Buran Weather Records (KZ000036569)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buran (KZ000036569), Kazakhstan, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for Buran

Buran (KZ000036569) is a weather station in Kazakhstan at 48.02 latitude and 85.18 longitude, 412 m (1,352 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 1991, 56 years of record.
206 records set at Buran still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buran set a daily record precipitation of 13.0 mm (0.5 in) on 27 November 1991.

About the Station

Location: Kazakhstan, 48.02 latitude, 85.18 longitude.
Elevation: 412 m (1,352 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 1991, 56 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 Buran. 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 Buran, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	26.0 C (78.8 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.0 C (96.8 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.0 C (98.6 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	22.0 C (71.6 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	1.0 C (33.8 F)	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

206 standing records

206 records at Buran still stand. 1978 holds the most, with 64.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 32.3 mm (1.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buran. The most was 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 22 October 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buran
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	29 January 1949
Feb	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 February 1958
Mar	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	16 March 1937
Apr	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 April 1955
May	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21 May 1984
Jun	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7 June 1966
Jul	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 July 1946
Aug	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 August 1983
Sep	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3 September 1981
Oct	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 October 1946
Nov	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 November 1987
Dec	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

1974 to 1981

8 years of record at Buran, 1974 to 1981. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981.

Latest Records

Latest records at Buran
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1991	Buran, KZ	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1991	Buran, KZ	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1991	Buran, KZ	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1991	Buran, KZ	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	6 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1991	Buran, KZ	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1991	Buran, KZ	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1991	Buran, KZ	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1990	Buran, KZ	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1990	Buran, KZ	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1990	Buran, KZ	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1990	Buran, KZ	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1990	Buran, KZ	daily rain (Tie)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1989	Buran, KZ	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1989	Buran, KZ	daily rain	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	22 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1989	Buran, KZ	daily rain	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1988	Buran, KZ	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1988	Buran, KZ	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1988	Buran, KZ	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1987	Buran, KZ	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1987	Buran, KZ	monthly rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	9 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1936 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Buran: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.0 C (98.6 F)	1979	34.5 C (94.1 F)	8
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	1981	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	1946	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	1946	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	56
Longest dry spell (CDD)	75 days	1982	36 days	56

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Buran, 1936 to 1991. The record is 37.0 C (98.6 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.5 C (94.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Buran by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
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	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1975	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1976	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1977	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1980	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Buran, 1936 to 1991. The record is -23.0 C (-9.4 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Buran by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
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	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buran, 1936 to 1991. The record is 32.3 mm (1.3 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.6 mm (0.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buran by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
1937	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1938	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1939	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1940	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1941	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1942	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1943	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1944	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1945	5.9 mm (0.23 in)
1946	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1947	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
1948	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
1949	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1950	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1951	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1952	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1953	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
1954	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1955	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1956	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1957	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1958	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1959	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1960	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1961	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
1962	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1963	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1964	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1965	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1966	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1967	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1968	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
1969	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1970	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1971	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1972	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1973	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1974	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1975	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1976	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1977	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1978	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
1979	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
1980	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1981	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1982	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1983	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1985	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1986	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1987	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1988	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1989	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
1990	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1991	13.0 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buran, 1936 to 1991. The record is 72.8 mm (2.9 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.2 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buran by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1937	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1938	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1939	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1940	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
1941	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1942	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1943	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1944	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1945	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1946	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1947	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1948	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
1949	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1951	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1952	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1953	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1956	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1957	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1958	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1959	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1960	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1961	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1962	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1963	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1964	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1965	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1968	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1969	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1970	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1971	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1972	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1973	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1974	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1975	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1976	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1977	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1978	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1979	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
1980	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1981	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1982	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1983	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1984	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1985	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1986	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1987	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1988	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1989	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1990	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1991	26.4 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buran, 1936 to 1991. The record is 75 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buran by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936	39 days
1937	30 days
1938	39 days
1939	40 days
1940	39 days
1941	28 days
1942	28 days
1943	36 days
1944	66 days
1945	66 days
1946	23 days
1947	51 days
1948	39 days
1949	31 days
1950	38 days
1951	39 days
1952	24 days
1953	34 days
1954	32 days
1955	31 days
1956	27 days
1957	31 days
1958	25 days
1959	42 days
1960	32 days
1961	35 days
1962	31 days
1963	33 days
1964	44 days
1965	35 days
1966	26 days
1967	40 days
1968	46 days
1969	27 days
1970	38 days
1971	31 days
1972	43 days
1973	35 days
1974	46 days
1975	52 days
1976	41 days
1977	26 days
1978	32 days
1979	48 days
1980	38 days
1981	50 days
1982	75 days
1983	64 days
1984	31 days
1985	34 days
1986	35 days
1987	31 days
1988	25 days
1989	52 days
1990	51 days
1991	43 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

52 years, 1936 to 1991

A day with at least 14.6 mm (0.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 33.6 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buran: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
5 years	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
10 years	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
25 years	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
50 years	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
100 years	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1936 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: 32.3 mm (1.3 in) in 1946; 29.6 mm (1.2 in) in 1984; 27.0 mm (1.1 in) in 1983.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).