Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Turgaj. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Turgaj, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
6.1 C (43.0 F)
-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
0.7 C (33.3 F)
-25.8 C (-14.4 F)
Feb
5.4 C (41.7 F)
-39.9 C (-39.8 F)
1.8 C (35.2 F)
-26.4 C (-15.5 F)
Mar
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
9.6 C (49.3 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Apr
31.8 C (89.2 F)
-23.7 C (-10.7 F)
24.1 C (75.4 F)
1.3 C (34.3 F)
May
41.0 C (105.8 F)
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
32.8 C (91.0 F)
5.3 C (41.5 F)
Jun
48.7 C (119.7 F)
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
38.4 C (101.1 F)
14.3 C (57.7 F)
Jul
45.0 C (113.0 F)
6.0 C (42.8 F)
39.6 C (103.3 F)
15.4 C (59.7 F)
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
37.1 C (98.8 F)
9.3 C (48.7 F)
Sep
40.5 C (104.9 F)
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
31.6 C (88.9 F)
7.0 C (44.6 F)
Oct
32.9 C (91.2 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
20.2 C (68.4 F)
3.2 C (37.8 F)
Nov
19.8 C (67.6 F)
-32.6 C (-26.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
8.6 C (47.5 F)
-39.6 C (-39.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Turgaj still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Turgaj by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1901
13
1902
13
1903
14
1904
34
1906
10
1907
22
1908
2
1909
17
1910
4
1911
17
1912
8
1913
12
1914
12
1915
4
1916
12
1917
11
1922
4
1923
7
1926
15
1927
13
1928
7
1929
12
1930
12
1931
21
1932
2
1933
3
1936
3
1937
2
1939
9
1940
25
1941
16
1942
9
1943
11
1944
18
1945
5
1946
6
1947
9
1948
10
1949
15
1950
8
1952
2
1954
10
1955
26
1956
4
1957
19
1958
22
1959
11
1960
23
1961
11
1962
11
1963
13
1964
10
1965
5
1966
10
1967
3
1968
12
1969
40
1970
13
1971
22
1972
24
1973
16
1974
11
1975
22
1976
49
1977
13
1978
11
1979
14
1980
8
1981
9
1982
18
1983
11
1984
17
1985
12
1986
11
1987
11
1988
11
1989
8
1990
9
1991
10
1992
12
1993
14
1994
11
1995
10
1996
12
1997
4
2001
15
2002
44
2003
6
2004
13
2005
9
2006
28
2007
9
2008
25
2009
5
2010
14
2011
7
2012
16
2013
8
2014
18
2015
7
2016
9
2017
11
2018
10
2019
11
2020
11
2021
7
2022
14
2023
23
2024
9
2025
41
2026
22
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Turgaj between 6 July 1957 and 17 June 1988. Each dot is a new record.
When Turgaj set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1957-07-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1969-01-24
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1969-01-25
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1969-06-23
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 48.7 C (119.7 F)
1988-06-17
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.2 C (84.6 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 93.2 mm (3.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Turgaj. The most was 93.2 mm (3.7 in) on 6 July 1957.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Turgaj
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
23 January 1993
Feb
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
25 February 1928
Mar
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
27 March 1961
Apr
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
7 April 1923
May
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
8 May 2005
Jun
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
11 June 1981
Jul
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
6 July 1957
Aug
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
11 August 1903
Sep
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
22 September 1974
Oct
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
8 October 1993
Nov
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
9 November 1992
Dec
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
11 December 1915
Period of Record Coverage
1901 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
112 years of record at Turgaj, 1901 to 2026. 43 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Turgaj, 1902 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.1 C (41.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 2.9 C (37.1 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 8.8 C (47.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.8 C (6.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Turgaj as warming stripes, 1902 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1902
4.5 C
-0.58 C
1907
3.3 C
-1.72 C
1909
4.7 C
-0.41 C
1910
4.4 C
-0.64 C
1911
3.8 C
-1.27 C
1913
5.3 C
+0.24 C
1916
4.3 C
-0.77 C
1940
6.0 C
+0.97 C
1941
3.9 C
-1.17 C
1943
3.7 C
-1.39 C
1955
5.2 C
+0.16 C
1956
4.1 C
-0.96 C
1957
4.5 C
-0.56 C
1958
4.3 C
-0.76 C
1959
3.6 C
-1.51 C
1960
3.3 C
-1.79 C
1961
5.8 C
+0.69 C
1964
4.0 C
-1.03 C
1965
5.3 C
+0.20 C
1966
5.2 C
+0.14 C
1967
5.4 C
+0.37 C
1969
2.9 C
-2.13 C
1970
4.6 C
-0.51 C
1971
6.0 C
+0.90 C
1972
3.5 C
-1.59 C
1973
5.1 C
+0.08 C
1974
5.0 C
-0.11 C
1975
6.4 C
+1.37 C
1976
2.9 C
-2.21 C
1977
5.3 C
+0.20 C
1978
5.1 C
+0.00 C
1979
5.9 C
+0.86 C
1980
4.5 C
-0.53 C
1981
6.2 C
+1.10 C
1982
5.6 C
+0.54 C
1983
7.3 C
+2.28 C
1984
4.4 C
-0.67 C
1985
5.1 C
+0.01 C
1986
4.9 C
-0.15 C
1987
4.4 C
-0.65 C
1988
5.7 C
+0.62 C
1989
5.9 C
+0.87 C
2001
7.0 C
+1.95 C
2002
7.7 C
+2.63 C
2003
6.0 C
+0.97 C
2004
6.7 C
+1.59 C
2005
6.5 C
+1.47 C
2018
4.2 C
-0.90 C
2025
8.8 C
+3.75 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1902 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Turgaj
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1902 to 2025
49
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.15 C (0.05 to 0.26) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1902 to 2025
49
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1902 to 2025
49
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1900 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Turgaj: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
48.7 C (119.7 F)
1969
39.4 C (102.9 F)
112
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1969
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
109
Wettest day (Rx1day)
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1957
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
105
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
94
Longest dry spell (CDD)
146 days
2004
44 days
104
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Turgaj, 1900 to 2026. The record is 48.7 C (119.7 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Turgaj by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1900
n/a
1901
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1902
40.9 C (105.6 F)
1903
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1904
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1906
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1907
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1908
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1909
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1910
40.7 C (105.3 F)
1911
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1912
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1913
