It’s been a crazy past 6-12 months across large swathes of Asia. Relentless record heat with spells of extreme cold. The wild and erratic swings have been eye popping.

As you can see, warmth has been dominant in the past 90 days or the period between late November through late February.

Anomaly between 16-23 Feb!

Between 20-27 Feb

It seems when it’s warm, it’s record very warm or off the scale warm but ‘at times’ when cold, it’s VERY cold to record cold.

In my personal opinion, here is some explanation to these extremes.

• Abnormally warm NW Pacific coupled with La Nina last summer.
• Development of a strong El Nino
• Relentless summer/autumn heat waves
• Strong +IOD/MJO enhancing sinking over maritime continent (drought, record heat SE Asia)
• Solar max?
• Hunga Tonga eruption?
• Warm overall oceans/land/atmosphere?

China & Mongolia

HISTORIC WARM SPELL
It's the beginning of an event which will rewrite world climatic history with thousands records during 2 weeks in all East Asia

Insane NIGHT temperatures of +10C in SIBERIA
MONGOLIA
+9.3C Tugrug
+4.1C Tonkhil 2200m

TAJIKISTAN
Crazy +20C at 1500m at Khovaling https://t.co/P2yWBhpH5o

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 11, 2024

WINTER RECORD WARMTH IN CHINA
Today 109 stations broke their highest temperature records for mid January and 12 for all January,mainly in Chongqing Province
Chongqing itself missed it by 1 decimal but tomorrow the warmth will expand and increase with hundreds of potential records https://t.co/5sk8nbLGPf pic.twitter.com/em4ZYnpBh7

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 12, 2024

ASIAN HEAT WAVE
Today 52 chinese stations had their warmest day for mid January and 4 for all January.
After a pause, the warmth will return even fiercer with records moving to Southern China,Vietnam,HK,Taiwan,Lao,Thai,…

IN CENTRAL ASIA insane 25C with nights at +15C. https://t.co/5sk8nbLGPf pic.twitter.com/cICUa0N68D

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 13, 2024

Cold spell in CHINA intensifies with up to -44.8C today in the Tulihe area.
The cold is moving South where snow is expected to fall just north of the tropics.

In the meanwhile stifling heat persists in THAILAND with temps up to 37C and a new January record at Buriram with 36.1C. https://t.co/MurKF45Ti6

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 21, 2024

Rare blizzard in southern China! From last night to now, widespread snowfall has covered the Yangtze River Basin. So far, at least 6 stations have set new January snow depth records. In Butuo, Sichuan, 39.4mm of snow fell and 35cm of snow accumulated in 24h.@extremetemps pic.twitter.com/BbnU0BdO2J

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) January 22, 2024

First results of the big warm up in Central Eastern Asia.
Up to 25C in Central Asian republics with nights up to +15 C.
Over +9C in MONGOLIA at 1500m asl.
The warmth is moving East to China and Koreas. https://t.co/RNo1AqHAoE

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 11, 2024

January 2024, China's average temperature was -3.7°C (+1.1°C), and the sixth highest temperature in history since 1961.
In January, China's average precipitation was 16.3mm, 13.3% more than the same period.@extremetemps pic.twitter.com/JYpLIfA4sr

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 12, 2024

Exceptional and unprecedented mildness in the usually cold Northeast China.
The famous city of Harbin which hosts the ice city during winter, failed to drop below freezing today with its highest February Tmin on record: +1.0C.
The ice city had to be closed because the melting ice https://t.co/zOr4injHXp pic.twitter.com/NOAZyrFsAU

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 13, 2024

Besides Australia,The other historic heat wave to follow next few days is in East Asia.
Today +13C in Mongolia at 1500m asl, and 7 monthly records broken in China.
It's just the appetizer:hundreds if not thousands of records will be pulverized in all East Asia+Far East Russia. https://t.co/W3Xrpz3yR8

