Sarkand Weather Records (KZ000036786)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sarkand (KZ000036786), Kazakhstan, with 90 years of record.

Key Facts for Sarkand

Sarkand (KZ000036786) is a weather station in Kazakhstan at 45.42 latitude and 79.93 longitude, 1,113 m (3,652 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 2025, 90 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sarkand still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sarkand set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 14 December 1991.

About the Station

Location: Kazakhstan, 45.42 latitude, 79.93 longitude.
Elevation: 1,113 m (3,652 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 2025, 90 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

47 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sarkand. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 47 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Sarkand, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.4 C (59.7 F)	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)
Feb	19.3 C (66.7 F)	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	-17.4 C (0.7 F)
Mar	27.1 C (80.8 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24.0 C (75.2 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Apr	33.0 C (91.4 F)	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
May	35.5 C (95.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35.5 C (95.9 F)	5.8 C (42.4 F)
Jun	37.4 C (99.3 F)	5.4 C (41.7 F)	36.9 C (98.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)
Jul	39.5 C (103.1 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38.0 C (100.4 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
Aug	38.0 C (100.4 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34.8 C (94.6 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)
Sep	38.0 C (100.4 F)	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.0 C (71.6 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sarkand still stand. 2021 holds the most, with 164.

Standing records at Sarkand by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	23
1960	18
1961	2
1969	3
1970	8
1974	12
1975	14
1976	20
1977	10
1978	17
1979	14
1980	3
1981	10
1982	8
1984	2
1985	11
1986	5
1987	46
1988	104
1989	73
1990	11
2018	105
2019	119
2020	162
2021	164
2022	134
2023	163
2024	118
2025	85

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Sarkand between 11 May 1987 and 11 May 1987. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 51.1 mm (2.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sarkand. The most was 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 11 May 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sarkand
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 January 1988
Feb	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 February 1988
Mar	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 March 1958
Apr	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 April 1952
May	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	11 May 1987
Jun	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	2 June 1987
Jul	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	2 July 1981
Aug	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 August 1946
Sep	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 September 1941
Oct	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	1 October 1938
Nov	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 November 1976
Dec	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2 December 1947

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 2025

31 years of record at Sarkand, 1959 to 2025. 25 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1974 and others.

Days with data per year at Sarkand
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	34	9%	No
1960	25	7%	No
1961	5	1%	No
1962	4	1%	No
1963	2	1%	No
1969	16	4%	No
1970	19	5%	No
1974	38	10%	No
1975	56	15%	No
1976	110	30%	No
1977	51	14%	No
1978	96	26%	No
1979	42	12%	No
1980	24	7%	No
1981	43	12%	No
1982	16	4%	No
1984	4	1%	No
1985	63	17%	No
1986	27	7%	No
1987	96	26%	No
1988	277	76%	No
1989	258	71%	No
1990	90	25%	No
2018	222	61%	No
2019	345	95%	Yes
2020	344	94%	Yes
2021	347	95%	Yes
2022	358	98%	Yes
2023	347	95%	Yes
2024	334	91%	Yes
2025	227	62%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Sarkand
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1991	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1991	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1991	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	10 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1991	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1991	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1991	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1991	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain (Tie)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	tie	12 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1990	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1989	Sarkand, KZ	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1936 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Sarkand: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.5 C (103.1 F)	2023	36.0 C (96.8 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	1987	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	1987	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	1987	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46
Longest dry spell (CDD)	44 days	1957	26 days	51

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sarkand, 1936 to 2025. The record is 39.5 C (103.1 F) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 C (96.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sarkand 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	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1961	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1963	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1969	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1970	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1974	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1975	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1976	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1977	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1978	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1981	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1982	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1983	n/a
1984	12.1 C (53.8 F)
1985	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1986	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1989	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1991	n/a
2018	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2019	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2020	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2021	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2022	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2023	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2024	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2025	38.0 C (100.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sarkand, 1936 to 2025. The record is -36.3 C (-33.3 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sarkand 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	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1960	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1961	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1962	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1963	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1969	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1975	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1976	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1978	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1979	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1980	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1981	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1982	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	-17.3 C (0.9 F)
1986	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1987	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)
1988	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1989	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
2018	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
2019	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)
2020	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2021	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
2022	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
2023	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
2024	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)
2025	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sarkand, 1936 to 2025. The record is 51.1 mm (2.0 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.6 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sarkand by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1937	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1938	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1939	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1940	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1941	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1942	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1943	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1944	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1945	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1946	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1947	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1948	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1949	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1950	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1951	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1952	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1953	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1954	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1955	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1956	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1957	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1958	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1959	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1960	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1961	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1962	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1963	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1965	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1969	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1970	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1974	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1975	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1976	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1978	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1979	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1980	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1981	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1982	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1983	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1984	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1985	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1986	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1987	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1988	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1990	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1991	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sarkand, 1936 to 2025. The record is 100.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.6 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sarkand by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1937	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1938	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1940	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1941	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1942	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1943	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1945	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1946	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1947	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1948	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1949	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1952	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1954	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1956	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1957	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1958	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1960	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1961	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1964	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1977	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1978	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1979	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1980	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1982	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1983	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1984	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1985	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1986	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1987	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1988	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1989	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1990	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1991	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
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 Sarkand, 1936 to 2025. The record is 44 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sarkand by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936	18 days
1937	19 days
1938	26 days
1939	23 days
1940	36 days
1941	26 days
1942	28 days
1943	24 days
1944	37 days
1945	25 days
1946	17 days
1947	17 days
1948	37 days
1949	36 days
1950	22 days
1951	34 days
1952	32 days
1953	19 days
1954	32 days
1955	30 days
1956	30 days
1957	44 days
1958	17 days
1959	19 days
1960	16 days
1961	28 days
1962	39 days
1963	26 days
1964	32 days
1965	23 days
1969	2 days
1970	1 day
1974	2 days
1975	2 days
1976	4 days
1977	31 days
1978	33 days
1979	28 days
1980	29 days
1981	20 days
1982	29 days
1983	40 days
1984	32 days
1985	32 days
1986	30 days
1987	33 days
1988	13 days
1989	19 days
1990	16 days
1991	26 days
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	1 day
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
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.

Rainfall Return Levels

42 years, 1936 to 1991

A day with at least 27.5 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 50.2 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sarkand: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
10 years	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
25 years	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
50 years	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	Longer than the 42 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, 42 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: 51.1 mm (2.0 in) in 1987; 49.7 mm (2.0 in) in 1938; 42.1 mm (1.7 in) in 1958.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).