Warm to Cold Record Ratio: Mongolia

1,626 record highs and 357 record lows were set in Mongolia in 2026, a ratio of 4.6 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).

Key Facts

In 2026, 1,626 record highs and 357 record lows were set in Mongolia, a warm to cold ratio of 4.6 to 1.
So far this year, 1,626 record highs and 357 record lows have been set in Mongolia, a ratio of 4.6 to 1.
The ratio in Mongolia was 1.8 to 1 in the 2000s and 3.0 to 1 in the 2020s.
The series starts in 1997.
A ratio of 1 to 1 means as many record highs as record lows; above 1 means more record highs.

Ratio by Year

Record highs divided by record lows

Record highs divided by record lows for each year in Mongolia, from 1997 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split.

Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, Mongolia
Year	Highs to lows
1997	4.5 to 1
1998	2.9 to 1
1999	2.7 to 1
2000	1.2 to 1
2001	1.5 to 1
2002	2.4 to 1
2003	0.9 to 1
2004	2.3 to 1
2005	0.9 to 1
2006	1.7 to 1
2007	10 to 1
2008	3.0 to 1
2009	1.4 to 1
2010	1.0 to 1
2011	0.6 to 1
2012	0.6 to 1
2013	1.9 to 1
2014	4.0 to 1
2015	3.4 to 1
2016	1.8 to 1
2017	3.7 to 1
2018	2.2 to 1
2019	2.5 to 1
2020	1.9 to 1
2021	2.2 to 1
2022	1.8 to 1
2023	2.1 to 1
2024	3.7 to 1
2025	5.0 to 1
2026	4.6 to 1

The chart starts in 1997. Earlier years are left out because fewer than 500 records were set in each, from too few stations to give a steady ratio. The data download has every year.

Ratio by Decade

Decade ratios in Mongolia: 2000s 1.8 to 1, 2010s 1.8 to 1, 2020s 3.0 to 1. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.

Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2026

Running totals of record highs and record lows in Mongolia through 2026: 1,626 highs against 357 lows so far.

Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, Mongolia
Date	Record highs	Record lows
2026-01-01	1	0
2026-01-04	2	0
2026-01-05	7	0
2026-01-06	9	0
2026-01-07	13	0
2026-01-08	24	0
2026-01-09	26	0
2026-01-11	36	0
2026-01-12	53	0
2026-01-13	84	1
2026-01-14	86	1
2026-01-15	86	3
2026-01-16	86	16
2026-01-17	86	44
2026-01-18	86	83
2026-01-19	86	119
2026-01-20	86	134
2026-01-21	86	144
2026-01-22	86	148
2026-01-23	86	149
2026-01-24	88	149
2026-01-26	89	150
2026-01-28	89	151
2026-01-29	90	153
2026-01-30	92	153
2026-01-31	97	153
2026-02-01	104	153
2026-02-02	119	153
2026-02-03	127	153
2026-02-05	127	154
2026-02-07	131	154
2026-02-08	135	154
2026-02-10	136	154
2026-02-11	144	154
2026-02-12	165	154
2026-02-13	169	154
2026-02-15	170	154
2026-02-16	178	154
2026-02-17	180	154
2026-02-18	196	154
2026-02-19	224	154
2026-02-20	234	154
2026-02-22	235	154
2026-02-23	236	154
2026-02-26	236	161
2026-02-27	236	169
2026-02-28	236	174
2026-03-01	238	179
2026-03-02	238	184
2026-03-03	238	191
2026-03-04	238	197
2026-03-05	238	198
2026-03-06	239	199
2026-03-08	241	199
2026-03-09	246	199
2026-03-10	269	199
2026-03-11	285	199
2026-03-12	286	199
2026-03-15	292	199
2026-03-19	295	199
2026-03-20	297	199
2026-03-22	300	199
2026-03-23	313	199
2026-03-24	323	199
2026-03-25	328	199
2026-04-02	331	199
2026-04-03	349	199
2026-04-04	352	199
2026-04-05	358	199
2026-04-06	379	199
2026-04-07	392	199
2026-04-08	397	199
2026-04-09	402	199
2026-04-10	424	199
2026-04-11	426	199
2026-04-12	428	199
2026-04-13	433	199
2026-04-14	437	199
2026-04-16	444	199
2026-04-17	452	199
2026-04-19	452	201
2026-04-20	454	201
2026-04-22	465	201
2026-04-23	472	201
2026-04-24	490	201
2026-04-25	504	201
2026-04-26	505	202
2026-04-27	506	202
2026-04-28	516	202
2026-04-29	517	202
2026-05-02	523	202
2026-05-03	538	202
2026-05-04	547	202
2026-05-06	548	203
2026-05-07	561	203
2026-05-08	573	203
2026-05-09	587	203
2026-05-10	603	203
2026-05-11	641	203
2026-05-12	667	203
2026-05-13	676	204
2026-05-14	679	204
2026-05-15	683	207
2026-05-16	684	209
2026-05-17	684	215
2026-05-19	685	220
2026-05-20	689	220
2026-05-21	690	221
2026-05-23	691	221
2026-05-25	693	223
2026-05-26	693	225
2026-05-27	694	225
2026-05-28	701	225
2026-05-29	716	225
2026-05-30	718	225
2026-05-31	721	226
2026-06-01	722	227
2026-06-02	722	231
2026-06-03	723	235
2026-06-04	726	237
2026-06-05	727	240
2026-06-06	727	241
2026-06-07	728	241
2026-06-08	729	241
2026-06-09	731	241
2026-06-10	740	242
2026-06-11	743	243
2026-06-12	748	243
2026-06-13	751	251
2026-06-14	751	256
2026-06-15	751	259
2026-06-16	759	259
2026-06-17	766	259
2026-06-18	767	263
2026-06-19	767	285
2026-06-20	767	294
2026-06-21	767	301
2026-06-22	767	306
2026-06-23	767	309
2026-06-24	767	312
2026-06-25	768	313
2026-06-26	770	313
2026-06-28	774	313
2026-06-29	779	313
2026-06-30	790	313
2026-07-01	809	313
2026-07-02	833	313
2026-07-03	839	313
2026-07-04	851	314
2026-07-05	873	314
2026-07-06	886	314
2026-07-07	893	314
2026-07-08	900	314
2026-07-09	905	314
2026-07-10	908	319
2026-07-11	909	329
2026-07-12	909	332
2026-07-14	913	332
2026-07-15	921	332
2026-07-16	924	332
2026-07-17	929	335
2026-07-18	932	335
2026-07-19	933	335
2026-07-20	934	335
2026-07-21	935	335
2026-07-22	943	335
2026-07-23	954	335
2026-07-24	960	335
2026-07-25	982	336
2026-07-26	1,003	336
2026-07-27	1,022	336
2026-07-28	1,043	336
2026-07-29	1,058	336
2026-07-30	1,065	336
2026-07-31	1,073	336
2026-08-01	1,077	336
2026-08-02	1,080	336
2026-08-03	1,083	336
2026-08-04	1,089	336
2026-08-05	1,113	336
2026-08-06	1,140	337
2026-08-07	1,160	337
2026-08-08	1,172	337
2026-08-09	1,182	337
2026-08-10	1,184	337
2026-08-11	1,192	337
2026-08-12	1,211	337
2026-08-13	1,224	337
2026-08-14	1,227	337
2026-08-15	1,233	337
2026-08-16	1,240	337
2026-08-17	1,246	337
2026-08-18	1,253	337
2026-08-19	1,256	337
2026-08-20	1,263	337
2026-08-21	1,270	338
2026-08-23	1,271	338
2026-08-24	1,274	338
2026-08-25	1,279	338
2026-08-26	1,284	338
2026-08-27	1,288	339
2026-08-28	1,289	339
2026-08-29	1,292	340
2026-08-30	1,298	340
2026-08-31	1,311	340
2026-09-01	1,345	340
2026-09-02	1,374	340
2026-09-03	1,384	340
2026-09-05	1,385	340
2026-09-06	1,385	341
2026-09-07	1,385	342
2026-09-10	1,386	342
2026-09-11	1,391	342
2026-09-12	1,392	342
2026-09-13	1,392	343
2026-09-14	1,399	343
2026-09-15	1,428	343
2026-09-16	1,463	343
2026-09-17	1,483	343
2026-09-18	1,488	343
2026-09-19	1,492	343
2026-09-20	1,498	343
2026-09-21	1,511	343
2026-09-22	1,522	343
2026-09-23	1,531	343
2026-09-24	1,533	345
2026-09-25	1,534	345
2026-09-27	1,540	345
2026-09-28	1,540	351
2026-09-29	1,540	356
2026-09-30	1,540	357
2026-10-01	1,541	357
2026-10-02	1,542	357
2026-10-05	1,558	357
2026-10-06	1,583	357
2026-10-07	1,600	357
2026-10-08	1,605	357
2026-10-09	1,617	357
2026-10-10	1,626	357

Year to Date Against Previous Years

The ratio of record highs to record lows over the same part of the year, for each of the previous ten years and this year (highlighted). Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.

Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, Mongolia
Year	Ratio
2016	2.6 to 1
2017	3.5 to 1
2018	2.8 to 1
2019	2.8 to 1
2020	2.2 to 1
2021	1.9 to 1
2022	2.2 to 1
2023	3.1 to 1
2024	2.9 to 1
2025	12 to 1
2026 (this year)	4.6 to 1

Download the Data

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 2026-10-14. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.