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Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018

Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018: 134 records at 29 stations, peak on 9 September 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018 set or tied 134 station records at 29 stations.
  • It ran from 4 September 2018 to 19 September 2018 (16 days) and its peak day was 9 September 2018.
  • Status: closed.
  • Ust-Vojampolka set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 23.4 C (74.1 F) on 9 September 2018.
  • The busiest day was 9 September 2018 with 23 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 79 years.

Footprint

4 to 19 September 2018
Footprint of Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018 The area covered by Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018 is outlined, with 9 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018 is outlined, with 9 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Ust-VojampolkaRecord high maximum temperature23.4 C (74.1 F)2018-09-09
MarkovoRecord high maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)2018-09-10
SredhekolymskRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2018-09-08
Mys BillingsaRecord high minimum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)2018-09-12
Ostrov AionRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2018-09-10
OstrovnoeRecord high maximum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)2018-09-11
Mys UelenRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)2018-09-17
Buhta AmbarcikRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)2018-09-10
ZyrjankaRecord high minimum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)2018-09-10

Records per Day

Peak day 23
Records per day during Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018 Records set or tied each day from 4 September 2018 to 19 September 2018. The most in one day was 23 on 9 September 2018. 0 6 13 19 25 09-0409-0709-0909-1109-1309-1509-1709-19
Records set or tied each day from 4 September 2018 to 19 September 2018. The most in one day was 23 on 9 September 2018.
Records per day during Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018
DateRecords
2018-09-041
2018-09-062
2018-09-0719
2018-09-0820
2018-09-0923
2018-09-1023
2018-09-1116
2018-09-126
2018-09-135
2018-09-145
2018-09-155
2018-09-165
2018-09-172
2018-09-181
2018-09-191

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018 ranked by margin
Zyrjanka, 09-106.0 C (10.8 F)
Mys Billingsa, 09-105.2 C (9.4 F)
Buhta Ambarcik, 09-104.2 C (7.6 F)
Mys Uelen, 09-153.9 C (7.0 F)
Mys Billingsa, 09-123.8 C (6.8 F)
Ostrov Aion, 09-103.3 C (5.9 F)
Mys Uelen, 09-173.2 C (5.8 F)
Buhta Ambarcik, 09-093.1 C (5.6 F)
Buhta Ambarcik, 09-102.9 C (5.2 F)
Mys Uelen, 09-172.7 C (4.9 F)
Sredhekolymsk, 09-082.6 C (4.7 F)
Ostrov Aion, 09-112.3 C (4.1 F)
Ostrov Aion, 09-092.3 C (4.1 F)
Buhta Ambarcik, 09-092.2 C (4.0 F)
Markovo, 09-101.3 C (2.3 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018 134 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 20 40 60 80 0.01.53.04.56.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
134 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 Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.765
1.379
3.859
2.676
5.248
1.079
3.348
0.179
3.232
4.248
0.271
2.748
2.948
2.348
3.932
6.016
0.664
2.248
3.148
2.348
0.460
2.448
0.160
1.148
1.613
1.212
1.248
6.020
2.423
1.50
4.612
1.848
0.548
0.755
1.048
0.521
0.521
0.721
0.848
1.937
0.448
0.847
0.248
1.524
0.14
1.335
3.611
0.19
5.215
2.211
2.820
1.50
2.820
4.78
4.38
2.623
1.20
4.89
2.320
4.17
0.19
0.237
2.520
1.711
0.337
2.915
1.127
1.413
2.111
2.715
3.11
1.68
0.228
2.112
0.523
1.020
1.215
1.013
0.12
0.820
2.611
1.811
2.111
2.312
2.411
1.38
1.28
1.28
1.91
1.124
1.124
0.911
0.711
1.811
1.711
1.020
1.023
0.511
0.820
0.320
0.715
2.38
3.30
2.38
0.720
1.09
0.120
2.48
1.111
0.123
0.215
0.115
1.27
0.320
1.08
1.81
1.08
0.313
0.120
1.41
0.13
0.40
1.00
0.28
0.48
0.48
0.77
0.27
1.30
1.01
0.39
0.10
0.10
0.20

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018 (this event)134 records

Every Record Set

20 of 134
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Russia, 4 to 19 September 2018, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2018-09-07SredhekolymskRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)7129 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-08SredhekolymskRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)7634 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-09Ust-VojampolkaRecord high maximum temperature23.4 C (74.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)6539 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-09SredhekolymskRecord high maximum temperature24.1 C (75.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)7932 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-09Buhta AmbarcikRecord high maximum temperature20.1 C (68.2 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)4826 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-09Buhta AmbarcikRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4826 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-09Ostrov AionRecord high maximum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)4826 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-10MarkovoRecord high maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)7935 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-10Mys BillingsaRecord high maximum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)5.2 C (9.4 F)4832 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-10Ostrov AionRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)4831 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-10Buhta AmbarcikRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)4829 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-10Buhta AmbarcikRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)4828 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-10ZyrjankaRecord high minimum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)6.0 C (10.8 F)1628 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-11OstrovnoeRecord high maximum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7931 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-11Ostrov AionRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)4828 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-12Mys BillingsaRecord high minimum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)5934 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-12Ostrov AionRecord high maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6427 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-15Mys UelenRecord high maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)3228 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-17Mys UelenRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)3230 of 100 (Routine)
2018-09-17Mys UelenRecord high maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)4829 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 134 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.