Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019

Name: Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019
Start: 2019-05-02
End: 2019-05-24
Location: Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Slovenia, Finland, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Netherlands, Slovakia, Ukraine, Montenegro, Russia, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Lithuania, Algeria, Belarus, Estonia, Serbia, Denmark, Ireland, Latvia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Portugal

Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019: 1,009 records at 532 stations, peak on 6 May 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019 set or tied 1,009 station records at 532 stations.
It ran from 2 May 2019 to 24 May 2019 (23 days) and its peak day was 6 May 2019.
Status: closed.
Le Bourget set a daily record low minimum temperature of 0.8 C (33.4 F) on 6 May 2019.
The busiest day was 15 May 2019 with 140 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 154 years.

Footprint

2 to 24 May 2019

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Visby_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	2019-05-14
Oberstdorf	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	2019-05-07
Le Bourget	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	2019-05-06
Trier-Zewen	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2019-05-05
Hurbanovo	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2019-05-14
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	2019-05-15
Schwerin	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	2019-05-05
Newton Rigg	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	2019-05-10
Basel Binningen	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2019-05-06
Lichtentanne	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	2019-05-04
Marnitz	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2019-05-15
Zagreb-Gric	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2019-05-15
Brest-Guipavas	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2019-05-05
Bamberg	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	2019-05-06
Nurnberg	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	2019-05-06
Graz	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	2019-05-14

Records per Day

Peak day 138

Records set or tied each day from 2 May 2019 to 24 May 2019. The most in one day was 140 on 15 May 2019.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019
Date	Records
2019-05-02	6
2019-05-03	48
2019-05-04	77
2019-05-05	129
2019-05-06	138
2019-05-07	90
2019-05-08	63
2019-05-09	20
2019-05-10	8
2019-05-11	13
2019-05-12	18
2019-05-13	55
2019-05-14	85
2019-05-15	140
2019-05-16	78
2019-05-17	4
2019-05-18	7
2019-05-19	8
2019-05-20	11
2019-05-21	3
2019-05-22	1
2019-05-24	7

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019 ranked by margin
Hurbanovo, 05-14	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Nurnberg, 05-06	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Le Bourget, 05-06	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Oberstdorf, 05-07	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Ljubljana Bezigrad, 05-15	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Visby_Flygplats, 05-14	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Oberstdorf, 05-05	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Trier-Zewen, 05-05	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Hurbanovo, 05-15	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Ljubljana Bezigrad, 05-14	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Newton Rigg, 05-10	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Basel Binningen, 05-06	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Schwerin, 05-05	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Visby_Flygplats, 05-04	0.3 C (0.5 F)
Zagreb-Gric, 05-15	0.2 C (0.4 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.8	97
1.8	97
1.5	118
1.4	98
2.9	92
1.7	116
0.7	106
1.5	108
1.3	100
0.9	104
1.1	96
0.8	97
0.1	116
0.1	154
0.2	121
0.3	133
0.1	96
0.2	74
0.2	97
1.9	80
0.9	69
0.8	92
2.5	78
0.6	92
0.5	92
1.0	86
2.9	72
1.7	76
0.5	80
0.8	80
3.4	61
3.1	72
0.1	59
0.9	77
0.9	80
2.9	61
1.0	76
1.0	77
1.4	50
1.6	66
1.0	77
1.1	77
1.0	77
0.1	57
0.4	77
3.1	60
0.9	77
0.6	80
1.4	64
0.5	76
0.7	40
0.6	77
0.8	50
0.5	77
0.4	77
4.2	58
2.1	61
1.4	65
2.5	68
1.4	68
0.1	76
0.9	72
1.3	61
0.3	76
1.8	61
0.4	76
1.9	38
1.8	68
3.2	61
2.9	64
0.1	76
1.8	38
2.9	40
1.6	61
0.4	68
0.1	68
2.5	61
0.6	61
3.0	40
0.6	44
1.8	61
2.6	48
2.3	60
0.3	72
2.0	61
3.1	53
0.5	64
1.0	34
1.3	64
0.9	65
0.2	43
1.0	38
0.6	68
0.4	68
3.5	38
0.8	61
0.4	68
0.6	68
1.1	65
0.9	64
0.9	64
3.0	40
1.3	60
1.4	60
1.4	65
1.5	60
0.1	61
0.4	38
0.1	37
0.2	37
0.5	38
0.5	38
0.1	61
3.1	41
0.9	33
1.5	50
0.2	64
1.6	56
0.5	65
0.5	65
0.3	64
0.6	68
0.2	68
0.3	40
1.5	61
1.2	61
1.0	64
3.6	40
1.8	48
0.8	65
1.2	61
0.9	61
1.7	61
0.2	37
1.2	61
8.4	20
2.3	53
0.7	65
1.0	61
0.4	36
1.0	61
0.3	68
0.2	65
2.8	42
0.2	64
1.6	56
0.1	40
1.0	61
1.1	56
1.5	57
0.4	61
1.0	56
0.7	61
0.3	65
0.2	61
1.6	56
0.7	61
0.1	64
0.2	64
0.4	61
3.7	38
0.7	28
0.2	38
1.0	61
0.8	61
0.5	61
0.5	61
0.9	56
0.1	38
0.1	38
3.0	44
0.4	64
0.3	38
0.3	56
0.6	56
0.1	61
2.2	41
0.3	61
2.2	40
4.6	28
0.5	61
0.5	61
0.1	65
1.9	50
0.8	56
0.7	56
0.3	57
1.7	56
0.2	64
2.9	32
4.7	29
2.4	42
0.6	61
2.6	37
0.5	61
2.1	44
3.0	41
1.1	52
0.7	25
2.2	44

