Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Karaganda. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Karaganda, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
6.2 C (43.2 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
3.4 C (38.1 F)
-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
Feb
7.0 C (44.6 F)
-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
6.0 C (42.8 F)
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
Mar
22.3 C (72.1 F)
-34.7 C (-30.5 F)
13.2 C (55.8 F)
-16.8 C (1.8 F)
Apr
30.8 C (87.4 F)
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
30.1 C (86.2 F)
-0.9 C (30.4 F)
May
36.4 C (97.5 F)
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
36.4 C (97.5 F)
5.2 C (41.4 F)
Jun
39.1 C (102.4 F)
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
36.4 C (97.5 F)
11.5 C (52.7 F)
Jul
39.6 C (103.3 F)
3.2 C (37.8 F)
35.9 C (96.6 F)
n/a
Aug
40.2 C (104.4 F)
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
28.2 C (82.8 F)
11.5 C (52.7 F)
Sep
37.4 C (99.3 F)
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.6 C (81.7 F)
-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.4 C (65.1 F)
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.5 C (52.7 F)
-42.9 C (-45.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Karaganda still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at Karaganda by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1932
3
1933
14
1934
33
1935
18
1936
26
1937
13
1938
22
1939
20
1940
23
1941
9
1942
14
1943
27
1944
24
1945
13
1946
25
1947
18
1948
16
1949
15
1950
14
1951
19
1952
22
1953
23
1954
17
1955
27
1956
6
1957
11
1958
20
1959
10
1960
21
1961
8
1962
10
1963
21
1964
5
1965
17
1966
22
1967
6
1968
19
1969
26
1970
18
1971
23
1972
19
1973
14
1974
22
1975
14
1976
22
1977
18
1978
13
1979
20
1980
28
1981
7
1982
19
1983
15
1984
11
1985
12
1986
10
1987
26
1988
13
1989
13
1990
4
1991
17
1992
20
1993
16
1994
10
1995
17
1996
11
1997
20
1998
22
1999
32
2000
11
2001
25
2002
34
2003
22
2004
22
2005
17
2006
25
2007
10
2008
7
2009
4
2010
9
2011
6
2012
10
2013
8
2014
13
2015
11
2016
11
2017
3
2018
2
2019
5
2020
7
2021
6
2022
9
2023
12
2024
3
2025
9
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Karaganda between 10 August 2002 and 10 August 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Karaganda set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2002-08-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.2 C (104.4 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 60.9 mm (2.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Karaganda. The most was 60.9 mm (2.4 in) on 14 July 1939.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Karaganda
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
16 January 1971
Feb
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
7 February 2004
Mar
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
15 March 1968
Apr
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
23 April 2005
May
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
31 May 1983
Jun
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
17 June 1989
Jul
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
14 July 1939
Aug
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
2 August 1988
Sep
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
23 September 1936
Oct
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
11 October 1959
Nov
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
11 November 1990
Dec
15.9 mm (0.6 in)
10 December 2003
Period of Record Coverage
1932 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
94 years of record at Karaganda, 1932 to 2025. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1932, 1943, 1952, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 70 complete years at Karaganda, 1933 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.4 C (38.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1934, at 1.0 C (33.8 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 5.5 C (41.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Karaganda as warming stripes, 1933 to 2006
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1933
2.3 C
-1.10 C
1934
1.0 C
-2.36 C
1935
2.6 C
-0.72 C
1936
2.6 C
-0.76 C
1937
2.0 C
-1.38 C
1938
2.7 C
-0.65 C
1939
3.3 C
-0.09 C
1940
4.0 C
+0.61 C
1941
3.0 C
-0.38 C
1942
3.0 C
-0.38 C
1944
3.4 C
+0.04 C
1946
1.8 C
-1.55 C
1947
2.5 C
-0.82 C
1948
3.2 C
-0.18 C
1949
1.5 C
-1.85 C
1950
1.9 C
-1.50 C
1953
3.2 C
-0.16 C
1954
1.2 C
-2.15 C
1955
3.7 C
+0.35 C
1956
3.0 C
-0.33 C
1957
2.7 C
-0.67 C
1958
2.2 C
-1.19 C
1959
2.3 C
-1.07 C
1960
1.4 C
-1.98 C
1961
4.1 C
+0.73 C
1962
4.5 C
+1.13 C
1963
4.6 C
+1.27 C
1964
2.7 C
-0.62 C
1965
4.3 C
+0.98 C
1966
2.8 C
-0.56 C
1967
4.0 C
+0.61 C
1968
2.9 C
-0.41 C
1969
1.6 C
-1.80 C
1970
3.0 C
-0.32 C
1971
3.9 C
+0.58 C
1972
1.7 C
-1.62 C
1973
4.0 C
+0.61 C
1974
3.0 C
-0.37 C
1975
4.2 C
+0.87 C
1976
2.0 C
-1.33 C
1977
4.0 C
+0.67 C
1978
4.3 C
+0.94 C
1979
3.8 C
+0.41 C
1980
3.6 C
+0.23 C
1981
4.4 C
+1.05 C
1982
4.4 C
+1.05 C
1983
5.5 C
+2.16 C
1984
2.3 C
-1.06 C
1985
3.3 C
-0.07 C
1986
3.6 C
+0.26 C
1987
3.0 C
-0.36 C
1988
4.1 C
+0.74 C
1989
4.3 C
+0.95 C
1990
4.0 C
+0.66 C
1991
4.4 C
+1.09 C
1992
3.4 C
+0.09 C
1993
2.2 C
-1.12 C
1994
4.1 C
+0.75 C
1995
4.9 C
+1.58 C
1996
2.3 C
-1.08 C
1997
5.3 C
+1.98 C
1998
3.9 C
+0.51 C
1999
4.5 C
+1.14 C
2000
3.9 C
+0.52 C
2001
4.4 C
+1.05 C
2002
5.3 C
+1.94 C
2003
3.8 C
+0.44 C
2004
4.7 C
+1.35 C
2005
4.7 C
+1.32 C
2006
4.8 C
+1.43 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1933 to 2006. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 70 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Karaganda
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1933 to 2006
70
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1933 to 2006
70
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1933 to 2006
70
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
1932 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Karaganda: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.2 C (104.4 F)
2002
35.9 C (96.6 F)
94
Coldest night (TNn)
-42.9 C (-45.2 F)
1938
-33.4 C (-28.2 F)
94
Wettest day (Rx1day)
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1939
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2005
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
70
Longest dry spell (CDD)
72 days
1951
32 days
73
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Karaganda, 1932 to 2025. The record is 40.2 C (104.4 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Karaganda by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1932
18.8 C (65.8 F)
1933
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1935
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1936
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1937
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
37.3 C (99.1 F)
1940
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1941
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1942
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1943
38.1 C (100.6 F)
1944
35.9 C (96.6 F)
1945
33.8 C (92.8 F)
1946
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1947
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1948
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1949
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1950
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1951
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1954
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1955
36.3 C (97.3 F)
1956
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1957
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1958
30.9 C (87.6 F)
1959
32.7 C (90.9 F)
1960
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1961
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1964
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1965
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1966
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1967
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1968
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1969
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1970
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1973
