Cold outbreak in Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020

Name: Cold outbreak in Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020
Start: 2020-12-05
End: 2020-12-17
Location: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan

Cold outbreak in Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020: 104 records at 35 stations, peak on 6 December 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020 set or tied 104 station records at 35 stations.
It ran from 5 December 2020 to 17 December 2020 (13 days) and its peak day was 6 December 2020.
Status: closed.
Turgaj set a daily record low maximum temperature of -16.2 C (2.8 F) on 6 December 2020.
The busiest day was 6 December 2020 with 18 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 109 years.

Footprint

5 to 17 December 2020

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 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 Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Turgaj	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	2020-12-06
Gyzylarbat	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	2020-12-07
Khudjand	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	2020-12-07
Cimbaj	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	2020-12-09
Turkmen-Bashi	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	2020-12-11
Kzylzar	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	2020-12-06
Zhezkazgan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	2020-12-05
Buhara	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	2020-12-09
Ashgabat	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	2020-12-11
Kungrad	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2020-12-05
Kerki	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2020-12-15
Dashauz	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	2020-12-07
Urgench	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	2020-12-09
Zlikha	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	2020-12-05
Bakherden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	2020-12-11
Ekezhe	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	2020-12-14

Records per Day

Peak day 18

Records set or tied each day from 5 December 2020 to 17 December 2020. The most in one day was 18 on 6 December 2020.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020
Date	Records
2020-12-05	9
2020-12-06	18
2020-12-07	14
2020-12-08	16
2020-12-09	13
2020-12-10	8
2020-12-11	5
2020-12-12	1
2020-12-13	4
2020-12-14	7
2020-12-15	4
2020-12-16	2
2020-12-17	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020 ranked by margin
Kungrad, 12-09	8.0 C (14.4 F)
Kungrad, 12-05	5.6 C (10.1 F)
Zlikha, 12-05	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Buhara, 12-09	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Bakherden, 12-11	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Turkmen-Bashi, 12-11	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Urgench, 12-09	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Dashauz, 12-07	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Ekezhe, 12-14	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Cimbaj, 12-09	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Khudjand, 12-07	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Cimbaj, 12-06	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Turkmen-Bashi, 12-10	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Kerki, 12-15	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Zhezkazgan, 12-05	0.7 C (1.3 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

104 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 Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.3	108
0.4	109
1.3	83
1.4	79
2.7	58
1.3	68
0.6	73
0.9	58
0.7	66
0.4	56
0.2	58
3.3	35
0.9	50
5.6	27
8.0	11
2.2	38
2.3	38
3.9	32
2.2	43
3.2	34
7.2	12
0.8	43
2.4	36
0.9	46
1.1	38
3.3	24
1.6	38
2.3	27
2.6	27
1.9	34
1.9	34
2.0	34
4.0	27
0.6	38
2.0	27
4.0	7
1.0	38
5.8	5
4.2	19
2.3	36
1.8	36
1.0	27
0.7	30
1.7	24
3.1	18
1.1	24
0.1	27
1.8	24
3.8	9
1.8	27
4.4	6
0.9	24
0.5	27
0.7	34
0.1	25
2.4	18
1.0	26
1.9	19
2.8	11
4.2	6
0.1	27
0.6	18
0.2	25
1.9	11
2.2	9
2.8	6
0.6	24
0.8	18
2.1	3
1.9	8
3.3	9
2.3	6
1.6	18
0.2	18
1.3	11
0.2	19
2.8	6
1.6	6
2.2	8
1.4	8
0.8	11
1.9	11
3.6	6
0.7	11
2.2	9
2.8	6
2.2	3
0.6	9
2.6	8
1.4	10
2.5	6
0.4	11
2.2	3
0.9	6
1.3	6
0.5	6
0.4	3
0.7	6
2.0	3
1.1	9
0.4	4
0.2	3
0.1	3
0.7	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 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 Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020 (this event)	104 records

