Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023

Name: Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023
Start: 2023-07-08
End: 2023-07-23
Location: Kazakhstan, Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Iran

Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023: 327 records at 138 stations, peak on 13 July 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023 set or tied 327 station records at 138 stations.
It ran from 8 July 2023 to 23 July 2023 (16 days) and its peak day was 13 July 2023.
Status: closed.
Nozovka set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 26.0 C (78.8 F) on 11 July 2023.
The busiest day was 12 July 2023 with 60 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 121 years.

Footprint

8 to 23 July 2023

The area covered by Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Nozovka	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2023-07-11
Kochki	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	2023-07-12
Tatarsk	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	2023-07-12
Uil	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	2023-07-09
Tobolsk	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	2023-07-12
Poltavka	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	2023-07-12
Atyrau	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	2023-07-09
Yelabuga	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	2023-07-11
Kazan	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	2023-07-08
Kurgan	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2023-07-10
Kustanai	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	2023-07-12
Zharyk	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2023-07-12
Uralsk	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	2023-07-10
Petropavlovsk	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2023-07-12
Kokpekty	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	2023-07-13
Dushanbe	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	2023-07-13
Akkol	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	2023-07-12
Atbasar	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2023-07-13
Severnoe	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	2023-07-13

Records per Day

Peak day 57

Records set or tied each day from 8 July 2023 to 23 July 2023. The most in one day was 60 on 12 July 2023.

Records per day during Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023
Date	Records
2023-07-08	3
2023-07-09	17
2023-07-10	42
2023-07-11	55
2023-07-12	60
2023-07-13	57
2023-07-14	27
2023-07-15	15
2023-07-16	13
2023-07-17	11
2023-07-18	11
2023-07-19	4
2023-07-20	4
2023-07-21	5
2023-07-22	2
2023-07-23	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023 ranked by margin
Petropavlovsk, 07-12	6.5 C (11.7 F)
Tatarsk, 07-12	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Tatarsk, 07-13	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Nozovka, 07-11	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Uil, 07-09	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Tobolsk, 07-12	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Atbasar, 07-13	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Zharyk, 07-12	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Dushanbe, 07-13	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Atyrau, 07-09	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Poltavka, 07-12	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Kochki, 07-12	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Kazan, 07-08	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Akkol, 07-12	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Kustanai, 07-12	0.5 C (0.9 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

327 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 Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.1	70
0.8	69
3.3	121
2.8	121
2.1	112
2.0	112
0.9	54
1.1	112
0.2	51
0.5	112
1.3	39
0.7	116
0.5	110
6.5	54
0.4	69
0.3	118
1.3	90
1.8	88
0.7	40
0.4	70
0.2	96
0.4	71
0.7	88
4.8	57
0.6	30
0.8	84
4.4	49
2.1	72
2.3	12
2.1	68
1.6	19
0.3	25
2.8	50
2.9	57
1.1	66
3.1	48
0.7	66
0.9	70
0.1	14
1.8	60
0.1	38
0.8	74
0.8	70
1.2	57
0.4	14
0.1	2
0.8	0
0.5	70
1.3	2
2.1	53
0.1	70
1.2	56
0.8	2
2.7	38
1.7	1
0.9	30
1.3	48
1.9	48
0.2	57
3.2	38
3.1	49
0.1	1
4.0	40
3.8	32
2.1	53
1.9	53
0.5	0
2.9	38
3.6	38
3.8	30
1.4	40
3.1	33
3.2	38
0.4	61
0.7	54
0.8	49
2.1	48
2.5	36
1.4	36
3.7	29
1.0	48
1.5	48
2.0	38
3.2	24
2.5	40
4.5	25
1.3	34
0.7	48
0.7	48
1.0	49
2.7	30
0.6	53
0.1	53
0.1	53
1.8	38
0.3	49
0.1	52
3.8	8
1.7	30
3.5	30
0.7	38
3.0	34
0.8	38
2.6	25
1.7	41
3.5	32
2.5	30
0.2	48
0.8	41
2.0	38
1.4	36
1.1	36
0.1	49
1.6	38
2.2	33
0.4	38
1.3	38
5.6	8
0.5	44
3.8	12
1.8	36
1.1	38
1.6	30
0.9	37
0.5	41
1.9	25
0.9	38
4.5	14
4.5	14
3.3	14
3.2	14
3.5	14
2.4	30
0.4	38
2.0	25
2.2	30
0.4	30
2.8	16
0.6	38
2.6	30
1.6	33
2.7	25
0.7	38
2.8	25
1.4	30
0.3	40
0.9	30
0.9	36
2.3	20
0.1	42
1.3	30
1.1	30
5.1	12
1.6	30
0.3	38
0.2	32
1.7	30
2.7	25
0.4	38
1.1	38
1.1	38
1.0	28
3.8	14
5.2	4
1.8	30
1.8	30
0.3	38
0.3	38
0.9	30
0.6	41
1.1	32
1.4	20
3.5	14
1.4	20
4.5	8
4.3	8
1.6	24
0.7	32
0.1	30
1.0	30
1.6	20
1.6	20
1.1	30
2.2	12
3.4	2
0.5	30
1.5	20
0.7	29
0.3	32
0.6	30
0.9	26
0.1	36
0.5	30
2.4	18
0.2	38
0.8	30
2.8	4
0.5	38
0.2	30
0.3	28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023 (this event)	327 records

