Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019

Name: Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019
Start: 2019-12-04
End: 2019-12-16
Location: Russia, Sweden, Mongolia, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Belarus, Kazakhstan

Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019: 299 records at 192 stations, peak on 10 December 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019 set or tied 299 station records at 192 stations.
It ran from 4 December 2019 to 16 December 2019 (13 days) and its peak day was 10 December 2019.
Status: closed.
Enisejsk set a daily record high minimum temperature of -3.6 C (25.5 F) on 12 December 2019.
The busiest day was 10 December 2019 with 53 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 114 years.

Footprint

4 to 16 December 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Enisejsk	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	2019-12-12
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2019-12-09
Kirensk	Record high minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	2019-12-13
Berezovo	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2019-12-10
Fokstua	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	2019-12-04
Serov	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2019-12-11
Petrun	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2019-12-10
Oktyabr Skoye	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	2019-12-10
Njaksimvol	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	2019-12-10
Achinsk	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2019-12-12
Tryvasshogda	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	2019-12-04
Bajandaj	Record high minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	2019-12-12
Pitea	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2019-12-04
Nattavaara_A	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2019-12-05
Salekhard	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	2019-12-10
Jackvik	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2019-12-04
Buj	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2019-12-10
Krasnyj Chikoj	Record high maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	2019-12-12
Saran-Paul	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2019-12-10

Records per Day

Peak day 53

Records set or tied each day from 4 December 2019 to 16 December 2019. The most in one day was 53 on 10 December 2019.

Records per day during Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019
Date	Records
2019-12-04	44
2019-12-05	32
2019-12-06	18
2019-12-07	18
2019-12-08	26
2019-12-09	36
2019-12-10	53
2019-12-11	26
2019-12-12	24
2019-12-13	12
2019-12-14	4
2019-12-15	5
2019-12-16	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019 ranked by margin
Berezovo, 12-10	6.4 C (11.5 F)
Njaksimvol, 12-10	6.4 C (11.5 F)
Serov, 12-09	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Oktyabr Skoye, 12-10	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Serov, 12-11	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Nattavaara_A, 12-05	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Buj, 12-10	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Enisejsk, 12-12	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Salekhard, 12-10	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Petrun, 12-10	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Troicko-Pecherskoe, 12-09	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Fokstua, 12-04	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Saran-Paul, 12-10	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Krasnyj Chikoj, 12-12	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Achinsk, 12-12	0.6 C (1.1 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

299 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 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.2	104
0.8	114
0.4	112
6.4	80
0.8	88
1.0	80
3.2	80
2.8	82
6.4	69
0.6	76
0.2	52
0.5	76
1.1	69
0.1	70
2.2	70
2.2	68
4.2	57
0.7	60
0.3	70
0.8	69
2.6	62
1.0	69
4.0	52
1.0	68
1.1	68
0.8	61
0.1	70
2.7	56
2.0	64
3.7	54
4.0	54
0.1	69
7.3	45
0.6	69
0.1	54
3.7	54
7.7	44
1.9	54
2.8	57
3.9	52
3.2	52
3.1	56
4.6	56
1.8	46
4.4	52
1.3	46
1.0	54
1.4	57
3.0	52
2.7	52
1.9	58
1.2	58
2.3	52
1.3	56
0.1	58
1.0	52
2.1	46
1.5	52
2.9	42
0.1	58
0.3	57
0.8	56
0.8	57
0.9	48
1.9	54
0.4	54
1.9	46
1.0	46
2.6	52
0.9	58
0.5	56
0.3	56
1.5	46
0.9	56
1.5	50
1.3	52
0.3	46
1.2	37
3.0	45
0.2	40
1.4	50
0.4	50
0.6	50
1.3	45
1.2	45
2.6	44
2.6	37
1.8	40
0.8	54
3.1	42
2.1	40
2.4	40
2.2	42
0.6	50
0.7	50
1.5	50
0.5	46
0.4	48
0.6	12
0.6	42
3.1	37
2.0	42
0.4	42
0.8	45
1.0	40
1.0	40
0.3	46
0.7	36
3.2	32
1.8	36
2.2	36
1.1	37
0.8	42
3.4	37
1.5	42
1.0	36
0.5	41
0.3	40
0.3	46
2.8	32
2.2	37
4.0	22
1.0	33
1.8	28
0.6	37
1.2	37
3.2	32
2.5	32
3.6	24
1.3	36
0.7	36
0.5	36
1.1	36
1.8	38
1.5	36
1.4	26
1.9	26
0.9	36
0.7	42
0.8	38
1.7	29
1.4	29
1.4	36
1.9	28
1.2	32
0.4	36
5.5	21
1.1	26
1.5	25
2.3	20
0.3	36
1.8	22
0.2	37
0.7	32
0.9	32
2.3	20
0.9	26
3.2	20
1.2	26
0.2	36
1.5	36
0.4	36
1.0	26
2.2	20
2.0	20
2.3	22
2.5	22
7.4	0
1.6	26
0.4	36
2.4	22
1.0	26
0.2	32
0.6	36
3.0	20
0.5	32
1.5	16
0.4	28
0.6	20
1.9	20
0.9	25
2.5	20
2.2	22
1.3	20
1.4	20
0.5	29
2.1	24
1.7	12
1.6	24
0.3	36
1.8	21
0.3	18
2.2	22
4.5	4
1.1	22
1.0	20
0.8	21
1.9	14
0.4	22
0.9	28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 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 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019 (this event)	299 records

