Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019

Name: Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019
Start: 2019-06-26
End: 2019-07-19
Location: Germany, Sweden, Russia, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Belarus, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy, Latvia, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Slovenia, Denmark, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia

Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019: 670 records at 379 stations, peak on 4 July 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019 set or tied 670 station records at 379 stations.
It ran from 26 June 2019 to 19 July 2019 (24 days) and its peak day was 4 July 2019.
Status: closed.
Regensburg set a daily record low minimum temperature of 6.3 C (43.3 F) on 10 July 2019.
The busiest day was 4 July 2019 with 98 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

26 June to 19 July 2019

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Regensburg	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	2019-07-10
Krasnaja_Gora	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2019-07-13
Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	2019-07-19
Gallivare_A	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	2019-07-03
Tallinn	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2019-07-12
Trondheim - Voll	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2019-07-03
Stiege	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2019-07-04
Worms	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2019-07-10
Tallinn	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2019-07-12
Tafjord	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	2019-07-03
Eslohe	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2019-07-04
Kargopol	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2019-07-11
Velikie Luki	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2019-07-13
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2019-07-14
Vigra	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2019-07-03
Gottingen	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2019-07-04
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	2019-07-04
Krasnoshelye	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	2019-07-10
Tartu-Toravere	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2019-07-12

Records per Day

Peak day 98

Records set or tied each day from 26 June 2019 to 19 July 2019. The most in one day was 98 on 4 July 2019.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019
Date	Records
2019-06-26	5
2019-06-27	5
2019-06-28	5
2019-06-29	19
2019-06-30	20
2019-07-01	6
2019-07-02	14
2019-07-03	62
2019-07-04	98
2019-07-05	42
2019-07-06	4
2019-07-07	9
2019-07-08	20
2019-07-09	42
2019-07-10	81
2019-07-11	47
2019-07-12	66
2019-07-13	42
2019-07-14	38
2019-07-15	15
2019-07-16	17
2019-07-17	4
2019-07-18	6
2019-07-19	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019 ranked by margin
Tallinn, 07-12	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Krasnaja_Gora, 07-13	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Velikie Luki, 07-13	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Tallinn, 07-12	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Tartu-Toravere, 07-12	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Gottingen, 07-04	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Stiege, 07-04	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Eslohe, 07-04	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Regensburg, 07-10	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Trondheim - Voll, 07-03	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Rotenburg (Wumme), 07-04	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Pitea, 07-19	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Worms, 07-10	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Tafjord, 07-03	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Vigra, 07-03	0.4 C (0.7 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 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.9	116
3.2	80
0.8	112
4.0	53
0.1	125
0.2	127
1.4	86
0.9	90
0.7	57
2.2	60
1.1	80
0.7	54
0.2	88
0.3	84
2.7	57
2.0	60
1.6	69
0.9	47
0.4	59
0.4	86
4.6	50
2.9	60
3.0	57
0.8	76
1.8	56
3.6	46
0.4	59
0.8	73
0.7	74
1.7	60
1.7	60
1.2	72
3.1	37
0.3	39
0.7	68
2.9	45
2.2	56
3.0	49
0.2	72
2.5	53
0.8	68
2.2	52
0.7	70
0.9	56
2.3	57
0.7	70
3.2	50
2.7	52
1.2	54
0.9	69
0.1	70
1.2	56
1.5	56
0.4	70
1.9	52
0.9	53
0.5	68
0.7	60
2.7	50
1.3	27
3.6	38
3.5	42
1.6	60
1.6	54
2.7	50
0.2	69
1.3	56
0.6	64
1.5	53
1.3	49
1.4	56
2.6	48
1.0	58
1.1	62
3.1	50
0.2	68
1.3	56
1.1	65
2.3	49
1.1	56
0.4	68
0.5	40
2.0	52
1.0	62
0.8	60
0.3	64
1.3	56
0.2	56
0.2	56
0.2	69
1.2	53
0.4	35
1.6	53
0.5	61
0.9	50
1.3	53
2.1	52
0.4	65
0.4	68
0.2	64
0.4	56
0.9	64
1.4	53
1.0	62
0.1	69
0.9	60
1.8	53
0.6	60
1.4	53
1.8	48
1.2	53
2.4	48
0.5	52
0.3	56
0.4	52
1.3	52
0.6	56
0.5	60
1.5	52
1.1	56
0.9	57
2.2	46
0.9	56
0.7	58
0.1	40
0.1	40
2.2	50
0.8	50
1.4	54
1.9	50
1.6	52
0.8	50
0.8	57
0.3	65
0.5	52
0.2	64
0.2	31
2.5	38
0.3	60
1.5	49
2.0	50
0.5	56
0.3	56
1.3	49
0.1	60
0.5	35
0.4	53
0.5	56
2.1	40
2.1	42
1.7	48
1.3	50
1.3	52
0.2	53
0.9	50
0.7	52
0.9	45
1.0	53
0.5	56
0.8	53
1.0	53
1.5	50
0.7	56
0.2	60
1.2	50
2.5	40
0.9	49
0.9	49
0.5	53
3.1	32
0.1	37
0.4	56
0.3	56
0.9	52
1.2	40
1.9	44
1.2	50
0.1	50
0.3	53
0.9	50
0.7	50
0.7	58
0.6	56
0.4	53
0.6	57
0.9	53
1.9	42
1.1	50
0.7	53
1.8	41
0.3	52
0.7	52
0.7	49
0.2	53
0.2	53
0.3	53
0.3	40
0.3	54
0.4	54
0.1	58

