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Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021

Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021: 106 records at 79 stations, peak on 20 April 2021. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021 set or tied 106 station records at 79 stations.
  • It ran from 18 April 2021 to 25 April 2021 (8 days) and its peak day was 20 April 2021.
  • Status: closed.
  • Pudino set a daily record low maximum temperature of -7.4 C (18.7 F) on 19 April 2021.
  • The busiest day was 20 April 2021 with 43 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 91 years.

Footprint

18 to 25 April 2021
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021 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 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
PudinoRecord low maximum temperature-7.4 C (18.7 F)2021-04-19
BarabinskRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)2021-04-19
YajljuRecord low minimum temperature-10.4 C (13.3 F)2021-04-21
RubcovskRecord low minimum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)2021-04-21
SemijarkaRecord low minimum temperature-10.5 C (13.1 F)2021-04-20
PavlodarRecord low minimum temperature-9.6 C (14.7 F)2021-04-20
BarshatasRecord low maximum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)2021-04-20
Uch-AralRecord low maximum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)2021-04-21
AlejskajaRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)2021-04-21
MajskRecord low maximum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)2021-04-19
TatarskRecord low maximum temperature-2.3 C (27.9 F)2021-04-19
BogucanyRecord low maximum temperature-4.1 C (24.6 F)2021-04-20
BakcharRecord low minimum temperature-14.7 C (5.5 F)2021-04-20
KystovkaRecord low maximum temperature-5.3 C (22.5 F)2021-04-19
ToguchinRecord low maximum temperature-2.6 C (27.3 F)2021-04-19
Bijsk ZonalnajaRecord low maximum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)2021-04-20
BalhashRecord low maximum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)2021-04-21
ZajsanRecord low maximum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)2021-04-21

Records per Day

Peak day 43
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021 Records set or tied each day from 18 April 2021 to 25 April 2021. The most in one day was 43 on 20 April 2021. 0 13 25 38 50 04-1804-1904-2004-2104-2204-2304-2404-25
Records set or tied each day from 18 April 2021 to 25 April 2021. The most in one day was 43 on 20 April 2021.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021
DateRecords
2021-04-182
2021-04-1923
2021-04-2043
2021-04-2120
2021-04-225
2021-04-236
2021-04-245
2021-04-252

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021 ranked by margin
Barshatas, 04-205.7 C (10.3 F)
Semijarka, 04-204.4 C (7.9 F)
Bogucany, 04-202.8 C (5.0 F)
Majsk, 04-192.7 C (4.9 F)
Pudino, 04-192.6 C (4.7 F)
Uch-Aral, 04-212.5 C (4.5 F)
Rubcovsk, 04-212.4 C (4.3 F)
Pavlodar, 04-202.4 C (4.3 F)
Barabinsk, 04-191.6 C (2.9 F)
Alejskaja, 04-211.6 C (2.9 F)
Bakchar, 04-201.5 C (2.7 F)
Toguchin, 04-191.5 C (2.7 F)
Kystovka, 04-191.4 C (2.5 F)
Tatarsk, 04-191.1 C (2.0 F)
Yajlju, 04-211.0 C (1.8 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021 106 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. 0 25 50 75 100 0.01.53.04.56.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
106 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 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
2.691
1.691
2.484
1.087
4.467
2.466
5.758
2.564
1.671
2.764
1.164
2.856
1.564
1.464
1.564
0.464
0.164
0.564
0.564
0.764
0.163
3.252
4.052
1.360
3.746
1.752
1.950
1.952
1.352
0.852
0.664
0.148
5.428
1.952
2.352
0.556
0.852
1.750
0.850
0.351
4.434
4.919
1.446
0.452
4.923
2.628
2.036
2.232
5.316
5.515
3.622
2.028
4.915
2.127
1.236
0.539
0.135
2.828
3.223
3.523
3.323
0.138
0.735
3.723
2.522
1.331
0.731
4.612
5.53
1.432
0.535
0.628
2.623
2.122
3.015
0.431
0.926
0.622
2.623
1.028
1.423
0.328
0.931
0.426
0.122
0.622
3.323
3.212
2.719
2.515
2.123
0.923
0.123
0.132
0.423
0.723
1.523
0.123
0.122
0.323
0.718
0.123
0.323
1.912
0.52
0.42

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021 compared with similar events
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Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 20209,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 20188,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 20247,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 20265,568 records
Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021 (this event)106 records

Every Record Set

20 of 106
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Russia and 5 other countries, 18 to 25 April 2021, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2021-04-19PudinoRecord low maximum temperature-7.4 C (18.7 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)9140 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-19BarabinskRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)9139 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-19MajskRecord low maximum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)6430 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-19TatarskRecord low maximum temperature-2.3 C (27.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6430 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-19KystovkaRecord low maximum temperature-5.3 C (22.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)6428 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-19ToguchinRecord low maximum temperature-2.6 C (27.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6428 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-20SemijarkaRecord low minimum temperature-10.5 C (13.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)6735 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-20PavlodarRecord low minimum temperature-9.6 C (14.7 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)6631 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-20BarshatasRecord low maximum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)5.7 C (10.3 F)5831 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-20BogucanyRecord low maximum temperature-4.1 C (24.6 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)5629 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-20BakcharRecord low minimum temperature-14.7 C (5.5 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6429 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-20YajljuRecord low maximum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6428 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-20Bijsk ZonalnajaRecord low maximum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)6427 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-21RubcovskRecord low minimum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)8437 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-21YajljuRecord low minimum temperature-10.4 C (13.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)8737 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-21Uch-AralRecord low maximum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)6431 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-21AlejskajaRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)7131 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-21BalhashRecord low maximum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6427 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-21BalhashRecord low minimum temperature-5.5 C (22.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)6427 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-21ZajsanRecord low maximum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6427 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 106 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.