Madness in Central Asia – Brutal heatwaves up to +46°C in Spring! (Turkmenistan +45,6°C, Uzbekistan +44,5°C, Kazakhstan +44,0°C, Siberia +36,6°C(!)), heatwaves in the Middle East, E-S-SE Asia, and a damaging hailstorm in Beijing, China
Marek Kučera 
Asia is suffering a record Spring 2025, with anomalous heatwaves, in April 2025 even 10°C+ above monthly temperature records across large parts of Central Asia.
In May 2025, heatwaves are continuing, with brutal +45,6°C in Sarakhs, Turkmenistan, +44,5°C in Kyzyl Orda, Uzbekistan and historic +44°C in Kazakhstan in mid-May. Nearly all Central Asia destroyed its all-time Spring records and even June and July records!
In Kazakhstan, +43°C was measured at latitudes 45°N (!!!).
This is the most extreme climatic event in all-time history, it has never happened before – by lasting, and by intensity of Asian heatwaves, both.
In Iran, +47,4°C was measured in Zabol, +42,0°C in Nehbandan, 1200 MASL, +41,4°C in Ferdous and +40,6°C in Kashmar.
Khiva, Uzbekistan reported +43,0°C and Tamdy, Uzbekistan, +43,4°C.
Meanwhile in neighboring China, +44,8°C, in Kyrgyzstan +38,7°C in Talas, 1200 MASL (above June record) and in Ugloskoye in Siberia, supertropical +36,6°C, was measured.
Tmin of +29,1°C appeared in Khantau, Kazakhstan at 552 MASL – not only May national record, but too its June and July record.
In Bishkek, Tmin of +22,2°C, the Kyrgyz May hottest night was measured. In Uzbekistan, record Tmins of +26,1°C in Buhara and +25,8°C in Nurata, were observed. In Turkmenistan Tmin of +26,0°C in Danganata appeared and tropical nights were observed in Siberia, too. From the next hot nights, Tmin of +30,4°C was measured in Zarafshan, Uzbekistan, +27,5°C at Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan, Tmins of +30,2°C in Dzangeldy, +25,4°C in Chimbaj, + 26,0°C in Tedzhen Turkmenistan and +25,6°C in Aralskoe More, Kazakhstan, were observed. Ridiculous Tmin of +27,8°C in Beyneau, Kazakhstan, appeared, with records locally broken by 10°C!
Tmins of +38°C in Khassab, Oman and +35,5°C Dhudna, UAE appeared. Tropical nights were measured above levels >2000 MASL in Iran! From May records, +27,5°C Kashmar 1110 MASL, +25,4°C Torbat 1450 MASL.
In Pakistan Tmins of +29,5°C in Chhor appeared and in the next period Tmaxes above +50°C and Tmins above +40°C (!) are expected.
From May 16 to May 21, central China will be hit by an extreme heat wave, with the highest temperature in many provinces exceeding +40°C, and Henan may reach +44°C! If this happens, hundreds of weather stations will break the May record! On May 19, the highest temperature in central China may reach +45°C! If this happens, it will break the record for the highest temperature in China in May!
Meanwhile, massive hailstorm in Beijing shatters windshields, causes traffic and flight chaos.
In India, Tmins > +30°C in the West, East, North and South and hot Sri Lanka are reported. Thanjvur with a May record Tmin of +31,0°C.
Historic Tmin of +28,1°C was observed this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, too.
Meanwhile in Japan, a record of May highest Tmin was broken at Amagi (far south) with +30,6°C.
In Indonesia, +35,8°C measured in Kaimana (West Papua), May hottest temperature on record and Tmin and Tmax +25,9 / +36,4°C in Tanah Merah (both records for May).
According to forecasts, historic heatwaves across the continent will be continuing, and in monsoon areas, severe floods and high heat index are predicted.
Summer forecast for Asia you will find here: https://mkweather.com/summer-2025-forecast-for-asia-a-strong-typhoon-and-cyclone-season-record-heatwaves-for-central-asia-hot-middle-east-stormy-in-the-south-hot-china-north-stormy-south-drier-dry-west-and-stormy/.
Accumulated precipitation in Asia until 2. June 2025. Source: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=gfs®ion=asia&pkg=apcpn&runtime=2025051706&fh=384
HEATWAVES IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
HEATWAVES IN SE-S-E ASIA
Marek Sadowski 
