Cold outbreak in Russia and 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 2018

Name: Cold outbreak in Russia and 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 2018
Start: 2018-09-07
End: 2018-09-12
Location: Russia, Japan, China

Cold outbreak in Russia and 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 2018: 170 records at 124 stations, peak on 9 September 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Russia and 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 2018 set or tied 170 station records at 124 stations.
It ran from 7 September 2018 to 12 September 2018 (6 days) and its peak day was 9 September 2018.
Status: closed.
Pogranichnyj set a daily record low minimum temperature of 2.4 C (36.3 F) on 9 September 2018.
The busiest day was 9 September 2018 with 73 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 115 years.

Footprint

7 to 12 September 2018

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Russia and 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 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 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pogranichnyj	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	2018-09-09
Poronajsk	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2018-09-11
Borzja	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	2018-09-09
Cekunda	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	2018-09-09
Sovetskaja Gavan	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2018-09-10
Blagovescensk	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	2018-09-08
Sutur	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2018-09-09
Ilyinskiy	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2018-09-11
Matsuyama	Record low maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	2018-09-08
Mazanovo	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	2018-09-09
Mogoca	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	2018-09-09
Ust-Umalta	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2018-09-09
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	2018-09-10
Oita	Record low maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	2018-09-08
Kagoshima	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	2018-09-08
Makurazaki	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	2018-09-08
Sendai	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2018-09-09

Records per Day

Peak day 73

Records set or tied each day from 7 September 2018 to 12 September 2018. The most in one day was 73 on 9 September 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Russia and 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 2018 ranked by margin
Ust-Umalta, 09-09	6.0 C (10.8 F)
Sutur, 09-09	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Cekunda, 09-09	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe, 09-10	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Ilyinskiy, 09-11	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Pogranichnyj, 09-09	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Mogoca, 09-09	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Sutur, 09-08	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Matsuyama, 09-08	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Mazanovo, 09-08	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Cekunda, 09-08	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Sendai, 09-09	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Sovetskaja Gavan, 09-10	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Oita, 09-08	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Kagoshima, 09-08	1.2 C (2.2 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

170 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 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	108
0.9	104
0.4	115
3.4	81
1.4	83
0.6	85
5.5	53
2.9	73
2.5	71
2.0	67
0.9	76
1.5	71
2.7	53
1.8	69
6.0	40
3.3	51
1.5	67
1.3	67
1.2	67
1.0	67
6.0	36
2.8	57
2.3	47
2.7	47
1.1	67
1.2	67
1.1	67
0.6	67
2.6	49
0.6	67
0.8	67
2.2	60
2.7	45
4.0	45
0.9	67
0.8	69
1.3	65
3.1	48
2.5	51
2.2	44
5.0	43
2.1	55
4.5	36
4.0	40
2.8	52
0.8	53
2.0	51
1.2	53
2.5	40
1.4	53
0.1	67
0.8	51
1.8	51
0.8	53
1.4	47
0.4	51
0.9	52
0.5	55
3.6	36
1.0	51
3.4	43
3.6	40
1.8	51
0.9	53
2.6	40
5.0	32
2.0	51
1.9	48
1.6	48
1.6	52
0.8	52
2.5	40
1.7	44
1.6	45
0.9	49
1.3	52
0.2	51
0.6	55
4.1	24
4.7	25
2.5	41
0.3	52
0.7	49
0.2	53
0.9	47
1.5	45
2.8	28
0.7	48
0.8	51
0.5	48
0.8	44
0.7	44
1.4	36
0.6	49
1.5	36
0.9	45
1.8	24
0.4	37
3.4	16
1.3	43
1.0	41
5.8	12
0.7	40
3.5	28
0.5	48
0.3	45
0.7	45
0.2	47
0.1	47
0.9	36
1.2	36
0.9	45
2.3	28
0.6	41
0.3	48
0.9	41
0.9	37
2.4	28
0.3	41
3.4	16
0.7	36
0.7	28
1.9	28
0.4	41
0.4	41
0.7	36
0.7	33
1.5	32
6.1	7
2.4	28
0.6	31
0.1	37
0.9	28
0.5	36
0.3	28
2.3	16
2.0	16
1.4	24
1.1	24
1.7	28
0.6	24
0.2	36
0.8	21
0.9	25
2.6	12
0.5	25
0.5	25
0.3	25
0.4	24
0.5	32
0.5	28
0.4	21
1.7	12
0.1	24
1.9	12
0.4	12
0.7	16
0.2	25
1.0	12
1.4	12
1.6	3
1.7	3
1.5	4
1.0	9
0.5	11
0.2	12
0.8	7
0.4	8
0.5	7
0.6	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Russia and 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 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 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 2018 (this event)	170 records

