Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023

Name: Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023
Start: 2023-01-09
End: 2023-01-25
Location: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China, Iran

Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023: 289 records at 63 stations, peak on 13 January 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023 set or tied 289 station records at 63 stations.
It ran from 9 January 2023 to 25 January 2023 (17 days) and its peak day was 13 January 2023.
Status: closed.
Chardzhev set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -25.4 C (-13.7 F) on 13 January 2023.
The busiest day was 13 January 2023 with 51 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

9 to 25 January 2023

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Chardzhev	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	2023-01-13
Gyshgy	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	2023-01-13
Saragt	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	2023-01-12
Termez	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	2023-01-12
Parkhar	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	2023-01-14
Esengyly	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	2023-01-12
Pskem	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	2023-01-12
Bajramaly	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	2023-01-13
Namangan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2023-01-14
Khudjand	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	2023-01-12
Tashkent	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	2023-01-12
Tedzhen	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	2023-01-13
Fergana	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	2023-01-12
Bakherden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	2023-01-13
Ashgabat	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	2023-01-14

Records per Day

Peak day 51

Records set or tied each day from 9 January 2023 to 25 January 2023. The most in one day was 51 on 13 January 2023.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023
Date	Records
2023-01-09	4
2023-01-10	9
2023-01-11	38
2023-01-12	44
2023-01-13	51
2023-01-14	41
2023-01-15	31
2023-01-16	24
2023-01-17	15
2023-01-18	12
2023-01-19	6
2023-01-20	6
2023-01-21	2
2023-01-22	3
2023-01-23	1
2023-01-25	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023 ranked by margin
Parkhar, 01-14	10.5 C (18.9 F)
Bakherden, 01-13	9.2 C (16.6 F)
Saragt, 01-12	9.0 C (16.2 F)
Gyshgy, 01-13	7.7 C (13.9 F)
Termez, 01-12	7.6 C (13.7 F)
Khudjand, 01-12	6.2 C (11.2 F)
Gyshgy, 01-14	5.4 C (9.7 F)
Tedzhen, 01-13	5.2 C (9.4 F)
Chardzhev, 01-12	4.9 C (8.8 F)
Chardzhev, 01-16	4.7 C (8.5 F)
Esengyly, 01-12	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Ashgabat, 01-14	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Pskem, 01-12	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Chardzhev, 01-17	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Gyshgy, 01-11	2.5 C (4.5 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

289 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 Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.6	122
4.7	119
4.9	93
5.4	92
7.7	77
10.5	45
9.0	83
7.6	77
3.3	88
3.1	40
2.7	96
1.7	119
1.0	44
6.2	65
5.2	71
0.6	128
9.2	44
2.5	88
1.6	88
3.3	83
10.8	27
1.4	88
10.5	27
0.3	92
12.2	27
0.6	88
2.0	85
0.4	88
3.7	77
2.0	54
0.4	32
0.5	85
0.3	88
6.6	48
8.5	45
2.7	14
11.2	27
2.5	77
3.3	65
8.1	32
2.8	8
9.2	45
3.8	56
6.6	44
0.2	85
1.0	53
6.5	48
8.6	45
10.2	12
6.2	45
0.9	8
5.9	53
2.3	8
7.4	45
8.4	32
0.4	77
5.7	48
0.1	77
8.7	27
9.2	12
4.3	48
1.2	8
1.0	10
0.2	14
0.7	45
6.0	48
0.2	14
3.9	48
4.2	48
0.3	72
1.7	67
8.4	27
1.9	56
7.9	27
0.7	0
1.8	53
7.0	27
5.3	27
5.0	45
0.2	68
8.8	28
4.4	44
1.7	59
8.6	27
3.9	48
0.9	61
3.5	45
0.1	0
9.9	15
8.0	32
3.2	52
0.3	8
10.2	16
2.5	48
3.8	44
5.5	27
0.6	0
2.1	45
2.0	48
5.8	27
2.0	44
4.5	44
7.2	27
3.9	27
3.3	44
6.1	27
7.4	15
5.9	25
6.1	32
5.6	15
2.0	45
0.4	56
5.7	27
2.3	44
1.7	48
1.2	48
2.8	48
0.9	48
3.3	43
2.0	48
4.5	27
2.3	44
7.1	15
1.8	45
2.0	45
1.7	44
3.2	44
1.0	45
4.1	27
1.9	15
8.5	15
0.6	48
5.1	27
6.5	15
5.6	25
6.4	27
0.6	48
2.0	44
2.6	27
4.7	15
2.0	45
6.5	15
5.1	15
1.2	45
1.1	48
7.4	16
1.2	45
7.2	15
1.3	40
3.3	27
3.2	27
0.4	44
0.5	44
0.5	44
1.9	37
6.7	15
1.3	45
2.0	43
6.4	16
1.0	45
4.1	15
0.2	44
0.2	44
0.1	44
0.4	48
2.1	40
4.0	28
0.4	48
0.9	45
5.3	15
0.6	45
1.3	44
4.9	15
4.8	15
5.1	15
5.8	15
1.1	36
1.0	14
2.8	27
1.1	44
2.6	27
0.4	45
2.2	32
0.1	44
0.4	14
3.3	27
4.3	15
5.9	15
4.8	15
0.6	45
4.5	15
5.6	12
1.8	27
0.5	45
3.6	27
4.2	16
5.0	16
2.3	27
2.5	27
0.2	40

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023 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 Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023 (this event)	289 records

Every Record Set

20 of 289

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 9 to 25 January 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-01-11	Gyshgy	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	88	39 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-12	Chardzhev	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	93	45 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-12	Saragt	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	83	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-12	Termez	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	77	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-12	Esengyly	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-12	Pskem	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	40	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-12	Khudjand	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	65	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-12	Tashkent	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	128	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-12	Fergana	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88	39 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Chardzhev	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	122	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-13	Gyshgy	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	77	45 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Bajramaly	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Tedzhen	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	71	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Bakherden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	44	39 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-14	Gyshgy	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	92	45 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-14	Parkhar	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	45	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-14	Namangan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	44	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-14	Ashgabat	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83	38 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-16	Chardzhev	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	119	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-17	Chardzhev	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96	42 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 289 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 2026-10-18. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.