Atbara Weather Records (SUM00062680)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Atbara (SUM00062680), Sudan, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Atbara

Atbara (SUM00062680) is a weather station in Sudan at 17.70 latitude and 33.97 longitude, 345 m (1,132 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2019, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Atbara still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Sudan, 17.70 latitude, 33.97 longitude.
Elevation: 345 m (1,132 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2019, 63 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 Atbara. 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 Atbara, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.0 C (105.8 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.0 C (107.6 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	45.7 C (114.3 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	47.1 C (116.8 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	47.5 C (117.5 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	47.7 C (117.9 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	47.0 C (116.6 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	47.0 C (116.6 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	46.0 C (114.8 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	44.0 C (111.2 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.5 C (104.9 F)	13.4 C (56.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.2 C (102.6 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Atbara still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 88.

Standing records at Atbara by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	18
1958	80
1959	76
1960	64
1961	88
1962	53
1963	17
1973	12
1974	2
1975	1
1976	2
1977	1
1978	1
1979	10
1980	6
1981	31
1982	18
1983	21
1984	2
1985	1
1986	6
1987	6
1988	11
1989	46
1990	43
1991	35
1992	70
1993	16
1994	16
1995	9
1996	1
1997	2
1998	46
1999	74
2000	54
2001	26
2002	22
2003	44
2004	30
2005	50
2006	64
2007	38
2008	46
2009	64
2010	43
2011	13
2012	19
2013	47
2014	16
2015	1
2018	2

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 200.9 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Atbara. The most was 200.9 mm (7.9 in) on 9 June 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Atbara
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 January 2003
Feb	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	14 February 2001
Mar	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 March 2002
Apr	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 April 2004
May	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 May 2011
Jun	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	9 June 2005
Jul	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 July 1961
Aug	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 August 2005
Sep	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	13 September 2003
Oct	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	28 October 2002
Nov	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	13 November 2002
Dec	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 December 2003

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2019

51 years of record at Atbara, 1957 to 2019. 46 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and others.

Days with data per year at Atbara
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	180	49%	No
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	361	99%	Yes
1960	361	99%	Yes
1961	361	99%	Yes
1962	361	99%	Yes
1963	164	45%	No
1973	80	22%	No
1974	37	10%	No
1976	4	1%	No
1977	11	3%	No
1978	10	3%	No
1979	61	17%	No
1980	33	9%	No
1981	154	42%	No
1982	50	14%	No
1983	49	13%	No
1984	3	1%	No
1985	1	0%	No
1986	42	12%	No
1987	26	7%	No
1988	58	16%	No
1989	195	53%	No
1990	152	42%	No
1991	178	49%	No
1992	222	61%	No
1993	49	13%	No
1994	71	19%	No
1995	29	8%	No
1996	3	1%	No
1997	14	4%	No
1998	210	58%	No
1999	291	80%	No
2000	280	77%	No
2001	267	73%	No
2002	164	45%	No
2003	170	47%	No
2004	157	43%	No
2005	213	58%	No
2006	279	76%	No
2007	253	69%	No
2008	275	75%	No
2009	261	72%	No
2010	178	49%	No
2011	104	28%	No
2012	76	21%	No
2013	225	62%	No
2014	68	19%	No
2015	4	1%	No
2018	10	3%	No
2019	1	0%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Atbara: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.7 C (117.9 F)	1999	46.1 C (115.0 F)	51
Coldest night (TNn)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1993	11.0 C (51.8 F)	51
Wettest day (Rx1day)	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	2005	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	46
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	256.4 mm (10.1 in)	2005	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	15
Longest dry spell (CDD)	141 days	1958	2 days	45

