Karima Weather Records (SUM00062660)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Karima (SUM00062660), Sudan, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Karima

Karima (SUM00062660) is a weather station in Sudan at 18.55 latitude and 31.85 longitude, 249 m (817 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2018, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Karima still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Sudan, 18.55 latitude, 31.85 longitude.
Elevation: 249 m (817 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2018, 62 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Karima. 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 Karima, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.0 C (98.6 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	41.5 C (106.7 F)	3.7 C (38.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	44.0 C (111.2 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	48.3 C (118.9 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	48.0 C (118.4 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	48.3 C (118.9 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	48.6 C (119.5 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	47.5 C (117.5 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	46.8 C (116.2 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	45.3 C (113.5 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.5 C (106.7 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.0 C (102.2 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Karima still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 115.

Standing records at Karima by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	42
1958	108
1959	115
1960	69
1961	91
1962	74
1963	32
1973	13
1974	4
1976	3
1977	6
1978	3
1979	9
1980	2
1981	22
1982	2
1983	3
1984	1
1986	10
1987	7
1988	11
1989	26
1990	17
1991	15
1992	68
1993	2
1994	10
1995	9
1996	2
1997	2
1998	57
1999	74
2000	61
2001	58
2002	49
2003	25
2004	38
2005	51
2006	73
2007	33
2008	42
2009	31
2010	26
2011	1
2012	8
2013	45
2014	12
2018	2

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 190.5 mm (7.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Karima. The most was 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 25 August 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Karima
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 January 2002
Feb	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	10 February 2001
Mar	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 March 2003
Apr	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 April 2001
May	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	14 May 2006
Jun	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 June 2006
Jul	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 July 2002
Aug	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	25 August 2005
Sep	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	18 September 2006
Oct	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 October 2001
Nov	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 November 2000
Dec	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 December 2003

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2018

50 years of record at Karima, 1957 to 2018. 45 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and others.

Days with data per year at Karima
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	183	50%	No
1958	361	99%	Yes
1959	354	97%	Yes
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	357	98%	Yes
1962	347	95%	Yes
1963	172	47%	No
1973	49	13%	No
1974	23	6%	No
1975	1	0%	No
1976	3	1%	No
1977	8	2%	No
1978	12	3%	No
1979	38	10%	No
1980	10	3%	No
1981	67	18%	No
1982	10	3%	No
1983	8	2%	No
1984	2	1%	No
1985	1	0%	No
1986	34	9%	No
1987	25	7%	No
1988	68	19%	No
1989	115	32%	No
1990	79	22%	No
1991	43	12%	No
1992	154	42%	No
1993	20	5%	No
1994	31	8%	No
1995	17	5%	No
1996	4	1%	No
1997	10	3%	No
1998	166	45%	No
1999	280	77%	No
2000	269	73%	No
2001	265	73%	No
2002	152	42%	No
2003	147	40%	No
2004	159	43%	No
2005	181	50%	No
2006	251	69%	No
2007	175	48%	No
2008	188	51%	No
2009	152	42%	No
2010	91	25%	No
2011	18	5%	No
2012	49	13%	No
2013	171	47%	No
2014	62	17%	No
2018	9	2%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Karima: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	48.6 C (119.5 F)	1996	46.5 C (115.7 F)	50
Coldest night (TNn)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2001	8.8 C (47.8 F)	49
Wettest day (Rx1day)	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	2005	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	246.5 mm (9.7 in)	2006	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10
Longest dry spell (CDD)	152 days	1960	2 days	36

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Karima, 1957 to 2018. The record is 48.6 C (119.5 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 C (115.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Karima by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1958	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1959	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1960	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1961	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1962	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1963	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1973	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1974	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1975	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1976	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1977	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1978	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1979	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1980	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1981	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1982	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1983	47.9 C (118.2 F)
1984	31.8 C (89.2 F)
1985	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1986	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1987	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1988	46.4 C (115.5 F)
1989	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1990	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1991	46.6 C (115.9 F)
1992	46.5 C (115.7 F)
1993	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1994	45.4 C (113.7 F)
1995	48.2 C (118.8 F)
1996	48.6 C (119.5 F)
1997	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1998	47.7 C (117.9 F)
1999	47.6 C (117.7 F)
2000	48.5 C (119.3 F)
2001	46.8 C (116.2 F)
2002	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2003	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2004	46.4 C (115.5 F)
2005	47.5 C (117.5 F)
2006	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2007	47.0 C (116.6 F)
2008	46.5 C (115.7 F)
2009	48.0 C (118.4 F)
2010	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2011	47.0 C (116.6 F)
2012	47.5 C (117.5 F)
2013	47.5 C (117.5 F)
2014	46.5 C (115.7 F)
2018	43.5 C (110.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Karima, 1957 to 2018. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 8.8 C (47.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Karima by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1958	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1959	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1960	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1961	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1962	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1963	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1973	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1974	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1975	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1976	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1977	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1978	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1979	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1980	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1981	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1982	9.3 C (48.7 F)
1983	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1984	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1985	n/a
1986	7.3 C (45.1 F)
1987	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1988	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1989	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1990	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1991	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1992	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1993	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1994	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1995	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1996	26.6 C (79.9 F)
1997	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1998	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1999	8.6 C (47.5 F)
2000	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2001	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002	5.2 C (41.4 F)
2003	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2004	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2005	8.8 C (47.8 F)
2006	4.6 C (40.3 F)
2007	6.5 C (43.7 F)
2008	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2009	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2010	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2011	13.0 C (55.4 F)
2012	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2013	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2014	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2018	12.7 C (54.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Karima, 1957 to 2018. The record is 190.5 mm (7.5 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.6 mm (0.14 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Karima by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1958	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1959	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1961	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1963	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1973	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	n/a
1976	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1977	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1978	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1981	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1986	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1988	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1989	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1990	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1991	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1992	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1999	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2000	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2001	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2004	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
2006	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
2007	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2008	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2009	n/a
2010	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2011	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2012	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2013	n/a
2014	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2018	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Karima, 1957 to 2018. The record is 246.5 mm (9.7 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.6 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Karima by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1958	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1961	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1963	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1982	n/a
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	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	200.1 mm (7.9 in)
2005	n/a
2006	246.5 mm (9.7 in)
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2018	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Karima, 1957 to 2018. The record is 152 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Karima by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	103 days
1958	142 days
1959	101 days
1960	152 days
1961	95 days
1962	77 days
1963	73 days
1973	2 days
1974	2 days
1975	n/a
1976	1 day
1977	2 days
1978	2 days
1979	3 days
1980	1 day
1981	5 days
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	1 day
1986	1 day
1987	1 day
1988	2 days
1989	2 days
1990	3 days
1991	1 day
1992	2 days
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	3 days
1999	4 days
2000	2 days
2001	1 day
2002	3 days
2003	2 days
2004	2 days
2005	2 days
2006	1 day
2007	2 days
2008	1 day
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2018	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Karima standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Karima threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).