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1974
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
37.9 C (100.2 F)
1977
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1978
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1979
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1980
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1981
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1982
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1983
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1984
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1985
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1986
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1987
36.3 C (97.3 F)
1988
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1989
35.9 C (96.6 F)
1990
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1991
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1992
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1993
32.9 C (91.2 F)
1994
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1995
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1996
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1997
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1998
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1999
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2000
35.8 C (96.4 F)
2001
35.7 C (96.3 F)
2002
40.2 C (104.4 F)
2003
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2004
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2005
39.6 C (103.3 F)
2006
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2007
38.6 C (101.5 F)
2008
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2009
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2010
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2012
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2013
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2014
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2015
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2016
33.5 C (92.3 F)
2017
36.0 C (96.8 F)
2018
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2019
36.4 C (97.5 F)
2020
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2021
38.1 C (100.6 F)
2022
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023
38.8 C (101.8 F)
2024
37.6 C (99.7 F)
2025
36.4 C (97.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Karaganda, 1932 to 2025. The record is -42.9 C (-45.2 F) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.4 C (-28.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Karaganda by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1932
-30.7 C (-23.3 F)
1933
-37.3 C (-35.1 F)
1934
-35.1 C (-31.2 F)
1935
-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
1936
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1937
-34.7 C (-30.5 F)
1938
-42.9 C (-45.2 F)
1939
-31.2 C (-24.2 F)
1940
-33.6 C (-28.5 F)
1941
-32.6 C (-26.7 F)
1942
-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1943
-40.8 C (-41.4 F)
1944
-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1945
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1946
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1947
-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1948
-36.3 C (-33.3 F)
1949
-32.1 C (-25.8 F)
1950
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1951
-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1952
-36.8 C (-34.2 F)
1953
-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
1954
-37.3 C (-35.1 F)
1955
-40.2 C (-40.4 F)
1956
-34.1 C (-29.4 F)
1957
-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1958
-33.7 C (-28.7 F)
1959
-32.9 C (-27.2 F)
1960
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1961
-27.1 C (-16.8 F)
1962
-33.1 C (-27.6 F)
1963
-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1964
-31.5 C (-24.7 F)
1965
-37.7 C (-35.9 F)
1966
-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1967
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1968
-35.2 C (-31.4 F)
1969
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1970
-32.6 C (-26.7 F)
1971
-34.7 C (-30.5 F)
1972
-36.6 C (-33.9 F)
1973
-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1974
-37.6 C (-35.7 F)
1975
-33.4 C (-28.1 F)
1976
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1977
-36.4 C (-33.5 F)
1978
-34.7 C (-30.5 F)
1979
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1980
-32.4 C (-26.3 F)
1981
-31.8 C (-25.2 F)
1982
-30.2 C (-22.4 F)
1983
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1984
-32.4 C (-26.3 F)
1985
-29.9 C (-21.8 F)
1986
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1987
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1988
-32.1 C (-25.8 F)
1989
-30.2 C (-22.4 F)
1990
-31.4 C (-24.5 F)
1991
-33.2 C (-27.8 F)
1992
-26.3 C (-15.3 F)
1993
-31.5 C (-24.7 F)
1994
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1995
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
1996
-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
1997
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1998
-34.1 C (-29.4 F)
1999
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2000
-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
2001
-33.8 C (-28.8 F)
2002
-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
2003
-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
2004
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2005
-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
2006
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2007
-31.5 C (-24.7 F)
2008
-25.8 C (-14.4 F)
2009
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
2010
-34.8 C (-30.6 F)
2011
-30.7 C (-23.3 F)
2012
-37.3 C (-35.1 F)
2013
-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
2014
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2015
-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
2016
-21.3 C (-6.3 F)
2017
-24.9 C (-12.8 F)
2018
-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
2019
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2020
-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
2021
-28.8 C (-19.8 F)
2022
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2023
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
2024
-32.4 C (-26.3 F)
2025
-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Karaganda, 1932 to 2025. The record is 60.9 mm (2.4 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.6 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Karaganda by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1937
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1938
20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1939
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1940
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1941
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1942
11.8 mm (0.5 in)
1943
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1944
10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1945
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1946
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1947
14.1 mm (0.6 in)
1948
20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1949
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1950
10.6 mm (0.4 in)
1951
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1952
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1953
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1954
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1955
14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1956
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1957
21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1958
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1959
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1960
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1961
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1963
27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1964
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1965
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1966
20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1967
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1968
23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1969
