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Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018

Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018: 191 records at 93 stations, peak on 1 January 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 set or tied 191 station records at 93 stations.
  • It ran from 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 (10 days) and its peak day was 1 January 2018.
  • Status: closed.
  • Sektagli set a daily record high minimum temperature of -11.5 C (11.3 F) on 31 December 2017.
  • The busiest day was 1 January 2018 with 45 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 98 years.

Footprint

29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018
Footprint of Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 The area covered by Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 is outlined, with 14 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 is outlined, with 14 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
SektagliRecord high minimum temperature-11.5 C (11.3 F)2017-12-31
SkovorodinoRecord high maximum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)2018-01-03
ViljujskRecord high minimum temperature-16.2 C (2.8 F)2018-01-03
BomnakRecord high minimum temperature-17.7 C (0.1 F)2018-01-01
IgnasinoRecord high minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)2018-01-01
Ust-NjukzhaRecord high maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)2018-01-02
ChernjaevoRecord high minimum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)2018-01-02
BlagovescenskRecord high minimum temperature-14.5 C (5.9 F)2018-01-02
PojarkovoRecord high minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)2018-01-02
BurukanRecord high minimum temperature-6.5 C (20.3 F)2017-12-29
NjurbaRecord high minimum temperature-15.8 C (3.6 F)2018-01-03
LenskRecord high minimum temperature-14.5 C (5.9 F)2018-01-04
TaksimoRecord high minimum temperature-9.3 C (15.3 F)2018-01-05
NakannoRecord high minimum temperature-16.2 C (2.8 F)2018-01-04

Records per Day

Peak day 45
Records per day during Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 Records set or tied each day from 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018. The most in one day was 45 on 1 January 2018. 0 13 25 38 50 12-2912-3012-3101-0101-0201-0301-0401-0501-0601-07
Records set or tied each day from 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018. The most in one day was 45 on 1 January 2018.
Records per day during Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018
DateRecords
2017-12-298
2017-12-3019
2017-12-3121
2018-01-0145
2018-01-0233
2018-01-0322
2018-01-0422
2018-01-0514
2018-01-066
2018-01-071

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 ranked by margin
Burukan, 12-2918.2 C (32.8 F)
Sektagli, 12-3116.3 C (29.3 F)
Sektagli, 01-0112.2 C (22.0 F)
Ignasino, 01-018.4 C (15.1 F)
Ignasino, 12-316.4 C (11.5 F)
Bomnak, 01-016.2 C (11.2 F)
Skovorodino, 01-034.6 C (8.3 F)
Pojarkovo, 01-024.4 C (7.9 F)
Ust-Njukzha, 01-013.6 C (6.5 F)
Blagovescensk, 01-023.4 C (6.1 F)
Lensk, 01-043.0 C (5.4 F)
Taksimo, 01-052.7 C (4.9 F)
Ust-Njukzha, 01-022.5 C (4.5 F)
Chernjaevo, 01-022.3 C (4.1 F)
Njurba, 01-032.2 C (4.0 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 191 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. 0 25 50 75 100 0.05.010.015.020.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
191 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 Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
16.366
4.684
12.242
0.698
1.386
6.262
2.578
8.448
2.370
3.462
2.170
6.454
4.462
2.244
3.075
18.28
2.744
0.270
2.060
3.655
0.570
1.170
3.660
1.262
1.662
4.148
0.446
3.154
2.156
2.062
0.962
0.862
0.160
0.362
0.662
1.262
5.236
3.044
0.262
0.166
0.266
2.044
0.848
2.436
0.455
2.048
10.38
3.342
2.942
3.044
3.127
0.755
0.648
2.248
1.842
2.836
1.744
1.644
5.524
2.644
0.844
1.348
0.747
0.747
1.144
7.58
2.642
7.216
2.936
1.646
0.936
0.648
0.648
0.215
0.942
0.236
0.742
0.140
4.810
4.232
0.712
0.642
0.542
1.342
0.842
7.54
1.536
5.77
4.116
0.144
5.210
1.028
0.842
3.823
5.97
1.934
4.610
6.83
6.57
3.814
0.928
1.624
1.824
0.123
1.027
1.622
1.923
0.728
3.87
3.18
2.220
1.127
1.327
3.110
1.922
3.111
0.123
2.811
1.523
0.823
4.04
1.47
1.18
2.110
1.98
1.023
3.311
0.320
0.524
3.42
1.416
0.323
5.62
0.423
1.111
1.37
1.97
0.116
0.910
1.48
0.87
2.07
2.34
1.510
0.511
0.57
1.47
1.57
2.68
1.88
0.57
1.07
1.18
2.18
1.18
0.510
0.710
0.87
0.98
0.97
1.68
0.511
1.17
2.08
1.28
1.18
0.98
0.48
2.02
1.07
0.67
0.97
0.511
0.77
1.48
0.98
0.68
0.27
0.48
1.07
0.48
0.97
0.22
0.27
0.77
1.42
1.17
0.37
0.10
0.28
0.57

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 (this event)191 records

Every Record Set

20 of 191
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Russia and 2 other countries, 29 December 2017 to 7 January 2018, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2017-12-29BurukanRecord high minimum temperature-6.5 C (20.3 F)18.2 C (32.8 F)832 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-31SektagliRecord high minimum temperature-11.5 C (11.3 F)16.3 C (29.3 F)6650 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-31IgnasinoRecord high minimum temperature-23.6 C (-10.5 F)6.4 C (11.5 F)5433 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-01SektagliRecord high minimum temperature-14.8 C (5.4 F)12.2 C (22.0 F)4242 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-01BomnakRecord high minimum temperature-17.7 C (0.1 F)6.2 C (11.2 F)6237 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-01IgnasinoRecord high minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)8.4 C (15.1 F)4835 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-01Ust-NjukzhaRecord high maximum temperature-14.9 C (5.2 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)5530 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-02Ust-NjukzhaRecord high maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)7835 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-02ChernjaevoRecord high minimum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)7034 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-02BlagovescenskRecord high minimum temperature-14.5 C (5.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)6234 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-02PojarkovoRecord high minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)6233 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-03SkovorodinoRecord high maximum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)4.6 C (8.3 F)8443 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-03ViljujskRecord high minimum temperature-16.2 C (2.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9839 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-03SkovorodinoRecord high minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)8637 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-03NjurbaRecord high minimum temperature-15.8 C (3.6 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4432 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-04BlagovescenskRecord high minimum temperature-14.5 C (5.9 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)7034 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-04LenskRecord high minimum temperature-14.5 C (5.9 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)7532 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-04BlagovescenskRecord high maximum temperature-5.8 C (21.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)7031 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-04NakannoRecord high minimum temperature-16.2 C (2.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)6030 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-05TaksimoRecord high minimum temperature-9.3 C (15.3 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)4431 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 191 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.