Cold outbreak in Russia and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019

Name: Cold outbreak in Russia and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019
Start: 2019-01-30
End: 2019-02-18
Location: Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, China

Cold outbreak in Russia and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019: 472 records at 178 stations, peak on 5 February 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Russia and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019 set or tied 472 station records at 178 stations.
It ran from 30 January 2019 to 18 February 2019 (20 days) and its peak day was 5 February 2019.
Status: closed.
Irkutsk set a daily record low minimum temperature of -37.7 C (-35.9 F) on 6 February 2019.
The busiest day was 5 February 2019 with 100 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

30 January to 18 February 2019

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Russia and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019 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 and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Irkutsk	Record low minimum temperature	-37.7 C (-35.9 F)	2019-02-06
Hilok	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	2019-02-05
Kyra	Record low maximum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	2019-02-06
Uybat	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	2019-02-02
Salekhard	Record low minimum temperature	-47.3 C (-53.1 F)	2019-02-02
Krasnojarsk	Record low maximum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	2019-02-05
Tajshet	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	2019-02-05
Bratsk	Record low maximum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	2019-02-05
Cakir	Record low maximum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	2019-02-03
Olenja Rechka	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	2019-02-02
Vitim	Record low maximum temperature	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	2019-02-04
Romanovka	Record low minimum temperature	-46.9 C (-52.4 F)	2019-02-05
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Record low maximum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	2019-02-05
Karaganda	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	2019-02-06
Soljanka	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	2019-02-05
Petropavlovsk	Record low minimum temperature	-38.1 C (-36.6 F)	2019-02-06
Nizhneangarsk	Record low maximum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	2019-02-06
Tulun	Record low minimum temperature	-42.3 C (-44.1 F)	2019-02-06

Records per Day

Peak day 100

Records set or tied each day from 30 January 2019 to 18 February 2019. The most in one day was 100 on 5 February 2019.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Russia and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019
Date	Records
2019-01-30	1
2019-01-31	8
2019-02-01	22
2019-02-02	27
2019-02-03	19
2019-02-04	57
2019-02-05	100
2019-02-06	80
2019-02-07	60
2019-02-08	34
2019-02-09	9
2019-02-10	10
2019-02-11	17
2019-02-12	17
2019-02-13	5
2019-02-15	2
2019-02-16	1
2019-02-17	1
2019-02-18	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Russia and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019 ranked by margin
Soljanka, 02-05	4.9 C (8.8 F)
Hilok, 02-05	4.8 C (8.6 F)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe, 02-05	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Petropavlovsk, 02-06	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Romanovka, 02-05	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Cakir, 02-03	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Kyra, 02-06	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Krasnojarsk, 02-05	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Olenja Rechka, 02-02	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Tulun, 02-06	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Uybat, 02-02	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Bratsk, 02-05	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Vitim, 02-04	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Bratsk, 02-06	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Nizhneangarsk, 02-06	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

