Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018

Name: Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018
Start: 2018-05-15
End: 2018-06-05
Location: Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine

Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018: 511 records at 304 stations, peak on 1 June 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018 set or tied 511 station records at 304 stations.
It ran from 15 May 2018 to 5 June 2018 (22 days) and its peak day was 1 June 2018.
Status: closed.
Aralskoe More set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 2.2 C (36.0 F) on 3 June 2018.
The busiest day was 1 June 2018 with 81 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 136 years.

Footprint

15 May to 5 June 2018

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Aralskoe More	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2018-06-03
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	2018-06-01
Kazalinsk	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2018-06-03
Perm	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2018-06-01
Atyrau	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	2018-06-02
Kokpekty	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2018-05-19
Poretskoye	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2018-06-01
Kustanai	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2018-06-02
Turgaj	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2018-06-02
Urgench	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2018-06-03
Bezenchuk	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	2018-06-01
Cherdyn'	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2018-06-01
Janaul	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	2018-06-01
Tambov	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	2018-06-02
Almaty	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2018-05-24
Njaksimvol	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	2018-06-01
Sam	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2018-06-03

Records per Day

Peak day 81

Records set or tied each day from 15 May 2018 to 5 June 2018. The most in one day was 81 on 1 June 2018.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018
Date	Records
2018-05-15	1
2018-05-16	4
2018-05-17	30
2018-05-18	16
2018-05-19	18
2018-05-20	21
2018-05-21	34
2018-05-22	23
2018-05-23	5
2018-05-24	18
2018-05-25	16
2018-05-26	7
2018-05-27	23
2018-05-28	26
2018-05-29	20
2018-05-30	24
2018-05-31	24
2018-06-01	81
2018-06-02	67
2018-06-03	40
2018-06-04	12
2018-06-05	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018 ranked by margin
Janaul, 06-01	4.3 C (7.7 F)
Tambov, 06-02	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Njaksimvol, 06-01	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Perm, 06-01	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Sam, 06-03	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Atyrau, 06-02	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Aralskoe More, 06-03	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Kazalinsk, 06-02	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Atyrau, 06-02	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Urgench, 06-03	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Cherdyn', 06-01	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Bezenchuk, 06-01	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Kustanai, 06-02	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Troicko-Pecherskoe, 06-01	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Aralskoe More, 06-02	0.7 C (1.3 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 Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.4	101
0.7	101
0.5	92
1.2	136
1.5	109
1.7	101
0.8	104
0.6	104
0.7	104
0.7	104
0.7	113
1.2	65
1.3	87
1.0	87
1.1	54
2.8	75
4.3	71
1.7	50
0.1	87
1.8	50
0.2	88
3.9	59
2.9	69
4.3	60
0.6	80
2.5	75
1.3	80
2.9	68
2.3	68
0.6	84
0.1	50
0.5	80
0.3	60
1.5	77
0.6	50
3.1	60
3.0	71
8.1	44
1.1	80
1.7	76
2.1	71
6.1	51
0.7	73
1.6	68
7.0	51
0.8	79
1.3	76
4.1	60
2.0	68
4.1	59
4.0	55
2.0	71
1.0	73
0.7	71
3.4	47
2.0	67
1.9	65
1.2	65
1.9	39
6.9	48
0.1	71
1.6	71
0.9	71
0.1	79
0.9	75
1.2	72
1.0	71
1.5	61
0.5	71
5.1	47
0.9	71
2.1	55
1.2	68
2.9	52
0.4	72
4.5	36
2.0	25
0.8	60
4.3	44
0.2	39
2.7	60
0.6	69
1.1	60
1.8	65
0.3	33
0.8	64
1.7	64
0.9	60
2.9	47
3.0	52
2.2	60
0.5	69
0.8	68
1.0	68
0.8	39
4.1	51
1.7	55
2.8	47
0.3	39
2.2	52
0.9	59
3.1	55
1.9	47
3.1	51
1.3	59
0.9	60
0.6	64
4.4	43
0.2	68
1.7	55
4.0	40
5.0	21
3.3	40
1.6	25
2.3	51
3.5	47
1.2	52
5.0	40
1.5	51
0.4	60
1.9	59
4.9	33
0.3	65
0.3	60
5.3	15
1.8	47
0.2	60
0.8	51
2.0	47
2.8	40
2.0	47
4.5	33
2.0	52
0.8	32
3.9	33
1.8	55
1.3	51
1.4	51
1.4	51
0.4	59
0.5	55
0.1	59
1.3	51
3.8	36
2.5	39
2.5	40
2.2	40
0.3	47
1.2	47
1.7	47
3.7	43
1.2	40
0.1	47
0.3	55
1.6	51
0.9	52
1.7	48
1.0	51
4.2	41
3.2	44
1.8	35
3.1	39
0.5	51
3.1	36
2.6	40
4.3	36
3.7	35
0.4	52
2.9	40
1.5	47
1.5	48
1.1	25
1.8	52
2.4	40
0.6	14
2.4	36
4.1	41
1.5	47
0.6	51
1.4	47
1.0	49
2.5	36
2.2	40
0.4	25
2.6	36
5.2	8
0.6	56
0.5	47
0.8	47
0.4	40
2.3	40
0.7	44
1.3	48
1.8	47
0.6	51
1.3	48
3.0	36
0.9	47
3.3	20
0.3	47

