Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019

Name: Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019
Start: 2019-05-04
End: 2019-05-23
Location: Russia, Sweden, Kazakhstan, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Jordan, Lithuania, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Germany, Poland, Israel, Latvia, Armenia, Cyprus, Netherlands, Romania, Tajikistan

Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019: 998 records at 458 stations, peak on 11 May 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019 set or tied 998 station records at 458 stations.
It ran from 4 May 2019 to 23 May 2019 (20 days) and its peak day was 11 May 2019.
Status: closed.
Arhangelsk set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 18.2 C (64.8 F) on 12 May 2019.
The busiest day was 11 May 2019 with 124 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

4 to 23 May 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Arhangelsk	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	2019-05-12
Sotchi	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	2019-05-07
Aktobe	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	2019-05-09
Kanin Nos	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	2019-05-12
Uman	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	2019-05-17
Uil	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	2019-05-10
Tbilisi	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	2019-05-19
Kargopol	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	2019-05-12
Poretskoye	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2019-05-12
Atyrau	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2019-05-09
Kazan	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	2019-05-11
Ganca	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2019-05-20
Visby_Flygplats	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2019-05-21
Niznij Novgorod	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	2019-05-13
Minsk	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2019-05-21
Stockholm	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2019-05-22

Records per Day

Peak day 124

Records set or tied each day from 4 May 2019 to 23 May 2019. The most in one day was 124 on 11 May 2019.

Records per day during Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019
Date	Records
2019-05-04	5
2019-05-05	9
2019-05-06	11
2019-05-07	38
2019-05-08	46
2019-05-09	65
2019-05-10	70
2019-05-11	124
2019-05-12	117
2019-05-13	81
2019-05-14	25
2019-05-15	17
2019-05-16	17
2019-05-17	34
2019-05-18	41
2019-05-19	40
2019-05-20	73
2019-05-21	112
2019-05-22	68
2019-05-23	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019 ranked by margin
Aktobe, 05-09	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Kanin Nos, 05-12	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Sotchi, 05-07	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Uil, 05-10	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Uman, 05-17	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Kazan, 05-11	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Uil, 05-09	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Tbilisi, 05-19	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Kazan, 05-12	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Kargopol, 05-12	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Poretskoye, 05-12	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Kazan, 05-13	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Aktobe, 05-13	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Arhangelsk, 05-12	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Atyrau, 05-09	0.9 C (1.6 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 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.0	135
2.8	126
4.0	109
3.2	98
2.1	112
1.8	118
2.7	109
2.0	109
1.5	112
1.5	104
0.6	102
1.3	104
0.9	109
2.1	97
0.9	128
0.6	112
0.7	104
1.7	97
1.5	97
0.6	129
0.7	109
1.5	90
0.7	98
0.2	128
1.6	86
0.2	97
1.2	86
1.7	81
4.1	61
4.1	61
2.0	69
0.2	88
2.8	76
1.2	81
1.7	70
2.6	76
2.5	76
1.7	68
2.9	60
0.1	80
3.0	61
2.0	70
9.0	44
1.0	76
2.9	61
0.3	78
1.0	78
0.7	70
1.6	76
0.5	76
2.2	76
2.0	76
0.4	76
3.4	61
0.6	76
1.4	76
2.0	60
1.6	76
1.4	64
1.1	69
1.8	52
0.2	76
3.6	52
3.5	52
3.2	52
3.3	57
1.0	76
6.1	36
2.1	61
0.7	76
1.5	64
0.9	70
2.7	60
5.8	20
0.6	69
0.4	69
0.7	64
2.9	52
1.3	61
2.8	61
1.9	61
1.2	69
0.6	72
1.1	64
2.2	50
2.4	52
1.2	56
1.1	61
0.5	61
1.8	61
3.7	50
2.5	50
0.7	60
0.8	61
1.6	61
1.1	64
2.6	52
0.5	72
0.4	65
2.4	52
1.1	65
0.9	64
4.1	40
0.4	60
0.3	60
0.9	61
1.6	61
0.4	61
1.6	50
0.4	61
5.1	49
0.2	61
1.2	61
0.1	61
1.6	61
0.5	64
1.6	61
2.2	50
1.1	60
1.6	61
1.8	52
1.0	65
2.7	46
1.0	26
1.1	52
1.8	61
0.1	64
2.6	56
0.2	56
1.1	61
0.4	56
1.0	56
0.7	61
0.8	61
0.7	60
2.0	52
3.9	50
2.5	52
0.4	25
1.1	60
2.7	46
0.2	54
1.9	37
0.3	61
4.0	44
2.2	44
1.0	61
0.3	61
3.0	49
0.6	52
2.9	40
2.0	52
3.2	44
0.1	60
2.0	50
1.1	58
1.4	48
1.5	50
0.7	61
0.7	46
0.2	50
1.4	49
3.1	44
0.2	61
0.3	56
1.9	52
1.1	52
4.1	36
4.1	40
4.1	44
3.8	44
0.4	56
2.9	44
1.2	50
1.3	44
0.2	65
1.6	42
1.9	44
0.4	46
0.1	46
1.9	46
0.1	56
3.5	33
0.7	56
0.1	58
1.3	44
1.8	44
1.7	52
1.5	50
0.7	50
1.9	36
0.7	50
0.3	60
2.9	36
1.2	44
2.8	34
0.8	44
2.1	36
0.8	44
1.9	52