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019 (this event)	1,009 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,009

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 31 other countries, 2 to 24 May 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-05-04	Lichtentanne	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	154	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-04	Visby_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	133	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-05	Trier-Zewen	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	98	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-05	Schwerin	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	106	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-05	Oberstdorf	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	108	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-05	Brest-Guipavas	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	74	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-06	Le Bourget	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	97	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-06	Basel Binningen	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	97	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-06	Bamberg	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	97	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-06	Nurnberg	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	80	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-07	Oberstdorf	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	97	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-10	Newton Rigg	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	104	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-14	Visby_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	118	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-14	Hurbanovo	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	92	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-14	Ljubljana Bezigrad	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-14	Graz	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	96	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-15	Ljubljana Bezigrad	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-15	Hurbanovo	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	100	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-15	Marnitz	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	116	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-15	Zagreb-Gric	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	121	40 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,009 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.8	97
1.8	97
1.5	118
1.4	98
2.9	92
1.7	116
0.7	106
1.5	108
1.3	100
0.9	104
1.1	96
0.8	97
0.1	116
0.1	154
0.2	121
0.3	133
0.1	96
0.2	74
0.2	97
1.9	80
0.9	69
0.8	92
2.5	78
0.6	92
0.5	92
1.0	86
2.9	72
1.7	76
0.5	80
0.8	80
3.4	61
3.1	72
0.1	59
0.9	77
0.9	80
2.9	61
1.0	76
1.0	77
1.4	50
1.6	66
1.0	77
1.1	77
1.0	77
0.1	57
0.4	77
3.1	60
0.9	77
0.6	80
1.4	64
0.5	76
0.7	40
0.6	77
0.8	50
0.5	77
0.4	77
4.2	58
2.1	61
1.4	65
2.5	68
1.4	68
0.1	76
0.9	72
1.3	61
0.3	76
1.8	61
0.4	76
1.9	38
1.8	68
3.2	61
2.9	64
0.1	76
1.8	38
2.9	40
1.6	61
0.4	68
0.1	68
2.5	61
0.6	61
3.0	40
0.6	44
1.8	61
2.6	48
2.3	60
0.3	72
2.0	61
3.1	53
0.5	64
1.0	34
1.3	64
0.9	65
0.2	43
1.0	38
0.6	68
0.4	68
3.5	38
0.8	61
0.4	68
0.6	68
1.1	65
0.9	64
0.9	64
3.0	40
1.3	60
1.4	60
1.4	65
1.5	60
0.1	61
0.4	38
0.1	37
0.2	37
0.5	38
0.5	38
0.1	61
3.1	41
0.9	33
1.5	50
0.2	64
1.6	56
0.5	65
0.5	65
0.3	64
0.6	68
0.2	68
0.3	40
1.5	61
1.2	61
1.0	64
3.6	40
1.8	48
0.8	65
1.2	61
0.9	61
1.7	61
0.2	37
1.2	61
8.4	20
2.3	53
0.7	65
1.0	61
0.4	36
1.0	61
0.3	68
0.2	65
2.8	42
0.2	64
1.6	56
0.1	40
1.0	61
1.1	56
1.5	57
0.4	61
1.0	56
0.7	61
0.3	65
0.2	61
1.6	56
0.7	61
0.1	64
0.2	64
0.4	61
3.7	38
0.7	28
0.2	38
1.0	61
0.8	61
0.5	61
0.5	61
0.9	56
0.1	38
0.1	38
3.0	44
0.4	64
0.3	38
0.3	56
0.6	56
0.1	61
2.2	41
0.3	61
2.2	40
4.6	28
0.5	61
0.5	61
0.1	65
1.9	50
0.8	56
0.7	56
0.3	57
1.7	56
0.2	64
2.9	32
4.7	29
2.4	42
0.6	61
2.6	37
0.5	61
2.1	44
3.0	41
1.1	52
0.7	25
2.2	44

