Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020

Name: Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020
Start: 2020-06-18
End: 2020-07-03
Location: Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020: 391 records at 186 stations, peak on 21 June 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020 set or tied 391 station records at 186 stations.
It ran from 18 June 2020 to 3 July 2020 (16 days) and its peak day was 21 June 2020.
Status: closed.
Naryn set a daily record low minimum temperature of 3.2 C (37.8 F) on 29 June 2020.
The busiest day was 27 June 2020 with 51 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 115 years.

Footprint

18 June to 3 July 2020

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Zmeinogorsk	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	2020-06-22
Khudjand	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	2020-06-27
Naryn	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	2020-06-29
Yajlju	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	2020-06-21
Semej	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2020-06-22
Ufa	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	2020-06-23
Ust-Koksa	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2020-06-21
Minusinsk	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2020-06-21
Aralskoe More	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2020-06-27
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	2020-06-20
Kokpekty	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2020-06-22
Hoboksar	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	2020-06-22
Chardzhev	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2020-06-27
Krasnoufimsk	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2020-06-20
Nozovka	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2020-07-01
Atbasar	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2020-06-20

Records per Day

Peak day 50

Records set or tied each day from 18 June 2020 to 3 July 2020. The most in one day was 51 on 27 June 2020.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020
Date	Records
2020-06-18	1
2020-06-19	38
2020-06-20	45
2020-06-21	50
2020-06-22	34
2020-06-23	22
2020-06-24	6
2020-06-25	6
2020-06-26	18
2020-06-27	51
2020-06-28	41
2020-06-29	32
2020-06-30	21
2020-07-01	12
2020-07-02	11
2020-07-03	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020 ranked by margin
Semej, 06-21	6.2 C (11.2 F)
Khudjand, 06-27	5.8 C (10.4 F)
Hoboksar, 06-22	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Yajlju, 06-21	4.1 C (7.4 F)
Ust-Koksa, 06-21	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Zmeinogorsk, 06-22	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Minusinsk, 06-22	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Bijsk Zonalnaja, 06-20	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Atbasar, 06-20	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Minusinsk, 06-21	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Ufa, 06-23	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Krasnoufimsk, 06-20	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Kokpekty, 06-22	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Aralskoe More, 06-27	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Semej, 06-22	0.9 C (1.6 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

391 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 Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.8	107
2.8	91
5.8	66
0.9	115
1.9	96
4.1	88
6.2	53
3.4	82
1.0	88
2.0	88
4.4	64
1.2	81
2.8	77
2.7	82
0.2	90
0.6	84
0.8	58
0.2	61
1.6	84
2.2	67
4.2	41
2.3	67
5.9	37
1.3	74
4.0	67
4.9	64
1.0	82
1.3	73
1.3	67
0.4	84
4.5	53
2.2	66
2.8	59
0.5	78
0.5	74
1.0	74
1.8	69
1.2	65
4.0	47
3.2	55
0.2	70
1.1	74
2.7	64
0.1	78
0.6	67
2.7	52
1.5	68
0.9	65
0.3	74
0.3	68
5.4	51
1.6	48
4.4	41
1.4	58
4.0	35
2.5	59
0.2	73
7.9	25
1.8	55
4.2	41
3.8	35
2.1	52
3.4	40
0.2	61
2.6	51
1.7	62
3.9	32
0.3	42
1.0	61
0.2	67
2.8	56
3.3	41
0.7	66
0.1	67
2.3	54
1.6	54
1.0	62
1.3	60
3.5	40
2.1	52
0.5	69
2.3	51
0.1	58
1.0	67
6.1	32
2.8	45
0.4	67
4.1	33
1.1	54
0.6	51
2.2	44
1.1	52
2.2	51
1.0	52
0.9	59
1.3	54
3.9	33
1.3	59
2.3	50
2.7	43
1.6	53
0.2	66
1.7	40
2.2	49
4.3	34
3.4	41
0.4	65
2.0	45
3.7	38
5.3	29
0.5	55
3.5	33
1.1	53
0.1	52
2.2	41
2.0	41
3.0	32
1.2	52
5.4	19
1.8	47
3.3	40
0.8	40
4.1	32
2.0	49
0.2	47
0.9	53
6.4	11
1.1	48
0.1	59
0.4	59
0.7	51
0.8	56
2.4	32
3.9	25
2.0	43
0.8	53
0.4	55
0.9	51
2.9	33
1.4	48
4.2	25
0.4	52
0.7	41
2.9	46
0.4	52
2.4	27
2.1	43
2.6	25
2.6	32
5.4	4
1.5	37
1.6	44
0.1	54
2.7	26
2.7	29
1.3	47
0.2	51
3.7	31
0.1	41
2.0	43
2.2	43
3.1	36
1.6	43
1.5	46
5.1	11
1.6	42
0.3	56
4.1	29
0.9	41
2.7	25
1.6	32
1.9	37
2.4	31
1.3	40
2.8	23
0.9	47
2.8	29
4.7	19
1.0	40
1.4	43
0.6	43
1.1	45
1.5	43
0.4	51
0.5	45
1.4	41
4.7	15
3.0	32
0.9	47
1.4	41
2.1	32
2.0	41
2.7	17
3.0	16
1.7	41
0.7	46
0.7	40
1.5	33
0.3	45
1.7	28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020 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 Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020 (this event)	391 records

