Gulca Weather Records (KG000038627)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gulca (KG000038627), Kyrgyzstan, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Gulca

Gulca (KG000038627) is a weather station in Kyrgyzstan at 40.32 latitude and 73.55 longitude, 1,555 m (5,102 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 1992, 55 years of record.
1,430 records set at Gulca still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gulca set a daily record precipitation of 17.0 mm (0.7 in) on 27 February 1992.

About the Station

Location: Kyrgyzstan, 40.32 latitude, 73.55 longitude.
Elevation: 1,555 m (5,102 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 1992, 55 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Gulca. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Gulca, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.9 C (58.8 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.0 C (60.8 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.2 C (93.6 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.0 C (102.2 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.0 C (98.6 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.4 C (92.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.8 C (60.4 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,430 standing records

1,430 records at Gulca still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 261.

Standing records at Gulca by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1961	62
1962	65
1963	38
1969	261
1970	240
1971	9
1973	13
1974	2
1975	21
1976	121
1977	82
1978	47
1979	52
1980	18
1981	39
1982	35
1983	41
1984	33
1985	14
1986	40
1987	8
1988	4
1989	19
1990	116
1991	43
1992	7

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 68.2 mm (2.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gulca. The most was 68.2 mm (2.7 in) on 18 May 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gulca
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 January 1958
Feb	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 February 1970
Mar	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	17 March 1943
Apr	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	6 April 1979
May	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	18 May 1953
Jun	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 June 1951
Jul	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	6 July 1952
Aug	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	7 August 1979
Sep	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 September 1983
Oct	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	15 October 1951
Nov	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 November 1953
Dec	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 December 1943

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 1992

27 years of record at Gulca, 1960 to 1992. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 and others.

Days with data per year at Gulca
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	6	2%	No
1961	52	14%	No
1962	62	17%	No
1963	29	8%	No
1969	216	59%	No
1970	214	59%	No
1971	24	7%	No
1973	13	4%	No
1974	5	1%	No
1975	32	9%	No
1976	167	46%	No
1977	129	35%	No
1978	92	25%	No
1979	81	22%	No
1980	56	15%	No
1981	62	17%	No
1982	23	6%	No
1983	43	12%	No
1984	42	11%	No
1985	58	16%	No
1986	76	21%	No
1987	19	5%	No
1988	9	2%	No
1989	27	7%	No
1990	114	31%	No
1991	82	22%	No
1992	34	9%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Gulca
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1992	Gulca, KG	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1991	Gulca, KG	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1991	Gulca, KG	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1991	Gulca, KG	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1991	Gulca, KG	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1990	Gulca, KG	daily rain	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1990	Gulca, KG	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1990	Gulca, KG	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1990	Gulca, KG	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1989	Gulca, KG	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1989	Gulca, KG	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1989	Gulca, KG	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1989	Gulca, KG	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1989	Gulca, KG	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1989	Gulca, KG	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1989	Gulca, KG	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1989	Gulca, KG	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1989	Gulca, KG	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1988	Gulca, KG	daily rain (Tie)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1988	Gulca, KG	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1938 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Gulca: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.0 C (102.2 F)	1990	32.0 C (89.6 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1962	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	1953	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	1979	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1942	34 days	49

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Gulca, 1938 to 1992. The record is 39.0 C (102.2 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 C (89.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Gulca by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1961	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1973	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1974	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1975	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1976	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1977	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1978	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1979	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1982	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1983	29.6 C (85.3 F)
1984	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1985	26.6 C (79.9 F)
1986	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1987	14.9 C (58.8 F)
1988	26.9 C (80.4 F)
1989	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1990	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1991	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1992	27.7 C (81.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Gulca, 1938 to 1992. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Gulca by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1962	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1963	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1969	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1970	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1974	n/a
1975	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1977	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1979	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1980	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1981	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982	-14.0 C (6.8 F)
1983	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
1984	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1990	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1991	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1992	-9.7 C (14.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gulca, 1938 to 1992. The record is 68.2 mm (2.7 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.6 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gulca by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1939	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1940	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1942	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1944	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1945	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1946	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1947	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1951	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1952	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1953	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1954	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1955	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1956	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1957	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1958	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1960	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1961	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1962	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1964	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1965	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1973	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1974	n/a
1975	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1976	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1977	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1978	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1979	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1980	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1981	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1982	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1983	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1984	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1987	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1988	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1989	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1990	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1991	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1992	17.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gulca, 1938 to 1992. The record is 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gulca by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1939	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1940	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1944	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1945	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1946	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1947	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1948	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1949	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1950	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1951	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1952	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1953	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1954	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1955	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1957	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1958	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1959	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1960	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1964	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1971	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1979	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1980	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1982	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1983	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1985	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1987	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1988	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1989	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1990	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1991	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1992	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gulca, 1938 to 1992. The record is 69 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gulca by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	56 days
1939	34 days
1940	54 days
1941	31 days
1942	69 days
1943	50 days
1944	37 days
1945	42 days
1946	68 days
1947	34 days
1948	37 days
1949	32 days
1950	49 days
1951	37 days
1952	33 days
1953	41 days
1954	19 days
1955	44 days
1956	46 days
1957	28 days
1958	22 days
1959	52 days
1960	44 days
1961	58 days
1962	40 days
1963	39 days
1964	49 days
1965	27 days
1969	9 days
1970	8 days
1971	5 days
1973	1 day
1974	n/a
1975	1 day
1976	3 days
1977	40 days
1978	51 days
1979	37 days
1980	32 days
1981	28 days
1982	29 days
1983	27 days
1984	64 days
1985	30 days
1986	52 days
1987	13 days
1988	28 days
1989	23 days
1990	31 days
1991	9 days
1992	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

41 years, 1938 to 1990

A day with at least 28.4 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 86.2 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gulca: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
10 years	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 41 years of values from 1938 to 1990.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 68.2 mm (2.7 in) in 1953; 62.8 mm (2.5 in) in 1979; 62.4 mm (2.5 in) in 1951.

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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 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).