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 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 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019 (this event)	670 records

Every Record Set

20 of 670

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 22 other countries, 26 June to 19 July 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-07-03	Gallivare_A	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	127	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-03	Trondheim - Voll	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	90	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-03	Tafjord	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	54	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-03	Vigra	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	59	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-07-04	Stiege	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	86	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-04	Eslohe	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-04	Gottingen	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	69	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-07-04	Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	47	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-07-10	Regensburg	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	116	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-10	Worms	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	57	37 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-10	Krasnoshelye	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	86	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-07-11	Kargopol	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	84	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-12	Tallinn	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	53	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-12	Tallinn	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-12	Tartu-Toravere	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	60	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-07-13	Krasnaja_Gora	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	80	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-13	Velikie Luki	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	57	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-14	Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	125	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-14	Bucuresti-Baneasa	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	88	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-19	Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	112	42 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 670 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.9	116
3.2	80
0.8	112
4.0	53
0.1	125
0.2	127
1.4	86
0.9	90
0.7	57
2.2	60
1.1	80
0.7	54
0.2	88
0.3	84
2.7	57
2.0	60
1.6	69
0.9	47
0.4	59
0.4	86
4.6	50
2.9	60
3.0	57
0.8	76
1.8	56
3.6	46
0.4	59
0.8	73
0.7	74
1.7	60
1.7	60
1.2	72
3.1	37
0.3	39
0.7	68
2.9	45
2.2	56
3.0	49
0.2	72
2.5	53
0.8	68
2.2	52
0.7	70
0.9	56
2.3	57
0.7	70
3.2	50
2.7	52
1.2	54
0.9	69
0.1	70
1.2	56
1.5	56
0.4	70
1.9	52
0.9	53
0.5	68
0.7	60
2.7	50
1.3	27
3.6	38
3.5	42
1.6	60
1.6	54
2.7	50
0.2	69
1.3	56
0.6	64
1.5	53
1.3	49
1.4	56
2.6	48
1.0	58
1.1	62
3.1	50
0.2	68
1.3	56
1.1	65
2.3	49
1.1	56
0.4	68
0.5	40
2.0	52
1.0	62
0.8	60
0.3	64
1.3	56
0.2	56
0.2	56
0.2	69
1.2	53
0.4	35
1.6	53
0.5	61
0.9	50
1.3	53
2.1	52
0.4	65
0.4	68
0.2	64
0.4	56
0.9	64
1.4	53
1.0	62
0.1	69
0.9	60
1.8	53
0.6	60
1.4	53
1.8	48
1.2	53
2.4	48
0.5	52
0.3	56
0.4	52
1.3	52
0.6	56
0.5	60
1.5	52
1.1	56
0.9	57
2.2	46
0.9	56
0.7	58
0.1	40
0.1	40
2.2	50
0.8	50
1.4	54
1.9	50
1.6	52
0.8	50
0.8	57
0.3	65
0.5	52
0.2	64
0.2	31
2.5	38
0.3	60
1.5	49
2.0	50
0.5	56
0.3	56
1.3	49
0.1	60
0.5	35
0.4	53
0.5	56
2.1	40
2.1	42
1.7	48
1.3	50
1.3	52
0.2	53
0.9	50
0.7	52
0.9	45
1.0	53
0.5	56
0.8	53
1.0	53
1.5	50
0.7	56
0.2	60
1.2	50
2.5	40
0.9	49
0.9	49
0.5	53
3.1	32
0.1	37
0.4	56
0.3	56
0.9	52
1.2	40
1.9	44
1.2	50
0.1	50
0.3	53
0.9	50
0.7	50
0.7	58
0.6	56
0.4	53
0.6	57
0.9	53
1.9	42
1.1	50
0.7	53
1.8	41
0.3	52
0.7	52
0.7	49
0.2	53
0.2	53
0.3	53
0.3	40
0.3	54
0.4	54
0.1	58