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 17, 2024

Spectacular turnaround in NW China:from winter record warmth to record cold in 48 hours !
The new AWS of Turhong dropped to -52.3C today which is a new all time cold record for Xinjiang Province. https://t.co/FfHS8rAsWL

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 18, 2024

Historic day for world climatic history
CHINA had a world record national daily spread of over 90C between -52C and +38C ,1C more than USA in Jan 1954.
Two dozens records heat were broken with 5 provinces >33C. Exceptional. https://t.co/GxAsEoS2QX

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 18, 2024

CHINA again with extreme temperature contrasts >80C within the same day.
6 more stations today broke their February heat records plus others of hottest night like Xiamen.
Exceptional the case of Fuzhou with 32.3C pulverized its previous record by 2.4C. https://t.co/mPoejBwaNi

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 21, 2024

In Fuyun County, Xinjiang, many birds were frozen to death on the ice by the cold wave. In the past three days, temperature in northern Xinjiang has dropped by 35～46C, with the lowest temperature as low as -52.3C (breaking the coldest record in Xinjiang). pic.twitter.com/gNh4hxpHOV

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 20, 2024

Temperature difference in China has exceeded 80C for four consecutive days！Today, 7 stations broke the record for late February, and 6 of them broke the monthly record. Fuzhou 32.3C raised the record by 2.4C, almost exceeding the March record (32.6C). @extremetemps pic.twitter.com/VzYNLvstaG

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 21, 2024

Cold air moving south caused a fierce drop in temperature, Guizhou dropped by nearly 30C in 24 h! The maximum drop is 12C in 1 h. Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Henan and other places also experienced heavy rains. Anhui Shitai's 24-hour rainfall of 97.1mm broke the February record. https://t.co/qWPaM1QQLI pic.twitter.com/Vqgqr1Bm6V

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 21, 2024

Xiamen, where I am located, set a new record for the highest daily average temperature and highest daily low temperature in February today! The maximum temperature of 28.2C was also the third highest in February. https://t.co/qWPaM1QQLI pic.twitter.com/VQfdIfpgUQ

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 21, 2024

China experienced the second warmest mid-February in history, with seven provinces being the warmest in history. However, with the arrival of widespread rain and snow, temperatures in China will turn to low in late February. @extremetemps pic.twitter.com/XKta9qe92K

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 22, 2024

In addition, 27 stations broke the February daily rainfall record (two provinces in Zhejiang and Jiangxi broke the provincial record), 17 Station breaks February snow depth record! @extremetemps https://t.co/7Lp6LmIUHV

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 22, 2024

Exceptional heat in Asia with 2 more February national records broken today.

????️37.7°C Yujing, #Taiwan ????????, 1.4°C above the previous national record set… last year and above the reliable March national record!

????️32.3°C Lau Fau Shan, #HongKong ????????, record broken 2 days in a row. pic.twitter.com/XYdqQNp4TP

— Thierry Goose (@ThierryGooseBC) February 21, 2024

BTW，This morning, freezing rain was observed for the first time in more than 150 years of meteorological records in western Shanghai! https://t.co/bxhK81Z5Sg

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 23, 2024

226 stations broke the record for the highest temperature in mid-February. After the arrival of the cold wave, 309 stations broke the record for the lowest daily maximum temperature in late February！ @extremetemps pic.twitter.com/Cl5cCLnDef

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 23, 2024

According to statistics from the Hunan Provincial Meteorological Bureau, the average temperature in Hunan province has dropped by 22.7C in the past three days, and the intensity of the cold wave is the second strongest on record! pic.twitter.com/bTJsV93g3n

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 23, 2024

As for the highest temperature on February 23, 107 stations broke the lowest record for late February, of which 26 stations broke the lowest record for February! @extremetemps pic.twitter.com/VPJkLSjIFM

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 24, 2024

As of today, the cold wave has caused 400 stations in China to break the lowest daily high temperature record in late February; 29 stations have broken the lowest daily temperature record in late February! @extremetemps @ThierryGooseBC pic.twitter.com/02ZphSyA1R