Every Record Set

20 of 170

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Russia and 2 other countries, 7 to 12 September 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-09-08	Blagovescensk	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-08	Sutur	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	71	34 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-08	Matsuyama	Record low maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	67	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-08	Cekunda	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	71	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-08	Mazanovo	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	69	31 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-08	Oita	Record low maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-08	Kagoshima	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-08	Makurazaki	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-09	Pogranichnyj	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-09	Borzja	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	115	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-09	Cekunda	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-09	Sutur	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	53	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-09	Mazanovo	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	76	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-09	Mogoca	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53	31 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-09	Ust-Umalta	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	40	31 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-09	Sendai	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-10	Sovetskaja Gavan	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	83	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-10	Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51	31 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-11	Poronajsk	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	104	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-11	Ilyinskiy	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	73	36 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 170 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.

Date	Records
2018-09-07	2
2018-09-08	35
2018-09-09	73
2018-09-10	44
2018-09-11	10
2018-09-12	6

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	108
0.9	104
0.4	115
3.4	81
1.4	83
0.6	85
5.5	53
2.9	73
2.5	71
2.0	67
0.9	76
1.5	71
2.7	53
1.8	69
6.0	40
3.3	51
1.5	67
1.3	67
1.2	67
1.0	67
6.0	36
2.8	57
2.3	47
2.7	47
1.1	67
1.2	67
1.1	67
0.6	67
2.6	49
0.6	67
0.8	67
2.2	60
2.7	45
4.0	45
0.9	67
0.8	69
1.3	65
3.1	48
2.5	51
2.2	44
5.0	43
2.1	55
4.5	36
4.0	40
2.8	52
0.8	53
2.0	51
1.2	53
2.5	40
1.4	53
0.1	67
0.8	51
1.8	51
0.8	53
1.4	47
0.4	51
0.9	52
0.5	55
3.6	36
1.0	51
3.4	43
3.6	40
1.8	51
0.9	53
2.6	40
5.0	32
2.0	51
1.9	48
1.6	48
1.6	52
0.8	52
2.5	40
1.7	44
1.6	45
0.9	49
1.3	52
0.2	51
0.6	55
4.1	24
4.7	25
2.5	41
0.3	52
0.7	49
0.2	53
0.9	47
1.5	45
2.8	28
0.7	48
0.8	51
0.5	48
0.8	44
0.7	44
1.4	36
0.6	49
1.5	36
0.9	45
1.8	24
0.4	37
3.4	16
1.3	43
1.0	41
5.8	12
0.7	40
3.5	28
0.5	48
0.3	45
0.7	45
0.2	47
0.1	47
0.9	36
1.2	36
0.9	45
2.3	28
0.6	41
0.3	48
0.9	41
0.9	37
2.4	28
0.3	41
3.4	16
0.7	36
0.7	28
1.9	28
0.4	41
0.4	41
0.7	36
0.7	33
1.5	32
6.1	7
2.4	28
0.6	31
0.1	37
0.9	28
0.5	36
0.3	28
2.3	16
2.0	16
1.4	24
1.1	24
1.7	28
0.6	24
0.2	36
0.8	21
0.9	25
2.6	12
0.5	25
0.5	25
0.3	25
0.4	24
0.5	32
0.5	28
0.4	21
1.7	12
0.1	24
1.9	12
0.4	12
0.7	16
0.2	25
1.0	12
1.4	12
1.6	3
1.7	3
1.5	4
1.0	9
0.5	11
0.2	12
0.8	7
0.4	8
0.5	7
0.6	8

