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Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020

Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020: 155 records at 55 stations, peak on 21 May 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020 set or tied 155 station records at 55 stations.
  • It ran from 16 May 2020 to 27 May 2020 (12 days) and its peak day was 21 May 2020.
  • Status: closed.
  • Hatanga set a daily record high maximum temperature of 20.8 C (69.4 F) on 24 May 2020.
  • The busiest day was 22 May 2020 with 22 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 82 years.

Footprint

16 to 27 May 2020
Footprint of Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020 The area covered by Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020 is outlined, with 11 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020 is outlined, with 11 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
HatangaRecord high maximum temperature20.8 C (69.4 F)2020-05-24
TazovskoeRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2020-05-22
OlenekRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)2020-05-25
DiksonRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2020-05-21
SuhanaRecord high maximum temperature28.4 C (83.1 F)2020-05-24
Marre-SaleRecord high maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)2020-05-22
TolkaRecord high maximum temperature29.1 C (84.4 F)2020-05-19
VerhneimbatskRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)2020-05-19
SeyahaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2020-05-23
JakutskRecord high minimum temperature13.7 C (56.7 F)2020-05-27
IsitRecord high maximum temperature29.5 C (85.1 F)2020-05-26

Records per Day

Peak day 21
Records per day during Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020 Records set or tied each day from 16 May 2020 to 27 May 2020. The most in one day was 22 on 22 May 2020. 0 6 13 19 25 05-1605-1805-2005-2205-2405-26
Records set or tied each day from 16 May 2020 to 27 May 2020. The most in one day was 22 on 22 May 2020.
Records per day during Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020
DateRecords
2020-05-161
2020-05-172
2020-05-186
2020-05-1916
2020-05-2019
2020-05-2121
2020-05-2222
2020-05-2320
2020-05-2413
2020-05-2514
2020-05-2611
2020-05-2710

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020 ranked by margin
Hatanga, 05-2313.9 C (25.0 F)
Hatanga, 05-2410.9 C (19.6 F)
Tazovskoe, 05-229.9 C (17.8 F)
Tazovskoe, 05-238.9 C (16.0 F)
Tolka, 05-198.2 C (14.8 F)
Hatanga, 05-234.8 C (8.6 F)
Jakutsk, 05-273.3 C (5.9 F)
Marre-Sale, 05-222.7 C (4.9 F)
Seyaha, 05-232.6 C (4.7 F)
Olenek, 05-252.1 C (3.8 F)
Verhneimbatsk, 05-191.9 C (3.4 F)
Marre-Sale, 05-211.8 C (3.2 F)
Marre-Sale, 05-211.4 C (2.5 F)
Dikson, 05-221.3 C (2.3 F)
Suhana, 05-241.1 C (2.0 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, 16 to 27 May 2020 155 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 0.03.87.511.315.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
155 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, 16 to 27 May 2020
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
10.980
9.979
8.979
2.182
0.778
1.174
2.779
1.479
1.879
13.99
2.647
8.255
1.975
3.363
1.379
4.860
1.179
0.748
1.079
0.978
7.743
1.077
7.134
0.448
2.260
9.320
1.239
3.556
5.08
2.660
6.234
1.467
2.160
1.955
1.630
7.432
0.839
0.130
0.545
1.860
7.720
2.260
2.155
0.469
0.665
7.618
6.721
0.759
1.655
2.152
3.636
3.38
4.130
4.830
3.26
6.618
7.620
0.921
1.052
9.09
0.555
3.536
1.452
0.559
1.143
2.58
1.98
3.530
3.432
2.70
0.88
4.923
0.88
1.936
4.021
6.49
1.630
1.143
4.519
4.315
3.123
4.79
1.436
0.543
0.38
0.534
1.620
1.725
2.918
2.423
6.24
1.423
1.331
1.428
1.230
0.628
1.432
1.234
0.525
5.28
1.028
3.99
5.29
1.518
0.130
4.69
0.530
0.530
1.429
4.07
0.726
2.818
0.230
4.72
1.525
2.84
2.215
1.123
2.918
1.928
2.29
0.320
0.526
1.48
1.118
0.621
1.49
0.318
3.39
0.221
4.24
2.69
0.715
0.525
2.89
0.621
2.54
3.54
0.523
3.82
1.218
0.48
2.05
1.64
0.715
0.221
0.27
1.44
2.52
1.411
0.19
1.22
1.62
0.74
0.34

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 20249,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 20266,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 20205,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 20213,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 20223,626 records
Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020 (this event)155 records

Every Record Set

20 of 155
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Russia, 16 to 27 May 2020, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2020-05-19TolkaRecord high maximum temperature29.1 C (84.4 F)8.2 C (14.8 F)5535 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-19VerhneimbatskRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)7535 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-19OlenekRecord high minimum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)7832 of 100 (Routine)
2020-05-21DiksonRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)7842 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-21Marre-SaleRecord high maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)7936 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-21Marre-SaleRecord high minimum temperature3.1 C (37.6 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)7936 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-21DiksonRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7933 of 100 (Routine)
2020-05-22TazovskoeRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)9.9 C (17.8 F)7949 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-22Marre-SaleRecord high maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)7939 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-22DiksonRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)7934 of 100 (Routine)
2020-05-23TazovskoeRecord high maximum temperature21.6 C (70.9 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)7947 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-23HatangaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)13.9 C (25.0 F)935 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-23SeyahaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)4735 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-23HatangaRecord high minimum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)4.8 C (8.6 F)6034 of 100 (Routine)
2020-05-23DiksonRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)7932 of 100 (Routine)
2020-05-24HatangaRecord high maximum temperature20.8 C (69.4 F)10.9 C (19.6 F)8052 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-24SuhanaRecord high maximum temperature28.4 C (83.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7441 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-25OlenekRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)8245 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-26IsitRecord high maximum temperature29.5 C (85.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)4833 of 100 (Routine)
2020-05-27JakutskRecord high minimum temperature13.7 C (56.7 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)6335 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 155 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.