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.8	97
1.8	97
1.5	118
1.4	98
2.9	92
1.7	116
0.7	106
1.5	108
1.3	100
0.9	104
1.1	96
0.8	97
0.1	116
0.1	154
0.2	121
0.3	133
0.1	96
0.2	74
0.2	97
1.9	80
0.9	69
0.8	92
2.5	78
0.6	92
0.5	92
1.0	86
2.9	72
1.7	76
0.5	80
0.8	80
3.4	61
3.1	72
0.1	59
0.9	77
0.9	80
2.9	61
1.0	76
1.0	77
1.4	50
1.6	66
1.0	77
1.1	77
1.0	77
0.1	57
0.4	77
3.1	60
0.9	77
0.6	80
1.4	64
0.5	76
0.7	40
0.6	77
0.8	50
0.5	77
0.4	77
4.2	58
2.1	61
1.4	65
2.5	68
1.4	68
0.1	76
0.9	72
1.3	61
0.3	76
1.8	61
0.4	76
1.9	38
1.8	68
3.2	61
2.9	64
0.1	76
1.8	38
2.9	40
1.6	61
0.4	68
0.1	68
2.5	61
0.6	61
3.0	40
0.6	44
1.8	61
2.6	48
2.3	60
0.3	72
2.0	61
3.1	53
0.5	64
1.0	34
1.3	64
0.9	65
0.2	43
1.0	38
0.6	68
0.4	68
3.5	38
0.8	61
0.4	68
0.6	68
1.1	65
0.9	64
0.9	64
3.0	40
1.3	60
1.4	60
1.4	65
1.5	60
0.1	61
0.4	38
0.1	37
0.2	37
0.5	38
0.5	38
0.1	61
3.1	41
0.9	33
1.5	50
0.2	64
1.6	56
0.5	65
0.5	65
0.3	64
0.6	68
0.2	68
0.3	40
1.5	61
1.2	61
1.0	64
3.6	40
1.8	48
0.8	65
1.2	61
0.9	61
1.7	61
0.2	37
1.2	61
8.4	20
2.3	53
0.7	65
1.0	61
0.4	36
1.0	61
0.3	68
0.2	65
2.8	42
0.2	64
1.6	56
0.1	40
1.0	61
1.1	56
1.5	57
0.4	61
1.0	56
0.7	61
0.3	65
0.2	61
1.6	56
0.7	61
0.1	64
0.2	64
0.4	61
3.7	38
0.7	28
0.2	38
1.0	61
0.8	61
0.5	61
0.5	61
0.9	56
0.1	38
0.1	38
3.0	44
0.4	64
0.3	38
0.3	56
0.6	56
0.1	61
2.2	41
0.3	61
2.2	40
4.6	28
0.5	61
0.5	61
0.1	65
1.9	50
0.8	56
0.7	56
0.3	57
1.7	56
0.2	64
2.9	32
4.7	29
2.4	42
0.6	61
2.6	37
0.5	61
2.1	44
3.0	41
1.1	52
0.7	25
2.2	44