Every Record Set

20 of 391

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Russia and 7 other countries, 18 June to 3 July 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-06-20	Bijsk Zonalnaja	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	82	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-20	Krasnoufimsk	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84	36 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-20	Atbasar	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67	35 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-21	Yajlju	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	88	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-21	Semej	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	53	41 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-21	Ust-Koksa	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	82	39 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-21	Minusinsk	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	88	38 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-21	Kokpekty	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84	36 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-22	Zmeinogorsk	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-22	Semej	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	115	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-22	Hoboksar	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-22	Kokpekty	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	81	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-22	Minusinsk	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-23	Ufa	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	96	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-27	Khudjand	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	66	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-27	Aralskoe More	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	88	38 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-27	Chardzhev	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	90	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-29	Naryn	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	107	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-01	Nozovka	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	58	36 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-02	Krasnoufimsk	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	61	36 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 391 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
0.8	107
2.8	91
5.8	66
0.9	115
1.9	96
4.1	88
6.2	53
3.4	82
1.0	88
2.0	88
4.4	64
1.2	81
2.8	77
2.7	82
0.2	90
0.6	84
0.8	58
0.2	61
1.6	84
2.2	67
4.2	41
2.3	67
5.9	37
1.3	74
4.0	67
4.9	64
1.0	82
1.3	73
1.3	67
0.4	84
4.5	53
2.2	66
2.8	59
0.5	78
0.5	74
1.0	74
1.8	69
1.2	65
4.0	47
3.2	55
0.2	70
1.1	74
2.7	64
0.1	78
0.6	67
2.7	52
1.5	68
0.9	65
0.3	74
0.3	68
5.4	51
1.6	48
4.4	41
1.4	58
4.0	35
2.5	59
0.2	73
7.9	25
1.8	55
4.2	41
3.8	35
2.1	52
3.4	40
0.2	61
2.6	51
1.7	62
3.9	32
0.3	42
1.0	61
0.2	67
2.8	56
3.3	41
0.7	66
0.1	67
2.3	54
1.6	54
1.0	62
1.3	60
3.5	40
2.1	52
0.5	69
2.3	51
0.1	58
1.0	67
6.1	32
2.8	45
0.4	67
4.1	33
1.1	54
0.6	51
2.2	44
1.1	52
2.2	51
1.0	52
0.9	59
1.3	54
3.9	33
1.3	59
2.3	50
2.7	43
1.6	53
0.2	66
1.7	40
2.2	49
4.3	34
3.4	41
0.4	65
2.0	45
3.7	38
5.3	29
0.5	55
3.5	33
1.1	53
0.1	52
2.2	41
2.0	41
3.0	32
1.2	52
5.4	19
1.8	47
3.3	40
0.8	40
4.1	32
2.0	49
0.2	47
0.9	53
6.4	11
1.1	48
0.1	59
0.4	59
0.7	51
0.8	56
2.4	32
3.9	25
2.0	43
0.8	53
0.4	55
0.9	51
2.9	33
1.4	48
4.2	25
0.4	52
0.7	41
2.9	46
0.4	52
2.4	27
2.1	43
2.6	25
2.6	32
5.4	4
1.5	37
1.6	44
0.1	54
2.7	26
2.7	29
1.3	47
0.2	51
3.7	31
0.1	41
2.0	43
2.2	43
3.1	36
1.6	43
1.5	46
5.1	11
1.6	42
0.3	56
4.1	29
0.9	41
2.7	25
1.6	32
1.9	37
2.4	31
1.3	40
2.8	23
0.9	47
2.8	29
4.7	19
1.0	40
1.4	43
0.6	43
1.1	45
1.5	43
0.4	51
0.5	45
1.4	41
4.7	15
3.0	32
0.9	47
1.4	41
2.1	32
2.0	41
2.7	17
3.0	16
1.7	41
0.7	46
0.7	40
1.5	33
0.3	45
1.7	28

