Toruk Weather Records (KZ000038423)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Toruk (KZ000038423), Kazakhstan, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Toruk

Toruk (KZ000038423) is a weather station in Kazakhstan at 41.80 latitude and 66.72 longitude, 202 m (663 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 1994, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Toruk still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Toruk set a daily record precipitation of 7.9 mm (0.31 in) on 15 January 1994.

About the Station

Location: Kazakhstan, 41.80 latitude, 66.72 longitude.
Elevation: 202 m (663 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 1994, 39 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 Toruk. 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 Toruk, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.0 C (69.8 F)	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.6 C (74.5 F)	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.3 C (106.3 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	44.6 C (112.3 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	48.0 C (118.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	44.0 C (111.2 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.6 C (103.3 F)	1.6 C (34.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.2 C (97.2 F)	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.8 C (74.8 F)	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Toruk still stand. 1975 holds the most, with 124.

Standing records at Toruk by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	21
1960	15
1961	1
1962	8
1963	1
1973	3
1974	9
1975	124
1976	92
1977	61
1978	100
1979	116
1980	86
1981	101
1982	41
1983	38
1984	50
1985	46
1986	72
1987	71
1988	99
1989	65
1990	69
1991	53
1992	46
1993	38
1994	38

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Toruk between 15 August 1988 and 15 August 1988. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 80.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Toruk. The most was 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 15 August 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Toruk
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	21 January 1969
Feb	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 February 1993
Mar	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 March 1984
Apr	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	12 April 1974
May	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 May 1960
Jun	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 June 1992
Jul	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 July 1982
Aug	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 August 1988
Sep	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 September 1973
Oct	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 October 1990
Nov	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 November 1959
Dec	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 1994

27 years of record at Toruk, 1959 to 1994. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1975 and others.

Days with data per year at Toruk
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	45	12%	No
1960	14	4%	No
1961	3	1%	No
1962	17	5%	No
1963	5	1%	No
1973	12	3%	No
1974	33	9%	No
1975	272	75%	No
1976	229	63%	No
1977	236	65%	No
1978	310	85%	No
1979	312	85%	No
1980	296	81%	No
1981	300	82%	No
1982	105	29%	No
1983	80	22%	No
1984	109	30%	No
1985	199	55%	No
1986	191	52%	No
1987	202	55%	No
1988	289	79%	No
1989	292	80%	No
1990	286	78%	No
1991	231	63%	No
1992	148	40%	No
1993	139	38%	No
1994	93	25%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Toruk
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1994	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	36 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1993	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	22 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1993	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1993	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1993	Toruk, KZ	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1993	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1992	Toruk, KZ	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	6 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	6 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1991	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1990	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1990	Toruk, KZ	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1990	Toruk, KZ	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1956 to 1994

Yearly extremes at Toruk: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	48.0 C (118.4 F)	1977	42.9 C (109.2 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	1984	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1988	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1988	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38
Longest dry spell (CDD)	179 days	1983	82 days	39

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Toruk, 1956 to 1994. The record is 48.0 C (118.4 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.9 C (109.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Toruk by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1974	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1975	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1976	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1977	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1978	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1979	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1980	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1981	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1982	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1983	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1984	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1985	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1986	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1987	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1988	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1989	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1990	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1991	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1992	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1993	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1994	42.9 C (109.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Toruk, 1956 to 1994. The record is -28.8 C (-19.8 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Toruk by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1960	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1961	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1962	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1974	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1975	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1976	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1977	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1978	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1979	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1980	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1981	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1982	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
1983	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1984	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)
1985	-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1986	-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1987	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1988	-14.9 C (5.2 F)
1989	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
1990	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1991	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1992	-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1993	-17.6 C (0.3 F)
1994	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Toruk, 1956 to 1994. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.0 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Toruk by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1957	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1958	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1959	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1960	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1961	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1962	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1963	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1964	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
1965	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1966	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1967	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1969	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1970	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1971	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
1972	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1973	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1974	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1975	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1976	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1977	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1978	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1979	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1980	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1981	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1982	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1983	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1984	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1985	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1986	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1988	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1990	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
1992	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1993	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994	7.9 mm (0.31 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Toruk, 1956 to 1994. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.1 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Toruk by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1957	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1958	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1959	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1961	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1962	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1963	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1964	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1965	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1966	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1967	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1968	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1969	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1970	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1971	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1972	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1973	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1974	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1975	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1976	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1978	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1979	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1981	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1982	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1983	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1985	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1986	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1987	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1992	n/a
1993	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1994	18.8 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Toruk, 1956 to 1994. The record is 179 days in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 82 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Toruk by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	83 days
1957	71 days
1958	67 days
1959	157 days
1960	157 days
1961	64 days
1962	122 days
1963	81 days
1964	70 days
1965	53 days
1966	82 days
1967	128 days
1968	134 days
1969	41 days
1970	77 days
1971	121 days
1972	127 days
1973	144 days
1974	110 days
1975	109 days
1976	29 days
1977	82 days
1978	167 days
1979	90 days
1980	124 days
1981	37 days
1982	65 days
1983	179 days
1984	130 days
1985	139 days
1986	81 days
1987	63 days
1988	61 days
1989	91 days
1990	62 days
1991	132 days
1992	3 days
1993	4 days
1994	6 days

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.

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Data for Toruk standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).