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 25, 2024

In 10 days, the temperature in China went from the warmest to the second coldest in history for the same period! @extremetemps @ThierryGooseBC pic.twitter.com/khhWUk6Hc3

— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) February 26, 2024

Korea & Japan

More records heat in JAPAN.
Yesterday 19 stations had their highest minimum temperatures ever recorded in January, some of which with some decades of POR. (period of record).
East Asia has broken hundreds of heat records throughout this month in 3 different warm spells. https://t.co/YZcH1cmy9g

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 23, 2024

After a record warm 2023, January 2024 in Japan opens very mild.
With a temperature anomaly of +1.25C vs 1991-2020 it's the 3rd warmest January on record, https://t.co/61lMs0FfHS

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 1, 2024

HISTORIC HEAT KOREAS
Records were wiped out with huge margins allover Korea Peninsula as well.
NORTH KOREA with a TMIN +9.4C at Changjon (+8.5 Wonsan,7.9 Kaesong,7.5 Haeju,+7 Sariwon,…) had its warmest February night on record, almost every warm night record was smashed. pic.twitter.com/nklkNKMO9H

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 14, 2024

RECORD ❗️
After the hottest night, now it's the hottest day
19.8C at Wonsan NORTH KOREA hottest February day in climatic history. (18C also Kaesong).
Records were pulverized also in SOUTH KOREA, with TMINS up to 15C.
It's gonna get even hotter in few days. https://t.co/Wsn8QINVOs

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 14, 2024

HISTORIC HEAT JAPAN
216 more Monthly records brutalized with margins hardly ever seen before.
Also hottest February day in history in HOKKAIDO 17.1 at Mombetsu and Yubetsu.
Full list below: https://t.co/jJwD6vfMKu

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 19, 2024

MADNESS IN JAPAN ????????
Over 480 record broken in 3 days ❗️ , with margins even above 6C.
This is the most extreme event in 150 years of Japanese climatic history.
116 heat records today plus >100 o-records of high minimums records of yesterday in this thread????courtesy of T. Suzuki. https://t.co/Z3uREaZ8Ui

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 20, 2024

Another avalanche of records in JAPAN ????????
90 stations had their February highest Tmins yesterday : See list below ????.
Today max. monthly records :
24.9 Tokashiki
24.3 Kagoshima [data since 1883]
23.9 Tashiro
23.1 Nakakoshiki

Number of records are now close to 600 this month ! https://t.co/HrhXahVIEs

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 21, 2024

Insane warm night yesterday in JAPAN.
55 more stations broke their February highest minimum temperature on record with even tropical nights in places like Tanegashima.
Min 17.8 Kagoshima (data since 1883) broke both its highest max. and high min.
See full list by JMA pic.twitter.com/UUaUXR4ITl

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 22, 2024

Another avalanche of records in JAPAN ????????
90 stations had their February highest Tmins yesterday : See list below ????.
Today max. monthly records :
24.9 Tokashiki
24.3 Kagoshima [data since 1883]
23.9 Tashiro
23.1 Nakakoshiki

Number of records are now close to 600 this month ! https://t.co/HrhXahVIEs

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 21, 2024

Yesterday was another record day in JAPAN, now only in the subtropical islands.
Hottest February day on record:
28.0 Iriomotejima
27.6 Minamidaitojima
26.2 Oku
25.4 Isen

Very warm nights too with minimum temperatures locally above 23C.
Japan broke almost 700 records in 1 week. https://t.co/8hU55ZpK1A

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 23, 2024

【Result】
In #Tokyo, the weather observed on 23-2-2024 at 09:00am (00UTC) was ❄️????️sleet.
3 days earlier, the temperature had been above ????️23°C (74°F) !

