QAL'AT BISHAH, SAUDI ARABIA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		78		64		68		74		78		84		88		89		89		84		76		69		65

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		89		76		79		85		89		95		99		99		99		96		88		82		77

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66		52		56		63		68		73		76		78		78		72		64		56		52

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		118		91		97		100		100		109		108		109		118		106		102		94		92

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		30		32		38		45		48		52		63		64		65		55		43		34		30

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		139		---		---		1		6		21		29		28		29		23		1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		234		2		4		18		25		29		30		30		31		29		26		9		1

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		289		31		27		29		27		23		18		12		12		23		29		29		31

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		173		30		25		22		12		2		---		---		---		6		20		27		30

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23		2		2		4		5		5		---		1		1		---		1		1		1

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22		2		2		4		5		4		---		1		1		---		1		1		1

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15		---		1		2		5		5		---		---		1		---		---		1		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		43		61		56		55		53		47		29		28		31		28		33		49		58

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		18		29		25		23		21		15		9		10		11		10		13		20		27

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		38		38		38		43		44		43		35		37		40		33		31		36		38

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46.5		31		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		15.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4506.6		---		70.6		279		405		589		675		728.5		728.5		570		341		120		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9738.9		434		494.4		744		855		1054		1080		1116		1116		1020		806		570		449.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		11.5		11.9		12.4		13		13.5		13.7		13.6		13.2		12.6		12		11.6		11.3

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		1		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		111		11		13		16		12		11		9		10		8		6		3		4		8

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		8		8		9		9		6		6		5		6		5		9		9		8		8

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		104		10		12		15		11		10		9		10		8		6		3		3		7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4.4		5.2		5.8		6.4		7.1		7.4		7.1		6.8		6.5		5.9		4.8		4.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		1.3		1.4		1.7		2		2		1.9		2		1.9		1.6		1.3		1.2		1.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.3		5.4		5.9		6.1		6.2		6.5		7.4		7.1		6.4		6.7		6.6		5.7		5.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.8		5.9		6.4		6.2		6.4		7.3		7.9		7.3		7		7.4		7.6		6.3		5.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4.4		5.2		5.8		6.4		7.1		7.4		7.1		6.8		6.5		5.9		4.8		4.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		1.4		1.6		1.9		2.2		2.3		2.2		2.2		2.1		1.8		1.6		1.5		1.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7		6.4		6.5		6.9		6.8		7.2		8.3		7.8		7		7		7.2		6.4		6.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.2		7.7		7.3		7.8		7.7		9.1		9.7		8.7		8.4		8.1		8.6		7.6		7.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		4		4.6		5.1		5.9		6.1		6.6		6.3		6.2		6		5.1		3.9		3.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		1		1.3		1.5		1.7		1.6		1.5		1.7		1.6		1.4		1.1		1		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		4.7		5.1		5.3		5.7		5.7		6.6		6.3		5.9		6.1		5.5		4.5		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		4.7		4.9		4.9		5.4		5.5		6.4		5.9		5.9		6.3		5.6		4.3		4