Every Record Set

20 of 299

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Russia and 7 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-12-04	Fokstua	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-04	Tryvasshogda	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	52	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-04	Pitea	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	70	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-04	Jackvik	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	70	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-05	Nattavaara_A	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-09	Troicko-Pecherskoe	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	114	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-09	Serov	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	57	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-10	Berezovo	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	80	38 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-10	Petrun	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-10	Oktyabr Skoye	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-10	Njaksimvol	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	69	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-10	Salekhard	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-10	Buj	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-10	Saran-Paul	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	69	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-11	Serov	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-12	Enisejsk	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-12	Achinsk	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-12	Bajandaj	Record high minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-12	Krasnyj Chikoj	Record high maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	60	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-13	Kirensk	Record high minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	112	40 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 299 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
1.2	104
0.8	114
0.4	112
6.4	80
0.8	88
1.0	80
3.2	80
2.8	82
6.4	69
0.6	76
0.2	52
0.5	76
1.1	69
0.1	70
2.2	70
2.2	68
4.2	57
0.7	60
0.3	70
0.8	69
2.6	62
1.0	69
4.0	52
1.0	68
1.1	68
0.8	61
0.1	70
2.7	56
2.0	64
3.7	54
4.0	54
0.1	69
7.3	45
0.6	69
0.1	54
3.7	54
7.7	44
1.9	54
2.8	57
3.9	52
3.2	52
3.1	56
4.6	56
1.8	46
4.4	52
1.3	46
1.0	54
1.4	57
3.0	52
2.7	52
1.9	58
1.2	58
2.3	52
1.3	56
0.1	58
1.0	52
2.1	46
1.5	52
2.9	42
0.1	58
0.3	57
0.8	56
0.8	57
0.9	48
1.9	54
0.4	54
1.9	46
1.0	46
2.6	52
0.9	58
0.5	56
0.3	56
1.5	46
0.9	56
1.5	50
1.3	52
0.3	46
1.2	37
3.0	45
0.2	40
1.4	50
0.4	50
0.6	50
1.3	45
1.2	45
2.6	44
2.6	37
1.8	40
0.8	54
3.1	42
2.1	40
2.4	40
2.2	42
0.6	50
0.7	50
1.5	50
0.5	46
0.4	48
0.6	12
0.6	42
3.1	37
2.0	42
0.4	42
0.8	45
1.0	40
1.0	40
0.3	46
0.7	36
3.2	32
1.8	36
2.2	36
1.1	37
0.8	42
3.4	37
1.5	42
1.0	36
0.5	41
0.3	40
0.3	46
2.8	32
2.2	37
4.0	22
1.0	33
1.8	28
0.6	37
1.2	37
3.2	32
2.5	32
3.6	24
1.3	36
0.7	36
0.5	36
1.1	36
1.8	38
1.5	36
1.4	26
1.9	26
0.9	36
0.7	42
0.8	38
1.7	29
1.4	29
1.4	36
1.9	28
1.2	32
0.4	36
5.5	21
1.1	26
1.5	25
2.3	20
0.3	36
1.8	22
0.2	37
0.7	32
0.9	32
2.3	20
0.9	26
3.2	20
1.2	26
0.2	36
1.5	36
0.4	36
1.0	26
2.2	20
2.0	20
2.3	22
2.5	22
7.4	0
1.6	26
0.4	36
2.4	22
1.0	26
0.2	32
0.6	36
3.0	20
0.5	32
1.5	16
0.4	28
0.6	20
1.9	20
0.9	25
2.5	20
2.2	22
1.3	20
1.4	20
0.5	29
2.1	24
1.7	12
1.6	24
0.3	36
1.8	21
0.3	18
2.2	22
4.5	4
1.1	22
1.0	20
0.8	21
1.9	14
0.4	22
0.9	28