472 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 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.2	128
4.8	76
1.8	91
1.1	66
0.2	89
1.4	89
0.4	91
0.8	89
1.1	89
2.0	79
0.3	85
1.2	76
0.4	80
0.9	80
2.1	79
3.4	65
2.9	64
4.9	61
0.7	76
1.2	77
1.0	76
0.5	73
4.2	68
8.3	48
0.7	76
3.0	61
0.8	76
2.6	72
2.4	64
1.1	75
1.0	64
3.6	61
3.1	68
4.8	64
1.8	61
2.4	68
2.9	68
3.2	61
2.8	68
7.1	39
6.2	45
2.8	61
2.9	61
0.3	47
2.6	68
2.3	65
2.4	64
1.1	71
2.0	61
1.9	65
2.5	61
2.0	61
1.9	65
1.1	61
1.5	68
3.1	47
2.5	64
1.8	61
0.6	72
0.4	61
2.2	61
7.6	41
6.5	48
0.3	61
6.4	45
1.4	61
1.7	68
0.3	68
1.5	68
1.4	61
1.1	61
1.3	61
1.8	52
1.8	61
1.3	61
1.0	61
6.5	40
1.7	64
8.0	44
0.9	61
0.6	68
2.1	61
6.2	39
1.2	61
0.2	64
0.9	65
0.2	65
1.3	61
4.4	45
0.7	64
0.7	61
1.2	64
7.0	45
0.6	61
1.1	64
0.3	61
4.8	45
4.4	45
0.9	64
0.4	61
1.3	64
0.3	61
0.5	61
0.1	61
1.6	55
5.9	32
0.6	52
0.8	63
6.3	45
0.2	64
5.6	48
5.3	48
4.9	40
0.4	64
0.3	61
0.4	63
6.3	40
2.2	56
1.4	55
0.2	61
4.0	40
4.7	40
1.7	52
0.6	55
3.8	39
3.9	39
1.2	40
3.7	43
4.7	39
2.2	49
2.4	49
1.1	55
1.9	52
1.8	52
1.4	40
4.7	40
3.8	45
3.5	44
1.6	44
1.1	41
0.1	47
0.2	55
3.4	40
2.1	41
0.4	55
0.3	52
4.8	35
1.6	40
1.7	44
1.8	45
3.2	40
3.3	44
3.5	41
3.3	45
3.2	40
3.1	45
2.7	41
1.7	43
2.1	43
2.1	40
2.0	40
1.0	49
3.1	40
1.0	41
2.8	44
2.1	44
0.6	52
1.0	41
1.3	41
2.9	40
3.0	43
1.8	41
2.1	40
1.7	45
3.3	45
0.7	44
3.1	40
3.3	41
3.3	40
1.3	48
1.1	48
2.7	39
1.5	41
3.1	39
1.2	45
1.7	40
1.0	45
0.5	49
1.8	43
0.5	41
2.3	41
0.8	40
1.0	43
2.3	43
1.2	41
0.6	41
1.7	41
1.7	41
1.0	40
2.3	39

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Russia and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019 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 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019 (this event)	472 records

Every Record Set

20 of 472

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Russia and 3 other countries, 30 January to 18 February 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-02-02	Uybat	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66	38 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-02	Salekhard	Record low minimum temperature	-47.3 C (-53.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	89	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-02	Olenja Rechka	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-03	Cakir	Record low maximum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	79	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-04	Vitim	Record low maximum temperature	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	80	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-04	Vitim	Record low minimum temperature	-51.3 C (-60.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	80	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-05	Hilok	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	76	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-05	Krasnojarsk	Record low maximum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	89	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-05	Tajshet	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	91	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-05	Bratsk	Record low maximum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-05	Romanovka	Record low minimum temperature	-46.9 C (-52.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	79	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-05	Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Record low maximum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	65	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-05	Soljanka	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	61	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-06	Irkutsk	Record low minimum temperature	-37.7 C (-35.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	128	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-06	Kyra	Record low maximum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	91	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-06	Bratsk	Record low maximum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	89	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-06	Karaganda	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	85	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-06	Petropavlovsk	Record low minimum temperature	-38.1 C (-36.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	64	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-06	Nizhneangarsk	Record low maximum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	76	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-06	Tulun	Record low minimum temperature	-42.3 C (-44.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	77	32 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 472 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
0.2	128
4.8	76
1.8	91
1.1	66
0.2	89
1.4	89
0.4	91
0.8	89
1.1	89
2.0	79
0.3	85
1.2	76
0.4	80
0.9	80
2.1	79
3.4	65
2.9	64
4.9	61
0.7	76
1.2	77
1.0	76
0.5	73
4.2	68
8.3	48
0.7	76
3.0	61
0.8	76
2.6	72
2.4	64
1.1	75
1.0	64
3.6	61
3.1	68
4.8	64
1.8	61
2.4	68
2.9	68
3.2	61
2.8	68
7.1	39
6.2	45
2.8	61
2.9	61
0.3	47
2.6	68
2.3	65
2.4	64
1.1	71
2.0	61
1.9	65
2.5	61
2.0	61
1.9	65
1.1	61
1.5	68
3.1	47
2.5	64
1.8	61
0.6	72
0.4	61
2.2	61
7.6	41
6.5	48
0.3	61
6.4	45
1.4	61
1.7	68
0.3	68
1.5	68
1.4	61
1.1	61
1.3	61
1.8	52
1.8	61
1.3	61
1.0	61
6.5	40
1.7	64
8.0	44
0.9	61
0.6	68
2.1	61
6.2	39
1.2	61
0.2	64
0.9	65
0.2	65
1.3	61
4.4	45
0.7	64
0.7	61
1.2	64
7.0	45
0.6	61
1.1	64
0.3	61
4.8	45
4.4	45
0.9	64
0.4	61
1.3	64
0.3	61
0.5	61
0.1	61
1.6	55
5.9	32
0.6	52
0.8	63
6.3	45
0.2	64
5.6	48
5.3	48
4.9	40
0.4	64
0.3	61
0.4	63
6.3	40
2.2	56
1.4	55
0.2	61
4.0	40
4.7	40
1.7	52
0.6	55
3.8	39
3.9	39
1.2	40
3.7	43
4.7	39
2.2	49
2.4	49
1.1	55
1.9	52
1.8	52
1.4	40
4.7	40
3.8	45
3.5	44
1.6	44
1.1	41
0.1	47
0.2	55
3.4	40
2.1	41
0.4	55
0.3	52
4.8	35
1.6	40
1.7	44
1.8	45
3.2	40
3.3	44
3.5	41
3.3	45
3.2	40
3.1	45
2.7	41
1.7	43
2.1	43
2.1	40
2.0	40
1.0	49
3.1	40
1.0	41
2.8	44
2.1	44
0.6	52
1.0	41
1.3	41
2.9	40
3.0	43
1.8	41
2.1	40
1.7	45
3.3	45
0.7	44
3.1	40
3.3	41
3.3	40
1.3	48
1.1	48
2.7	39
1.5	41
3.1	39
1.2	45
1.7	40
1.0	45
0.5	49
1.8	43
0.5	41
2.3	41
0.8	40
1.0	43
2.3	43
1.2	41
0.6	41
1.7	41
1.7	41
1.0	40
2.3	39

