Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022

Name: Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022
Start: 2022-02-16
End: 2022-03-02
Location: Russia, Kazakhstan

Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022: 117 records at 75 stations, peak on 23 February 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022 set or tied 117 station records at 75 stations.
It ran from 16 February 2022 to 2 March 2022 (15 days) and its peak day was 23 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Atbasar set a daily record high minimum temperature of -6.6 C (20.1 F) on 22 February 2022.
The busiest day was 23 February 2022 with 19 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 88 years.

Footprint

16 February to 2 March 2022

The area covered by Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Atbasar	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	2022-02-22
Cerlak	Record high minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	2022-02-22
Yelabuga	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2022-02-27
Rubcovsk	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	2022-02-23
Horinsk	Record high minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	2022-02-28
Uralsk	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2022-02-26
Verhoture	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	2022-02-20
Akjar	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	2022-02-21
Narjan Mar	Record high maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	2022-02-19
Vorkuta	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	2022-02-19
Marre-Sale	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2022-02-20
Kokshetay	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	2022-02-22
Ust-USA	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	2022-02-19
Uhta	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2022-02-19
Kystovka	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2022-02-23
Tanguj	Record high minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	2022-03-01
Nizhnyj Tagil	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	2022-02-19
Saran-Paul	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	2022-02-20
Ohansk	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2022-02-21
Semijarka	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	2022-02-25

Records per Day

Peak day 19

Records set or tied each day from 16 February 2022 to 2 March 2022. The most in one day was 19 on 23 February 2022.

Records per day during Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022
Date	Records
2022-02-16	1
2022-02-17	3
2022-02-19	9
2022-02-20	8
2022-02-21	7
2022-02-22	16
2022-02-23	19
2022-02-24	13
2022-02-25	12
2022-02-26	5
2022-02-27	12
2022-02-28	9
2022-03-01	2
2022-03-02	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022 ranked by margin
Horinsk, 02-28	6.9 C (12.4 F)
Akjar, 02-21	5.3 C (9.5 F)
Tanguj, 03-01	5.2 C (9.4 F)
Vorkuta, 02-19	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Cerlak, 02-22	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Kystovka, 02-23	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Semijarka, 02-25	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Uhta, 02-19	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Ohansk, 02-21	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Uralsk, 02-26	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Ust-USA, 02-19	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Kokshetay, 02-22	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Yelabuga, 02-27	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Atbasar, 02-22	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Rubcovsk, 02-23	1.0 C (1.8 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

117 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 Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.3	88
1.4	72
2.7	68
6.9	42
1.0	67
1.7	56
0.5	64
5.3	39
1.5	44
0.2	40
0.2	46
4.4	38
1.6	43
2.0	43
2.4	43
5.2	27
2.4	39
0.7	43
0.1	46
1.8	38
4.1	32
0.7	39
0.8	43
0.9	47
1.9	35
0.1	40
0.8	27
1.8	39
2.2	30
1.2	39
0.7	31
3.8	27
1.3	35
3.6	24
0.6	35
1.4	31
0.5	39
1.2	27
2.9	26
1.2	27
2.2	27
0.7	40
1.0	30
0.1	35
2.1	28
0.2	35
3.3	18
1.6	27
0.5	27
1.3	26
0.3	27
3.0	16
1.8	27
2.3	23
0.4	27
1.0	14
0.5	27
2.8	22
1.5	22
0.3	27
1.0	22
0.5	27
1.8	20
1.3	20
0.2	20
1.9	15
1.8	16
0.7	20
0.3	24
0.6	26
0.7	18
0.2	23
0.7	20
1.2	15
0.1	17
0.1	20
0.7	20
0.6	20
0.2	23
0.6	14
1.1	14
1.7	10
0.4	14
0.5	14
0.2	6
1.0	2
0.5	14
0.3	14
1.9	7
1.5	7
2.5	2
1.4	7
1.1	7
0.1	7
2.6	2
1.7	2
0.8	7
0.8	2
0.1	6
0.1	8
0.9	7
0.3	14
2.7	2
2.2	2
2.2	2
0.1	6
0.2	6
0.3	6
0.9	2
0.7	6
0.3	2
0.2	4
0.3	6
0.6	2
0.6	6
0.3	2
0.8	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022 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 Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022 (this event)	117 records