In #Mito, also in the #Kantō region, the maximum ☃️snow depth was 2 cm. https://t.co/ZZeCZmfNdv pic.twitter.com/Z85NtJonwZ

— Tomoki Suzuki (@StabilizClimate) February 23, 2024

Central Asia

Insane July temperatures tonight in Central Asia with temperatures of 10C/15C at dawn not only in Turkmenistan but even in Kazakh highlands at 800m asl.
24 hours Tmin of +11.1C at Shymkent is the highest MIN in January in Kazakhstan
Records in Mongolia too
It's just the beginning https://t.co/PajbCeiv12

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 10, 2024

Record heat is sweeping all Europe from Spain to Caucasus.
Yesterday in AZERBAIJAN the capital Baku rose to an impressive 24.0C, pulverizing by over 2C its record of highest temperature in February.
Record heat will continue into next week in the area and spread East. pic.twitter.com/4l85UJIzQS

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 10, 2024

It's insane what we are seeing today:
Thousands of records are being brutalized allover Asia and Africa,30C in Turkmenistan,25C at 1000m asl in Tajikistan,20C+ in Kazakhstan (record also on the Caspian at Ft Shevchenko), Thailand (38C BKK),China,Koreas,Japan even Male in Maldives pic.twitter.com/mjNVVOy5rD

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 14, 2024

EXTRAORDINARY
32.1C at Saragt TURKMENISTAN former USRR
In IRAN, just beyond the border, 32.2C at Sarakhs, (nearly same name) broke the February record of highest temperatures.
Temperatures up to 30C at 1000m in this noextitent winter in Central Asia,
night minimums >18C at 600m pic.twitter.com/7kXyoLTfei

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 16, 2024

SE Asia

Never ending record heat in INDONESIA.
Today Surabaya Juanda Airport with 35.9C had its warmest January day on record.
Record heat has been relentless for month in the whole country in every island. pic.twitter.com/w90QTsXNJe

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 4, 2024

Another exceptional record in SE Asia.
Huyen Tran in the Spratly Islands,VIETNAM had a MINIMUM temperature of 28.0C,which ties the highest minimum temperature ever recorded in Vietnam in January.
The heat has been intense and relentless despite being the coolest days of the year pic.twitter.com/YWsBCj8WK4

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 10, 2024

December 2023 in #Malaysia had an average temperature of 28.2C and was the HOTTEST December on record,after the hottest October and November
It was wetter than normal in the Peninsula,normal in Sarawak and drier than average in Sabah
See rainfalls anomalies map by Meteo Malaysia. pic.twitter.com/CBiatfRE7E

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 12, 2024

More insane heat from Thai "winter":
MIN. TEMP. tonight at Bangkok was 27.5C with suffocating humidity.
Not a single night dropped <25C this month and not a single daily average <29C.
And it will get worse.
No place on Earth had ever had this heat in its coldest month of the year pic.twitter.com/9GBjuU1C2b

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 13, 2024

BANGKOK DID IT AGAIN- Hottest January night in Asia

Crazy 28.5C MIN. temperature at Bangkok Klong Thoey
it's the hottest January night in Thai and Asian climatic history and one of the highest ever recorded in January in the whole Northern Hemisphere -highest is in Kenieba,Mali https://t.co/5jmyYUUMZD

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 14, 2024

After "stealing" the January record of highest minimum temperature ever recorded in Asia from Agathi (India), now Bangkok???????? holds the Asian records of highest minimums in 4 consecutive months:
December (also highest in all Hemisphere),January,February and March.
It's unstoppable. https://t.co/MRpinHdUHb

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 15, 2024

Another insane month in Bangkok,Thailand.
January should be cold season,yet not a single minimum temperature dropped below 25C, and the coldest day average was 28.8C!
This after the hottest December on record.
It's by far the hottest "cold season" any place on earth has ever had. pic.twitter.com/NXXDTpLMQ1

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 23, 2024

After Bangkok and Phuket….Koh Samui.
Record of highest minimum temperature ever recorded in January tied today in the famous tourist island with a Tmin of 27.7C.
Humidity and hot nights have been typical of this unexistent "cold season". pic.twitter.com/pAqUGHOSec

