Karabutak Weather Records (KZ000035344)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Karabutak (KZ000035344), Kazakhstan, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Karabutak

Karabutak (KZ000035344) is a weather station in Kazakhstan at 49.95 latitude and 60.13 longitude, 229 m (751 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 2026, 89 years of record.
1,464 records set at Karabutak still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Karabutak set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 13 November 1994.

About the Station

Location: Kazakhstan, 49.95 latitude, 60.13 longitude.
Elevation: 229 m (751 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 2026, 89 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

22 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Karabutak. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 22 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Karabutak, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	3.7 C (38.7 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)
Feb	4.1 C (39.4 F)	-40.9 C (-41.6 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
Mar	22.7 C (72.9 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	16.9 C (62.4 F)	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	24.8 C (76.6 F)	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
May	36.8 C (98.2 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31.9 C (89.4 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)
Jun	42.0 C (107.6 F)	2.1 C (35.8 F)	36.8 C (98.2 F)	11.2 C (52.2 F)
Jul	42.4 C (108.3 F)	5.8 C (42.4 F)	34.2 C (93.6 F)	11.8 C (53.2 F)
Aug	42.0 C (107.6 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	34.8 C (94.6 F)	8.8 C (47.8 F)
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	30.9 C (87.6 F)	-6.2 C (20.8 F)
Oct	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	17.3 C (63.1 F)	-6.2 C (20.8 F)
Nov	16.4 C (61.5 F)	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	12.3 C (54.1 F)	-9.5 C (14.9 F)
Dec	8.6 C (47.5 F)	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Karabutak still stand. 2023 holds the most, with 116.

Standing records at Karabutak by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	11
1960	44
1961	3
1962	8
1963	16
1969	40
1970	1
1974	7
1975	29
1976	49
1977	22
1978	26
1979	27
1980	55
1981	36
1982	24
1983	20
1984	31
1985	32
1986	37
1987	40
1988	30
1989	34
1990	39
1991	15
1992	24
1993	49
1994	52
2018	53
2019	71
2020	90
2021	97
2022	63
2023	116
2024	57
2025	116

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 75.0 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Karabutak. The most was 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 27 May 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Karabutak
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	22 January 1978
Feb	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	24 February 1952
Mar	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 March 1952
Apr	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 April 1980
May	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 May 1956
Jun	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 June 1952
Jul	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 July 1946
Aug	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	15 August 1982
Sep	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 September 1967
Oct	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 October 1954
Nov	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 November 1972
Dec	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	3 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 2025

37 years of record at Karabutak, 1959 to 2025. 33 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1973 and others.

Days with data per year at Karabutak
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	61	17%	No
1960	116	32%	No
1961	30	8%	No
1962	49	13%	No
1963	57	16%	No
1969	110	30%	No
1970	10	3%	No
1973	4	1%	No
1974	61	17%	No
1975	182	50%	No
1976	199	54%	No
1977	153	42%	No
1978	195	53%	No
1979	218	60%	No
1980	244	67%	No
1981	254	70%	No
1982	95	26%	No
1983	80	22%	No
1984	147	40%	No
1985	240	66%	No
1986	240	66%	No
1987	208	57%	No
1988	251	69%	No
1989	255	70%	No
1990	280	77%	No
1991	229	63%	No
1992	180	49%	No
1993	226	62%	No
1994	241	66%	No
2018	212	58%	No
2019	316	87%	No
2020	343	94%	Yes
2021	322	88%	No
2022	346	95%	Yes
2023	344	94%	Yes
2024	322	88%	No
2025	342	94%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Karabutak
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1994	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1994	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1994	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1992	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1992	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1992	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1992	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1992	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1991	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1991	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1991	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1990	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1990	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1989	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1989	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1989	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1989	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1989	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1989	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1938 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Karabutak: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.4 C (108.3 F)	1984	37.6 C (99.6 F)	38
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.9 C (-41.6 F)	1994	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	37
Wettest day (Rx1day)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	1956	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	1956	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1976	32 days	60

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Karabutak, 1938 to 2026. The record is 42.4 C (108.3 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.6 C (99.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Karabutak by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1960	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1962	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1970	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1976	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1977	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1979	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1980	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1983	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1984	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1985	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1986	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1987	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1988	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1989	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1990	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1991	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1992	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2018	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2019	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2020	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2021	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2022	42.1 C (107.8 F)
2023	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2024	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2025	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2026	38.8 C (101.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Karabutak, 1938 to 2026. The record is -40.9 C (-41.6 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.0 C (-23.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Karabutak by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1963	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1974	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1975	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1976	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1977	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1978	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1979	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1980	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1981	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1982	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)
1983	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1984	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1986	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1987	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1988	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)
1989	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)
1990	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
1991	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1993	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)
1994	-40.9 C (-41.6 F)
2018	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)
2019	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)
2020	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2021	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2022	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2023	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)
2024	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2025	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)
2026	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Karabutak, 1938 to 2026. The record is 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.6 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Karabutak by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1939	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1940	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1941	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1942	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1943	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	10.3 mm (0.4 in)
1945	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1946	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1947	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1948	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1949	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1950	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1951	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1952	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1953	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1954	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1956	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1958	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1959	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1961	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1962	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1963	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1964	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1965	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1966	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1967	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1968	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1971	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1972	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1974	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1975	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1976	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1977	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1978	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1979	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1980	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1982	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1983	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1984	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1985	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1986	9.8 mm (0.39 in)
1987	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1988	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1989	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1991	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1992	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1993	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1994	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2022	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Karabutak, 1938 to 2026. The record is 83.9 mm (3.3 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Karabutak by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1939	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1940	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1942	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1943	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1945	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1946	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1948	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1949	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1951	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1952	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1953	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1954	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1955	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1956	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1957	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1958	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1959	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1960	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1961	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1962	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1963	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1964	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1966	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1967	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1969	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1970	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1971	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1972	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1974	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1975	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
1976	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1977	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1978	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1979	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1982	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1983	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1984	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1985	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1986	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1987	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1988	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1989	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1990	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1991	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1992	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1993	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
1994	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Karabutak, 1938 to 2026. The record is 69 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Karabutak by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	32 days
1939	29 days
1940	36 days
1941	28 days
1942	26 days
1943	25 days
1944	35 days
1945	50 days
1946	32 days
1947	28 days
1948	34 days
1949	59 days
1950	36 days
1951	45 days
1952	23 days
1953	28 days
1954	41 days
1955	44 days
1956	24 days
1957	28 days
1958	22 days
1959	30 days
1960	39 days
1961	30 days
1962	26 days
1963	46 days
1964	30 days
1965	30 days
1966	49 days
1967	32 days
1968	52 days
1969	30 days
1970	36 days
1971	58 days
1972	57 days
1973	45 days
1974	53 days
1975	50 days
1976	69 days
1977	37 days
1978	36 days
1979	50 days
1980	27 days
1981	28 days
1982	27 days
1983	27 days
1984	47 days
1985	44 days
1986	45 days
1987	46 days
1988	39 days
1989	31 days
1990	36 days
1991	31 days
1992	14 days
1993	9 days
1994	4 days
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	2 days
2022	1 day
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	1 day

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

49 years, 1938 to 1991

A day with at least 20.3 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 63.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Karabutak: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
5 years	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
10 years	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
25 years	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
50 years	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	Longer than the 49 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 49 years of values from 1938 to 1991.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1956; 39.3 mm (1.5 in) in 1946; 38.1 mm (1.5 in) in 1968.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).