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.2	104
0.8	114
0.4	112
6.4	80
0.8	88
1.0	80
3.2	80
2.8	82
6.4	69
0.6	76
0.2	52
0.5	76
1.1	69
0.1	70
2.2	70
2.2	68
4.2	57
0.7	60
0.3	70
0.8	69
2.6	62
1.0	69
4.0	52
1.0	68
1.1	68
0.8	61
0.1	70
2.7	56
2.0	64
3.7	54
4.0	54
0.1	69
7.3	45
0.6	69
0.1	54
3.7	54
7.7	44
1.9	54
2.8	57
3.9	52
3.2	52
3.1	56
4.6	56
1.8	46
4.4	52
1.3	46
1.0	54
1.4	57
3.0	52
2.7	52
1.9	58
1.2	58
2.3	52
1.3	56
0.1	58
1.0	52
2.1	46
1.5	52
2.9	42
0.1	58
0.3	57
0.8	56
0.8	57
0.9	48
1.9	54
0.4	54
1.9	46
1.0	46
2.6	52
0.9	58
0.5	56
0.3	56
1.5	46
0.9	56
1.5	50
1.3	52
0.3	46
1.2	37
3.0	45
0.2	40
1.4	50
0.4	50
0.6	50
1.3	45
1.2	45
2.6	44
2.6	37
1.8	40
0.8	54
3.1	42
2.1	40
2.4	40
2.2	42
0.6	50
0.7	50
1.5	50
0.5	46
0.4	48
0.6	12
0.6	42
3.1	37
2.0	42
0.4	42
0.8	45
1.0	40
1.0	40
0.3	46
0.7	36
3.2	32
1.8	36
2.2	36
1.1	37
0.8	42
3.4	37
1.5	42
1.0	36
0.5	41
0.3	40
0.3	46
2.8	32
2.2	37
4.0	22
1.0	33
1.8	28
0.6	37
1.2	37
3.2	32
2.5	32
3.6	24
1.3	36
0.7	36
0.5	36
1.1	36
1.8	38
1.5	36
1.4	26
1.9	26
0.9	36
0.7	42
0.8	38
1.7	29
1.4	29
1.4	36
1.9	28
1.2	32
0.4	36
5.5	21
1.1	26
1.5	25
2.3	20
0.3	36
1.8	22
0.2	37
0.7	32
0.9	32
2.3	20
0.9	26
3.2	20
1.2	26
0.2	36
1.5	36
0.4	36
1.0	26
2.2	20
2.0	20
2.3	22
2.5	22
7.4	0
1.6	26
0.4	36
2.4	22
1.0	26
0.2	32
0.6	36
3.0	20
0.5	32
1.5	16
0.4	28
0.6	20
1.9	20
0.9	25
2.5	20
2.2	22
1.3	20
1.4	20
0.5	29
2.1	24
1.7	12
1.6	24
0.3	36
1.8	21
0.3	18
2.2	22
4.5	4
1.1	22
1.0	20
0.8	21
1.9	14
0.4	22
0.9	28