Every Record Set

20 of 327

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Kazakhstan and 8 other countries, 8 to 23 July 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-07-08	Kazan	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	116	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-09	Uil	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	112	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-09	Atyrau	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-10	Kurgan	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-10	Uralsk	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	69	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-11	Nozovka	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	70	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-11	Yelabuga	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	51	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Kochki	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	69	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Tatarsk	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	121	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Tobolsk	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	112	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Poltavka	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	54	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Kustanai	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Zharyk	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	39	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Petropavlovsk	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	54	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Akkol	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	40	39 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-13	Tatarsk	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	121	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-13	Kokpekty	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	118	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-13	Dushanbe	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	90	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-13	Atbasar	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	88	39 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-13	Severnoe	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	70	39 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 327 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
2.1	70
0.8	69
3.3	121
2.8	121
2.1	112
2.0	112
0.9	54
1.1	112
0.2	51
0.5	112
1.3	39
0.7	116
0.5	110
6.5	54
0.4	69
0.3	118
1.3	90
1.8	88
0.7	40
0.4	70
0.2	96
0.4	71
0.7	88
4.8	57
0.6	30
0.8	84
4.4	49
2.1	72
2.3	12
2.1	68
1.6	19
0.3	25
2.8	50
2.9	57
1.1	66
3.1	48
0.7	66
0.9	70
0.1	14
1.8	60
0.1	38
0.8	74
0.8	70
1.2	57
0.4	14
0.1	2
0.8	0
0.5	70
1.3	2
2.1	53
0.1	70
1.2	56
0.8	2
2.7	38
1.7	1
0.9	30
1.3	48
1.9	48
0.2	57
3.2	38
3.1	49
0.1	1
4.0	40
3.8	32
2.1	53
1.9	53
0.5	0
2.9	38
3.6	38
3.8	30
1.4	40
3.1	33
3.2	38
0.4	61
0.7	54
0.8	49
2.1	48
2.5	36
1.4	36
3.7	29
1.0	48
1.5	48
2.0	38
3.2	24
2.5	40
4.5	25
1.3	34
0.7	48
0.7	48
1.0	49
2.7	30
0.6	53
0.1	53
0.1	53
1.8	38
0.3	49
0.1	52
3.8	8
1.7	30
3.5	30
0.7	38
3.0	34
0.8	38
2.6	25
1.7	41
3.5	32
2.5	30
0.2	48
0.8	41
2.0	38
1.4	36
1.1	36
0.1	49
1.6	38
2.2	33
0.4	38
1.3	38
5.6	8
0.5	44
3.8	12
1.8	36
1.1	38
1.6	30
0.9	37
0.5	41
1.9	25
0.9	38
4.5	14
4.5	14
3.3	14
3.2	14
3.5	14
2.4	30
0.4	38
2.0	25
2.2	30
0.4	30
2.8	16
0.6	38
2.6	30
1.6	33
2.7	25
0.7	38
2.8	25
1.4	30
0.3	40
0.9	30
0.9	36
2.3	20
0.1	42
1.3	30
1.1	30
5.1	12
1.6	30
0.3	38
0.2	32
1.7	30
2.7	25
0.4	38
1.1	38
1.1	38
1.0	28
3.8	14
5.2	4
1.8	30
1.8	30
0.3	38
0.3	38
0.9	30
0.6	41
1.1	32
1.4	20
3.5	14
1.4	20
4.5	8
4.3	8
1.6	24
0.7	32
0.1	30
1.0	30
1.6	20
1.6	20
1.1	30
2.2	12
3.4	2
0.5	30
1.5	20
0.7	29
0.3	32
0.6	30
0.9	26
0.1	36
0.5	30
2.4	18
0.2	38
0.8	30
2.8	4
0.5	38
0.2	30
0.3	28