Every Record Set

20 of 117

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Russia and Kazakhstan, 16 February to 2 March 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-02-19	Narjan Mar	Record high maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	46	22 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-19	Vorkuta	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38	22 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-19	Ust-USA	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43	21 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-19	Uhta	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	43	21 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-19	Nizhnyj Tagil	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	46	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-20	Verhoture	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64	27 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-20	Marre-Sale	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40	22 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-20	Saran-Paul	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-21	Akjar	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	39	24 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-21	Ohansk	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	38	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-22	Atbasar	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	88	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Cerlak	Record high minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68	30 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-22	Kokshetay	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	44	22 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-23	Rubcovsk	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67	29 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-23	Kystovka	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	43	21 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-25	Semijarka	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	39	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-26	Uralsk	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56	28 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-27	Yelabuga	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	72	30 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-28	Horinsk	Record high minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	42	29 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-01	Tanguj	Record high minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	27	21 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 117 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
1.3	88
1.4	72
2.7	68
6.9	42
1.0	67
1.7	56
0.5	64
5.3	39
1.5	44
0.2	40
0.2	46
4.4	38
1.6	43
2.0	43
2.4	43
5.2	27
2.4	39
0.7	43
0.1	46
1.8	38
4.1	32
0.7	39
0.8	43
0.9	47
1.9	35
0.1	40
0.8	27
1.8	39
2.2	30
1.2	39
0.7	31
3.8	27
1.3	35
3.6	24
0.6	35
1.4	31
0.5	39
1.2	27
2.9	26
1.2	27
2.2	27
0.7	40
1.0	30
0.1	35
2.1	28
0.2	35
3.3	18
1.6	27
0.5	27
1.3	26
0.3	27
3.0	16
1.8	27
2.3	23
0.4	27
1.0	14
0.5	27
2.8	22
1.5	22
0.3	27
1.0	22
0.5	27
1.8	20
1.3	20
0.2	20
1.9	15
1.8	16
0.7	20
0.3	24
0.6	26
0.7	18
0.2	23
0.7	20
1.2	15
0.1	17
0.1	20
0.7	20
0.6	20
0.2	23
0.6	14
1.1	14
1.7	10
0.4	14
0.5	14
0.2	6
1.0	2
0.5	14
0.3	14
1.9	7
1.5	7
2.5	2
1.4	7
1.1	7
0.1	7
2.6	2
1.7	2
0.8	7
0.8	2
0.1	6
0.1	8
0.9	7
0.3	14
2.7	2
2.2	2
2.2	2
0.1	6
0.2	6
0.3	6
0.9	2
0.7	6
0.3	2
0.2	4
0.3	6
0.6	2
0.6	6
0.3	2
0.8	2

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.3	88
1.4	72
2.7	68
6.9	42
1.0	67
1.7	56
0.5	64
5.3	39
1.5	44
0.2	40
0.2	46
4.4	38
1.6	43
2.0	43
2.4	43
5.2	27
2.4	39
0.7	43
0.1	46
1.8	38
4.1	32
0.7	39
0.8	43
0.9	47
1.9	35
0.1	40
0.8	27
1.8	39
2.2	30
1.2	39
0.7	31
3.8	27
1.3	35
3.6	24
0.6	35
1.4	31
0.5	39
1.2	27
2.9	26
1.2	27
2.2	27
0.7	40
1.0	30
0.1	35
2.1	28
0.2	35
3.3	18
1.6	27
0.5	27
1.3	26
0.3	27
3.0	16
1.8	27
2.3	23
0.4	27
1.0	14
0.5	27
2.8	22
1.5	22
0.3	27
1.0	22
0.5	27
1.8	20
1.3	20
0.2	20
1.9	15
1.8	16
0.7	20
0.3	24
0.6	26
0.7	18
0.2	23
0.7	20
1.2	15
0.1	17
0.1	20
0.7	20
0.6	20
0.2	23
0.6	14
1.1	14
1.7	10
0.4	14
0.5	14
0.2	6
1.0	2
0.5	14
0.3	14
1.9	7
1.5	7
2.5	2
1.4	7
1.1	7
0.1	7
2.6	2
1.7	2
0.8	7
0.8	2
0.1	6
0.1	8
0.9	7
0.3	14
2.7	2
2.2	2
2.2	2
0.1	6
0.2	6
0.3	6
0.9	2
0.7	6
0.3	2
0.2	4
0.3	6
0.6	2
0.6	6
0.3	2
0.8	2