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019 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 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019 (this event)	998 records

Every Record Set

20 of 998

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Russia and 25 other countries, 4 to 23 May 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-05-07	Sotchi	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	126	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-09	Aktobe	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	109	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-09	Uil	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	109	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-09	Atyrau	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	109	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-10	Uil	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	109	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-11	Kazan	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	97	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-12	Arhangelsk	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	135	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-12	Kanin Nos	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	98	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-12	Kargopol	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	112	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-12	Poretskoye	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	104	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-12	Kazan	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-13	Aktobe	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	104	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-13	Niznij Novgorod	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	104	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-13	Kazan	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	97	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-17	Uman	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	112	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-19	Tbilisi	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	118	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-20	Ganca	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-21	Visby_Flygplats	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	128	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-21	Minsk	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-22	Stockholm	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	129	41 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 998 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 2026-10-12. 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
1.0	135
2.8	126
4.0	109
3.2	98
2.1	112
1.8	118
2.7	109
2.0	109
1.5	112
1.5	104
0.6	102
1.3	104
0.9	109
2.1	97
0.9	128
0.6	112
0.7	104
1.7	97
1.5	97
0.6	129
0.7	109
1.5	90
0.7	98
0.2	128
1.6	86
0.2	97
1.2	86
1.7	81
4.1	61
4.1	61
2.0	69
0.2	88
2.8	76
1.2	81
1.7	70
2.6	76
2.5	76
1.7	68
2.9	60
0.1	80
3.0	61
2.0	70
9.0	44
1.0	76
2.9	61
0.3	78
1.0	78
0.7	70
1.6	76
0.5	76
2.2	76
2.0	76
0.4	76
3.4	61
0.6	76
1.4	76
2.0	60
1.6	76
1.4	64
1.1	69
1.8	52
0.2	76
3.6	52
3.5	52
3.2	52
3.3	57
1.0	76
6.1	36
2.1	61
0.7	76
1.5	64
0.9	70
2.7	60
5.8	20
0.6	69
0.4	69
0.7	64
2.9	52
1.3	61
2.8	61
1.9	61
1.2	69
0.6	72
1.1	64
2.2	50
2.4	52
1.2	56
1.1	61
0.5	61
1.8	61
3.7	50
2.5	50
0.7	60
0.8	61
1.6	61
1.1	64
2.6	52
0.5	72
0.4	65
2.4	52
1.1	65
0.9	64
4.1	40
0.4	60
0.3	60
0.9	61
1.6	61
0.4	61
1.6	50
0.4	61
5.1	49
0.2	61
1.2	61
0.1	61
1.6	61
0.5	64
1.6	61
2.2	50
1.1	60
1.6	61
1.8	52
1.0	65
2.7	46
1.0	26
1.1	52
1.8	61
0.1	64
2.6	56
0.2	56
1.1	61
0.4	56
1.0	56
0.7	61
0.8	61
0.7	60
2.0	52
3.9	50
2.5	52
0.4	25
1.1	60
2.7	46
0.2	54
1.9	37
0.3	61
4.0	44
2.2	44
1.0	61
0.3	61
3.0	49
0.6	52
2.9	40
2.0	52
3.2	44
0.1	60
2.0	50
1.1	58
1.4	48
1.5	50
0.7	61
0.7	46
0.2	50
1.4	49
3.1	44
0.2	61
0.3	56
1.9	52
1.1	52
4.1	36
4.1	40
4.1	44
3.8	44
0.4	56
2.9	44
1.2	50
1.3	44
0.2	65
1.6	42
1.9	44
0.4	46
0.1	46
1.9	46
0.1	56
3.5	33
0.7	56
0.1	58
1.3	44
1.8	44
1.7	52
1.5	50
0.7	50
1.9	36
0.7	50
0.3	60
2.9	36
1.2	44
2.8	34
0.8	44
2.1	36
0.8	44
1.9	52

