Ust-Kara Weather Records (RSM00030772)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ust-Kara (RSM00030772), Russia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Ust-Kara

Ust-Kara (RSM00030772) is a weather station in Russia at 52.70 latitude and 118.80 longitude, 407 m (1,335 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 1995, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ust-Kara still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ust-Kara set a daily record precipitation of 11.9 mm (0.5 in) on 22 September 1994.

About the Station

Location: Russia, 52.70 latitude, 118.80 longitude.
Elevation: 407 m (1,335 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 1995, 58 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 Ust-Kara. 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-Kara, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	1.1 C (34.0 F)	-48.0 C (-54.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.8 C (65.8 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.1 C (77.2 F)	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.1 C (95.2 F)	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.0 C (102.2 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.7 C (81.9 F)	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ust-Kara still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 109.

Standing records at Ust-Kara by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	56
1954	57
1955	96
1956	63
1957	33
1958	24
1959	64
1960	3
1961	1
1969	25
1970	13
1971	4
1973	14
1974	28
1975	58
1976	109
1977	52
1978	56
1979	43
1980	38
1981	39
1982	31
1983	42
1984	40
1985	44
1986	39
1987	86
1988	39
1989	49
1990	76
1991	55
1992	29
1993	33
1994	24
1995	1

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Ust-Kara between 30 July 1974 and 30 July 1974. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 85.0 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ust-Kara. The most was 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 30 July 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ust-Kara
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4 January 1948
Feb	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	13 February 1976
Mar	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4 March 1968
Apr	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 April 1963
May	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 May 1984
Jun	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 June 1984
Jul	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 July 1974
Aug	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	1 August 1988
Sep	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	4 September 1977
Oct	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 October 1954
Nov	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 November 1980
Dec	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	29 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 1995

36 years of record at Ust-Kara, 1953 to 1995. 36 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and others.

Days with data per year at Ust-Kara
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	180	49%	No
1954	188	52%	No
1955	257	70%	No
1956	183	50%	No
1957	167	46%	No
1958	107	29%	No
1959	245	67%	No
1960	19	5%	No
1961	2	1%	No
1962	2	1%	No
1969	198	54%	No
1970	148	41%	No
1971	50	14%	No
1973	46	13%	No
1974	175	48%	No
1975	285	78%	No
1976	279	76%	No
1977	278	76%	No
1978	264	72%	No
1979	224	61%	No
1980	211	58%	No
1981	177	48%	No
1982	232	64%	No
1983	261	72%	No
1984	253	69%	No
1985	226	62%	No
1986	247	68%	No
1987	260	71%	No
1988	220	60%	No
1989	254	70%	No
1990	250	68%	No
1991	235	64%	No
1992	136	37%	No
1993	176	48%	No
1994	104	28%	No
1995	7	2%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ust-Kara
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1994	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1994	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1994	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1994	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1993	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1993	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1992	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1992	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1992	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1992	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1992	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1992	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1991	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1991	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1991	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1991	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1991	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1991	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1991	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1991	Ust-Kara, RU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1938 to 1995

Yearly extremes at Ust-Kara: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.0 C (102.2 F)	1979	33.0 C (91.4 F)	36
Coldest night (TNn)	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	1956	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	1974	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	1944	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	57
Longest dry spell (CDD)	108 days	1942	41 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ust-Kara, 1938 to 1995. The record is 39.0 C (102.2 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 C (91.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ust-Kara 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	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1954	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1957	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1961	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1962	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1974	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1975	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1978	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1979	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1980	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1981	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1982	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1983	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1984	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1985	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1986	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1987	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1988	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1989	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1990	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1991	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1992	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1993	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1994	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1995	-0.8 C (30.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ust-Kara, 1938 to 1995. The record is -50.0 C (-58.0 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -46.0 C (-50.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ust-Kara 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	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1954	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1955	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1956	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1957	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1958	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1959	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1960	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
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	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1970	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1974	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1975	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)
1976	-48.0 C (-54.4 F)
1977	-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1978	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1979	-49.0 C (-56.2 F)
1980	-48.0 C (-54.4 F)
1981	-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1982	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1983	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)
1984	-48.0 C (-54.4 F)
1985	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1986	-48.1 C (-54.6 F)
1987	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1988	-48.2 C (-54.8 F)
1989	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)
1990	-47.9 C (-54.2 F)
1991	-45.2 C (-49.4 F)
1992	-39.9 C (-39.8 F)
1993	-42.3 C (-44.1 F)
1994	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)
1995	-39.9 C (-39.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ust-Kara, 1938 to 1995. The record is 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.4 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ust-Kara by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1939	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1940	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1941	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1942	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1943	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1944	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1945	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1946	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1947	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1948	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1949	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1950	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1951	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1952	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1953	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1954	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1955	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1956	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1957	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1959	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1960	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1961	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1962	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1963	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1964	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1965	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1966	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1967	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1969	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1971	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1972	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1974	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1976	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1977	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1978	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1979	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1980	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1981	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1982	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1983	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1984	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1987	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1988	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1989	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1990	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1991	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1992	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1993	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1994	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1995	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ust-Kara, 1938 to 1995. The record is 141.4 mm (5.6 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.8 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ust-Kara by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1939	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1940	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1942	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1944	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1945	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1946	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1948	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1951	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1952	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1953	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1954	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1955	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1956	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1959	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1960	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1963	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1965	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1966	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1967	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1968	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1969	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1970	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1971	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1972	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1973	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1974	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1975	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1977	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1978	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1979	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1980	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1981	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1982	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1983	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1984	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1985	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1986	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1987	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1988	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1989	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1990	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1991	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1992	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1993	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1994	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ust-Kara, 1938 to 1995. The record is 108 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ust-Kara by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	46 days
1939	41 days
1940	42 days
1941	27 days
1942	108 days
1943	75 days
1944	42 days
1945	62 days
1946	80 days
1947	56 days
1948	36 days
1949	41 days
1950	34 days
1951	16 days
1952	7 days
1953	6 days
1954	28 days
1955	70 days
1956	38 days
1957	41 days
1958	48 days
1959	61 days
1960	31 days
1961	38 days
1962	46 days
1963	41 days
1964	26 days
1965	32 days
1966	39 days
1967	40 days
1968	32 days
1969	23 days
1970	42 days
1971	30 days
1972	32 days
1973	56 days
1974	45 days
1975	40 days
1976	46 days
1977	43 days
1978	68 days
1979	47 days
1980	47 days
1981	49 days
1982	51 days
1983	92 days
1984	38 days
1985	42 days
1986	55 days
1987	39 days
1988	56 days
1989	58 days
1990	40 days
1991	26 days
1992	30 days
1993	12 days
1994	15 days
1995	2 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

48 years, 1939 to 1992

A day with at least 32.5 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 103.9 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ust-Kara: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years	103.9 mm (4.1 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 1992.

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: 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1974; 82.4 mm (3.2 in) in 1944; 72.2 mm (2.8 in) in 1975.

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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).