Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019

Name: Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019
Start: 2019-01-16
End: 2019-01-31
Location: Russia, Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan

Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019: 369 records at 189 stations, peak on 21 January 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019 set or tied 369 station records at 189 stations.
It ran from 16 January 2019 to 31 January 2019 (16 days) and its peak day was 21 January 2019.
Status: closed.
Kirensk set a daily record high minimum temperature of -12.8 C (9.0 F) on 20 January 2019.
The busiest day was 21 January 2019 with 98 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

16 to 31 January 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kirensk	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2019-01-20
Ulety	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	2019-01-21
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	2019-01-21
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Record high minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	2019-01-21
Shilka	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2019-01-21
Bratsk	Record high maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	2019-01-21
Nizhneangarsk	Record high maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	2019-01-21
Novoselenginsk	Record high maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	2019-01-23
Timiryazevskij	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2019-01-30
Kjahta	Record high minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	2019-01-20
Barguzin	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2019-01-21
Aksa	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2019-01-21
Anda	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2019-01-29
Arvaiheer	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2019-01-21
Chita	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	2019-01-21
Shijiazhuang	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2019-01-22
Uakit	Record high minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	2019-01-21
Ulan-Ude	Record high minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	2019-01-27

Records per Day

Peak day 98

Records set or tied each day from 16 January 2019 to 31 January 2019. The most in one day was 98 on 21 January 2019.

Records per day during Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019
Date	Records
2019-01-16	10
2019-01-17	2
2019-01-18	10
2019-01-19	7
2019-01-20	74
2019-01-21	98
2019-01-22	56
2019-01-23	23
2019-01-24	6
2019-01-25	8
2019-01-26	9
2019-01-27	15
2019-01-28	15
2019-01-29	12
2019-01-30	21
2019-01-31	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019 ranked by margin
Ulety, 01-21	7.1 C (12.8 F)
Shilka, 01-21	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe, 01-21	5.2 C (9.4 F)
Novoselenginsk, 01-23	5.1 C (9.2 F)
Uakit, 01-21	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Nizhneangarsk, 01-21	4.3 C (7.7 F)
Aksa, 01-21	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Anda, 01-29	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Shijiazhuang, 01-22	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Barguzin, 01-21	3.5 C (6.3 F)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe, 01-21	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe, 01-22	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Timiryazevskij, 01-30	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Nizhneangarsk, 01-21	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Kjahta, 01-20	2.4 C (4.3 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

369 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 and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.4	120
7.1	65
5.2	65
3.0	80
6.1	64
0.3	87
4.3	67
5.1	65
2.6	69
3.9	64
3.5	67
2.4	64
4.0	65
3.7	60
1.4	48
2.6	67
2.0	64
4.5	56
2.8	64
2.0	63
3.0	65
2.6	68
1.4	68
1.0	64
2.7	64
0.3	69
0.1	69
1.5	36
3.4	60
0.6	43
0.4	72
0.1	65
1.3	67
0.3	65
0.5	64
1.1	69
0.7	69
0.8	69
2.1	60
0.2	60
1.1	65
0.9	64
1.5	65
0.7	64
1.7	65
1.7	60
1.6	60
1.9	61
1.0	64
1.2	64
0.3	65
0.6	67
0.7	64
1.1	63
0.7	64
0.4	67
1.2	57
1.8	57
2.4	25
1.8	56
0.2	57
2.2	60
1.1	55
1.1	56
5.1	36
0.1	64
0.1	65
0.1	56
0.3	56
1.2	57
4.4	40
5.5	27
5.7	29
3.7	36
2.9	55
0.3	57
0.6	56
0.4	61
1.2	55
0.7	57
1.4	56
0.5	55
0.6	55
0.9	52
5.2	24
1.1	52
1.9	17
2.0	48
0.2	52
0.8	52
0.7	52
3.4	36
1.4	48
5.2	27
3.9	29
0.3	55
2.5	32
1.8	36
0.4	56
4.2	20
5.5	32
0.6	48
0.2	49
3.1	20
1.5	43
0.1	48
5.2	23
3.5	27
1.5	44
0.7	36
9.7	16
0.1	36
1.2	39
2.1	29
1.7	36
0.5	45
0.5	40
2.7	29
0.7	44
1.1	39
2.4	27
4.5	20
2.7	32
2.8	29
3.1	31
1.0	27
0.7	48
0.4	36
0.7	31
1.4	35
1.0	36
1.6	36
1.1	33
4.2	25
6.0	4
1.5	36
1.8	32
1.0	36
3.0	28
2.1	36
2.8	28
0.1	36
0.2	36
1.3	32
0.2	36
3.2	20
1.0	39
1.1	32
1.1	32
2.1	28
0.8	36
0.5	39
0.3	39
1.8	27
6.0	5
0.2	39
3.8	21
1.2	36
0.3	36
1.0	36
0.5	36
4.6	24
3.4	24
0.7	36
1.3	32
0.6	24
2.8	16
2.8	8
4.3	12
0.7	28
0.4	32
0.7	32
0.2	36
3.1	25
1.5	32
1.3	29
0.1	36
1.4	28
0.5	36
1.1	29
1.9	29
1.5	25
1.6	32
2.9	24
2.2	24
0.8	24
1.1	24
0.2	32
3.1	16
0.5	27
0.4	24
0.9	24
0.1	29
2.5	12
1.4	20
0.5	31
0.6	29
0.9	28
3.8	16
1.4	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019 (this event)	369 records