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1914
37.9 C (100.2 F)
1915
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1916
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1917
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1922
12.5 C (54.5 F)
1923
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1929
41.4 C (106.5 F)
1930
39.3 C (102.7 F)
1931
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
n/a
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937
25.4 C (77.7 F)
1939
39.5 C (103.1 F)
1940
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1941
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1942
39.6 C (103.3 F)
1943
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1945
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1946
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1947
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1948
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1949
40.3 C (104.5 F)
1950
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1951
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1954
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1955
41.9 C (107.4 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1958
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1959
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1960
40.1 C (104.2 F)
1961
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1962
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963
40.3 C (104.5 F)
1964
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1965
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1966
38.7 C (101.7 F)
1967
40.3 C (104.5 F)
1968
40.3 C (104.5 F)
1969
48.7 C (119.7 F)
1970
36.9 C (98.4 F)
1971
37.9 C (100.2 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1974
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1975
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1976
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1977
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1978
39.5 C (103.1 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
39.9 C (103.8 F)
1981
36.9 C (98.4 F)
1982
39.7 C (103.5 F)
1983
40.7 C (105.3 F)
1984
44.5 C (112.1 F)
1985
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1986
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
41.5 C (106.7 F)
1989
39.7 C (103.5 F)
1990
39.5 C (103.1 F)
1991
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1992
40.1 C (104.2 F)
1993
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1994
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1995
41.5 C (106.7 F)
1996
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1997
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2001
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2004
36.8 C (98.2 F)
2005
38.6 C (101.5 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
42.4 C (108.3 F)
2008
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2009
38.7 C (101.7 F)
2010
42.5 C (108.5 F)
2011
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2012
41.3 C (106.3 F)
2013
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2014
40.7 C (105.3 F)
2015
39.8 C (103.6 F)
2016
35.8 C (96.4 F)
2017
39.7 C (103.5 F)
2018
40.4 C (104.7 F)
2019
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2020
39.6 C (103.3 F)
2021
41.6 C (106.9 F)
2022
39.2 C (102.6 F)
2023
41.4 C (106.5 F)
2024
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2025
37.1 C (98.8 F)
2026
39.6 C (103.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Turgaj, 1900 to 2026. The record is -40.5 C (-40.9 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.8 C (-27.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Turgaj by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1900
n/a
1901
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1902
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1903
-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1904
-35.1 C (-31.2 F)
1906
-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1907
-40.2 C (-40.4 F)
1908
-33.2 C (-27.8 F)
1909
-38.7 C (-37.7 F)
1910
-28.4 C (-19.1 F)
1911
-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
1912
-31.4 C (-24.5 F)
1913
-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1914
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1915
-31.5 C (-24.7 F)
1916
-32.3 C (-26.1 F)
1917
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1922
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1923
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1927
-36.8 C (-34.2 F)
1928
-39.3 C (-38.7 F)
1929
-38.4 C (-37.1 F)
1930
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1931
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1932
-33.4 C (-28.1 F)
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1937
n/a
1939
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1940
-40.1 C (-40.2 F)
1941
-34.3 C (-29.7 F)
1942
-37.4 C (-35.3 F)
1943
-40.3 C (-40.5 F)
1944
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1945
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1946
-25.2 C (-13.4 F)
1947
n/a
1948
-37.9 C (-36.2 F)
1949
-32.3 C (-26.1 F)
1950
-39.3 C (-38.7 F)
1951
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1952
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1953
n/a
1954
-35.9 C (-32.6 F)
1955
-39.6 C (-39.3 F)
1956
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1957
-37.3 C (-35.1 F)
1958
-38.2 C (-36.8 F)
1959
-36.8 C (-34.2 F)
1960
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1961
-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
1962
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1964
-31.9 C (-25.4 F)
1965
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1967
-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1968
-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
1969
-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1970
-29.3 C (-20.7 F)
1971
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1972
-36.6 C (-33.9 F)
1973
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1974
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1975
-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
1976
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1977
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1978
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1980
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1981
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1982
-39.2 C (-38.6 F)
1983
-29.7 C (-21.5 F)
1984
-32.7 C (-26.9 F)
1985
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1986
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1987
-34.3 C (-29.7 F)
1988
-30.8 C (-23.4 F)
1989
-33.6 C (-28.5 F)
1990
-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1991
-31.5 C (-24.7 F)
1992
-25.3 C (-13.5 F)
1993
-29.9 C (-21.8 F)
1994
-39.9 C (-39.8 F)
1995
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1996
-32.6 C (-26.7 F)
1997
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
2001
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
2002
-33.1 C (-27.6 F)
2003
-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
2004