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	108
0.9	104
0.4	115
3.4	81
1.4	83
0.6	85
5.5	53
2.9	73
2.5	71
2.0	67
0.9	76
1.5	71
2.7	53
1.8	69
6.0	40
3.3	51
1.5	67
1.3	67
1.2	67
1.0	67
6.0	36
2.8	57
2.3	47
2.7	47
1.1	67
1.2	67
1.1	67
0.6	67
2.6	49
0.6	67
0.8	67
2.2	60
2.7	45
4.0	45
0.9	67
0.8	69
1.3	65
3.1	48
2.5	51
2.2	44
5.0	43
2.1	55
4.5	36
4.0	40
2.8	52
0.8	53
2.0	51
1.2	53
2.5	40
1.4	53
0.1	67
0.8	51
1.8	51
0.8	53
1.4	47
0.4	51
0.9	52
0.5	55
3.6	36
1.0	51
3.4	43
3.6	40
1.8	51
0.9	53
2.6	40
5.0	32
2.0	51
1.9	48
1.6	48
1.6	52
0.8	52
2.5	40
1.7	44
1.6	45
0.9	49
1.3	52
0.2	51
0.6	55
4.1	24
4.7	25
2.5	41
0.3	52
0.7	49
0.2	53
0.9	47
1.5	45
2.8	28
0.7	48
0.8	51
0.5	48
0.8	44
0.7	44
1.4	36
0.6	49
1.5	36
0.9	45
1.8	24
0.4	37
3.4	16
1.3	43
1.0	41
5.8	12
0.7	40
3.5	28
0.5	48
0.3	45
0.7	45
0.2	47
0.1	47
0.9	36
1.2	36
0.9	45
2.3	28
0.6	41
0.3	48
0.9	41
0.9	37
2.4	28
0.3	41
3.4	16
0.7	36
0.7	28
1.9	28
0.4	41
0.4	41
0.7	36
0.7	33
1.5	32
6.1	7
2.4	28
0.6	31
0.1	37
0.9	28
0.5	36
0.3	28
2.3	16
2.0	16
1.4	24
1.1	24
1.7	28
0.6	24
0.2	36
0.8	21
0.9	25
2.6	12
0.5	25
0.5	25
0.3	25
0.4	24
0.5	32
0.5	28
0.4	21
1.7	12
0.1	24
1.9	12
0.4	12
0.7	16
0.2	25
1.0	12
1.4	12
1.6	3
1.7	3
1.5	4
1.0	9
0.5	11
0.2	12
0.8	7
0.4	8
0.5	7
0.6	8

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	108
0.9	104
0.4	115
3.4	81
1.4	83
0.6	85
5.5	53
2.9	73
2.5	71
2.0	67
0.9	76
1.5	71
2.7	53
1.8	69
6.0	40
3.3	51
1.5	67
1.3	67
1.2	67
1.0	67
6.0	36
2.8	57
2.3	47
2.7	47
1.1	67
1.2	67
1.1	67
0.6	67
2.6	49
0.6	67
0.8	67
2.2	60
2.7	45
4.0	45
0.9	67
0.8	69
1.3	65
3.1	48
2.5	51
2.2	44
5.0	43
2.1	55
4.5	36
4.0	40
2.8	52
0.8	53
2.0	51
1.2	53
2.5	40
1.4	53
0.1	67
0.8	51
1.8	51
0.8	53
1.4	47
0.4	51
0.9	52
0.5	55
3.6	36
1.0	51
3.4	43
3.6	40
1.8	51
0.9	53
2.6	40
5.0	32
2.0	51
1.9	48
1.6	48
1.6	52
0.8	52
2.5	40
1.7	44
1.6	45
0.9	49
1.3	52
0.2	51
0.6	55
4.1	24
4.7	25
2.5	41
0.3	52
0.7	49
0.2	53
0.9	47
1.5	45
2.8	28
0.7	48
0.8	51
0.5	48
0.8	44
0.7	44
1.4	36
0.6	49
1.5	36
0.9	45
1.8	24
0.4	37
3.4	16
1.3	43
1.0	41
5.8	12
0.7	40
3.5	28
0.5	48
0.3	45
0.7	45
0.2	47
0.1	47
0.9	36
1.2	36
0.9	45
2.3	28
0.6	41
0.3	48
0.9	41
0.9	37
2.4	28
0.3	41
3.4	16
0.7	36
0.7	28
1.9	28
0.4	41
0.4	41
0.7	36
0.7	33
1.5	32
6.1	7
2.4	28
0.6	31
0.1	37
0.9	28
0.5	36
0.3	28
2.3	16
2.0	16
1.4	24
1.1	24
1.7	28
0.6	24
0.2	36
0.8	21
0.9	25
2.6	12
0.5	25
0.5	25
0.3	25
0.4	24
0.5	32
0.5	28
0.4	21
1.7	12
0.1	24
1.9	12
0.4	12
0.7	16
0.2	25
1.0	12
1.4	12
1.6	3
1.7	3
1.5	4
1.0	9
0.5	11
0.2	12
0.8	7
0.4	8
0.5	7
0.6	8