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.0	135
2.8	126
4.0	109
3.2	98
2.1	112
1.8	118
2.7	109
2.0	109
1.5	112
1.5	104
0.6	102
1.3	104
0.9	109
2.1	97
0.9	128
0.6	112
0.7	104
1.7	97
1.5	97
0.6	129
0.7	109
1.5	90
0.7	98
0.2	128
1.6	86
0.2	97
1.2	86
1.7	81
4.1	61
4.1	61
2.0	69
0.2	88
2.8	76
1.2	81
1.7	70
2.6	76
2.5	76
1.7	68
2.9	60
0.1	80
3.0	61
2.0	70
9.0	44
1.0	76
2.9	61
0.3	78
1.0	78
0.7	70
1.6	76
0.5	76
2.2	76
2.0	76
0.4	76
3.4	61
0.6	76
1.4	76
2.0	60
1.6	76
1.4	64
1.1	69
1.8	52
0.2	76
3.6	52
3.5	52
3.2	52
3.3	57
1.0	76
6.1	36
2.1	61
0.7	76
1.5	64
0.9	70
2.7	60
5.8	20
0.6	69
0.4	69
0.7	64
2.9	52
1.3	61
2.8	61
1.9	61
1.2	69
0.6	72
1.1	64
2.2	50
2.4	52
1.2	56
1.1	61
0.5	61
1.8	61
3.7	50
2.5	50
0.7	60
0.8	61
1.6	61
1.1	64
2.6	52
0.5	72
0.4	65
2.4	52
1.1	65
0.9	64
4.1	40
0.4	60
0.3	60
0.9	61
1.6	61
0.4	61
1.6	50
0.4	61
5.1	49
0.2	61
1.2	61
0.1	61
1.6	61
0.5	64
1.6	61
2.2	50
1.1	60
1.6	61
1.8	52
1.0	65
2.7	46
1.0	26
1.1	52
1.8	61
0.1	64
2.6	56
0.2	56
1.1	61
0.4	56
1.0	56
0.7	61
0.8	61
0.7	60
2.0	52
3.9	50
2.5	52
0.4	25
1.1	60
2.7	46
0.2	54
1.9	37
0.3	61
4.0	44
2.2	44
1.0	61
0.3	61
3.0	49
0.6	52
2.9	40
2.0	52
3.2	44
0.1	60
2.0	50
1.1	58
1.4	48
1.5	50
0.7	61
0.7	46
0.2	50
1.4	49
3.1	44
0.2	61
0.3	56
1.9	52
1.1	52
4.1	36
4.1	40
4.1	44
3.8	44
0.4	56
2.9	44
1.2	50
1.3	44
0.2	65
1.6	42
1.9	44
0.4	46
0.1	46
1.9	46
0.1	56
3.5	33
0.7	56
0.1	58
1.3	44
1.8	44
1.7	52
1.5	50
0.7	50
1.9	36
0.7	50
0.3	60
2.9	36
1.2	44
2.8	34
0.8	44
2.1	36
0.8	44
1.9	52