This day is remembered as the coldest in the entire history of observations.
On the other end of the temperature spectrum is the year 1984, when the thermometer rose to +18.4 degrees, thus setting a heat record.
The "Weather and Climate" platform collects weather data from around the world. For the analysis of temperature records, data with daily resolution covering the period from 1936 to 2024 for Bishkek is used, while information on weather anomalies is taken from 1898.
The average monthly temperature for February in the capital is about −0.5 degrees.
Throughout all observations, the coldest February was in 1931, when the average temperature was −15.3 degrees.
At the same time, the warmest February was noted in 2021 with a temperature of +3.9 degrees.
According to the latest weather forecasts, on February 28, cloudy weather with light precipitation is expected in Bishkek. During the day, the temperature will reach +2 degrees, while at night it will drop to −2 degrees.
