Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022
Start: 2022-09-26
End: 2022-10-12
Location: China, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Korea, North

Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022: 465 records at 199 stations, peak on 4 October 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022 set or tied 465 station records at 199 stations.
It ran from 26 September 2022 to 12 October 2022 (17 days) and its peak day was 4 October 2022.
Status: closed.
Barnaul set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 0.3 C (32.5 F) on 30 September 2022.
The busiest day was 4 October 2022 with 53 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

26 September to 12 October 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Barnaul	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	2022-09-30
Semej	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2022-09-30
Tobolsk	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2022-09-29
Tatarsk	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	2022-09-27
Yajlju	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	2022-09-30
Pavlodar	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	2022-09-29
Krasnoufimsk	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	2022-09-29
Atbasar	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	2022-10-04
Rubcovsk	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	2022-09-29
Xinyang	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	2022-10-06
Wanyuan	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2022-10-11
Hujirt	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	2022-10-03
Datong	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	2022-10-09
Verhnij Ufalej	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	2022-09-29
Uch-Aral	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2022-09-30
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2022-09-30
Chany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	2022-10-03
Lushi	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2022-10-06

Records per Day

Peak day 53

Records set or tied each day from 26 September 2022 to 12 October 2022. The most in one day was 53 on 4 October 2022.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022
Date	Records
2022-09-26	3
2022-09-27	8
2022-09-28	18
2022-09-29	41
2022-09-30	29
2022-10-01	33
2022-10-02	45
2022-10-03	42
2022-10-04	53
2022-10-05	34
2022-10-06	29
2022-10-07	20
2022-10-08	22
2022-10-09	19
2022-10-10	32
2022-10-11	26
2022-10-12	11

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022 ranked by margin
Hujirt, 10-03	7.0 C (12.6 F)
Datong, 10-09	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Chany, 10-03	5.3 C (9.5 F)
Xinyang, 10-06	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Atbasar, 10-04	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Lushi, 10-06	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Bijsk Zonalnaja, 09-30	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Wanyuan, 10-11	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Barnaul, 09-30	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Semej, 09-29	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Rubcovsk, 09-29	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Tobolsk, 09-29	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Verhnij Ufalej, 09-29	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Krasnoufimsk, 09-29	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Yajlju, 09-30	0.6 C (1.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

465 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.9	89
0.1	88
1.4	112
1.1	108
0.3	120
0.1	120
0.6	67
2.7	83
0.1	73
0.7	66
2.3	69
3.4	68
1.2	48
5.5	52
7.0	41
2.7	67
0.1	49
1.1	49
5.3	52
2.5	32
2.0	67
4.4	52
0.9	67
6.0	52
3.3	60
0.7	68
0.1	48
0.6	67
0.4	76
2.4	68
2.6	55
0.9	68
5.2	40
3.1	60
0.5	41
2.9	67
1.3	60
2.5	60
2.4	60
0.7	68
4.6	37
2.1	29
2.5	60
0.6	67
1.3	67
1.3	68
0.7	67
0.5	68
0.5	68
0.8	69
1.8	53
0.4	67
2.5	51
0.7	68
0.3	68
2.8	43
0.3	68
4.1	45
3.8	48
0.1	68
3.9	48
0.7	37
2.5	60
2.1	60
0.3	68
4.2	48
0.3	67
1.0	65
1.5	57
0.1	69
1.2	64
3.6	40
0.1	69
0.3	67
0.2	68
0.4	68
0.2	68
0.1	67
0.1	68
4.0	45
3.9	45
2.0	57
1.8	60
0.4	67
0.1	68
3.5	45
0.1	68
1.7	57
1.7	49
1.2	60
0.4	67
2.2	52
0.6	60
0.2	65
1.3	52
0.3	53
3.4	44
1.0	60
1.2	60
1.5	60
2.0	59
0.4	60
0.3	33
0.2	33
0.6	57
0.8	60
0.1	60
0.2	60
1.1	52
1.7	52
0.9	59
2.4	44
1.8	48
1.2	51
1.2	59
2.6	48
2.5	48
0.6	60
1.6	53
0.7	60
0.5	60
0.4	64
1.5	52
1.2	49
3.0	48
0.1	57
1.1	57
3.2	40
1.2	52
0.3	57
0.3	59
0.4	59
0.2	59
1.6	40
1.2	49
0.7	55
0.6	51
1.2	51
2.5	40
0.8	52
1.6	48
5.9	19
3.0	40
0.1	60
2.0	45
2.1	45
0.7	52
0.4	59
2.5	40
0.6	52
1.7	40
2.0	40
0.8	52
1.1	44
1.8	40
0.4	52
0.6	52
1.1	19
0.9	53
1.2	52
4.9	21
2.3	48
1.0	52
1.1	40
1.0	51
0.3	52
0.7	51
0.9	40
2.1	36
1.0	49
0.1	55
0.1	51
0.4	52
0.2	51
0.3	48
5.0	19
1.4	48
2.2	44
1.3	48
2.3	29
0.1	18
1.1	52
2.3	41
4.1	37
0.7	48
0.4	48
0.5	48
1.2	48
0.2	45
1.8	48
0.3	18
0.1	18
1.7	40
0.9	40
0.3	51
1.1	44
0.6	44
1.2	40
3.9	25
0.6	48

