Although the month has just begun, residents have already experienced both warm and cold days.
March 11 entered the top five coldest days of this month, recording a temperature of -8.9 degrees (although it felt much colder in reality).
The absolute cold record for March 11 was set in 1979 and amounted to -12.4 °C. This value remains the lowest recorded for this date in Bishkek. Other cold days include March 11, 1968 (around -11 degrees), 1985 (-10 degrees), and 1997, when the temperature dropped to -9 degrees.
On the opposite end, March 9 became one of the warmest days, with a temperature of +20.7 degrees. The absolute record for this date was recorded on March 9, 1993, and reached +23.3 °C.
The coldest day in March in the entire history of observations was March 1, 1951, when the temperature dropped to -21.8 degrees below zero.
And on March 16, 1971, the highest value was recorded: +30.5 degrees.