Every Record Set

20 of 104

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Uzbekistan and 3 other countries, 5 to 17 December 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-12-05	Zhezkazgan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	66	26 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-05	Kungrad	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	27	24 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-05	Zlikha	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32	21 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-06	Turgaj	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	108	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-06	Cimbaj	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	68	30 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-06	Kzylzar	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73	29 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-07	Gyzylarbat	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	109	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-07	Khudjand	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	83	34 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-07	Dashauz	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38	22 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-09	Cimbaj	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	79	33 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-09	Buhara	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35	25 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-09	Kungrad	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	11	23 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-09	Urgench	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	38	22 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-10	Turkmen-Bashi	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	58	27 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-10	Gyzylarbat	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	56	26 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-11	Turkmen-Bashi	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	58	31 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-11	Ashgabat	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	58	25 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-11	Bakherden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	34	21 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-14	Ekezhe	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43	21 of 100 (Routine)
2020-12-15	Kerki	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	50	24 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 104 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
0.3	108
0.4	109
1.3	83
1.4	79
2.7	58
1.3	68
0.6	73
0.9	58
0.7	66
0.4	56
0.2	58
3.3	35
0.9	50
5.6	27
8.0	11
2.2	38
2.3	38
3.9	32
2.2	43
3.2	34
7.2	12
0.8	43
2.4	36
0.9	46
1.1	38
3.3	24
1.6	38
2.3	27
2.6	27
1.9	34
1.9	34
2.0	34
4.0	27
0.6	38
2.0	27
4.0	7
1.0	38
5.8	5
4.2	19
2.3	36
1.8	36
1.0	27
0.7	30
1.7	24
3.1	18
1.1	24
0.1	27
1.8	24
3.8	9
1.8	27
4.4	6
0.9	24
0.5	27
0.7	34
0.1	25
2.4	18
1.0	26
1.9	19
2.8	11
4.2	6
0.1	27
0.6	18
0.2	25
1.9	11
2.2	9
2.8	6
0.6	24
0.8	18
2.1	3
1.9	8
3.3	9
2.3	6
1.6	18
0.2	18
1.3	11
0.2	19
2.8	6
1.6	6
2.2	8
1.4	8
0.8	11
1.9	11
3.6	6
0.7	11
2.2	9
2.8	6
2.2	3
0.6	9
2.6	8
1.4	10
2.5	6
0.4	11
2.2	3
0.9	6
1.3	6
0.5	6
0.4	3
0.7	6
2.0	3
1.1	9
0.4	4
0.2	3
0.1	3
0.7	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.3	108
0.4	109
1.3	83
1.4	79
2.7	58
1.3	68
0.6	73
0.9	58
0.7	66
0.4	56
0.2	58
3.3	35
0.9	50
5.6	27
8.0	11
2.2	38
2.3	38
3.9	32
2.2	43
3.2	34
7.2	12
0.8	43
2.4	36
0.9	46
1.1	38
3.3	24
1.6	38
2.3	27
2.6	27
1.9	34
1.9	34
2.0	34
4.0	27
0.6	38
2.0	27
4.0	7
1.0	38
5.8	5
4.2	19
2.3	36
1.8	36
1.0	27
0.7	30
1.7	24
3.1	18
1.1	24
0.1	27
1.8	24
3.8	9
1.8	27
4.4	6
0.9	24
0.5	27
0.7	34
0.1	25
2.4	18
1.0	26
1.9	19
2.8	11
4.2	6
0.1	27
0.6	18
0.2	25
1.9	11
2.2	9
2.8	6
0.6	24
0.8	18
2.1	3
1.9	8
3.3	9
2.3	6
1.6	18
0.2	18
1.3	11
0.2	19
2.8	6
1.6	6
2.2	8
1.4	8
0.8	11
1.9	11
3.6	6
0.7	11
2.2	9
2.8	6
2.2	3
0.6	9
2.6	8
1.4	10
2.5	6
0.4	11
2.2	3
0.9	6
1.3	6
0.5	6
0.4	3
0.7	6
2.0	3
1.1	9
0.4	4
0.2	3
0.1	3
0.7	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.3	108
0.4	109
1.3	83
1.4	79
2.7	58
1.3	68
0.6	73
0.9	58
0.7	66
0.4	56
0.2	58
3.3	35
0.9	50
5.6	27
8.0	11
2.2	38
2.3	38
3.9	32
2.2	43
3.2	34
7.2	12
0.8	43
2.4	36
0.9	46
1.1	38
3.3	24
1.6	38
2.3	27
2.6	27
1.9	34
1.9	34
2.0	34
4.0	27
0.6	38
2.0	27
4.0	7
1.0	38
5.8	5
4.2	19
2.3	36
1.8	36
1.0	27
0.7	30
1.7	24
3.1	18
1.1	24
0.1	27
1.8	24
3.8	9
1.8	27
4.4	6
0.9	24
0.5	27
0.7	34
0.1	25
2.4	18
1.0	26
1.9	19
2.8	11
4.2	6
0.1	27
0.6	18
0.2	25
1.9	11
2.2	9
2.8	6
0.6	24
0.8	18
2.1	3
1.9	8
3.3	9
2.3	6
1.6	18
0.2	18
1.3	11
0.2	19
2.8	6
1.6	6
2.2	8
1.4	8
0.8	11
1.9	11
3.6	6
0.7	11
2.2	9
2.8	6
2.2	3
0.6	9
2.6	8
1.4	10
2.5	6
0.4	11
2.2	3
0.9	6
1.3	6
0.5	6
0.4	3
0.7	6
2.0	3
1.1	9
0.4	4
0.2	3
0.1	3
0.7	3