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 29, 2024

Brutal heat in THAILAND
it's the "cold season" yet temperatures are reaching 39C with minimums up to 28C.
Thousands records have fallen nearly every day since March 2023.
Today both Phuket and Huai Phong had their hottest February night on record with Tmin 27.5C.@yangyubin1998 pic.twitter.com/MqjpL5nPu4

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 9, 2024

January 2024 in #Thailand had an average temperature of 26.3C,+1.4C above normal
Bangkok Klong Thoey had an insane average of 30.6C, the highest monthly average ever recorded anywhere in the world in a coldest month of the year.
It was unusually dry in the South.
See maps by TMD. pic.twitter.com/gj3u1HSPRx

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 9, 2024

Endless record heat in THAILAND
Yesterday 38.2C at Laem Chabang new February record of highest temperature.
This should be a "cold spell".
Next heat wave will be historic:40C every day in Central Thailand and Tmins up to 28/29C on the Gulf.
It's supposed to be the "cold season" pic.twitter.com/THAsdQq7HU

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 12, 2024

Persistent record heat also in INDONESIA
Minimum temperatures still >28C in some locations and monthly record of highest minimum today at Saumlaki with 28.0C.

106 countries have broken heat records so far this month in just 12 days. The most in history in such a short period. pic.twitter.com/KllXmriFEV

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 12, 2024

Endless record heat in THAILAND,heat records fall even during "cold spells"
Today Phuket smashed its monthly record again with 37.6C

In CHINA monthly record at Qitaihe and earliest 20C on records in the Northeast

128 countries broke heat records so far in February:unprecedented https://t.co/cCl1sXofBn

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 13, 2024

More record heat in THAILAND
37.6 Bangkok Port and 36.5 Bang Na broke their February records.
In MYANMAR record at Dawei with 38.0.
Record also at Male MALDIVES:32.7
Thailand has broken thousands of records in the past 11 months, almost every single day of every month. pic.twitter.com/YbuCgZsCM9

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 14, 2024

Persistent record heat at Phuket,THAILAND,today 37.9C.
For over 50 years,until the 1990s, this tourist town had never recorded 37C,now it's recording 37C/38C nearly every day including in the cold season
Phuket and Bangkok have been constantly at record levels,every day in 2024 pic.twitter.com/YOQknJfwB2

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 17, 2024

Endless record heat in SE Asia.
3 capitals today had their hottest February night on records:Tmins 28.2 Jakarta,28 Bangkok and 26 Vientiane.
THAILAND More records high Tmins
28.5 Bangkok Pilot
27.4 Laem Chabang
27.2 Prachin Buri & Bua Chum
27 Chantaburi
26 Udon Thani & Nong Khai https://t.co/JQSHhMJ4pP

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 24, 2024

A DAY FOR HISTORY
Dozens records of hottest nights were swept away allover Oceania and Asia today.
PHILIPPINES had its hottest February night on record with TMIN 27.8C at San Jose.
INDONESIA
28 Kaimana,27.5 Ranai,27 Belawan
VIETNAM
27.3 Phu Quoc,26.7 Ca Mau, 26.6 Con Son https://t.co/JQSHhMJCfn

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 25, 2024

Siberia

SIBERIAN JANUARY NIGHTS WITH +10c
For the second night this month the Russian town of Chemal (Altai Republic,Siberia) rose above +10C/50F in the middle of the night.
Warmest January night ever recorded in Siberia.
In Kazakhstan night temps. >15C even above 800m,resembling summer pic.twitter.com/T3kgY72IoD

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 15, 2024

RECORD WARM SPELL ASIA
Thousands of records are on the way in this unprecedented event
SIBERIA-Records destroted by huge margins.
+14.3C Anucino
10.9 Preobrazhenie
10.6 Partizansk
10.1 Kirovskij
8.3 Gvasjugi

Crazy warmth in China,Koreas (next night +18C) and Japan (next tweets) pic.twitter.com/w8wkbZpt9V

— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 18, 2024

FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: By Uwe Dedering – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12152499

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