Atasu Weather Records (KZ000035582)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Atasu (KZ000035582), Kazakhstan, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Atasu

Atasu (KZ000035582) is a weather station in Kazakhstan at 48.70 latitude and 71.63 longitude, 488 m (1,601 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 1998, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Atasu still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Atasu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 11 November 1996.

About the Station

Location: Kazakhstan, 48.70 latitude, 71.63 longitude.
Elevation: 488 m (1,601 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 1998, 61 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Atasu. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Atasu, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	3.6 C (38.5 F)	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	4.8 C (40.6 F)	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.6 C (61.9 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.4 C (86.7 F)	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.0 C (98.6 F)	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.8 C (105.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.0 C (102.2 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.0 C (102.2 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.0 C (66.2 F)	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	6.4 C (43.5 F)	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Atasu still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 110.

Standing records at Atasu by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	5
1960	33
1961	11
1962	4
1963	1
1969	51
1970	62
1971	24
1973	79
1974	77
1975	103
1976	110
1977	87
1978	96
1979	87
1980	52
1981	47
1982	21
1983	20
1984	23
1985	34
1986	26
1987	65
1988	41
1989	48
1990	33
1991	27
1992	19
1993	35
1994	46
1995	37
1996	29
1997	29
1998	2

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Atasu between 11 October 1995 and 11 November 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Atasu set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1995-10-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1996-11-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 103.9 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 103.9 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Atasu. The most was 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 11 November 1996.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Atasu
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 January 1964
Feb	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	23 February 1940
Mar	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	20 March 1954
Apr	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	1 April 1954
May	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	21 May 1942
Jun	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	8 June 1959
Jul	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	3 July 1939
Aug	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	18 August 1959
Sep	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	26 September 1965
Oct	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	11 October 1995
Nov	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	11 November 1996
Dec	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	25 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 1998

34 years of record at Atasu, 1959 to 1998. 34 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1971 and others.

Days with data per year at Atasu
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	8	2%	No
1960	83	23%	No
1961	53	15%	No
1962	33	9%	No
1963	5	1%	No
1969	133	36%	No
1970	165	45%	No
1971	54	15%	No
1973	230	63%	No
1974	312	85%	No
1975	322	88%	No
1976	320	87%	No
1977	319	87%	No
1978	320	88%	No
1979	325	89%	No
1980	313	86%	No
1981	311	85%	No
1982	86	24%	No
1983	75	21%	No
1984	84	23%	No
1985	205	56%	No
1986	161	44%	No
1987	183	50%	No
1988	281	77%	No
1989	270	74%	No
1990	248	68%	No
1991	209	57%	No
1992	96	26%	No
1993	118	32%	No
1994	178	49%	No
1995	187	51%	No
1996	128	35%	No
1997	100	27%	No
1998	26	7%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Atasu
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1996	Atasu, KZ	all-time rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1995	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1995	Atasu, KZ	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1988	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1988	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1981	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1981	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1980	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1979	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1974	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1 year	6 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1973	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1972	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1972	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	8 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1970	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1968	Atasu, KZ	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1938 to 1998

Yearly extremes at Atasu: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.8 C (105.4 F)	1988	35.6 C (96.0 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	1976	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	277.0 mm (10.9 in)	1959	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	57
Longest dry spell (CDD)	72 days	1972	28 days	61

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Atasu, 1938 to 1998. The record is 40.8 C (105.4 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Atasu 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	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1960	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1961	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1974	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1975	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1976	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1977	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1978	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1979	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1980	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1983	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1985	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1986	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1987	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1988	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1989	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1990	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1991	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1992	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1993	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1997	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998	2.8 C (37.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Atasu, 1938 to 1998. The record is -43.0 C (-45.4 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.6 C (-28.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Atasu 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	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1961	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1970	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1974	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1975	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1976	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1977	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1978	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1979	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1980	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1981	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1982	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)
1983	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1984	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1985	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1986	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
1987	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)
1988	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)
1989	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)
1990	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)
1991	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1992	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1993	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)
1994	-39.1 C (-38.4 F)
1995	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)
1996	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
1997	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
1998	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Atasu, 1938 to 1998. The record is 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Atasu by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1939	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1940	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1941	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1942	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1943	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1944	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1945	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1946	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1947	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1948	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1949	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1950	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1951	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1952	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1954	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1955	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1958	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1959	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1961	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1962	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1963	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1964	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1965	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1966	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1967	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1969	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1970	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1971	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1972	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
1973	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1974	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
1975	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1976	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1977	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1978	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1979	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1980	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1981	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1982	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1983	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1984	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1985	11.3 mm (0.4 in)
1986	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1988	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1989	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1990	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1991	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1992	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1993	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1994	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1995	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1996	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1997	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1998	2.0 mm (0.08 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Atasu, 1938 to 1998. The record is 277.0 mm (10.9 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Atasu by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1939	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1940	115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1941	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1942	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1943	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1944	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1945	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1946	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1947	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1948	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1949	154.3 mm (6.1 in)
1950	176.2 mm (6.9 in)
1951	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1952	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1953	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1954	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1955	219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1956	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1957	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1958	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1959	277.0 mm (10.9 in)
1960	178.2 mm (7.0 in)
1961	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1962	175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1963	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1964	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1965	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1966	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1967	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1968	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1969	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1970	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1971	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1972	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1974	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1975	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1976	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1977	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1978	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1979	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1980	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
1981	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1982	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1983	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1985	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1986	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1987	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1988	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1989	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1990	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1991	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1992	n/a
1993	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1994	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Atasu, 1938 to 1998. The record is 72 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Atasu by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	21 days
1939	24 days
1940	47 days
1941	22 days
1942	32 days
1943	24 days
1944	23 days
1945	24 days
1946	15 days
1947	31 days
1948	43 days
1949	23 days
1950	25 days
1951	31 days
1952	33 days
1953	16 days
1954	18 days
1955	33 days
1956	32 days
1957	34 days
1958	13 days
1959	17 days
1960	19 days
1961	19 days
1962	15 days
1963	24 days
1964	17 days
1965	16 days
1966	25 days
1967	26 days
1968	34 days
1969	36 days
1970	33 days
1971	62 days
1972	72 days
1973	38 days
1974	44 days
1975	66 days
1976	53 days
1977	31 days
1978	44 days
1979	30 days
1980	28 days
1981	18 days
1982	28 days
1983	52 days
1984	62 days
1985	45 days
1986	50 days
1987	33 days
1988	29 days
1989	30 days
1990	27 days
1991	43 days
1992	3 days
1993	4 days
1994	11 days
1995	5 days
1996	3 days
1997	2 days
1998	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

48 years, 1939 to 1991

A day with at least 54.8 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.1 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Atasu: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 48 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, 48 years of values from 1939 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: 99.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1939; 99.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1959; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1954.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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).