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.8	97
1.8	97
1.5	118
1.4	98
2.9	92
1.7	116
0.7	106
1.5	108
1.3	100
0.9	104
1.1	96
0.8	97
0.1	116
0.1	154
0.2	121
0.3	133
0.1	96
0.2	74
0.2	97
1.9	80
0.9	69
0.8	92
2.5	78
0.6	92
0.5	92
1.0	86
2.9	72
1.7	76
0.5	80
0.8	80
3.4	61
3.1	72
0.1	59
0.9	77
0.9	80
2.9	61
1.0	76
1.0	77
1.4	50
1.6	66
1.0	77
1.1	77
1.0	77
0.1	57
0.4	77
3.1	60
0.9	77
0.6	80
1.4	64
0.5	76
0.7	40
0.6	77
0.8	50
0.5	77
0.4	77
4.2	58
2.1	61
1.4	65
2.5	68
1.4	68
0.1	76
0.9	72
1.3	61
0.3	76
1.8	61
0.4	76
1.9	38
1.8	68
3.2	61
2.9	64
0.1	76
1.8	38
2.9	40
1.6	61
0.4	68
0.1	68
2.5	61
0.6	61
3.0	40
0.6	44
1.8	61
2.6	48
2.3	60
0.3	72
2.0	61
3.1	53
0.5	64
1.0	34
1.3	64
0.9	65
0.2	43
1.0	38
0.6	68
0.4	68
3.5	38
0.8	61
0.4	68
0.6	68
1.1	65
0.9	64
0.9	64
3.0	40
1.3	60
1.4	60
1.4	65
1.5	60
0.1	61
0.4	38
0.1	37
0.2	37
0.5	38
0.5	38
0.1	61
3.1	41
0.9	33
1.5	50
0.2	64
1.6	56
0.5	65
0.5	65
0.3	64
0.6	68
0.2	68
0.3	40
1.5	61
1.2	61
1.0	64
3.6	40
1.8	48
0.8	65
1.2	61
0.9	61
1.7	61
0.2	37
1.2	61
8.4	20
2.3	53
0.7	65
1.0	61
0.4	36
1.0	61
0.3	68
0.2	65
2.8	42
0.2	64
1.6	56
0.1	40
1.0	61
1.1	56
1.5	57
0.4	61
1.0	56
0.7	61
0.3	65
0.2	61
1.6	56
0.7	61
0.1	64
0.2	64
0.4	61
3.7	38
0.7	28
0.2	38
1.0	61
0.8	61
0.5	61
0.5	61
0.9	56
0.1	38
0.1	38
3.0	44
0.4	64
0.3	38
0.3	56
0.6	56
0.1	61
2.2	41
0.3	61
2.2	40
4.6	28
0.5	61
0.5	61
0.1	65
1.9	50
0.8	56
0.7	56
0.3	57
1.7	56
0.2	64
2.9	32
4.7	29
2.4	42
0.6	61
2.6	37
0.5	61
2.1	44
3.0	41
1.1	52
0.7	25
2.2	44