Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018

Name: Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018
Start: 2018-03-16
End: 2018-04-07
Location: Russia, Japan, China, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Korea, South, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Korea, North, Iran

Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018: 1,682 records at 530 stations, peak on 26 March 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018 set or tied 1,682 station records at 530 stations.
It ran from 16 March 2018 to 7 April 2018 (23 days) and its peak day was 26 March 2018.
Status: closed.
Bajramaly set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 37.2 C (99.0 F) on 30 March 2018.
The busiest day was 28 March 2018 with 171 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

16 March to 7 April 2018

The area covered by Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bajramaly	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2018-03-30
Naryn	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2018-04-06
Irkutsk	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	2018-03-21
Nerchinskij Zavod	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2018-04-01
Ulleungdo	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2018-04-02
Blagovescensk	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	2018-03-25
Norsk	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	2018-03-27
Khorog	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	2018-04-02
Babuskin	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2018-03-25
Nogliki	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	2018-03-27
Chardzhev	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	2018-03-30
Kjahta	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	2018-03-21
Gyshgy	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	2018-03-30
Mudanjiang	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2018-03-27
Chernjaevo	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	2018-03-27
Abashiri	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2018-03-28
Zamyn-Uud	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2018-03-26
Ekimchan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2018-03-27
Ternej	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	2018-03-31

Records per Day

Peak day 164

Records set or tied each day from 16 March 2018 to 7 April 2018. The most in one day was 171 on 28 March 2018.

Records per day during Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018
Date	Records
2018-03-16	1
2018-03-17	16
2018-03-18	19
2018-03-19	32
2018-03-20	40
2018-03-21	68
2018-03-22	70
2018-03-23	83
2018-03-24	122
2018-03-25	143
2018-03-26	164
2018-03-27	132
2018-03-28	171
2018-03-29	86
2018-03-30	75
2018-03-31	78
2018-04-01	82
2018-04-02	113
2018-04-03	101
2018-04-04	59
2018-04-05	14
2018-04-06	11
2018-04-07	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018 ranked by margin
Mudanjiang, 03-27	6.9 C (12.4 F)
Ekimchan, 03-27	4.6 C (8.3 F)
Ulleungdo, 04-02	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Nerchinskij Zavod, 04-01	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Zamyn-Uud, 03-26	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Gyshgy, 03-30	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Abashiri, 03-28	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Naryn, 04-06	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Chardzhev, 03-30	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Nogliki, 03-27	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Kjahta, 03-21	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Irkutsk, 03-21	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Khorog, 04-02	0.3 C (0.5 F)
Babuskin, 03-25	0.3 C (0.5 F)
Chernjaevo, 03-27	0.3 C (0.5 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

500 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 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.2	127
2.4	103
4.5	72
1.7	100
4.0	85
0.2	71
0.2	123
0.3	101
0.2	103
0.3	65
2.2	88
2.3	56
1.9	88
3.1	47
6.9	35
3.0	49
0.3	58
3.8	49
4.6	71
0.1	91
1.9	47
2.0	42
1.9	73
0.8	63
3.6	64
1.9	69
1.7	72
2.1	73
2.6	80
0.2	58
1.2	77
1.3	52
1.9	79
0.8	56
0.1	62
0.4	59
0.8	49
1.5	80
0.9	77
2.8	73
1.6	71
0.6	58
1.3	49
3.1	64
1.1	73
1.8	49
3.1	47
1.7	80
0.7	58
4.5	65
0.5	80
2.8	69
0.5	59
2.5	71
1.1	76
6.4	47
0.9	47
0.9	49
3.2	60
1.9	47
0.7	77
1.4	77
0.6	81
1.7	67
0.7	71
1.5	73
0.5	47
1.5	76
2.4	37
0.6	49
1.5	64
2.0	64
3.3	51
1.4	72
0.2	77
2.7	73
1.4	73
2.5	64
1.1	75
0.2	72
0.3	77
0.7	72
1.2	73
0.5	72
1.3	73
0.1	49
3.9	55
3.2	56
1.9	64
2.9	56
1.7	69
5.8	16
7.3	28
4.9	59
0.3	49
3.4	59
1.1	69
3.4	60
1.0	65
2.4	34
0.9	37
2.0	27
2.3	44
1.9	36
3.8	55
5.3	48
2.9	64
2.6	47
1.5	64
1.6	64
2.1	64
1.7	64
2.5	53
2.8	56
1.9	64
2.2	56
2.0	59
2.0	60
2.2	64
3.5	48
1.9	55
3.5	59
1.7	65
3.2	53
3.9	55
2.6	51
2.7	51
1.8	64
1.2	64
1.0	64
1.4	64
1.1	64
0.2	44
2.6	56
2.2	56
1.2	64
1.1	53
4.8	48
2.5	60
1.4	67
3.4	23
1.3	69
0.5	34
0.5	37
0.9	64
2.7	59
0.4	37
0.8	35
3.0	55
3.4	52
2.4	51
0.4	67
0.7	64
1.1	63
3.0	48
2.4	55
0.6	64
1.9	56
2.1	59
1.1	64
0.7	64
2.1	53
0.5	64
1.8	18
0.9	60
1.0	60
5.0	44
5.0	43
2.5	47
2.3	59
1.8	27
0.7	23
1.5	59
0.3	68
3.1	59
5.4	40
3.8	3
0.3	37
1.1	64
2.4	55
0.6	64
1.0	65
1.6	57
0.6	64
1.4	20
1.7	20
1.6	51
1.7	56
0.7	64
2.6	48
0.2	67
0.5	64
1.5	56
2.1	51
2.9	44
0.5	64
2.2	51
0.4	64
1.5	53
0.6	64

