Heat Index 35 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Heat Index 35 was 93.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Heat Index 35 in Kuwait, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heat index 35 in Kuwait is 93.88, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heat index 35 in Kuwait peaked at 93.88 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.21, in 1976.
That places Kuwait 6th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.74 | 12.55 | 45.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.28 | 12.21 | 45.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.3 | 16.37 | 55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.42 | 15.69 | 81.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.03 | 52.03 | 79.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.85 | 47.75 | 91.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.88 | 80.33 | 93.88 | 5 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 173.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 35.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2602 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0749 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0609 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 11.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heat index 35 in Kuwait?
- Heat index 35 in Kuwait was 93.88 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heat index 35 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 93.88 in 2024.
- What is the lowest heat index 35 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.21 in 1976.
- How does Kuwait rank for heat index 35?
- Kuwait ranks 6th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heat index 35 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Heat Index 35. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.