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.2	128
4.8	76
1.8	91
1.1	66
0.2	89
1.4	89
0.4	91
0.8	89
1.1	89
2.0	79
0.3	85
1.2	76
0.4	80
0.9	80
2.1	79
3.4	65
2.9	64
4.9	61
0.7	76
1.2	77
1.0	76
0.5	73
4.2	68
8.3	48
0.7	76
3.0	61
0.8	76
2.6	72
2.4	64
1.1	75
1.0	64
3.6	61
3.1	68
4.8	64
1.8	61
2.4	68
2.9	68
3.2	61
2.8	68
7.1	39
6.2	45
2.8	61
2.9	61
0.3	47
2.6	68
2.3	65
2.4	64
1.1	71
2.0	61
1.9	65
2.5	61
2.0	61
1.9	65
1.1	61
1.5	68
3.1	47
2.5	64
1.8	61
0.6	72
0.4	61
2.2	61
7.6	41
6.5	48
0.3	61
6.4	45
1.4	61
1.7	68
0.3	68
1.5	68
1.4	61
1.1	61
1.3	61
1.8	52
1.8	61
1.3	61
1.0	61
6.5	40
1.7	64
8.0	44
0.9	61
0.6	68
2.1	61
6.2	39
1.2	61
0.2	64
0.9	65
0.2	65
1.3	61
4.4	45
0.7	64
0.7	61
1.2	64
7.0	45
0.6	61
1.1	64
0.3	61
4.8	45
4.4	45
0.9	64
0.4	61
1.3	64
0.3	61
0.5	61
0.1	61
1.6	55
5.9	32
0.6	52
0.8	63
6.3	45
0.2	64
5.6	48
5.3	48
4.9	40
0.4	64
0.3	61
0.4	63
6.3	40
2.2	56
1.4	55
0.2	61
4.0	40
4.7	40
1.7	52
0.6	55
3.8	39
3.9	39
1.2	40
3.7	43
4.7	39
2.2	49
2.4	49
1.1	55
1.9	52
1.8	52
1.4	40
4.7	40
3.8	45
3.5	44
1.6	44
1.1	41
0.1	47
0.2	55
3.4	40
2.1	41
0.4	55
0.3	52
4.8	35
1.6	40
1.7	44
1.8	45
3.2	40
3.3	44
3.5	41
3.3	45
3.2	40
3.1	45
2.7	41
1.7	43
2.1	43
2.1	40
2.0	40
1.0	49
3.1	40
1.0	41
2.8	44
2.1	44
0.6	52
1.0	41
1.3	41
2.9	40
3.0	43
1.8	41
2.1	40
1.7	45
3.3	45
0.7	44
3.1	40
3.3	41
3.3	40
1.3	48
1.1	48
2.7	39
1.5	41
3.1	39
1.2	45
1.7	40
1.0	45
0.5	49
1.8	43
0.5	41
2.3	41
0.8	40
1.0	43
2.3	43
1.2	41
0.6	41
1.7	41
1.7	41
1.0	40
2.3	39