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018 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 Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018 (this event)	1,682 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,682

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Russia and 11 other countries, 16 March to 7 April 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-03-21	Irkutsk	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-21	Kjahta	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	88	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-25	Blagovescensk	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	123	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-25	Babuskin	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	65	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-26	Zamyn-Uud	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	49	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-27	Norsk	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	71	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-27	Nogliki	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-27	Mudanjiang	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	35	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-27	Chernjaevo	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	58	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-27	Ekimchan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	71	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-28	Abashiri	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	49	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-30	Bajramaly	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	127	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-30	Chardzhev	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-30	Gyshgy	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	47	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-31	Ternej	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	91	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-01	Nerchinskij Zavod	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	85	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-02	Ulleungdo	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	72	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-02	Khorog	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	101	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-03	Khorog	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	103	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-06	Naryn	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	103	46 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,682 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
0.2	127
2.4	103
4.5	72
1.7	100
4.0	85
0.2	71
0.2	123
0.3	101
0.2	103
0.3	65
2.2	88
2.3	56
1.9	88
3.1	47
6.9	35
3.0	49
0.3	58
3.8	49
4.6	71
0.1	91
1.9	47
2.0	42
1.9	73
0.8	63
3.6	64
1.9	69
1.7	72
2.1	73
2.6	80
0.2	58
1.2	77
1.3	52
1.9	79
0.8	56
0.1	62
0.4	59
0.8	49
1.5	80
0.9	77
2.8	73
1.6	71
0.6	58
1.3	49
3.1	64
1.1	73
1.8	49
3.1	47
1.7	80
0.7	58
4.5	65
0.5	80
2.8	69
0.5	59
2.5	71
1.1	76
6.4	47
0.9	47
0.9	49
3.2	60
1.9	47
0.7	77
1.4	77
0.6	81
1.7	67
0.7	71
1.5	73
0.5	47
1.5	76
2.4	37
0.6	49
1.5	64
2.0	64
3.3	51
1.4	72
0.2	77
2.7	73
1.4	73
2.5	64
1.1	75
0.2	72
0.3	77
0.7	72
1.2	73
0.5	72
1.3	73
0.1	49
3.9	55
3.2	56
1.9	64
2.9	56
1.7	69
5.8	16
7.3	28
4.9	59
0.3	49
3.4	59
1.1	69
3.4	60
1.0	65
2.4	34
0.9	37
2.0	27
2.3	44
1.9	36
3.8	55
5.3	48
2.9	64
2.6	47
1.5	64
1.6	64
2.1	64
1.7	64
2.5	53
2.8	56
1.9	64
2.2	56
2.0	59
2.0	60
2.2	64
3.5	48
1.9	55
3.5	59
1.7	65
3.2	53
3.9	55
2.6	51
2.7	51
1.8	64
1.2	64
1.0	64
1.4	64
1.1	64
0.2	44
2.6	56
2.2	56
1.2	64
1.1	53
4.8	48
2.5	60
1.4	67
3.4	23
1.3	69
0.5	34
0.5	37
0.9	64
2.7	59
0.4	37
0.8	35
3.0	55
3.4	52
2.4	51
0.4	67
0.7	64
1.1	63
3.0	48
2.4	55
0.6	64
1.9	56
2.1	59
1.1	64
0.7	64
2.1	53
0.5	64
1.8	18
0.9	60
1.0	60
5.0	44
5.0	43
2.5	47
2.3	59
1.8	27
0.7	23
1.5	59
0.3	68
3.1	59
5.4	40
3.8	3
0.3	37
1.1	64
2.4	55
0.6	64
1.0	65
1.6	57
0.6	64
1.4	20
1.7	20
1.6	51
1.7	56
0.7	64
2.6	48
0.2	67
0.5	64
1.5	56
2.1	51
2.9	44
0.5	64
2.2	51
0.4	64
1.5	53
0.6	64

