Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018

Name: Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018
Start: 2018-06-27
End: 2018-07-25
Location: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Iran

Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018: 307 records at 59 stations, peak on 22 July 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018 set or tied 307 station records at 59 stations.
It ran from 27 June 2018 to 25 July 2018 (29 days) and its peak day was 22 July 2018.
Status: closed.
Gyzylarbat set a daily record high maximum temperature of 47.1 C (116.8 F) on 20 July 2018.
The busiest day was 22 July 2018 with 38 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 103 years.

Footprint

27 June to 25 July 2018

The area covered by Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Gyzylarbat	Record high maximum temperature	47.1 C (116.8 F)	2018-07-20
Chardzhev	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	2018-07-23
Gyshgy	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2018-07-23
Turkmen-Bashi	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2018-07-01
Esengyly	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	2018-07-14
Tamdy	Record high maximum temperature	46.2 C (115.2 F)	2018-07-10
Ekezhe	Record high maximum temperature	48.6 C (119.5 F)	2018-07-20
Ashgabat	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	2018-07-21
Tedzhen	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2018-07-21
Turgaj	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	2018-07-08
Dushanbe	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	2018-07-20
Buhara	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	2018-07-14
Saragt	Record high maximum temperature	44.8 C (112.6 F)	2018-07-21
Cimbaj	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	2018-07-21
Urgench	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	2018-07-21
Aralskoe More	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2018-07-09
Tashkent	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	2018-07-22

Records per Day

Peak day 38

Records set or tied each day from 27 June 2018 to 25 July 2018. The most in one day was 38 on 22 July 2018.

Records per day during Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018
Date	Records
2018-06-27	1
2018-06-29	1
2018-06-30	2
2018-07-01	2
2018-07-02	7
2018-07-03	2
2018-07-04	1
2018-07-05	2
2018-07-06	2
2018-07-07	10
2018-07-08	13
2018-07-09	19
2018-07-10	22
2018-07-11	8
2018-07-12	6
2018-07-13	12
2018-07-14	18
2018-07-15	12
2018-07-16	9
2018-07-17	4
2018-07-18	5
2018-07-19	13
2018-07-20	26
2018-07-21	34
2018-07-22	38
2018-07-23	29
2018-07-24	7
2018-07-25	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018 ranked by margin
Urgench, 07-21	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Aralskoe More, 07-09	4.6 C (8.3 F)
Gyzylarbat, 07-20	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Cimbaj, 07-21	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Tedzhen, 07-21	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Tamdy, 07-10	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Ashgabat, 07-21	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Gyzylarbat, 07-19	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Dushanbe, 07-20	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Tashkent, 07-22	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Esengyly, 07-14	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Turgaj, 07-08	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Tamdy, 07-10	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Gyshgy, 07-23	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Saragt, 07-21	1.2 C (2.2 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

307 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 Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.8	77
1.0	103
1.3	96
0.9	34
0.1	34
1.4	87
0.6	39
1.9	68
2.2	73
2.8	68
2.4	73
1.4	77
1.5	73
1.2	77
3.8	53
5.5	40
0.7	80
4.6	33
1.4	73
1.5	69
3.0	53
0.9	18
0.3	6
0.2	77
1.2	61
2.3	69
0.1	79
0.2	73
0.4	79
0.2	79
1.1	61
0.9	6
2.1	47
0.5	0
0.5	68
0.4	69
0.1	52
0.2	68
0.2	3
0.1	23
1.6	0
0.5	42
1.4	51
0.4	3
0.5	61
3.2	40
1.8	52
3.4	39
0.7	61
0.4	6
3.7	40
3.5	12
0.2	6
3.4	31
3.0	28
1.7	35
3.6	12
1.8	40
0.7	47
1.0	53
2.3	39
0.2	34
0.8	40
2.0	35
2.2	35
3.0	31
0.5	24
2.5	31
1.1	37
0.4	44
3.2	31
2.0	33
2.0	41
3.0	31
2.5	32
2.4	28
0.3	56
0.4	56
1.5	41
0.6	43
0.9	39
0.4	43
1.0	35
1.5	35
1.4	35
0.3	52
1.4	36
1.0	40
1.7	43
0.9	49
1.0	35
6.2	0
5.1	12
2.2	27
1.6	35
2.4	31
0.4	6
0.3	37
0.1	43
0.7	35
0.6	35
0.6	40
4.9	12
0.4	13
3.3	31
4.0	12
1.6	33
2.7	24
2.1	28
0.4	44
1.6	39
3.7	16
2.0	31
2.0	20
0.4	35
0.6	43
1.2	35
3.8	7
1.9	35
1.5	23
0.3	35
1.6	35
0.2	35
4.4	1
1.9	32
1.8	20
0.8	43
0.8	43
0.6	36
3.4	12
2.7	12
0.4	41
3.0	12
0.1	43
1.2	33
1.5	0
1.4	35
2.3	23
1.6	32
0.4	40
1.8	28
0.5	37
0.2	36
3.3	7
1.4	1
0.9	31
1.8	33
0.3	33
0.6	2
0.4	35
1.8	21
0.7	40
1.0	31
2.0	15
0.2	3
3.5	8
0.1	35
0.7	20
0.6	39
2.6	16
1.4	31
1.6	31
2.4	12
0.1	33
0.6	32
1.2	28
0.4	33
3.3	8
2.4	12
2.4	12
0.2	1
0.2	33
2.7	8
3.1	8
0.5	39
3.1	0
0.6	31
2.0	3
0.4	35
0.5	33
1.1	29
1.4	15
1.4	16
3.4	5
0.5	35
2.6	7
3.1	12
1.8	12
0.2	43
1.5	8
0.6	27
0.1	23
0.7	24
1.0	28
2.5	8
1.8	15
2.1	9
1.1	20
1.8	12
0.2	33