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.8	107
2.8	91
5.8	66
0.9	115
1.9	96
4.1	88
6.2	53
3.4	82
1.0	88
2.0	88
4.4	64
1.2	81
2.8	77
2.7	82
0.2	90
0.6	84
0.8	58
0.2	61
1.6	84
2.2	67
4.2	41
2.3	67
5.9	37
1.3	74
4.0	67
4.9	64
1.0	82
1.3	73
1.3	67
0.4	84
4.5	53
2.2	66
2.8	59
0.5	78
0.5	74
1.0	74
1.8	69
1.2	65
4.0	47
3.2	55
0.2	70
1.1	74
2.7	64
0.1	78
0.6	67
2.7	52
1.5	68
0.9	65
0.3	74
0.3	68
5.4	51
1.6	48
4.4	41
1.4	58
4.0	35
2.5	59
0.2	73
7.9	25
1.8	55
4.2	41
3.8	35
2.1	52
3.4	40
0.2	61
2.6	51
1.7	62
3.9	32
0.3	42
1.0	61
0.2	67
2.8	56
3.3	41
0.7	66
0.1	67
2.3	54
1.6	54
1.0	62
1.3	60
3.5	40
2.1	52
0.5	69
2.3	51
0.1	58
1.0	67
6.1	32
2.8	45
0.4	67
4.1	33
1.1	54
0.6	51
2.2	44
1.1	52
2.2	51
1.0	52
0.9	59
1.3	54
3.9	33
1.3	59
2.3	50
2.7	43
1.6	53
0.2	66
1.7	40
2.2	49
4.3	34
3.4	41
0.4	65
2.0	45
3.7	38
5.3	29
0.5	55
3.5	33
1.1	53
0.1	52
2.2	41
2.0	41
3.0	32
1.2	52
5.4	19
1.8	47
3.3	40
0.8	40
4.1	32
2.0	49
0.2	47
0.9	53
6.4	11
1.1	48
0.1	59
0.4	59
0.7	51
0.8	56
2.4	32
3.9	25
2.0	43
0.8	53
0.4	55
0.9	51
2.9	33
1.4	48
4.2	25
0.4	52
0.7	41
2.9	46
0.4	52
2.4	27
2.1	43
2.6	25
2.6	32
5.4	4
1.5	37
1.6	44
0.1	54
2.7	26
2.7	29
1.3	47
0.2	51
3.7	31
0.1	41
2.0	43
2.2	43
3.1	36
1.6	43
1.5	46
5.1	11
1.6	42
0.3	56
4.1	29
0.9	41
2.7	25
1.6	32
1.9	37
2.4	31
1.3	40
2.8	23
0.9	47
2.8	29
4.7	19
1.0	40
1.4	43
0.6	43
1.1	45
1.5	43
0.4	51
0.5	45
1.4	41
4.7	15
3.0	32
0.9	47
1.4	41
2.1	32
2.0	41
2.7	17
3.0	16
1.7	41
0.7	46
0.7	40
1.5	33
0.3	45
1.7	28

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.8	107
2.8	91
5.8	66
0.9	115
1.9	96
4.1	88
6.2	53
3.4	82
1.0	88
2.0	88
4.4	64
1.2	81
2.8	77
2.7	82
0.2	90
0.6	84
0.8	58
0.2	61
1.6	84
2.2	67
4.2	41
2.3	67
5.9	37
1.3	74
4.0	67
4.9	64
1.0	82
1.3	73
1.3	67
0.4	84
4.5	53
2.2	66
2.8	59
0.5	78
0.5	74
1.0	74
1.8	69
1.2	65
4.0	47
3.2	55
0.2	70
1.1	74
2.7	64
0.1	78
0.6	67
2.7	52
1.5	68
0.9	65
0.3	74
0.3	68
5.4	51
1.6	48
4.4	41
1.4	58
4.0	35
2.5	59
0.2	73
7.9	25
1.8	55
4.2	41
3.8	35
2.1	52
3.4	40
0.2	61
2.6	51
1.7	62
3.9	32
0.3	42
1.0	61
0.2	67
2.8	56
3.3	41
0.7	66
0.1	67
2.3	54
1.6	54
1.0	62
1.3	60
3.5	40
2.1	52
0.5	69
2.3	51
0.1	58
1.0	67
6.1	32
2.8	45
0.4	67
4.1	33
1.1	54
0.6	51
2.2	44
1.1	52
2.2	51
1.0	52
0.9	59
1.3	54
3.9	33
1.3	59
2.3	50
2.7	43
1.6	53
0.2	66
1.7	40
2.2	49
4.3	34
3.4	41
0.4	65
2.0	45
3.7	38
5.3	29
0.5	55
3.5	33
1.1	53
0.1	52
2.2	41
2.0	41
3.0	32
1.2	52
5.4	19
1.8	47
3.3	40
0.8	40
4.1	32
2.0	49
0.2	47
0.9	53
6.4	11
1.1	48
0.1	59
0.4	59
0.7	51
0.8	56
2.4	32
3.9	25
2.0	43
0.8	53
0.4	55
0.9	51
2.9	33
1.4	48
4.2	25
0.4	52
0.7	41
2.9	46
0.4	52
2.4	27
2.1	43
2.6	25
2.6	32
5.4	4
1.5	37
1.6	44
0.1	54
2.7	26
2.7	29
1.3	47
0.2	51
3.7	31
0.1	41
2.0	43
2.2	43
3.1	36
1.6	43
1.5	46
5.1	11
1.6	42
0.3	56
4.1	29
0.9	41
2.7	25
1.6	32
1.9	37
2.4	31
1.3	40
2.8	23
0.9	47
2.8	29
4.7	19
1.0	40
1.4	43
0.6	43
1.1	45
1.5	43
0.4	51
0.5	45
1.4	41
4.7	15
3.0	32
0.9	47
1.4	41
2.1	32
2.0	41
2.7	17
3.0	16
1.7	41
0.7	46
0.7	40
1.5	33
0.3	45
1.7	28