Every Record Set

20 of 369

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Russia and 3 other countries, 16 to 31 January 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-01-20	Kirensk	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	120	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-20	Kjahta	Record high minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	64	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-21	Ulety	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	65	37 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-21	Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	65	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-21	Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Record high minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	80	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-21	Shilka	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-21	Bratsk	Record high maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	87	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-21	Nizhneangarsk	Record high maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	67	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-21	Barguzin	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	67	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-21	Aksa	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	65	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-21	Arvaiheer	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	48	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-21	Nizhneangarsk	Record high minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	67	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-21	Chita	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	64	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-21	Uakit	Record high minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-22	Shijiazhuang	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	60	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-22	Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-23	Novoselenginsk	Record high maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	65	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-27	Ulan-Ude	Record high minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	63	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-29	Anda	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-30	Timiryazevskij	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	69	34 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 369 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 2026-10-18. 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
0.4	120
7.1	65
5.2	65
3.0	80
6.1	64
0.3	87
4.3	67
5.1	65
2.6	69
3.9	64
3.5	67
2.4	64
4.0	65
3.7	60
1.4	48
2.6	67
2.0	64
4.5	56
2.8	64
2.0	63
3.0	65
2.6	68
1.4	68
1.0	64
2.7	64
0.3	69
0.1	69
1.5	36
3.4	60
0.6	43
0.4	72
0.1	65
1.3	67
0.3	65
0.5	64
1.1	69
0.7	69
0.8	69
2.1	60
0.2	60
1.1	65
0.9	64
1.5	65
0.7	64
1.7	65
1.7	60
1.6	60
1.9	61
1.0	64
1.2	64
0.3	65
0.6	67
0.7	64
1.1	63
0.7	64
0.4	67
1.2	57
1.8	57
2.4	25
1.8	56
0.2	57
2.2	60
1.1	55
1.1	56
5.1	36
0.1	64
0.1	65
0.1	56
0.3	56
1.2	57
4.4	40
5.5	27
5.7	29
3.7	36
2.9	55
0.3	57
0.6	56
0.4	61
1.2	55
0.7	57
1.4	56
0.5	55
0.6	55
0.9	52
5.2	24
1.1	52
1.9	17
2.0	48
0.2	52
0.8	52
0.7	52
3.4	36
1.4	48
5.2	27
3.9	29
0.3	55
2.5	32
1.8	36
0.4	56
4.2	20
5.5	32
0.6	48
0.2	49
3.1	20
1.5	43
0.1	48
5.2	23
3.5	27
1.5	44
0.7	36
9.7	16
0.1	36
1.2	39
2.1	29
1.7	36
0.5	45
0.5	40
2.7	29
0.7	44
1.1	39
2.4	27
4.5	20
2.7	32
2.8	29
3.1	31
1.0	27
0.7	48
0.4	36
0.7	31
1.4	35
1.0	36
1.6	36
1.1	33
4.2	25
6.0	4
1.5	36
1.8	32
1.0	36
3.0	28
2.1	36
2.8	28
0.1	36
0.2	36
1.3	32
0.2	36
3.2	20
1.0	39
1.1	32
1.1	32
2.1	28
0.8	36
0.5	39
0.3	39
1.8	27
6.0	5
0.2	39
3.8	21
1.2	36
0.3	36
1.0	36
0.5	36
4.6	24
3.4	24
0.7	36
1.3	32
0.6	24
2.8	16
2.8	8
4.3	12
0.7	28
0.4	32
0.7	32
0.2	36
3.1	25
1.5	32
1.3	29
0.1	36
1.4	28
0.5	36
1.1	29
1.9	29
1.5	25
1.6	32
2.9	24
2.2	24
0.8	24
1.1	24
0.2	32
3.1	16
0.5	27
0.4	24
0.9	24
0.1	29
2.5	12
1.4	20
0.5	31
0.6	29
0.9	28
3.8	16
1.4	32

