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Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) Weather Records (RSM00020594)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) (RSM00020594), Russia, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake)

  • Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) (RSM00020594) is a weather station in Russia at 76.20 latitude and 99.07 longitude, 11 m (36 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1944 to 1995, 52 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) set a daily record precipitation of 7.1 mm (0.28 in) on 17 July 1995.

About the Station

  • Location: Russia, 76.20 latitude, 99.07 longitude.
  • Elevation: 11 m (36 ft).
  • Period of record: 1944 to 1995, 52 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake). 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 Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) by the year they were set 0 records at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) still stand.
Standing records at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 68.0 mm (2.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake). The most was 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 9 August 1965. 020406080 Jan: 17.0 mm (0.7 in), 22 January 1961 Jan Feb: 29.1 mm (1.1 in), 19 February 1959 Feb Mar: 24.1 mm (0.9 in), 13 March 1982 Mar Apr: 36.0 mm (1.4 in), 21 April 1967 Apr May: 14.5 mm (0.6 in), 31 May 1977 May Jun: 22.0 mm (0.9 in), 23 June 1954 Jun Jul: 26.9 mm (1.1 in), 1 July 1964 Jul Aug: 68.0 mm (2.7 in), 9 August 1965 Aug Sep: 26.8 mm (1.1 in), 30 September 1947 Sep Oct: 27.5 mm (1.1 in), 5 October 1960 Oct Nov: 10.0 mm (0.4 in), 8 November 1960 Nov Dec: 29.0 mm (1.1 in), 21 December 1964 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake). The most was 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 9 August 1965.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan17.0 mm (0.7 in)22 January 1961
Feb29.1 mm (1.1 in)19 February 1959
Mar24.1 mm (0.9 in)13 March 1982
Apr36.0 mm (1.4 in)21 April 1967
May14.5 mm (0.6 in)31 May 1977
Jun22.0 mm (0.9 in)23 June 1954
Jul26.9 mm (1.1 in)1 July 1964
Aug68.0 mm (2.7 in)9 August 1965
Sep26.8 mm (1.1 in)30 September 1947
Oct27.5 mm (1.1 in)5 October 1960
Nov10.0 mm (0.4 in)8 November 1960
Dec29.0 mm (1.1 in)21 December 1964

Latest Records

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Latest records at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 July 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)44 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain1.8 mm (0.07 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)6 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain4.9 mm (0.19 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1995Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain (Tie)1.2 mm (0.05 in)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1994Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1994Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain3.9 mm (0.15 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1994Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1994Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1994Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1992Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)1 year19 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1992Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1992Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1992Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain (Tie)1.9 mm (0.07 in)tie2 years1 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1992Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RUdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1944 to 1995
Yearly extremes at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)68.0 mm (2.7 in)196518.6 mm (0.7 in)50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)125.1 mm (4.9 in)196528.9 mm (1.1 in)50
Longest dry spell (CDD)88 days195036 days50