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.2	127
2.4	103
4.5	72
1.7	100
4.0	85
0.2	71
0.2	123
0.3	101
0.2	103
0.3	65
2.2	88
2.3	56
1.9	88
3.1	47
6.9	35
3.0	49
0.3	58
3.8	49
4.6	71
0.1	91
1.9	47
2.0	42
1.9	73
0.8	63
3.6	64
1.9	69
1.7	72
2.1	73
2.6	80
0.2	58
1.2	77
1.3	52
1.9	79
0.8	56
0.1	62
0.4	59
0.8	49
1.5	80
0.9	77
2.8	73
1.6	71
0.6	58
1.3	49
3.1	64
1.1	73
1.8	49
3.1	47
1.7	80
0.7	58
4.5	65
0.5	80
2.8	69
0.5	59
2.5	71
1.1	76
6.4	47
0.9	47
0.9	49
3.2	60
1.9	47
0.7	77
1.4	77
0.6	81
1.7	67
0.7	71
1.5	73
0.5	47
1.5	76
2.4	37
0.6	49
1.5	64
2.0	64
3.3	51
1.4	72
0.2	77
2.7	73
1.4	73
2.5	64
1.1	75
0.2	72
0.3	77
0.7	72
1.2	73
0.5	72
1.3	73
0.1	49
3.9	55
3.2	56
1.9	64
2.9	56
1.7	69
5.8	16
7.3	28
4.9	59
0.3	49
3.4	59
1.1	69
3.4	60
1.0	65
2.4	34
0.9	37
2.0	27
2.3	44
1.9	36
3.8	55
5.3	48
2.9	64
2.6	47
1.5	64
1.6	64
2.1	64
1.7	64
2.5	53
2.8	56
1.9	64
2.2	56
2.0	59
2.0	60
2.2	64
3.5	48
1.9	55
3.5	59
1.7	65
3.2	53
3.9	55
2.6	51
2.7	51
1.8	64
1.2	64
1.0	64
1.4	64
1.1	64
0.2	44
2.6	56
2.2	56
1.2	64
1.1	53
4.8	48
2.5	60
1.4	67
3.4	23
1.3	69
0.5	34
0.5	37
0.9	64
2.7	59
0.4	37
0.8	35
3.0	55
3.4	52
2.4	51
0.4	67
0.7	64
1.1	63
3.0	48
2.4	55
0.6	64
1.9	56
2.1	59
1.1	64
0.7	64
2.1	53
0.5	64
1.8	18
0.9	60
1.0	60
5.0	44
5.0	43
2.5	47
2.3	59
1.8	27
0.7	23
1.5	59
0.3	68
3.1	59
5.4	40
3.8	3
0.3	37
1.1	64
2.4	55
0.6	64
1.0	65
1.6	57
0.6	64
1.4	20
1.7	20
1.6	51
1.7	56
0.7	64
2.6	48
0.2	67
0.5	64
1.5	56
2.1	51
2.9	44
0.5	64
2.2	51
0.4	64
1.5	53
0.6	64