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.4	120
7.1	65
5.2	65
3.0	80
6.1	64
0.3	87
4.3	67
5.1	65
2.6	69
3.9	64
3.5	67
2.4	64
4.0	65
3.7	60
1.4	48
2.6	67
2.0	64
4.5	56
2.8	64
2.0	63
3.0	65
2.6	68
1.4	68
1.0	64
2.7	64
0.3	69
0.1	69
1.5	36
3.4	60
0.6	43
0.4	72
0.1	65
1.3	67
0.3	65
0.5	64
1.1	69
0.7	69
0.8	69
2.1	60
0.2	60
1.1	65
0.9	64
1.5	65
0.7	64
1.7	65
1.7	60
1.6	60
1.9	61
1.0	64
1.2	64
0.3	65
0.6	67
0.7	64
1.1	63
0.7	64
0.4	67
1.2	57
1.8	57
2.4	25
1.8	56
0.2	57
2.2	60
1.1	55
1.1	56
5.1	36
0.1	64
0.1	65
0.1	56
0.3	56
1.2	57
4.4	40
5.5	27
5.7	29
3.7	36
2.9	55
0.3	57
0.6	56
0.4	61
1.2	55
0.7	57
1.4	56
0.5	55
0.6	55
0.9	52
5.2	24
1.1	52
1.9	17
2.0	48
0.2	52
0.8	52
0.7	52
3.4	36
1.4	48
5.2	27
3.9	29
0.3	55
2.5	32
1.8	36
0.4	56
4.2	20
5.5	32
0.6	48
0.2	49
3.1	20
1.5	43
0.1	48
5.2	23
3.5	27
1.5	44
0.7	36
9.7	16
0.1	36
1.2	39
2.1	29
1.7	36
0.5	45
0.5	40
2.7	29
0.7	44
1.1	39
2.4	27
4.5	20
2.7	32
2.8	29
3.1	31
1.0	27
0.7	48
0.4	36
0.7	31
1.4	35
1.0	36
1.6	36
1.1	33
4.2	25
6.0	4
1.5	36
1.8	32
1.0	36
3.0	28
2.1	36
2.8	28
0.1	36
0.2	36
1.3	32
0.2	36
3.2	20
1.0	39
1.1	32
1.1	32
2.1	28
0.8	36
0.5	39
0.3	39
1.8	27
6.0	5
0.2	39
3.8	21
1.2	36
0.3	36
1.0	36
0.5	36
4.6	24
3.4	24
0.7	36
1.3	32
0.6	24
2.8	16
2.8	8
4.3	12
0.7	28
0.4	32
0.7	32
0.2	36
3.1	25
1.5	32
1.3	29
0.1	36
1.4	28
0.5	36
1.1	29
1.9	29
1.5	25
1.6	32
2.9	24
2.2	24
0.8	24
1.1	24
0.2	32
3.1	16
0.5	27
0.4	24
0.9	24
0.1	29
2.5	12
1.4	20
0.5	31
0.6	29
0.9	28
3.8	16
1.4	32