Warm to Cold Record Ratio: Russia

713 record highs and 119 record lows were set in Russia in 2026, a ratio of 6.0 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

In 2026, 713 record highs and 119 record lows were set in Russia, a warm to cold ratio of 6.0 to 1.
So far this year, 713 record highs and 119 record lows have been set in Russia, a ratio of 6.0 to 1.
The ratio in Russia was 1.4 to 1 in the 1920s and 4.1 to 1 in the 2020s.
The series starts in 1923.
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 Russia, from 1923 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split.

Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, Russia
Year	Highs to lows
1923	2.2 to 1
1924	1.3 to 1
1925	2.8 to 1
1926	1.2 to 1
1927	1.4 to 1
1928	1.0 to 1
1929	0.7 to 1
1930	1.5 to 1
1931	1.1 to 1
1932	2.9 to 1
1933	0.7 to 1
1934	2.0 to 1
1935	2.1 to 1
1936	2.7 to 1
1937	2.5 to 1
1938	4.9 to 1
1939	1.8 to 1
1940	1.2 to 1
1941	0.5 to 1
1942	0.6 to 1
1943	3.8 to 1
1944	2.4 to 1
1945	0.8 to 1
1946	1.4 to 1
1947	1.2 to 1
1948	3.7 to 1
1949	1.7 to 1
1950	1.3 to 1
1951	1.8 to 1
1952	0.9 to 1
1953	1.6 to 1
1954	1.7 to 1
1955	1.2 to 1
1956	0.6 to 1
1957	1.5 to 1
1958	0.7 to 1
1959	1.6 to 1
1960	1.2 to 1
1961	1.6 to 1
1962	2.8 to 1
1963	1.4 to 1
1964	0.8 to 1
1965	0.8 to 1
1966	0.8 to 1
1967	1.9 to 1
1968	0.8 to 1
1969	0.4 to 1
1970	1.0 to 1
1971	1.3 to 1
1972	1.1 to 1
1973	1.3 to 1
1974	1.2 to 1
1975	3.0 to 1
1976	0.5 to 1
1977	1.0 to 1
1978	0.8 to 1
1979	0.9 to 1
1980	1.0 to 1
1981	2.4 to 1
1982	1.4 to 1
1983	2.6 to 1
1984	1.2 to 1
1985	0.9 to 1
1986	1.4 to 1
1987	0.6 to 1
1988	2.6 to 1
1989	3.1 to 1
1990	5.3 to 1
1991	3.2 to 1
1992	1.1 to 1
1993	1.1 to 1
1994	1.5 to 1
1995	5.4 to 1
1996	1.5 to 1
1997	2.2 to 1
1998	1.5 to 1
1999	1.7 to 1
2000	2.5 to 1
2001	2.3 to 1
2002	3.0 to 1
2003	2.5 to 1
2004	2.7 to 1
2005	4.8 to 1
2006	2.0 to 1
2007	8.4 to 1
2008	5.1 to 1
2009	1.7 to 1
2010	3.8 to 1
2011	3.3 to 1
2012	3.2 to 1
2013	4.4 to 1
2014	3.1 to 1
2015	6.3 to 1
2016	3.6 to 1
2017	3.9 to 1
2018	3.1 to 1
2019	2.9 to 1
2020	7.9 to 1
2021	2.4 to 1
2022	3.2 to 1
2023	3.3 to 1
2024	4.4 to 1
2025	7.3 to 1
2026	6.0 to 1

The chart starts in 1923. 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 Russia: 1920s 1.4 to 1, 1930s 2.0 to 1, 1940s 1.5 to 1, 1950s 1.2 to 1, 1960s 0.9 to 1, 1970s 1.1 to 1, 1980s 1.5 to 1, 1990s 2.0 to 1, 2000s 3.0 to 1, 2010s 3.7 to 1, 2020s 4.1 to 1. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.

Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, Russia
Decade	Ratio
1920s	1.4 to 1
1930s	2.0 to 1
1940s	1.5 to 1
1950s	1.2 to 1
1960s	0.9 to 1
1970s	1.1 to 1
1980s	1.5 to 1
1990s	2.0 to 1
2000s	3.0 to 1
2010s	3.7 to 1
2020s	4.1 to 1

Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2026

Running totals of record highs and record lows in Russia through 2026: 713 highs against 119 lows so far.

Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, Russia
Date	Record highs	Record lows
2026-01-02	3	0
2026-01-03	4	0
2026-01-04	4	1
2026-01-06	4	2
2026-01-08	4	3
2026-01-10	4	4
2026-01-11	4	6
2026-01-12	5	6
2026-01-14	5	7
2026-01-15	6	8
2026-01-16	6	14
2026-01-17	8	16
2026-01-18	10	17
2026-01-19	12	17
2026-01-20	13	17
2026-01-22	14	18
2026-01-23	15	18
2026-01-24	17	18
2026-01-26	18	18
2026-01-27	19	18
2026-01-28	20	18
2026-01-29	21	18
2026-01-30	23	18
2026-01-31	24	20
2026-02-01	25	21
2026-02-02	26	21
2026-02-03	26	22
2026-02-04	27	22
2026-02-07	27	23
2026-02-09	28	23
2026-02-10	30	23
2026-02-11	31	23
2026-02-13	32	23
2026-02-15	33	23
2026-02-16	33	25
2026-02-17	36	26
2026-02-18	39	27
2026-02-20	40	28
2026-02-21	42	30
2026-02-22	44	30
2026-02-23	46	30
2026-02-24	49	31
2026-02-25	52	32
2026-02-26	54	33
2026-02-28	56	35
2026-03-01	57	36
2026-03-04	58	36
2026-03-05	59	39
2026-03-06	59	41
2026-03-07	59	43
2026-03-08	60	45
2026-03-09	63	47
2026-03-10	69	48
2026-03-11	73	48
2026-03-12	85	48
2026-03-13	99	48
2026-03-14	115	48
2026-03-15	128	48
2026-03-16	133	48
2026-03-17	138	48
2026-03-18	142	48
2026-03-19	151	48
2026-03-20	157	48
2026-03-21	162	48
2026-03-22	174	48
2026-03-23	189	48
2026-03-24	198	48
2026-03-25	210	48
2026-03-26	212	48
2026-04-02	216	48
2026-04-03	218	48
2026-04-04	223	48
2026-04-05	226	48
2026-04-06	227	48
2026-04-07	228	48
2026-04-08	230	48
2026-04-09	234	48
2026-04-10	237	48
2026-04-11	240	48
2026-04-12	242	48
2026-04-13	244	48
2026-04-14	248	48
2026-04-15	250	48
2026-04-16	252	50
2026-04-17	253	51
2026-04-20	254	52
2026-04-21	254	53
2026-04-24	254	54
2026-04-25	259	55
2026-04-26	260	55
2026-04-28	260	56
2026-04-29	261	56
2026-04-30	263	56
2026-05-01	267	56
2026-05-02	270	56
2026-05-03	272	56
2026-05-04	279	56
2026-05-05	285	56
2026-05-06	287	56
2026-05-07	289	56
2026-05-08	293	56
2026-05-09	296	56
2026-05-10	297	56
2026-05-13	298	56
2026-05-14	298	57
2026-05-15	299	57
2026-05-16	300	57
2026-05-17	304	57
2026-05-18	306	57
2026-05-19	311	57
2026-05-20	315	57
2026-05-21	321	57
2026-05-22	328	57
2026-05-23	332	58
2026-05-24	335	58
2026-05-25	337	59
2026-05-26	338	60
2026-05-27	341	60
2026-05-28	342	60
2026-05-29	343	61
2026-05-30	346	63
2026-05-31	348	64
2026-06-01	357	65
2026-06-02	361	67
2026-06-03	362	67
2026-06-04	364	67
2026-06-06	366	68
2026-06-07	368	69
2026-06-08	373	70
2026-06-09	377	70
2026-06-10	381	70
2026-06-11	383	72
2026-06-12	386	73
2026-06-13	390	73
2026-06-14	391	73
2026-06-15	392	74
2026-06-16	395	74
2026-06-17	398	75
2026-06-18	402	76
2026-06-19	404	76
2026-06-20	407	76
2026-06-21	410	76
2026-06-22	411	76
2026-06-23	412	76
2026-06-24	415	76
2026-06-25	421	76
2026-06-26	424	77
2026-06-27	430	78
2026-06-28	432	78
2026-06-29	436	78
2026-06-30	439	78
2026-07-01	441	78
2026-07-02	446	78
2026-07-03	447	78
2026-07-04	449	78
2026-07-05	450	78
2026-07-06	452	78
2026-07-07	458	78
2026-07-08	465	78
2026-07-09	468	79
2026-07-10	471	80
2026-07-11	476	81
2026-07-12	481	82
2026-07-13	486	83
2026-07-14	490	84
2026-07-15	496	84
2026-07-16	499	84
2026-07-17	501	86
2026-07-18	503	87
2026-07-19	507	87
2026-07-20	510	87
2026-07-21	512	87
2026-07-22	513	87
2026-07-23	514	88
2026-07-24	516	88
2026-07-25	519	89
2026-07-26	523	89
2026-07-27	527	89
2026-07-28	529	90
2026-07-29	530	90
2026-07-30	533	91
2026-07-31	534	92
2026-08-01	538	93
2026-08-02	544	93
2026-08-03	547	93
2026-08-05	552	94
2026-08-06	556	95
2026-08-07	556	96
2026-08-09	559	96
2026-08-10	561	96
2026-08-11	564	96
2026-08-12	568	97
2026-08-13	572	97
2026-08-14	576	99
2026-08-15	580	100
2026-08-16	586	101
2026-08-17	589	101
2026-08-18	591	101
2026-08-19	592	102
2026-08-20	595	103
2026-08-21	596	104
2026-08-22	597	104
2026-08-23	602	104
2026-08-24	604	104
2026-08-25	605	104
2026-08-26	606	104
2026-08-27	607	104
2026-08-28	607	106
2026-08-30	608	106
2026-08-31	608	107
2026-09-01	613	107
2026-09-02	616	107
2026-09-03	618	107
2026-09-04	622	107
2026-09-06	625	108
2026-09-07	626	110
2026-09-08	629	110
2026-09-10	635	110
2026-09-11	641	110
2026-09-12	645	110
2026-09-13	652	110
2026-09-14	653	110
2026-09-15	655	114
2026-09-16	658	116
2026-09-17	659	116
2026-09-18	662	116
2026-09-19	667	117
2026-09-20	672	117
2026-09-21	676	117
2026-09-22	680	117
2026-09-24	684	118
2026-09-25	688	119
2026-09-26	690	119
2026-09-27	693	119
2026-09-28	697	119
2026-09-29	699	119
2026-09-30	700	119
2026-10-02	704	119
2026-10-04	707	119
2026-10-05	710	119
2026-10-06	712	119
2026-10-07	713	119

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, Russia
Year	Ratio
2016	8.2 to 1
2017	3.9 to 1
2018	2.8 to 1
2019	2.7 to 1
2020	8.8 to 1
2021	2.3 to 1
2022	3.0 to 1
2023	3.7 to 1
2024	4.1 to 1
2025	7.5 to 1
2026 (this year)	6.0 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 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.