Kara-Kum Weather Records (KZ000035756)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kara-Kum (KZ000035756), Kazakhstan, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Kara-Kum

Kara-Kum (KZ000035756) is a weather station in Kazakhstan at 46.88 latitude and 64.67 longitude, 79 m (259 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 1991, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kara-Kum still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kazakhstan, 46.88 latitude, 64.67 longitude.
Elevation: 79 m (259 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 1991, 34 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Kara-Kum. 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 Kara-Kum, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	17.0 C (62.6 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.6 C (90.7 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.0 C (100.4 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	44.0 C (111.2 F)	8.8 C (47.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.0 C (109.4 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.0 C (98.6 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.0 C (69.8 F)	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.0 C (57.2 F)	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kara-Kum still stand. 1974 holds the most, with 96.

Standing records at Kara-Kum by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1958	3
1959	17
1960	35
1961	31
1962	27
1963	21
1964	38
1965	60
1966	79
1967	46
1968	59
1969	75
1970	56
1971	34
1973	48
1974	96
1975	70
1976	96
1977	51
1978	53
1979	62
1980	55
1981	48
1982	34
1983	25
1984	25
1985	28
1986	26
1987	41
1988	36
1989	37
1990	48
1991	4

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 36.7 mm (1.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kara-Kum. The most was 36.7 mm (1.4 in) on 13 July 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kara-Kum
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	22 January 1976
Feb	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 February 1977
Mar	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	30 March 1981
Apr	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 April 1976
May	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 May 1989
Jun	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 June 1981
Jul	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	13 July 1987
Aug	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	1 August 1960
Sep	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	14 September 1970
Oct	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 October 1979
Nov	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 November 1973
Dec	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 December 1986

Period of Record Coverage

1958 to 1991

33 years of record at Kara-Kum, 1958 to 1991. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and others.

Days with data per year at Kara-Kum
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1958	10	3%	No
1959	74	20%	No
1960	62	17%	No
1961	137	38%	No
1962	168	46%	No
1963	54	15%	No
1964	241	66%	No
1965	306	84%	No
1966	316	87%	No
1967	333	91%	Yes
1968	277	76%	No
1969	312	85%	No
1970	297	81%	No
1971	157	43%	No
1973	276	76%	No
1974	316	87%	No
1975	328	90%	No
1976	339	93%	Yes
1977	337	92%	Yes
1978	347	95%	Yes
1979	326	89%	No
1980	290	79%	No
1981	294	81%	No
1982	144	39%	No
1983	141	39%	No
1984	148	40%	No
1985	234	64%	No
1986	218	60%	No
1987	208	57%	No
1988	287	78%	No
1989	276	76%	No
1990	303	83%	No
1991	12	3%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1958 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Kara-Kum: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.0 C (111.2 F)	1975	40.4 C (104.7 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	1980	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	1987	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	1981	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	114 days	1984	53 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kara-Kum, 1958 to 1991. The record is 44.0 C (111.2 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.4 C (104.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kara-Kum by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1974	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1975	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1976	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1977	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1978	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1979	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1980	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1983	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1984	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1985	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1986	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1987	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1988	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1989	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1990	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1991	1.3 C (34.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kara-Kum, 1958 to 1991. The record is -41.0 C (-41.8 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.0 C (-22.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kara-Kum by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1960	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1962	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1965	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1966	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1967	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1968	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1969	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1970	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1974	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1975	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1976	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1977	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1978	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1979	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1981	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1982	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1983	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)
1984	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)
1985	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)
1986	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1987	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1988	-33.1 C (-27.6 F)
1989	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)
1990	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)
1991	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kara-Kum, 1958 to 1991. The record is 36.7 mm (1.4 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.1 mm (0.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kara-Kum by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	n/a
1959	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1960	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1961	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1962	n/a
1963	1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1964	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1965	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1966	6.7 mm (0.26 in)
1967	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1968	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1969	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1970	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1971	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1972	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1973	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1974	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
1975	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
1976	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1978	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1979	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1980	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1981	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1982	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1983	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1984	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1985	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1986	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1987	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1988	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
1989	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1990	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1991	5.1 mm (0.20 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kara-Kum, 1958 to 1991. The record is 45.3 mm (1.8 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.3 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kara-Kum by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1965	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1967	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1968	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1969	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1971	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1972	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1973	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1974	11.3 mm (0.4 in)
1975	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1976	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1977	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1978	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1979	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1980	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1982	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1983	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1984	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1985	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1986	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1987	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1988	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1989	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1990	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1991	10.7 mm (0.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kara-Kum, 1958 to 1991. The record is 114 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kara-Kum by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	n/a
1959	2 days
1960	2 days
1961	3 days
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	6 days
1965	15 days
1966	67 days
1967	57 days
1968	45 days
1969	56 days
1970	59 days
1971	62 days
1972	58 days
1973	49 days
1974	107 days
1975	58 days
1976	48 days
1977	64 days
1978	81 days
1979	54 days
1980	77 days
1981	44 days
1982	62 days
1983	46 days
1984	114 days
1985	53 days
1986	45 days
1987	43 days
1988	39 days
1989	65 days
1990	40 days
1991	5 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.

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Data for Kara-Kum standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).