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018 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 Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018 (this event)	307 records

Every Record Set

20 of 307

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Turkmenistan and 6 other countries, 27 June to 25 July 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-07-01	Turkmen-Bashi	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	34	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-08	Turgaj	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	77	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-09	Aralskoe More	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	33	34 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-10	Tamdy	Record high maximum temperature	46.2 C (115.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	73	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-10	Tamdy	Record high minimum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	73	34 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-14	Chardzhev	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	34	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-14	Esengyly	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	87	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-14	Buhara	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-19	Gyzylarbat	Record high minimum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	68	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-20	Gyzylarbat	Record high maximum temperature	47.1 C (116.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	77	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-20	Ekezhe	Record high maximum temperature	48.6 C (119.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-20	Dushanbe	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	73	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-21	Ashgabat	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-21	Tedzhen	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-21	Saragt	Record high maximum temperature	44.8 C (112.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	77	35 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-21	Cimbaj	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	53	35 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-21	Urgench	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40	35 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-22	Tashkent	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	69	34 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-23	Chardzhev	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-23	Gyshgy	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	96	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 307 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
3.8	77
1.0	103
1.3	96
0.9	34
0.1	34
1.4	87
0.6	39
1.9	68
2.2	73
2.8	68
2.4	73
1.4	77
1.5	73
1.2	77
3.8	53
5.5	40
0.7	80
4.6	33
1.4	73
1.5	69
3.0	53
0.9	18
0.3	6
0.2	77
1.2	61
2.3	69
0.1	79
0.2	73
0.4	79
0.2	79
1.1	61
0.9	6
2.1	47
0.5	0
0.5	68
0.4	69
0.1	52
0.2	68
0.2	3
0.1	23
1.6	0
0.5	42
1.4	51
0.4	3
0.5	61
3.2	40
1.8	52
3.4	39
0.7	61
0.4	6
3.7	40
3.5	12
0.2	6
3.4	31
3.0	28
1.7	35
3.6	12
1.8	40
0.7	47
1.0	53
2.3	39
0.2	34
0.8	40
2.0	35
2.2	35
3.0	31
0.5	24
2.5	31
1.1	37
0.4	44
3.2	31
2.0	33
2.0	41
3.0	31
2.5	32
2.4	28
0.3	56
0.4	56
1.5	41
0.6	43
0.9	39
0.4	43
1.0	35
1.5	35
1.4	35
0.3	52
1.4	36
1.0	40
1.7	43
0.9	49
1.0	35
6.2	0
5.1	12
2.2	27
1.6	35
2.4	31
0.4	6
0.3	37
0.1	43
0.7	35
0.6	35
0.6	40
4.9	12
0.4	13
3.3	31
4.0	12
1.6	33
2.7	24
2.1	28
0.4	44
1.6	39
3.7	16
2.0	31
2.0	20
0.4	35
0.6	43
1.2	35
3.8	7
1.9	35
1.5	23
0.3	35
1.6	35
0.2	35
4.4	1
1.9	32
1.8	20
0.8	43
0.8	43
0.6	36
3.4	12
2.7	12
0.4	41
3.0	12
0.1	43
1.2	33
1.5	0
1.4	35
2.3	23
1.6	32
0.4	40
1.8	28
0.5	37
0.2	36
3.3	7
1.4	1
0.9	31
1.8	33
0.3	33
0.6	2
0.4	35
1.8	21
0.7	40
1.0	31
2.0	15
0.2	3
3.5	8
0.1	35
0.7	20
0.6	39
2.6	16
1.4	31
1.6	31
2.4	12
0.1	33
0.6	32
1.2	28
0.4	33
3.3	8
2.4	12
2.4	12
0.2	1
0.2	33
2.7	8
3.1	8
0.5	39
3.1	0
0.6	31
2.0	3
0.4	35
0.5	33
1.1	29
1.4	15
1.4	16
3.4	5
0.5	35
2.6	7
3.1	12
1.8	12
0.2	43
1.5	8
0.6	27
0.1	23
0.7	24
1.0	28
2.5	8
1.8	15
2.1	9
1.1	20
1.8	12
0.2	33