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018 (this event)	511 records

Every Record Set

20 of 511

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 15 May to 5 June 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-05-19	Kokpekty	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	104	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-05-24	Almaty	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	87	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-01	Troicko-Pecherskoe	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	101	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-01	Perm	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-01	Poretskoye	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	113	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-01	Bezenchuk	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	87	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-01	Cherdyn'	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-01	Janaul	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	71	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-01	Njaksimvol	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	50	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-02	Atyrau	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	109	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-02	Atyrau	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	136	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-02	Kustanai	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	104	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-02	Turgaj	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-02	Aralskoe More	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	104	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-02	Kazalinsk	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	87	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-02	Tambov	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-03	Aralskoe More	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	101	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-03	Kazalinsk	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-03	Urgench	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	65	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-03	Sam	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50	36 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 511 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
1.4	101
0.7	101
0.5	92
1.2	136
1.5	109
1.7	101
0.8	104
0.6	104
0.7	104
0.7	104
0.7	113
1.2	65
1.3	87
1.0	87
1.1	54
2.8	75
4.3	71
1.7	50
0.1	87
1.8	50
0.2	88
3.9	59
2.9	69
4.3	60
0.6	80
2.5	75
1.3	80
2.9	68
2.3	68
0.6	84
0.1	50
0.5	80
0.3	60
1.5	77
0.6	50
3.1	60
3.0	71
8.1	44
1.1	80
1.7	76
2.1	71
6.1	51
0.7	73
1.6	68
7.0	51
0.8	79
1.3	76
4.1	60
2.0	68
4.1	59
4.0	55
2.0	71
1.0	73
0.7	71
3.4	47
2.0	67
1.9	65
1.2	65
1.9	39
6.9	48
0.1	71
1.6	71
0.9	71
0.1	79
0.9	75
1.2	72
1.0	71
1.5	61
0.5	71
5.1	47
0.9	71
2.1	55
1.2	68
2.9	52
0.4	72
4.5	36
2.0	25
0.8	60
4.3	44
0.2	39
2.7	60
0.6	69
1.1	60
1.8	65
0.3	33
0.8	64
1.7	64
0.9	60
2.9	47
3.0	52
2.2	60
0.5	69
0.8	68
1.0	68
0.8	39
4.1	51
1.7	55
2.8	47
0.3	39
2.2	52
0.9	59
3.1	55
1.9	47
3.1	51
1.3	59
0.9	60
0.6	64
4.4	43
0.2	68
1.7	55
4.0	40
5.0	21
3.3	40
1.6	25
2.3	51
3.5	47
1.2	52
5.0	40
1.5	51
0.4	60
1.9	59
4.9	33
0.3	65
0.3	60
5.3	15
1.8	47
0.2	60
0.8	51
2.0	47
2.8	40
2.0	47
4.5	33
2.0	52
0.8	32
3.9	33
1.8	55
1.3	51
1.4	51
1.4	51
0.4	59
0.5	55
0.1	59
1.3	51
3.8	36
2.5	39
2.5	40
2.2	40
0.3	47
1.2	47
1.7	47
3.7	43
1.2	40
0.1	47
0.3	55
1.6	51
0.9	52
1.7	48
1.0	51
4.2	41
3.2	44
1.8	35
3.1	39
0.5	51
3.1	36
2.6	40
4.3	36
3.7	35
0.4	52
2.9	40
1.5	47
1.5	48
1.1	25
1.8	52
2.4	40
0.6	14
2.4	36
4.1	41
1.5	47
0.6	51
1.4	47
1.0	49
2.5	36
2.2	40
0.4	25
2.6	36
5.2	8
0.6	56
0.5	47
0.8	47
0.4	40
2.3	40
0.7	44
1.3	48
1.8	47
0.6	51
1.3	48
3.0	36
0.9	47
3.3	20
0.3	47

