Bekibent Weather Records (TX000038756)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bekibent (TX000038756), Turkmenistan, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Bekibent

Bekibent (TX000038756) is a weather station in Turkmenistan at 38.62 latitude and 55.18 longitude, 206 m (676 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 1998, 40 years of record.
1,450 records set at Bekibent still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bekibent set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 2 April 1995.

About the Station

Location: Turkmenistan, 38.62 latitude, 55.18 longitude.
Elevation: 206 m (676 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 1998, 40 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 Bekibent. 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 Bekibent, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	24.0 C (75.2 F)	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.8 C (85.6 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.0 C (98.6 F)	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.0 C (105.8 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.0 C (107.6 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.0 C (113.0 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.0 C (109.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.0 C (107.6 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.4 C (95.7 F)	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.8 C (78.4 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,450 standing records

1,450 records at Bekibent still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 128.

Standing records at Bekibent by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	25
1974	19
1975	33
1976	86
1977	125
1978	95
1979	128
1980	56
1981	72
1982	32
1983	32
1984	37
1985	51
1986	42
1987	73
1988	16
1989	18
1990	102
1991	54
1992	48
1993	57
1994	84
1995	73
1996	32
1997	54
1998	6

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Bekibent between 8 November 1993 and 8 November 1993. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 89.9 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bekibent. The most was 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 8 November 1993.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bekibent
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 January 1994
Feb	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 February 1974
Mar	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 March 1966
Apr	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 April 1972
May	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 May 1965
Jun	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	18 June 1991
Jul	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	6 July 1974
Aug	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 August 1988
Sep	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	4 September 1974
Oct	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 October 1973
Nov	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 November 1993
Dec	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 1998

28 years of record at Bekibent, 1960 to 1998. 28 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960, 1961, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and others.

Days with data per year at Bekibent
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	3	1%	No
1961	1	0%	No
1973	28	8%	No
1974	30	8%	No
1975	53	15%	No
1976	180	49%	No
1977	190	52%	No
1978	185	51%	No
1979	210	58%	No
1980	124	34%	No
1981	132	36%	No
1982	47	13%	No
1983	71	19%	No
1984	86	23%	No
1985	107	29%	No
1986	112	31%	No
1987	121	33%	No
1988	48	13%	No
1989	57	16%	No
1990	134	37%	No
1991	107	29%	No
1992	137	37%	No
1993	133	36%	No
1994	132	36%	No
1995	116	32%	No
1996	72	20%	No
1997	85	23%	No
1998	16	4%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bekibent
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1995	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1994	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1994	Bekibent, TM	monthly rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1993	Bekibent, TM	all-time rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1993	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1993	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1993	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1992	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1991	Bekibent, TM	monthly rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1991	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1991	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	26 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1991	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1991	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1991	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	1 year	6 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1991	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	21 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1991	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1991	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	15 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1990	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1990	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1990	Bekibent, TM	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1959 to 1998

Yearly extremes at Bekibent: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1980	40.2 C (104.4 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	1984	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	1993	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	1972	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35
Longest dry spell (CDD)	122 days	1975	59 days	40

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bekibent, 1959 to 1998. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.2 C (104.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bekibent by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1959	n/a
1960	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1961	27.8 C (82.0 F)
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	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1974	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1975	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1976	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1977	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1978	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1979	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1980	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1981	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1982	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1983	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1984	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1985	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1986	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1987	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1989	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1990	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1991	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1992	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1994	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1995	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1997	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1998	25.0 C (77.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bekibent, 1959 to 1998. The record is -12.5 C (9.5 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.0 C (21.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bekibent by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	12.2 C (54.0 F)
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	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1974	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1975	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1976	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1977	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1978	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1979	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1980	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1981	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1982	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1983	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1984	-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1985	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1986	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1987	-10.4 C (13.3 F)
1988	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
1989	-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1990	-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1991	-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1992	-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1993	-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1994	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1995	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1996	-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1997	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1998	-5.2 C (22.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bekibent, 1959 to 1998. The record is 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.1 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bekibent by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959	11.3 mm (0.4 in)
1960	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1961	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1962	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1963	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1964	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1965	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1966	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1968	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1969	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1970	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1972	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1974	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1975	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1976	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1977	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1978	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1979	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1980	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1981	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1982	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1983	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1984	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1985	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1986	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1987	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1990	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1991	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1992	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1993	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1994	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1995	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	5.1 mm (0.20 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bekibent, 1959 to 1998. The record is 70.6 mm (2.8 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.9 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bekibent by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
1960	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1961	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1962	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1963	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1964	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1965	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1966	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1967	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1968	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1969	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1970	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1971	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1972	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1973	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1974	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1975	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1976	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1977	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1979	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1980	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1981	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1982	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1983	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1984	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1985	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1986	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1987	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1988	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1989	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1990	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1991	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	n/a
1993	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1994	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bekibent, 1959 to 1998. The record is 122 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bekibent by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959	44 days
1960	79 days
1961	75 days
1962	24 days
1963	67 days
1964	44 days
1965	55 days
1966	67 days
1967	87 days
1968	89 days
1969	63 days
1970	69 days
1971	111 days
1972	55 days
1973	82 days
1974	51 days
1975	122 days
1976	49 days
1977	51 days
1978	72 days
1979	87 days
1980	68 days
1981	62 days
1982	38 days
1983	82 days
1984	34 days
1985	96 days
1986	56 days
1987	41 days
1988	85 days
1989	71 days
1990	105 days
1991	21 days
1992	3 days
1993	4 days
1994	9 days
1995	3 days
1996	3 days
1997	3 days
1998	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.

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Data for Bekibent 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).