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
2005
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2006
-36.9 C (-34.4 F)
2007
-33.6 C (-28.5 F)
2008
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
2009
-33.6 C (-28.5 F)
2010
-31.5 C (-24.7 F)
2011
-33.4 C (-28.1 F)
2012
-33.6 C (-28.5 F)
2013
-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
2014
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
2015
-32.4 C (-26.3 F)
2016
-28.8 C (-19.8 F)
2017
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2018
-30.4 C (-22.7 F)
2019
-28.8 C (-19.8 F)
2020
-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
2021
-29.9 C (-21.8 F)
2022
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
2023
-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
2024
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2025
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2026
-26.4 C (-15.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Turgaj, 1900 to 2026. The record is 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.9 mm (0.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Turgaj by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1901
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1902
15.1 mm (0.6 in)
1903
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1904
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1906
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1907
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1908
12.1 mm (0.5 in)
1909
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1910
11.8 mm (0.5 in)
1911
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1912
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1913
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1914
9.5 mm (0.37 in)
1915
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916
8.2 mm (0.32 in)
1917
8.5 mm (0.33 in)
1922
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1924
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1925
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1926
12.3 mm (0.5 in)
1927
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1928
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1929
13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1930
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1931
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1932
6.2 mm (0.24 in)
1933
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1934
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1935
5.7 mm (0.22 in)
1936
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1937
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1939
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1940
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1943
6.8 mm (0.27 in)
1944
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1945
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1946
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1947
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1948
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1949
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1950
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1952
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1953
n/a
1954
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955
14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1956
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1957
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1958
16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1959
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1961
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1962
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1963
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1964
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
1965
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1966
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1967
24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1968
11.6 mm (0.5 in)
1969
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1970
13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1971
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1972
12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1973
25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1974
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1975
9.3 mm (0.37 in)
1976
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1977
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1978
12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1979
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1980
16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1981
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1982
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1983
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1984
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1985
20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1986
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1987
14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1988
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1989
11.1 mm (0.4 in)
1990
14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1991
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1992
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1995
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1996
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1997
16.9 mm (0.7 in)
2001
8.8 mm (0.35 in)
2002
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2003
12.8 mm (0.5 in)
2004
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2005
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2015
n/a
2016
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2017
n/a
2018
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2019
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2020
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2021
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2022
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2023
n/a
2024
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2025
n/a
2026
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Turgaj, 1900 to 2026. The record is 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.6 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Turgaj by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1901
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1902
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1903
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1904
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1906
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1907
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1908
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1909
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1910
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1911
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1912
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1913
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1914
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1915