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Atbara, 1957 to 2019. The record is 47.7 C (117.9 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.1 C (115.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Atbara by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1958	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1959	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1960	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1961	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1962	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1963	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1973	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1974	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1975	n/a
1976	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1977	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1978	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1979	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1980	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1981	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1982	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1983	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1984	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1986	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1987	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1988	46.5 C (115.7 F)
1989	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1990	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1991	46.5 C (115.7 F)
1992	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1993	45.7 C (114.3 F)
1994	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1995	47.5 C (117.5 F)
1996	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1997	45.2 C (113.4 F)
1998	47.5 C (117.5 F)
1999	47.7 C (117.9 F)
2000	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2001	46.4 C (115.5 F)
2002	46.5 C (115.7 F)
2003	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2004	46.8 C (116.2 F)
2005	47.0 C (116.6 F)
2006	46.6 C (115.9 F)
2007	46.5 C (115.7 F)
2008	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2009	47.5 C (117.5 F)
2010	47.0 C (116.6 F)
2011	46.1 C (115.0 F)
2012	46.5 C (115.7 F)
2013	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2014	44.7 C (112.5 F)
2015	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2018	45.5 C (113.9 F)
2019	40.2 C (104.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Atbara, 1957 to 2019. The record is 5.5 C (41.9 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.0 C (51.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Atbara by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1958	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1959	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1960	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1961	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1962	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1963	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1973	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1974	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1975	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1976	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1977	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1978	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1979	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1980	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1981	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1982	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1983	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1984	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1985	n/a
1986	9.6 C (49.3 F)
1987	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1988	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1989	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1990	9.7 C (49.5 F)
1991	9.3 C (48.7 F)
1992	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1993	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1994	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1995	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1996	17.4 C (63.3 F)
1997	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1998	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1999	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2000	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2001	12.0 C (53.6 F)
2002	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2003	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2004	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2005	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2006	8.2 C (46.8 F)
2007	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2008	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2009	11.8 C (53.2 F)
2010	11.0 C (51.8 F)
2011	11.6 C (52.9 F)
2012	11.8 C (53.2 F)
2013	10.7 C (51.3 F)
2014	11.5 C (52.7 F)
2015	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2018	15.4 C (59.7 F)
2019	18.8 C (65.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Atbara, 1957 to 2019. The record is 200.9 mm (7.9 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.9 mm (0.31 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Atbara by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1958	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1959	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1961	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1962	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1963	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1973	1.0 mm (0.04 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	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1980	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1981	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1982	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1983	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1984	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1985	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1986	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987	n/a
1988	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1989	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1990	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1991	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1992	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1993	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1995	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1996	n/a
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1999	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
2000	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2001	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2003	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2004	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005	200.9 mm (7.9 in)
2006	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2007	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2008	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2009	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2010	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2011	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2012	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2013	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2014	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2015	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Atbara, 1957 to 2019. The record is 256.4 mm (10.1 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.3 mm (0.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Atbara by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1958	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1959	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
1961	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1962	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1963	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1973	n/a
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1981	7.1 mm (0.28 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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	180.8 mm (7.1 in)
2003	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
2004	206.4 mm (8.1 in)
2005	256.4 mm (10.1 in)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Atbara, 1957 to 2019. The record is 141 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Atbara by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	56 days
1958	141 days
1959	111 days
1960	116 days
1961	118 days
1962	121 days
1963	66 days
1973	2 days
1974	6 days
1975	n/a
1976	1 day
1977	2 days
1978	2 days
1979	4 days
1980	5 days
1981	15 days
1982	2 days
1983	1 day
1984	1 day
1985	1 day
1986	1 day
1987	n/a
1988	2 days
1989	3 days
1990	4 days
1991	3 days
1992	2 days
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	1 day
1996	n/a
1997	1 day
1998	6 days
1999	4 days
2000	2 days
2001	3 days
2002	2 days
2003	3 days
2004	3 days
2005	3 days
2006	1 day
2007	3 days
2008	2 days
2009	1 day
2010	1 day
2011	1 day
2012	n/a
2013	1 day
2014	1 day
2015	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	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 Atbara standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Atbara 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).