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.2	128
4.8	76
1.8	91
1.1	66
0.2	89
1.4	89
0.4	91
0.8	89
1.1	89
2.0	79
0.3	85
1.2	76
0.4	80
0.9	80
2.1	79
3.4	65
2.9	64
4.9	61
0.7	76
1.2	77
1.0	76
0.5	73
4.2	68
8.3	48
0.7	76
3.0	61
0.8	76
2.6	72
2.4	64
1.1	75
1.0	64
3.6	61
3.1	68
4.8	64
1.8	61
2.4	68
2.9	68
3.2	61
2.8	68
7.1	39
6.2	45
2.8	61
2.9	61
0.3	47
2.6	68
2.3	65
2.4	64
1.1	71
2.0	61
1.9	65
2.5	61
2.0	61
1.9	65
1.1	61
1.5	68
3.1	47
2.5	64
1.8	61
0.6	72
0.4	61
2.2	61
7.6	41
6.5	48
0.3	61
6.4	45
1.4	61
1.7	68
0.3	68
1.5	68
1.4	61
1.1	61
1.3	61
1.8	52
1.8	61
1.3	61
1.0	61
6.5	40
1.7	64
8.0	44
0.9	61
0.6	68
2.1	61
6.2	39
1.2	61
0.2	64
0.9	65
0.2	65
1.3	61
4.4	45
0.7	64
0.7	61
1.2	64
7.0	45
0.6	61
1.1	64
0.3	61
4.8	45
4.4	45
0.9	64
0.4	61
1.3	64
0.3	61
0.5	61
0.1	61
1.6	55
5.9	32
0.6	52
0.8	63
6.3	45
0.2	64
5.6	48
5.3	48
4.9	40
0.4	64
0.3	61
0.4	63
6.3	40
2.2	56
1.4	55
0.2	61
4.0	40
4.7	40
1.7	52
0.6	55
3.8	39
3.9	39
1.2	40
3.7	43
4.7	39
2.2	49
2.4	49
1.1	55
1.9	52
1.8	52
1.4	40
4.7	40
3.8	45
3.5	44
1.6	44
1.1	41
0.1	47
0.2	55
3.4	40
2.1	41
0.4	55
0.3	52
4.8	35
1.6	40
1.7	44
1.8	45
3.2	40
3.3	44
3.5	41
3.3	45
3.2	40
3.1	45
2.7	41
1.7	43
2.1	43
2.1	40
2.0	40
1.0	49
3.1	40
1.0	41
2.8	44
2.1	44
0.6	52
1.0	41
1.3	41
2.9	40
3.0	43
1.8	41
2.1	40
1.7	45
3.3	45
0.7	44
3.1	40
3.3	41
3.3	40
1.3	48
1.1	48
2.7	39
1.5	41
3.1	39
1.2	45
1.7	40
1.0	45
0.5	49
1.8	43
0.5	41
2.3	41
0.8	40
1.0	43
2.3	43
1.2	41
0.6	41
1.7	41
1.7	41
1.0	40
2.3	39