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.8	77
1.0	103
1.3	96
0.9	34
0.1	34
1.4	87
0.6	39
1.9	68
2.2	73
2.8	68
2.4	73
1.4	77
1.5	73
1.2	77
3.8	53
5.5	40
0.7	80
4.6	33
1.4	73
1.5	69
3.0	53
0.9	18
0.3	6
0.2	77
1.2	61
2.3	69
0.1	79
0.2	73
0.4	79
0.2	79
1.1	61
0.9	6
2.1	47
0.5	0
0.5	68
0.4	69
0.1	52
0.2	68
0.2	3
0.1	23
1.6	0
0.5	42
1.4	51
0.4	3
0.5	61
3.2	40
1.8	52
3.4	39
0.7	61
0.4	6
3.7	40
3.5	12
0.2	6
3.4	31
3.0	28
1.7	35
3.6	12
1.8	40
0.7	47
1.0	53
2.3	39
0.2	34
0.8	40
2.0	35
2.2	35
3.0	31
0.5	24
2.5	31
1.1	37
0.4	44
3.2	31
2.0	33
2.0	41
3.0	31
2.5	32
2.4	28
0.3	56
0.4	56
1.5	41
0.6	43
0.9	39
0.4	43
1.0	35
1.5	35
1.4	35
0.3	52
1.4	36
1.0	40
1.7	43
0.9	49
1.0	35
6.2	0
5.1	12
2.2	27
1.6	35
2.4	31
0.4	6
0.3	37
0.1	43
0.7	35
0.6	35
0.6	40
4.9	12
0.4	13
3.3	31
4.0	12
1.6	33
2.7	24
2.1	28
0.4	44
1.6	39
3.7	16
2.0	31
2.0	20
0.4	35
0.6	43
1.2	35
3.8	7
1.9	35
1.5	23
0.3	35
1.6	35
0.2	35
4.4	1
1.9	32
1.8	20
0.8	43
0.8	43
0.6	36
3.4	12
2.7	12
0.4	41
3.0	12
0.1	43
1.2	33
1.5	0
1.4	35
2.3	23
1.6	32
0.4	40
1.8	28
0.5	37
0.2	36
3.3	7
1.4	1
0.9	31
1.8	33
0.3	33
0.6	2
0.4	35
1.8	21
0.7	40
1.0	31
2.0	15
0.2	3
3.5	8
0.1	35
0.7	20
0.6	39
2.6	16
1.4	31
1.6	31
2.4	12
0.1	33
0.6	32
1.2	28
0.4	33
3.3	8
2.4	12
2.4	12
0.2	1
0.2	33
2.7	8
3.1	8
0.5	39
3.1	0
0.6	31
2.0	3
0.4	35
0.5	33
1.1	29
1.4	15
1.4	16
3.4	5
0.5	35
2.6	7
3.1	12
1.8	12
0.2	43
1.5	8
0.6	27
0.1	23
0.7	24
1.0	28
2.5	8
1.8	15
2.1	9
1.1	20
1.8	12
0.2	33