Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 2018

Name: Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 2018
Start: 2018-07-30
End: 2018-08-09
Location: Russia

Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 2018: 175 records at 91 stations, peak on 3 August 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 2018 set or tied 175 station records at 91 stations.
It ran from 30 July 2018 to 9 August 2018 (11 days) and its peak day was 3 August 2018.
Status: closed.
Krasnojarsk set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 3.3 C (37.9 F) on 31 July 2018.
The busiest day was 3 August 2018 with 38 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 99 years.

Footprint

30 July to 9 August 2018

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 2018 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Krasnojarsk	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2018-07-31
Sredny Vasjugan	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2018-08-02
Pudino	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	2018-08-03
Bolotnoe	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2018-08-03
Enisejsk	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	2018-08-04
Surgut	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2018-08-02
Tura	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	2018-08-03
Kirensk	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	2018-08-05
Tara	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	2018-08-03
Severnoe	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	2018-08-03
Kamen-Na-Obi	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	2018-08-03
Kolpasevo	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2018-08-02
Tolka	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	2018-08-03
Bajkit	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	2018-08-04
Vanavara	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	2018-08-04
Pervomajskoe	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2018-08-04
Ugut	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	2018-08-02
Oktyabr Skoye	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2018-08-04

Records per Day

Peak day 38

Records set or tied each day from 30 July 2018 to 9 August 2018. The most in one day was 38 on 3 August 2018.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 2018
Date	Records
2018-07-30	2
2018-07-31	16
2018-08-01	20
2018-08-02	33
2018-08-03	38
2018-08-04	28
2018-08-05	13
2018-08-06	11
2018-08-07	8
2018-08-08	4
2018-08-09	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 2018 ranked by margin
Kamen-Na-Obi, 08-03	4.9 C (8.8 F)
Bolotnoe, 08-03	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Pudino, 08-03	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Sredny Vasjugan, 08-02	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Severnoe, 08-03	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Tolka, 08-03	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Pudino, 08-02	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Pervomajskoe, 08-04	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Tara, 08-03	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Ugut, 08-02	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Vanavara, 08-04	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Kolpasevo, 08-02	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Krasnojarsk, 07-31	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Bajkit, 08-04	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Oktyabr Skoye, 08-04	0.9 C (1.6 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

175 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, 30 July to 9 August 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.9	85
3.0	99
3.2	80
0.8	92
3.4	73
1.7	85
0.4	88
0.4	80
0.1	85
0.8	76
1.4	73
2.4	65
4.9	40
2.1	68
0.9	75
1.3	75
1.0	73
1.7	60
0.9	73
1.4	73
0.7	75
0.7	76
1.5	65
1.2	67
4.6	37
4.0	41
1.4	65
1.1	43
0.9	60
1.8	63
2.6	56
0.6	69
1.0	65
2.7	37
4.3	35
1.5	57
3.8	35
0.2	56
0.1	30
0.4	55
2.2	48
0.6	65
0.5	57
2.7	44
0.2	61
3.9	35
2.5	40
0.2	57
0.1	56
0.7	60
2.0	47
0.4	56
0.6	55
1.8	35
2.5	41
2.9	35
1.3	47
0.6	47
1.5	48
4.4	17
2.2	37
2.6	35
1.0	37
0.8	37
3.7	19
3.0	28
0.2	51
4.6	7
1.9	28
0.3	44
0.6	47
0.2	49
2.6	37
1.7	36
0.7	37
1.8	41
0.9	44
2.4	28
1.0	44
0.6	47
1.6	37
0.2	45
1.2	35
0.8	37
1.1	40
4.0	7
1.2	37
1.2	37
1.0	37
1.2	35
0.8	35
0.8	37
2.7	35
2.4	16
1.1	40
3.3	16
0.2	40
0.1	49
1.4	35
0.6	40
0.5	43
1.5	35
0.9	40
0.5	35
0.8	40
0.8	28
3.8	24
3.4	28
2.2	24
0.8	33
0.7	37
0.9	40
1.0	29
3.4	24
0.4	37
1.3	28
2.2	16
3.8	9
2.6	13
0.2	37
0.4	37
0.2	33
1.3	24
1.9	16
1.0	16
1.7	24
0.4	33
0.4	28
0.2	28
0.8	29
3.4	4
0.3	24
1.3	13
2.8	1
0.1	28
0.9	28
1.5	16
3.0	1
1.6	16
2.1	16
1.0	28
3.1	4
1.9	16
0.5	19
2.8	13
2.2	12
2.3	16
0.5	16
1.2	16
2.6	1
0.5	13
0.6	19
2.1	9
2.0	7
1.0	16
1.2	7
0.4	19
0.7	8
0.7	7
1.0	16
0.1	16
0.1	16
0.4	15
0.9	16
0.3	9
0.8	1
0.9	7
0.4	9
1.3	7
0.8	9
0.7	7
0.9	1
0.4	7
0.1	7
0.2	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 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, 30 July to 9 August 2018 (this event)	175 records