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) by year The wettest day of the year at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), 1944 to 1995. The record is 68.0 mm (2.7 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.6 mm (0.7 in). 02040608019501960197019801990Record: 68.0 mm (2.7 in) in 1965
The wettest day of the year at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), 1944 to 1995. The record is 68.0 mm (2.7 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.6 mm (0.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194420.4 mm (0.8 in)
194518.6 mm (0.7 in)
194615.5 mm (0.6 in)
194726.8 mm (1.1 in)
194825.7 mm (1.0 in)
194913.8 mm (0.5 in)
195026.8 mm (1.1 in)
195119.8 mm (0.8 in)
195216.4 mm (0.6 in)
195314.8 mm (0.6 in)
195422.0 mm (0.9 in)
195524.0 mm (0.9 in)
195620.0 mm (0.8 in)
195727.4 mm (1.1 in)
19589.1 mm (0.36 in)
195929.1 mm (1.1 in)
196038.0 mm (1.5 in)
196121.5 mm (0.8 in)
196226.3 mm (1.0 in)
196320.1 mm (0.8 in)
196429.0 mm (1.1 in)
196568.0 mm (2.7 in)
196626.7 mm (1.1 in)
196736.0 mm (1.4 in)
196824.2 mm (1.0 in)
196916.7 mm (0.7 in)
197017.2 mm (0.7 in)
197118.1 mm (0.7 in)
197210.1 mm (0.4 in)
19739.9 mm (0.39 in)
197410.0 mm (0.4 in)
19752.5 mm (0.10 in)
197714.5 mm (0.6 in)
197816.9 mm (0.7 in)
19799.2 mm (0.36 in)
198025.8 mm (1.0 in)
198113.3 mm (0.5 in)
198224.4 mm (1.0 in)
198315.7 mm (0.6 in)
198418.6 mm (0.7 in)
198515.6 mm (0.6 in)
198618.6 mm (0.7 in)
198714.4 mm (0.6 in)
198812.9 mm (0.5 in)
198913.7 mm (0.5 in)
199027.3 mm (1.1 in)
199118.5 mm (0.7 in)
19928.1 mm (0.32 in)
199414.9 mm (0.6 in)
199515.3 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) by year The wettest five days of the year at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), 1944 to 1995. The record is 125.1 mm (4.9 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 mm (1.1 in). 05010015019501960197019801990Record: 125.1 mm (4.9 in) in 1965
The wettest five days of the year at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), 1944 to 1995. The record is 125.1 mm (4.9 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194439.8 mm (1.6 in)
194556.2 mm (2.2 in)
194619.4 mm (0.8 in)
194737.4 mm (1.5 in)
194827.8 mm (1.1 in)
194927.6 mm (1.1 in)
195029.8 mm (1.2 in)
195120.2 mm (0.8 in)
195232.8 mm (1.3 in)
195323.9 mm (0.9 in)
195443.7 mm (1.7 in)
195530.3 mm (1.2 in)
195639.3 mm (1.5 in)
195732.4 mm (1.3 in)
195819.0 mm (0.7 in)
195931.4 mm (1.2 in)
196083.0 mm (3.3 in)
196141.5 mm (1.6 in)
196228.6 mm (1.1 in)
196323.8 mm (0.9 in)
196435.1 mm (1.4 in)
1965125.1 mm (4.9 in)
196640.9 mm (1.6 in)
196752.1 mm (2.1 in)
196850.3 mm (2.0 in)
196917.3 mm (0.7 in)
197024.6 mm (1.0 in)
197124.9 mm (1.0 in)
197220.2 mm (0.8 in)
197317.2 mm (0.7 in)
197416.3 mm (0.6 in)
19755.7 mm (0.22 in)
197715.9 mm (0.6 in)
197822.3 mm (0.9 in)
197918.7 mm (0.7 in)
198033.2 mm (1.3 in)
198120.8 mm (0.8 in)
198237.1 mm (1.5 in)
198321.0 mm (0.8 in)
198429.2 mm (1.1 in)
198525.7 mm (1.0 in)
198621.4 mm (0.8 in)
198733.4 mm (1.3 in)
198831.4 mm (1.2 in)
198920.8 mm (0.8 in)
199054.1 mm (2.1 in)
199129.4 mm (1.2 in)
199214.8 mm (0.6 in)
199442.3 mm (1.7 in)
199517.2 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), 1944 to 1995. The record is 88 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days. 2040608010019501960197019801990Record: 88 days in 1950
The longest dry spell of the year at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), 1944 to 1995. The record is 88 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194461 days
194573 days
194669 days
194752 days
194858 days
194934 days
195088 days
195164 days
195265 days
195326 days
195427 days
195534 days
195636 days
195734 days
195839 days
195950 days
196062 days
196124 days
196236 days
196339 days
196437 days
196560 days
196636 days
196724 days
196829 days
196937 days
197021 days
197132 days
197239 days
197333 days
197450 days
197527 days
197739 days
197830 days
197975 days
198055 days
198122 days
198236 days
198325 days
198429 days
198527 days
198625 days
198731 days
198833 days
198920 days
199043 days
199124 days
199230 days
199454 days
199525 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

47 years, 1944 to 1994

A day with at least 18.7 mm (0.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 52.7 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years18.7 mm (0.7 in)
5 years26.5 mm (1.0 in)
10 years32.2 mm (1.3 in)
25 years39.9 mm (1.6 in)
50 years46.1 mm (1.8 in)Longer than the 47 years of record
100 years52.7 mm (2.1 in)Longer than the 47 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, 47 years of values from 1944 to 1994.

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: 68.0 mm (2.7 in) in 1965; 38.0 mm (1.5 in) in 1960; 36.0 mm (1.4 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

  • Data for Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake) 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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