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022 (this event)	465 records

Every Record Set

20 of 465

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in China and 4 other countries, 26 September to 12 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-09-27	Tatarsk	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	120	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-29	Semej	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	112	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-29	Tobolsk	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-29	Pavlodar	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	73	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-29	Krasnoufimsk	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	66	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-29	Rubcovsk	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	48	34 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-29	Verhnij Ufalej	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49	32 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-30	Barnaul	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	89	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-30	Semej	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-30	Yajlju	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-30	Uch-Aral	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49	32 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-30	Bijsk Zonalnaja	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	32	32 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-02	Tobolsk	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	120	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-03	Hujirt	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	41	33 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-03	Chany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	52	32 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-04	Atbasar	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	83	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-06	Xinyang	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68	34 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-06	Lushi	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	67	32 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-09	Datong	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52	33 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-11	Wanyuan	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	69	34 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 465 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.9	89
0.1	88
1.4	112
1.1	108
0.3	120
0.1	120
0.6	67
2.7	83
0.1	73
0.7	66
2.3	69
3.4	68
1.2	48
5.5	52
7.0	41
2.7	67
0.1	49
1.1	49
5.3	52
2.5	32
2.0	67
4.4	52
0.9	67
6.0	52
3.3	60
0.7	68
0.1	48
0.6	67
0.4	76
2.4	68
2.6	55
0.9	68
5.2	40
3.1	60
0.5	41
2.9	67
1.3	60
2.5	60
2.4	60
0.7	68
4.6	37
2.1	29
2.5	60
0.6	67
1.3	67
1.3	68
0.7	67
0.5	68
0.5	68
0.8	69
1.8	53
0.4	67
2.5	51
0.7	68
0.3	68
2.8	43
0.3	68
4.1	45
3.8	48
0.1	68
3.9	48
0.7	37
2.5	60
2.1	60
0.3	68
4.2	48
0.3	67
1.0	65
1.5	57
0.1	69
1.2	64
3.6	40
0.1	69
0.3	67
0.2	68
0.4	68
0.2	68
0.1	67
0.1	68
4.0	45
3.9	45
2.0	57
1.8	60
0.4	67
0.1	68
3.5	45
0.1	68
1.7	57
1.7	49
1.2	60
0.4	67
2.2	52
0.6	60
0.2	65
1.3	52
0.3	53
3.4	44
1.0	60
1.2	60
1.5	60
2.0	59
0.4	60
0.3	33
0.2	33
0.6	57
0.8	60
0.1	60
0.2	60
1.1	52
1.7	52
0.9	59
2.4	44
1.8	48
1.2	51
1.2	59
2.6	48
2.5	48
0.6	60
1.6	53
0.7	60
0.5	60
0.4	64
1.5	52
1.2	49
3.0	48
0.1	57
1.1	57
3.2	40
1.2	52
0.3	57
0.3	59
0.4	59
0.2	59
1.6	40
1.2	49
0.7	55
0.6	51
1.2	51
2.5	40
0.8	52
1.6	48
5.9	19
3.0	40
0.1	60
2.0	45
2.1	45
0.7	52
0.4	59
2.5	40
0.6	52
1.7	40
2.0	40
0.8	52
1.1	44
1.8	40
0.4	52
0.6	52
1.1	19
0.9	53
1.2	52
4.9	21
2.3	48
1.0	52
1.1	40
1.0	51
0.3	52
0.7	51
0.9	40
2.1	36
1.0	49
0.1	55
0.1	51
0.4	52
0.2	51
0.3	48
5.0	19
1.4	48
2.2	44
1.3	48
2.3	29
0.1	18
1.1	52
2.3	41
4.1	37
0.7	48
0.4	48
0.5	48
1.2	48
0.2	45
1.8	48
0.3	18
0.1	18
1.7	40
0.9	40
0.3	51
1.1	44
0.6	44
1.2	40
3.9	25
0.6	48