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.9	116
3.2	80
0.8	112
4.0	53
0.1	125
0.2	127
1.4	86
0.9	90
0.7	57
2.2	60
1.1	80
0.7	54
0.2	88
0.3	84
2.7	57
2.0	60
1.6	69
0.9	47
0.4	59
0.4	86
4.6	50
2.9	60
3.0	57
0.8	76
1.8	56
3.6	46
0.4	59
0.8	73
0.7	74
1.7	60
1.7	60
1.2	72
3.1	37
0.3	39
0.7	68
2.9	45
2.2	56
3.0	49
0.2	72
2.5	53
0.8	68
2.2	52
0.7	70
0.9	56
2.3	57
0.7	70
3.2	50
2.7	52
1.2	54
0.9	69
0.1	70
1.2	56
1.5	56
0.4	70
1.9	52
0.9	53
0.5	68
0.7	60
2.7	50
1.3	27
3.6	38
3.5	42
1.6	60
1.6	54
2.7	50
0.2	69
1.3	56
0.6	64
1.5	53
1.3	49
1.4	56
2.6	48
1.0	58
1.1	62
3.1	50
0.2	68
1.3	56
1.1	65
2.3	49
1.1	56
0.4	68
0.5	40
2.0	52
1.0	62
0.8	60
0.3	64
1.3	56
0.2	56
0.2	56
0.2	69
1.2	53
0.4	35
1.6	53
0.5	61
0.9	50
1.3	53
2.1	52
0.4	65
0.4	68
0.2	64
0.4	56
0.9	64
1.4	53
1.0	62
0.1	69
0.9	60
1.8	53
0.6	60
1.4	53
1.8	48
1.2	53
2.4	48
0.5	52
0.3	56
0.4	52
1.3	52
0.6	56
0.5	60
1.5	52
1.1	56
0.9	57
2.2	46
0.9	56
0.7	58
0.1	40
0.1	40
2.2	50
0.8	50
1.4	54
1.9	50
1.6	52
0.8	50
0.8	57
0.3	65
0.5	52
0.2	64
0.2	31
2.5	38
0.3	60
1.5	49
2.0	50
0.5	56
0.3	56
1.3	49
0.1	60
0.5	35
0.4	53
0.5	56
2.1	40
2.1	42
1.7	48
1.3	50
1.3	52
0.2	53
0.9	50
0.7	52
0.9	45
1.0	53
0.5	56
0.8	53
1.0	53
1.5	50
0.7	56
0.2	60
1.2	50
2.5	40
0.9	49
0.9	49
0.5	53
3.1	32
0.1	37
0.4	56
0.3	56
0.9	52
1.2	40
1.9	44
1.2	50
0.1	50
0.3	53
0.9	50
0.7	50
0.7	58
0.6	56
0.4	53
0.6	57
0.9	53
1.9	42
1.1	50
0.7	53
1.8	41
0.3	52
0.7	52
0.7	49
0.2	53
0.2	53
0.3	53
0.3	40
0.3	54
0.4	54
0.1	58

