Kars Weather Records (TUM00017098)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kars (TUM00017098), Turkey, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Kars

Kars (TUM00017098) is a weather station in Turkey at 40.56 latitude and 43.12 longitude, 1,795 m (5,889 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2025, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kars still stand.
Records are tracked for tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kars set a daily record low minimum temperature of 5.8 C (42.4 F) on 14 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: Turkey, 40.56 latitude, 43.12 longitude.
Elevation: 1,795 m (5,889 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2025, 63 years.
Eligible elements: tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

10 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kars. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 10 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kars, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.0 C (46.4 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Feb	10.5 C (50.9 F)	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
Mar	20.3 C (68.5 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
Apr	25.2 C (77.4 F)	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
May	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	21.3 C (70.3 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
Jun	33.1 C (91.6 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	0.3 C (32.5 F)
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	4.6 C (40.3 F)
Aug	34.6 C (94.3 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32.7 C (90.9 F)	4.3 C (39.7 F)
Sep	32.7 C (90.9 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.4 C (77.7 F)	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kars still stand. 2010 holds the most, with 94.

Standing records at Kars by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1963	21
1964	38
1965	32
1966	66
1967	66
1968	41
1973	48
1974	30
1999	39
2000	63
2001	54
2002	39
2003	62
2004	58
2006	26
2007	41
2008	62
2009	43
2010	94
2011	42
2012	38
2013	44
2014	38
2015	31
2016	47
2017	49
2018	25
2019	15
2020	18
2021	80
2022	51
2023	32
2024	21
2025	10

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 97.0 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kars. The most was 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 7 July 2012.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kars
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 January 2020
Feb	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 February 2020
Mar	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 March 2021
Apr	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 April 2023
May	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 May 2015
Jun	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 June 2012
Jul	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	7 July 2012
Aug	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1 August 1968
Sep	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 September 2003
Oct	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 October 2007
Nov	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 November 2003
Dec	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 December 2020

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 2025

35 years of record at Kars, 1963 to 2025. 32 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974 and others.

Days with data per year at Kars
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1963	91	25%	No
1964	179	49%	No
1965	163	45%	No
1966	262	72%	No
1967	289	79%	No
1968	259	71%	No
1973	215	59%	No
1974	125	34%	No
1998	4	1%	No
1999	250	68%	No
2000	221	60%	No
2001	306	84%	No
2002	335	92%	Yes
2003	336	92%	Yes
2004	294	80%	No
2006	328	90%	No
2007	312	85%	No
2008	282	77%	No
2009	262	72%	No
2010	312	85%	No
2011	356	98%	Yes
2012	308	84%	No
2013	171	47%	No
2014	250	68%	No
2015	269	74%	No
2016	260	71%	No
2017	321	88%	No
2018	130	36%	No
2019	2	1%	No
2020	34	9%	No
2021	322	88%	No
2022	209	57%	No
2023	56	15%	No
2024	24	7%	No
2025	9	2%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Kars
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2025	Kars, TR	daily low min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2025	Kars, TR	daily low min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2025	Kars, TR	daily low min	1.6 C (34.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	0 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2025	Kars, TR	daily low min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	14 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2025	Kars, TR	daily low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2025	Kars, TR	daily low min (Tie)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	tie	22 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2025	Kars, TR	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2025	Kars, TR	daily low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2025	Kars, TR	daily low min (Tie)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2025	Kars, TR	daily high min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1963 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Kars: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	2014	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	35
Wettest day (Rx1day)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	2012	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	2012	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	42 days	2010	11 days	35

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kars, 1963 to 2025. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kars by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1974	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1998	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1999	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2000	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001	32.6 C (90.7 F)
2002	28.0 C (82.4 F)
2003	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2004	29.8 C (85.6 F)
2006	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2007	31.6 C (88.9 F)
2008	31.4 C (88.5 F)
2009	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2010	33.1 C (91.6 F)
2011	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2012	32.1 C (89.8 F)
2013	27.6 C (81.7 F)
2014	32.3 C (90.1 F)
2015	33.8 C (92.8 F)
2016	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2017	34.1 C (93.4 F)
2018	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2019	7.4 C (45.3 F)
2020	22.6 C (72.7 F)
2021	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2022	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2023	31.2 C (88.2 F)
2024	27.5 C (81.5 F)
2025	32.7 C (90.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kars, 1963 to 2025. The record is -34.8 C (-30.6 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.0 C (-20.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kars by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1963	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1965	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1966	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1967	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1968	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1973	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1974	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1998	-14.0 C (6.8 F)
1999	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
2000	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)
2001	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)
2002	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2003	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)
2004	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)
2006	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
2007	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)
2008	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2009	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)
2010	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)
2012	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
2013	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)
2014	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)
2015	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)
2016	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)
2017	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)
2018	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)
2019	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)
2020	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
2021	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
2022	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
2023	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)
2024	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2025	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kars, 1963 to 2025. The record is 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.6 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kars by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1964	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1966	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1968	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1974	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1998	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1999	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2000	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2001	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2002	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2003	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2004	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2006	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2007	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2008	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2009	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2010	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2011	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2012	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2013	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2014	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2015	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2016	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2017	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2018	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2019	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2020	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2021	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2022	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2023	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2024	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2025	15.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kars, 1963 to 2025. The record is 133.0 mm (5.2 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.9 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kars by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1964	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1966	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1967	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1973	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1974	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
1998	n/a
1999	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2000	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2001	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2002	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2003	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2004	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2006	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2007	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
2008	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2009	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
2010	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2011	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2012	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
2013	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2015	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
2016	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
2017	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2018	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2019	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2020	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2021	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2022	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2023	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2024	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
2025	48.5 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kars, 1963 to 2025. The record is 42 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 11 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kars by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	6 days
1964	8 days
1965	6 days
1966	10 days
1967	9 days
1968	9 days
1973	10 days
1974	5 days
1998	2 days
1999	14 days
2000	3 days
2001	3 days
2002	11 days
2003	20 days
2004	13 days
2006	19 days
2007	18 days
2008	22 days
2009	16 days
2010	42 days
2011	26 days
2012	23 days
2013	30 days
2014	22 days
2015	22 days
2016	23 days
2017	42 days
2018	14 days
2019	4 days
2020	5 days
2021	7 days
2022	15 days
2023	5 days
2024	6 days
2025	4 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.

Download the Data

Data for Kars standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kars threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).