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.9	89
0.1	88
1.4	112
1.1	108
0.3	120
0.1	120
0.6	67
2.7	83
0.1	73
0.7	66
2.3	69
3.4	68
1.2	48
5.5	52
7.0	41
2.7	67
0.1	49
1.1	49
5.3	52
2.5	32
2.0	67
4.4	52
0.9	67
6.0	52
3.3	60
0.7	68
0.1	48
0.6	67
0.4	76
2.4	68
2.6	55
0.9	68
5.2	40
3.1	60
0.5	41
2.9	67
1.3	60
2.5	60
2.4	60
0.7	68
4.6	37
2.1	29
2.5	60
0.6	67
1.3	67
1.3	68
0.7	67
0.5	68
0.5	68
0.8	69
1.8	53
0.4	67
2.5	51
0.7	68
0.3	68
2.8	43
0.3	68
4.1	45
3.8	48
0.1	68
3.9	48
0.7	37
2.5	60
2.1	60
0.3	68
4.2	48
0.3	67
1.0	65
1.5	57
0.1	69
1.2	64
3.6	40
0.1	69
0.3	67
0.2	68
0.4	68
0.2	68
0.1	67
0.1	68
4.0	45
3.9	45
2.0	57
1.8	60
0.4	67
0.1	68
3.5	45
0.1	68
1.7	57
1.7	49
1.2	60
0.4	67
2.2	52
0.6	60
0.2	65
1.3	52
0.3	53
3.4	44
1.0	60
1.2	60
1.5	60
2.0	59
0.4	60
0.3	33
0.2	33
0.6	57
0.8	60
0.1	60
0.2	60
1.1	52
1.7	52
0.9	59
2.4	44
1.8	48
1.2	51
1.2	59
2.6	48
2.5	48
0.6	60
1.6	53
0.7	60
0.5	60
0.4	64
1.5	52
1.2	49
3.0	48
0.1	57
1.1	57
3.2	40
1.2	52
0.3	57
0.3	59
0.4	59
0.2	59
1.6	40
1.2	49
0.7	55
0.6	51
1.2	51
2.5	40
0.8	52
1.6	48
5.9	19
3.0	40
0.1	60
2.0	45
2.1	45
0.7	52
0.4	59
2.5	40
0.6	52
1.7	40
2.0	40
0.8	52
1.1	44
1.8	40
0.4	52
0.6	52
1.1	19
0.9	53
1.2	52
4.9	21
2.3	48
1.0	52
1.1	40
1.0	51
0.3	52
0.7	51
0.9	40
2.1	36
1.0	49
0.1	55
0.1	51
0.4	52
0.2	51
0.3	48
5.0	19
1.4	48
2.2	44
1.3	48
2.3	29
0.1	18
1.1	52
2.3	41
4.1	37
0.7	48
0.4	48
0.5	48
1.2	48
0.2	45
1.8	48
0.3	18
0.1	18
1.7	40
0.9	40
0.3	51
1.1	44
0.6	44
1.2	40
3.9	25
0.6	48

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.9	89
0.1	88
1.4	112
1.1	108
0.3	120
0.1	120
0.6	67
2.7	83
0.1	73
0.7	66
2.3	69
3.4	68
1.2	48
5.5	52
7.0	41
2.7	67
0.1	49
1.1	49
5.3	52
2.5	32
2.0	67
4.4	52
0.9	67
6.0	52
3.3	60
0.7	68
0.1	48
0.6	67
0.4	76
2.4	68
2.6	55
0.9	68
5.2	40
3.1	60
0.5	41
2.9	67
1.3	60
2.5	60
2.4	60
0.7	68
4.6	37
2.1	29
2.5	60
0.6	67
1.3	67
1.3	68
0.7	67
0.5	68
0.5	68
0.8	69
1.8	53
0.4	67
2.5	51
0.7	68
0.3	68
2.8	43
0.3	68
4.1	45
3.8	48
0.1	68
3.9	48
0.7	37
2.5	60
2.1	60
0.3	68
4.2	48
0.3	67
1.0	65
1.5	57
0.1	69
1.2	64
3.6	40
0.1	69
0.3	67
0.2	68
0.4	68
0.2	68
0.1	67
0.1	68
4.0	45
3.9	45
2.0	57
1.8	60
0.4	67
0.1	68
3.5	45
0.1	68
1.7	57
1.7	49
1.2	60
0.4	67
2.2	52
0.6	60
0.2	65
1.3	52
0.3	53
3.4	44
1.0	60
1.2	60
1.5	60
2.0	59
0.4	60
0.3	33
0.2	33
0.6	57
0.8	60
0.1	60
0.2	60
1.1	52
1.7	52
0.9	59
2.4	44
1.8	48
1.2	51
1.2	59
2.6	48
2.5	48
0.6	60
1.6	53
0.7	60
0.5	60
0.4	64
1.5	52
1.2	49
3.0	48
0.1	57
1.1	57
3.2	40
1.2	52
0.3	57
0.3	59
0.4	59
0.2	59
1.6	40
1.2	49
0.7	55
0.6	51
1.2	51
2.5	40
0.8	52
1.6	48
5.9	19
3.0	40
0.1	60
2.0	45
2.1	45
0.7	52
0.4	59
2.5	40
0.6	52
1.7	40
2.0	40
0.8	52
1.1	44
1.8	40
0.4	52
0.6	52
1.1	19
0.9	53
1.2	52
4.9	21
2.3	48
1.0	52
1.1	40
1.0	51
0.3	52
0.7	51
0.9	40
2.1	36
1.0	49
0.1	55
0.1	51
0.4	52
0.2	51
0.3	48
5.0	19
1.4	48
2.2	44
1.3	48
2.3	29
0.1	18
1.1	52
2.3	41
4.1	37
0.7	48
0.4	48
0.5	48
1.2	48
0.2	45
1.8	48
0.3	18
0.1	18
1.7	40
0.9	40
0.3	51
1.1	44
0.6	44
1.2	40
3.9	25
0.6	48