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.4	101
0.7	101
0.5	92
1.2	136
1.5	109
1.7	101
0.8	104
0.6	104
0.7	104
0.7	104
0.7	113
1.2	65
1.3	87
1.0	87
1.1	54
2.8	75
4.3	71
1.7	50
0.1	87
1.8	50
0.2	88
3.9	59
2.9	69
4.3	60
0.6	80
2.5	75
1.3	80
2.9	68
2.3	68
0.6	84
0.1	50
0.5	80
0.3	60
1.5	77
0.6	50
3.1	60
3.0	71
8.1	44
1.1	80
1.7	76
2.1	71
6.1	51
0.7	73
1.6	68
7.0	51
0.8	79
1.3	76
4.1	60
2.0	68
4.1	59
4.0	55
2.0	71
1.0	73
0.7	71
3.4	47
2.0	67
1.9	65
1.2	65
1.9	39
6.9	48
0.1	71
1.6	71
0.9	71
0.1	79
0.9	75
1.2	72
1.0	71
1.5	61
0.5	71
5.1	47
0.9	71
2.1	55
1.2	68
2.9	52
0.4	72
4.5	36
2.0	25
0.8	60
4.3	44
0.2	39
2.7	60
0.6	69
1.1	60
1.8	65
0.3	33
0.8	64
1.7	64
0.9	60
2.9	47
3.0	52
2.2	60
0.5	69
0.8	68
1.0	68
0.8	39
4.1	51
1.7	55
2.8	47
0.3	39
2.2	52
0.9	59
3.1	55
1.9	47
3.1	51
1.3	59
0.9	60
0.6	64
4.4	43
0.2	68
1.7	55
4.0	40
5.0	21
3.3	40
1.6	25
2.3	51
3.5	47
1.2	52
5.0	40
1.5	51
0.4	60
1.9	59
4.9	33
0.3	65
0.3	60
5.3	15
1.8	47
0.2	60
0.8	51
2.0	47
2.8	40
2.0	47
4.5	33
2.0	52
0.8	32
3.9	33
1.8	55
1.3	51
1.4	51
1.4	51
0.4	59
0.5	55
0.1	59
1.3	51
3.8	36
2.5	39
2.5	40
2.2	40
0.3	47
1.2	47
1.7	47
3.7	43
1.2	40
0.1	47
0.3	55
1.6	51
0.9	52
1.7	48
1.0	51
4.2	41
3.2	44
1.8	35
3.1	39
0.5	51
3.1	36
2.6	40
4.3	36
3.7	35
0.4	52
2.9	40
1.5	47
1.5	48
1.1	25
1.8	52
2.4	40
0.6	14
2.4	36
4.1	41
1.5	47
0.6	51
1.4	47
1.0	49
2.5	36
2.2	40
0.4	25
2.6	36
5.2	8
0.6	56
0.5	47
0.8	47
0.4	40
2.3	40
0.7	44
1.3	48
1.8	47
0.6	51
1.3	48
3.0	36
0.9	47
3.3	20
0.3	47

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.4	101
0.7	101
0.5	92
1.2	136
1.5	109
1.7	101
0.8	104
0.6	104
0.7	104
0.7	104
0.7	113
1.2	65
1.3	87
1.0	87
1.1	54
2.8	75
4.3	71
1.7	50
0.1	87
1.8	50
0.2	88
3.9	59
2.9	69
4.3	60
0.6	80
2.5	75
1.3	80
2.9	68
2.3	68
0.6	84
0.1	50
0.5	80
0.3	60
1.5	77
0.6	50
3.1	60
3.0	71
8.1	44
1.1	80
1.7	76
2.1	71
6.1	51
0.7	73
1.6	68
7.0	51
0.8	79
1.3	76
4.1	60
2.0	68
4.1	59
4.0	55
2.0	71
1.0	73
0.7	71
3.4	47
2.0	67
1.9	65
1.2	65
1.9	39
6.9	48
0.1	71
1.6	71
0.9	71
0.1	79
0.9	75
1.2	72
1.0	71
1.5	61
0.5	71
5.1	47
0.9	71
2.1	55
1.2	68
2.9	52
0.4	72
4.5	36
2.0	25
0.8	60
4.3	44
0.2	39
2.7	60
0.6	69
1.1	60
1.8	65
0.3	33
0.8	64
1.7	64
0.9	60
2.9	47
3.0	52
2.2	60
0.5	69
0.8	68
1.0	68
0.8	39
4.1	51
1.7	55
2.8	47
0.3	39
2.2	52
0.9	59
3.1	55
1.9	47
3.1	51
1.3	59
0.9	60
0.6	64
4.4	43
0.2	68
1.7	55
4.0	40
5.0	21
3.3	40
1.6	25
2.3	51
3.5	47
1.2	52
5.0	40
1.5	51
0.4	60
1.9	59
4.9	33
0.3	65
0.3	60
5.3	15
1.8	47
0.2	60
0.8	51
2.0	47
2.8	40
2.0	47
4.5	33
2.0	52
0.8	32
3.9	33
1.8	55
1.3	51
1.4	51
1.4	51
0.4	59
0.5	55
0.1	59
1.3	51
3.8	36
2.5	39
2.5	40
2.2	40
0.3	47
1.2	47
1.7	47
3.7	43
1.2	40
0.1	47
0.3	55
1.6	51
0.9	52
1.7	48
1.0	51
4.2	41
3.2	44
1.8	35
3.1	39
0.5	51
3.1	36
2.6	40
4.3	36
3.7	35
0.4	52
2.9	40
1.5	47
1.5	48
1.1	25
1.8	52
2.4	40
0.6	14
2.4	36
4.1	41
1.5	47
0.6	51
1.4	47
1.0	49
2.5	36
2.2	40
0.4	25
2.6	36
5.2	8
0.6	56
0.5	47
0.8	47
0.4	40
2.3	40
0.7	44
1.3	48
1.8	47
0.6	51
1.3	48
3.0	36
0.9	47
3.3	20
0.3	47