001	49.2 C (120.6 F)
2002	49.7 C (121.5 F)
2003	49.5 C (121.1 F)
2004	48.6 C (119.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at In-Salah, 1965 to 2004. The record is -2.9 C (26.8 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.0 C (33.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at In-Salah by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1965	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1966	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1967	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1973	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1974	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1975	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1976	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1977	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1978	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1979	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1980	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1982	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1983	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1984	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1985	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1986	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1987	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1988	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1989	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1990	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1992	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1993	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1994	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1995	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1998	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1999	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2000	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2001	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2002	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2003	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2004	-1.2 C (29.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at In-Salah, 1965 to 2004. The record is 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.9 mm (0.31 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at In-Salah by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1983	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1986	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1987	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1988	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1989	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1990	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1991	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1992	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1993	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1994	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1995	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1996	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1997	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1998	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1999	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
2000	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2001	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2002	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2003	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2004	89.9 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at In-Salah, 1965 to 2004. The record is 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.1 mm (0.20 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at In-Salah by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1983	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1986	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1988	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1989	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1990	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1991	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1992	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1993	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1994	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1995	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1996	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1997	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1998	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1999	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
2000	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2001	n/a
2002	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2003	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2004	91.0 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at In-Salah, 1965 to 2004. The record is 67 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at In-Salah by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	20 days
1983	15 days
1984	23 days
1985	10 days
1986	22 days
1987	21 days
1988	36 days
1989	23 days
1990	23 days
1991	17 days
1992	17 days
1993	19 days
1994	12 days
1995	22 days
1996	9 days
1997	18 days
1998	25 days
1999	17 days
2000	4 days
2001	2 days
2002	18 days
2003	24 days
2004	67 days

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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Data for In-Salah standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).