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1970
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1971
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1972
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
1974
25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1975
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1976
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1977
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1978
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1979
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1980
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1982
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1983
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1984
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
1985
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1986
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1987
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1988
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1989
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1990
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1991
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1992
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1993
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1994
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1996
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1997
14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1998
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1999
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2000
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2001
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2002
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2003
15.9 mm (0.6 in)
2004
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2005
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
2006
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2007
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
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
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2025
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Karaganda, 1932 to 2025. The record is 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.5 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Karaganda by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1938
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1939
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1940
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1941
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1942
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1943
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1944
23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1945
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1948
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1949
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1950
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1951
16.7 mm (0.7 in)
1952
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1956
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1957
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1959
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1960
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1961
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1962
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1964
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1965
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1968
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973
25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1974
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1975
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1976
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1977
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1978
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1979
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1980
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1981
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1984
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1986
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1987
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1988
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1989
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1990
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1991
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1993
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1994
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1995
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1996
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1997
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1998
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1999
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
2000
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2001
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2002
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
2003
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
2004
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2005
85.0 mm (3.3 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
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Karaganda, 1932 to 2025. The record is 72 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Karaganda by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
59 days
1937
37 days
1938
28 days
1939
46 days
1940
41 days
1941
26 days
1942
38 days
1943
48 days
1944
41 days
1945
45 days
1946
30 days
1947
26 days
1948
41 days
1949
37 days
1950
54 days
1951
72 days
1952
30 days
1953
39 days
1954
32 days
1955
37 days
1956
27 days
1957
42 days
1958
21 days
1959
28 days
1960
20 days
1961
18 days
1962
59 days
1963
47 days
1964
31 days
1965
43 days
1966
27 days
1967
46 days
1968
23 days
1969
31 days
1970
33 days
1971
37 days
1972
32 days
1973
32 days
1974
41 days
1975
28 days
1976
46 days
1977
36 days
1978
27 days
1979
29 days
1980
29 days
1981
35 days
1982
30 days
1983
56 days
1984
23 days
1985
33 days
1986
16 days
1987
22 days
1988
43 days
1989
33 days
1990
22 days
1991
29 days
1992
28 days
1993
22 days
1994
26 days
1995
32 days
1996
26 days
1997
40 days
1998
26 days
1999
44 days
2000
29 days
2001
26 days
2002
46 days
2003
26 days
2004
25 days
2005
39 days
2006
1 day
2007
1 day
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
1 day
2025
n/a
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
70 years with a frost
Across 70 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Karaganda falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 131 days between them.
In 1977 to 2006 the median growing season was 139 days. That is 16 days more than in 1933 to 1966.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Karaganda
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1933 to 1966)
Recent period (1977 to 2006)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 May
19 May
8 May
11 days earlier
-2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 September
22 September
26 September
4 days later
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
131 days
123 days
139 days
16 days more
+3.1 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
70 years, 1936 to 2005
A day with at least 22.0 mm (0.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 55.6 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Karaganda: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
5 years
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
10 years
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
25 years
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
50 years
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
100 years
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1936 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: 60.9 mm (2.4 in) in 1939; 46.1 mm (1.8 in) in 1988; 46.0 mm (1.8 in) in 2001.
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Data for Karaganda threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.