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.1	70
0.8	69
3.3	121
2.8	121
2.1	112
2.0	112
0.9	54
1.1	112
0.2	51
0.5	112
1.3	39
0.7	116
0.5	110
6.5	54
0.4	69
0.3	118
1.3	90
1.8	88
0.7	40
0.4	70
0.2	96
0.4	71
0.7	88
4.8	57
0.6	30
0.8	84
4.4	49
2.1	72
2.3	12
2.1	68
1.6	19
0.3	25
2.8	50
2.9	57
1.1	66
3.1	48
0.7	66
0.9	70
0.1	14
1.8	60
0.1	38
0.8	74
0.8	70
1.2	57
0.4	14
0.1	2
0.8	0
0.5	70
1.3	2
2.1	53
0.1	70
1.2	56
0.8	2
2.7	38
1.7	1
0.9	30
1.3	48
1.9	48
0.2	57
3.2	38
3.1	49
0.1	1
4.0	40
3.8	32
2.1	53
1.9	53
0.5	0
2.9	38
3.6	38
3.8	30
1.4	40
3.1	33
3.2	38
0.4	61
0.7	54
0.8	49
2.1	48
2.5	36
1.4	36
3.7	29
1.0	48
1.5	48
2.0	38
3.2	24
2.5	40
4.5	25
1.3	34
0.7	48
0.7	48
1.0	49
2.7	30
0.6	53
0.1	53
0.1	53
1.8	38
0.3	49
0.1	52
3.8	8
1.7	30
3.5	30
0.7	38
3.0	34
0.8	38
2.6	25
1.7	41
3.5	32
2.5	30
0.2	48
0.8	41
2.0	38
1.4	36
1.1	36
0.1	49
1.6	38
2.2	33
0.4	38
1.3	38
5.6	8
0.5	44
3.8	12
1.8	36
1.1	38
1.6	30
0.9	37
0.5	41
1.9	25
0.9	38
4.5	14
4.5	14
3.3	14
3.2	14
3.5	14
2.4	30
0.4	38
2.0	25
2.2	30
0.4	30
2.8	16
0.6	38
2.6	30
1.6	33
2.7	25
0.7	38
2.8	25
1.4	30
0.3	40
0.9	30
0.9	36
2.3	20
0.1	42
1.3	30
1.1	30
5.1	12
1.6	30
0.3	38
0.2	32
1.7	30
2.7	25
0.4	38
1.1	38
1.1	38
1.0	28
3.8	14
5.2	4
1.8	30
1.8	30
0.3	38
0.3	38
0.9	30
0.6	41
1.1	32
1.4	20
3.5	14
1.4	20
4.5	8
4.3	8
1.6	24
0.7	32
0.1	30
1.0	30
1.6	20
1.6	20
1.1	30
2.2	12
3.4	2
0.5	30
1.5	20
0.7	29
0.3	32
0.6	30
0.9	26
0.1	36
0.5	30
2.4	18
0.2	38
0.8	30
2.8	4
0.5	38
0.2	30
0.3	28