Every Record Set

20 of 175

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Russia, 30 July to 9 August 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-07-31	Krasnojarsk	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	85	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-08-02	Sredny Vasjugan	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	99	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-08-02	Pudino	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-08-02	Surgut	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2018-08-02	Kolpasevo	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	73	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-02	Ugut	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	73	31 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-03	Pudino	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	80	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-08-03	Bolotnoe	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-08-03	Tura	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	85	34 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-03	Tara	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	73	33 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-03	Severnoe	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	65	33 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-03	Kamen-Na-Obi	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	40	33 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-03	Tolka	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	68	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-04	Enisejsk	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-08-04	Bajkit	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	75	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-04	Vanavara	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	75	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-04	Pervomajskoe	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-04	Oktyabr Skoye	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	73	31 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-05	Pudino	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	88	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-08-05	Kirensk	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	76	34 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 175 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
0.9	85
3.0	99
3.2	80
0.8	92
3.4	73
1.7	85
0.4	88
0.4	80
0.1	85
0.8	76
1.4	73
2.4	65
4.9	40
2.1	68
0.9	75
1.3	75
1.0	73
1.7	60
0.9	73
1.4	73
0.7	75
0.7	76
1.5	65
1.2	67
4.6	37
4.0	41
1.4	65
1.1	43
0.9	60
1.8	63
2.6	56
0.6	69
1.0	65
2.7	37
4.3	35
1.5	57
3.8	35
0.2	56
0.1	30
0.4	55
2.2	48
0.6	65
0.5	57
2.7	44
0.2	61
3.9	35
2.5	40
0.2	57
0.1	56
0.7	60
2.0	47
0.4	56
0.6	55
1.8	35
2.5	41
2.9	35
1.3	47
0.6	47
1.5	48
4.4	17
2.2	37
2.6	35
1.0	37
0.8	37
3.7	19
3.0	28
0.2	51
4.6	7
1.9	28
0.3	44
0.6	47
0.2	49
2.6	37
1.7	36
0.7	37
1.8	41
0.9	44
2.4	28
1.0	44
0.6	47
1.6	37
0.2	45
1.2	35
0.8	37
1.1	40
4.0	7
1.2	37
1.2	37
1.0	37
1.2	35
