المملكة: 51.3 Celsius in Al-Ahsa… the hottest July temperature in 40 years
Climatological records from The National Center of Meteorology revealed a large variation in weather phenomena for the month of July during the period from 1985 to 2025, recording different records in temperatures and rainfall rates.
The most prominent weather phenomena
The statistical report revealed that Al-Ahsa Governorate ranked first in Saudi cities in maximum temperature rates, as records documented that it reached 51.3 degrees Celsius on the twelfth of July of the year. Official data The Jizan region witnessed the highest amount of daily rainfall at a rate of 67.2 mm, on July 26, 1995.
The center indicated that the city of Abha topped the thunderstorm frequency index by seven days during this month throughout the monitoring period.
The report pointed out that Jizan also recorded the maximum surface wind speed at 111.12 kilometers per hour, with a prevailing northerly direction, on July 1. 1993.
The records added that the same region witnessed the highest recurrence of the jaundice phenomenon at 12 days. Regarding the phenomenon of fog,
Statistics showed that Al-Wajh Governorate recorded the highest frequency of light fog at 10 days. While Yanbu Governorate recorded the highest frequency of dense fog on average in one day.
July is the hottest in the Kingdom
The National Center of Meteorology confirmed that the normal range for the average temperature is The maximum temperature for the month of July is 40.3 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest month in the Kingdom.
The data shows that the normal average rainfall is 3.34 mm, ranking it as the third least rainy month.
On the temporal level and historical comparisons, statistics showed that the year 2017 recorded the highest average maximum temperature of 42.01 degrees Celsius. While 2020 was the highest average rainfall in the Kingdom, recording 15.12 mm.
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