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.9	116
3.2	80
0.8	112
4.0	53
0.1	125
0.2	127
1.4	86
0.9	90
0.7	57
2.2	60
1.1	80
0.7	54
0.2	88
0.3	84
2.7	57
2.0	60
1.6	69
0.9	47
0.4	59
0.4	86
4.6	50
2.9	60
3.0	57
0.8	76
1.8	56
3.6	46
0.4	59
0.8	73
0.7	74
1.7	60
1.7	60
1.2	72
3.1	37
0.3	39
0.7	68
2.9	45
2.2	56
3.0	49
0.2	72
2.5	53
0.8	68
2.2	52
0.7	70
0.9	56
2.3	57
0.7	70
3.2	50
2.7	52
1.2	54
0.9	69
0.1	70
1.2	56
1.5	56
0.4	70
1.9	52
0.9	53
0.5	68
0.7	60
2.7	50
1.3	27
3.6	38
3.5	42
1.6	60
1.6	54
2.7	50
0.2	69
1.3	56
0.6	64
1.5	53
1.3	49
1.4	56
2.6	48
1.0	58
1.1	62
3.1	50
0.2	68
1.3	56
1.1	65
2.3	49
1.1	56
0.4	68
0.5	40
2.0	52
1.0	62
0.8	60
0.3	64
1.3	56
0.2	56
0.2	56
0.2	69
1.2	53
0.4	35
1.6	53
0.5	61
0.9	50
1.3	53
2.1	52
0.4	65
0.4	68
0.2	64
0.4	56
0.9	64
1.4	53
1.0	62
0.1	69
0.9	60
1.8	53
0.6	60
1.4	53
1.8	48
1.2	53
2.4	48
0.5	52
0.3	56
0.4	52
1.3	52
0.6	56
0.5	60
1.5	52
1.1	56
0.9	57
2.2	46
0.9	56
0.7	58
0.1	40
0.1	40
2.2	50
0.8	50
1.4	54
1.9	50
1.6	52
0.8	50
0.8	57
0.3	65
0.5	52
0.2	64
0.2	31
2.5	38
0.3	60
1.5	49
2.0	50
0.5	56
0.3	56
1.3	49
0.1	60
0.5	35
0.4	53
0.5	56
2.1	40
2.1	42
1.7	48
1.3	50
1.3	52
0.2	53
0.9	50
0.7	52
0.9	45
1.0	53
0.5	56
0.8	53
1.0	53
1.5	50
0.7	56
0.2	60
1.2	50
2.5	40
0.9	49
0.9	49
0.5	53
3.1	32
0.1	37
0.4	56
0.3	56
0.9	52
1.2	40
1.9	44
1.2	50
0.1	50
0.3	53
0.9	50
0.7	50
0.7	58
0.6	56
0.4	53
0.6	57
0.9	53
1.9	42
1.1	50
0.7	53
1.8	41
0.3	52
0.7	52
0.7	49
0.2	53
0.2	53
0.3	53
0.3	40
0.3	54
0.4	54
0.1	58