0.8	35
0.8	37
2.7	35
2.4	16
1.1	40
3.3	16
0.2	40
0.1	49
1.4	35
0.6	40
0.5	43
1.5	35
0.9	40
0.5	35
0.8	40
0.8	28
3.8	24
3.4	28
2.2	24
0.8	33
0.7	37
0.9	40
1.0	29
3.4	24
0.4	37
1.3	28
2.2	16
3.8	9
2.6	13
0.2	37
0.4	37
0.2	33
1.3	24
1.9	16
1.0	16
1.7	24
0.4	33
0.4	28
0.2	28
0.8	29
3.4	4
0.3	24
1.3	13
2.8	1
0.1	28
0.9	28
1.5	16
3.0	1
1.6	16
2.1	16
1.0	28
3.1	4
1.9	16
0.5	19
2.8	13
2.2	12
2.3	16
0.5	16
1.2	16
2.6	1
0.5	13
0.6	19
2.1	9
2.0	7
1.0	16
1.2	7
0.4	19
0.7	8
0.7	7
1.0	16
0.1	16
0.1	16
0.4	15
0.9	16
0.3	9
0.8	1
0.9	7
0.4	9
1.3	7
0.8	9
0.7	7
0.9	1
0.4	7
0.1	7
0.2	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.9	85
3.0	99
3.2	80
0.8	92
3.4	73
1.7	85
0.4	88
0.4	80
0.1	85
0.8	76
1.4	73
2.4	65
4.9	40
2.1	68
0.9	75
1.3	75
1.0	73
1.7	60
0.9	73
1.4	73
0.7	75
0.7	76
1.5	65
1.2	67
4.6	37
4.0	41
1.4	65
1.1	43
0.9	60
1.8	63
2.6	56
0.6	69
1.0	65
2.7	37
4.3	35
1.5	57
3.8	35
0.2	56
0.1	30
0.4	55
2.2	48
0.6	65
0.5	57
2.7	44
0.2	61
3.9	35
2.5	40
0.2	57
0.1	56
0.7	60
2.0	47
0.4	56
0.6	55
1.8	35
2.5	41
2.9	35
1.3	47
0.6	47
1.5	48
4.4	17
2.2	37
2.6	35
1.0	37
0.8	37
3.7	19
3.0	28
0.2	51
4.6	7
1.9	28
0.3	44
0.6	47
0.2	49
2.6	37
1.7	36
0.7	37
1.8	41
0.9	44
2.4	28
1.0	44
0.6	47
1.6	37
0.2	45
1.2	35
0.8	37
1.1	40
4.0	7
1.2	37
1.2	37
1.0	37
1.2	35
0.8	35
0.8	37
2.7	35
2.4	16
1.1	40
3.3	16
0.2	40
0.1	49
1.4	35
0.6	40
0.5	43
1.5	35
0.9	40
0.5	35
0.8	40
0.8	28
3.8	24
3.4	28
2.2	24
0.8	33
0.7	37
0.9	40
1.0	29
3.4	24
0.4	37
1.3	28
2.2	16
3.8	9
2.6	13
0.2	37
0.4	37
0.2	33
1.3	24
1.9	16
1.0	16
1.7	24
0.4	33
0.4	28
0.2	28
0.8	29
3.4	4
0.3	24
1.3	13
2.8	1
0.1	28
0.9	28
1.5	16
3.0	1
1.6	16
2.1	16
1.0	28
3.1	4
1.9	16
0.5	19
2.8	13
2.2	12
2.3	16
0.5	16
1.2	16
2.6	1
0.5	13
0.6	19
2.1	9
2.0	7
1.0	16
1.2	7
0.4	19
0.7	8
0.7	7
1.0	16
0.1	16
0.1	16
0.4	15
0.9	16
0.3	9
0.8	1
0.9	7
0.4	9
1.3	7
0.8	9
0.7	7
0.9	1
0.4	7
0.1	7
0.2	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.9	85
3.0	99
3.2	80
0.8	92
3.4	73
1.7	85
0.4	88
0.4	80
0.1	85
0.8	76
1.4	73
2.4	65
4.9	40
2.1	68
0.9	75
1.3	75
1.0	73
1.7	60
0.9	73
1.4	73
0.7	75
0.7	76
1.5	65
1.2	67
4.6	37
4.0	41
1.4	65
1.1	43
0.9	60
1.8	63
2.6	56
0.6	69
1.0	65
2.7	37
4.3	35
1.5	57
3.8	35
0.2	56
0.1	30
0.4	55
2.2	48
0.6	65
0.5	57
2.7	44
0.2	61
3.9	35
2.5	40
0.2	57
0.1	56
0.7	60
2.0	47
0.4	56
0.6	55
1.8	35
2.5	41
2.9	35
1.3	47
0.6	47
1.5	48
4.4	17
2.2	37
2.6	35
1.0	37
0.8	37
3.7	19
3.0	28
0.2	51
4.6	7
1.9	28
0.3	44
0.6	47
0.2	49
2.6	37
1.7	36
0.7	37
1.8	41
0.9	44
2.4	28
1.0	44
0.6	47
1.6	37
0.2	45
1.2	35
0.8	37
1.1	40
4.0	7
1.2	37
1.2	37
1.0	37
1.2	35
0.8	35
0.8	37
2.7	35
2.4	16
1.1	40
3.3	16
0.2	40
0.1	49
1.4	35
0.6	40
0.5	43
1.5	35
0.9	40
0.5	35
0.8	40
0.8	28
3.8	24
3.4	28
2.2	24
0.8	33
0.7	37
0.9	40
1.0	29
3.4	24
0.4	37
1.3	28
2.2	16
3.8	9
2.6	13
0.2	37
0.4	37
0.2	33
1.3	24
1.9	16
1.0	16
1.7	24
0.4	33
0.4	28
0.2	28
0.8	29
3.4	4
0.3	24
1.3	13
2.8	1
0.1	28
0.9	28
1.5	16
3.0	1
1.6	16
2.1	16
1.0	28
3.1	4
1.9	16
0.5	19
2.8	13
2.2	12
2.3	16
0.5	16
1.2	16
2.6	1
0.5	13
0.6	19
2.1	9
2.0	7
1.0	16
1.2	7
0.4	19
0.7	8
0.7	7
1.0	16
0.1	16
0.1	16
0.4	15
0.9	16
0.3	9
0.8	1
0.9	7
0.4	9
1.3	7
0.8	9
0.7	7
0.9	1
0.4	7
0.1	7
0.2	1