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1916
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1917
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1922
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1923
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1924
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1925
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1926
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1927
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1928
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1929
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931
20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1932
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1933
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1934
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1936
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1937
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1939
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1940
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1942
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1943
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1944
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1945
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1946
18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1947
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948
18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1949
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1950
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1955
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956
17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1957
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1958
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1959
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1960
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1961
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1962
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1963
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1964
24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1965
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1967
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1968
14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1969
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1970
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1971
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1973
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1975
18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1976
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1977
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1978
16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1979
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1982
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1983
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1984
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1985
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1986
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1987
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1988
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1989
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1990
16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1991
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1992
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1993
12.9 mm (0.5 in)
1994
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1995
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1996
22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1997
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2001
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2002
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2003
14.3 mm (0.6 in)
2004
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2005
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
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 Turgaj, 1900 to 2026. The record is 146 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 44 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Turgaj by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900
26 days
1901
44 days
1902
33 days
1903
39 days
1904
46 days
1906
31 days
1907
28 days
1908
20 days
1909
55 days
1910
32 days
1911
30 days
1912
26 days
1913
25 days
1914
35 days
1915
53 days
1916
103 days
1917
67 days
1922
20 days
1923
44 days
1924
51 days
1925
54 days
1926
48 days
1927
71 days
1928
100 days
1929
45 days
1930
62 days
1931
47 days
1932
37 days
1933
26 days
1934
50 days
1935
66 days
1936
57 days
1937
117 days
1939
40 days
1940
107 days
1941
39 days
1942
56 days
1943
80 days
1944
48 days
1945
50 days
1946
64 days
1947
49 days
1948
36 days
1949
51 days
1950
42 days
1951
n/a
1952
1 day
1953
n/a
1954
57 days
1955
96 days
1956
49 days
1957
92 days
1958
38 days
1959
39 days
1960
59 days
1961
48 days
1962
29 days
1963
55 days
1964
44 days
1965
32 days
1966
69 days
1967
51 days
1968
52 days
1969
44 days
1970
32 days
1971
55 days
1972
38 days
1973
33 days
1974
48 days
1975
104 days
1976
46 days
1977
31 days
1978
58 days
1979
53 days
1980
42 days
1981
37 days
1982
45 days
1983
39 days
1984
46 days
1985
48 days
1986
43 days
1987
35 days
1988
45 days
1989
46 days
1990
26 days
1991
29 days
1992
37 days
1993
13 days
1994
11 days
1995
31 days
1996
42 days
1997
44 days
2001
71 days
2002
64 days
2003
71 days
2004
146 days
2005
52 days
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
1 day
2015
n/a
2016
1 day
2017
n/a
2018
1 day
2019
1 day
2020
1 day
2021
1 day
2022
2 days
2023
n/a
2024
1 day
2025
n/a
2026
2 days
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
49 years with a frost
Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Turgaj falls on 25 April and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 160 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Turgaj
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1966 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 April
n/a
21 April
n/a
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 October
n/a
5 October
n/a
+1.4 days per decade
Growing days
160 days
n/a
165 days
n/a
+2.4 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
72 years, 1901 to 2005
A day with at least 18.7 mm (0.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 71.8 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Turgaj: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
5 years
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
10 years
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
25 years
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
50 years
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
100 years
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1901 to 2005.
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: 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1957; 59.3 mm (2.3 in) in 1903; 52.3 mm (2.1 in) in 1981.
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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.