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Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023

Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023: 226 records at 175 stations, peak on 9 August 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023 set or tied 226 station records at 175 stations.
  • It ran from 3 August 2023 to 12 August 2023 (10 days) and its peak day was 9 August 2023.
  • Status: closed.
  • Putbus set a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.9 C (60.6 F) on 7 August 2023.
  • The busiest day was 9 August 2023 with 53 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

3 to 12 August 2023
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023 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 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
PutbusRecord low maximum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)2023-08-07
DarocaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2023-08-05
Dijon-LongvicRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2023-08-07
Hano_ARecord low maximum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)2023-08-09
UccleRecord low maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)2023-08-06
Ostergarnsholm_ARecord low maximum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)2023-08-09
Bad MuskauRecord low maximum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)2023-08-06
OberviechtachRecord low maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)2023-08-07
Utsira FyrRecord low maximum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)2023-08-08
SchmuckeRecord low maximum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)2023-08-07
OsbyRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)2023-08-09
WeidenRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2023-08-07
Stavanger - ValandRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2023-08-08
VarbergRecord low maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)2023-08-09
VingaRecord low minimum temperature11.8 C (53.2 F)2023-08-09
Kalmar_FlygplatsRecord low maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)2023-08-09
Bad-Sohl ElsterRecord low maximum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)2023-08-07
Bergen/FleslandRecord low maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)2023-08-09
BarkakraRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)2023-08-09

Records per Day

Peak day 53
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023 Records set or tied each day from 3 August 2023 to 12 August 2023. The most in one day was 53 on 9 August 2023. 0 15 30 45 60 08-0308-0408-0508-0608-0708-0808-0908-1008-1108-12
Records set or tied each day from 3 August 2023 to 12 August 2023. The most in one day was 53 on 9 August 2023.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023
DateRecords
2023-08-033
2023-08-0414
2023-08-0523
2023-08-0635
2023-08-0741
2023-08-0833
2023-08-0953
2023-08-1021
2023-08-112
2023-08-121

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023 ranked by margin
Osby, 08-094.1 C (7.4 F)
Oberviechtach, 08-073.4 C (6.1 F)
Ostergarnsholm_A, 08-092.7 C (4.9 F)
Weiden, 08-072.5 C (4.5 F)
Ostergarnsholm_A, 08-102.2 C (4.0 F)
Varberg, 08-092.0 C (3.6 F)
Barkakra, 08-092.0 C (3.6 F)
Kalmar_Flygplats, 08-091.7 C (3.1 F)
Utsira Fyr, 08-081.6 C (2.9 F)
Stavanger - Valand, 08-081.6 C (2.9 F)
Bad-Sohl Elster, 08-071.4 C (2.5 F)
Dijon-Longvic, 08-071.3 C (2.3 F)
Bad Muskau, 08-061.0 C (1.8 F)
Putbus, 08-070.6 C (1.1 F)
Schmucke, 08-070.6 C (1.1 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023 226 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. 0 38 75 113 150 0.01.32.53.85.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
226 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 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.6131
0.596
1.384
0.166
0.481
2.760
1.081
3.468
1.668
0.681
4.152
2.227
2.568
1.664
2.060
0.276
1.760
1.466
0.349
2.060
0.166
1.066
1.160
2.057
1.860
0.866
1.757
1.650
0.360
1.360
3.337
0.266
1.157
0.264
0.957
0.760
0.858
0.860
0.660
1.260
0.166
0.357
0.557
3.136
0.460
0.360
0.860
0.262
2.249
1.946
0.757
0.456
0.660
1.052
0.358
2.238
1.140
2.540
0.557
0.257
0.557
0.457
0.556
2.936
0.840
0.646
1.537
1.336
2.238
1.149
0.152
0.242
1.437
0.146
1.736
0.646
0.449
2.033
0.842
0.349
0.836
1.037
0.537
0.540
1.740
0.640
0.440
0.646
4.322
0.736
3.029
2.236
1.136
1.236
1.436
0.440
0.936
1.936
0.740
0.738
0.536
0.536
4.810
0.244
1.228
0.340
1.410
0.636
0.936
1.824
0.538
0.245
0.637
0.637
0.636
0.434
0.440
2.26
1.029
0.836
0.337
0.136
0.236
2.717
0.736
0.436
2.117
0.436
1.022
0.137
0.734
0.536
2.06
0.136
1.417
1.417
1.717
0.117
1.336
1.332
2.717
1.317
0.922
0.532
1.014
0.924
0.417
0.436
1.317
3.317
1.512
0.124
0.524
1.817
1.49
3.06
0.136
1.624
2.06
1.129
0.626
2.217
1.217
0.336
1.317
0.817
0.317
0.616
1.16
0.522
2.76
0.217
1.06
0.324
1.96
0.229
1.114
1.416
0.117
2.017
0.328
0.328
2.910
0.512
0.820
1.322
0.722
0.222
1.316
1.617
0.624
0.117
1.112
2.010
1.117
0.621
0.817
0.117
0.224
0.822

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 202112,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 20209,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 20188,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 20247,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 20265,568 records
Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023 (this event)226 records

Every Record Set

20 of 226
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 3 to 12 August 2023, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2023-08-05DarocaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9640 of 100 (Notable)
2023-08-06UccleRecord low maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)8135 of 100 (Notable)
2023-08-06Bad MuskauRecord low maximum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)8134 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-07PutbusRecord low maximum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13141 of 100 (Notable)
2023-08-07Dijon-LongvicRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)8439 of 100 (Notable)
2023-08-07OberviechtachRecord low maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)6834 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-07SchmuckeRecord low maximum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8133 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-07WeidenRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)6832 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-07Bad-Sohl ElsterRecord low maximum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)6630 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-08Utsira FyrRecord low maximum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6834 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-08Stavanger - ValandRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6432 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-09Hano_ARecord low maximum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)6637 of 100 (Notable)
2023-08-09Ostergarnsholm_ARecord low maximum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)6035 of 100 (Notable)
2023-08-09OsbyRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)4.1 C (7.4 F)5233 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-09VarbergRecord low maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)6032 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-09VingaRecord low minimum temperature11.8 C (53.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)7632 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-09Kalmar_FlygplatsRecord low maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)6031 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-09Bergen/FleslandRecord low maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4930 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-09BarkakraRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)6030 of 100 (Routine)
2023-08-10Ostergarnsholm_ARecord low maximum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)2733 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 226 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.