Cold outbreak in Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017

Name: Cold outbreak in Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017
Start: 2017-12-02
End: 2017-12-09
Location: Spain, Algeria, France, Morocco, Italy

Cold outbreak in Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017: 104 records at 60 stations, peak on 5 December 2017. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017 set or tied 104 station records at 60 stations.
It ran from 2 December 2017 to 9 December 2017 (8 days) and its peak day was 5 December 2017.
Status: closed.
Daroca set a daily record low minimum temperature of -8.1 C (17.4 F) on 5 December 2017.
The busiest day was 5 December 2017 with 22 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

2 to 9 December 2017

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Daroca	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	2017-12-05
Laghouat	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2017-12-04
Torrevieja	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2017-12-05
Albacete Los Llanos	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	2017-12-05
Alicante	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	2017-12-05
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	2017-12-02
Leon Virgen del Camino	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	2017-12-06
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	2017-12-05
El-Bayadh	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	2017-12-03
Tarbes - Ossun	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	2017-12-04
Murcia/San Javier	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2017-12-05
Sale	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2017-12-05
Perpignan	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2017-12-02
Cape Mele	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	2017-12-02
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2017-12-05
Menorca/Mao	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2017-12-02
Bellegarde	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	2017-12-03

Records per Day

Peak day 22

Records set or tied each day from 2 December 2017 to 9 December 2017. The most in one day was 22 on 5 December 2017.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017 ranked by margin
El-Bayadh, 12-03	3.5 C (6.3 F)
El-Bayadh, 12-04	3.5 C (6.3 F)
Torrevieja, 12-05	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Bellegarde, 12-03	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Laghouat, 12-05	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Valencia/Aeropuerto, 12-05	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Daroca, 12-05	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Valencia/Aeropuerto, 12-06	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Cape Mele, 12-02	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Leon Virgen del Camino, 12-06	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Alicante, 12-05	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Perpignan, 12-02	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Murcia/Alcantarilla, 12-05	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Menorca/Mao, 12-02	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Murcia/San Javier, 12-05	1.0 C (1.8 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

104 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 Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.3	95
0.3	127
3.2	64
3.0	60
0.6	76
1.6	60
1.7	60
0.1	75
1.2	60
3.5	42
0.4	66
1.0	60
0.3	31
3.5	36
1.4	36
2.2	36
2.3	43
2.8	36
3.2	34
1.2	44
0.4	55
2.7	43
1.6	42
1.0	22
1.5	44
2.4	27
0.6	43
0.8	27
1.8	36
1.2	36
0.7	39
0.4	38
0.9	35
0.2	47
1.1	36
2.0	27
3.4	20
3.6	7
1.6	14
1.5	34
0.8	35
0.9	35
3.1	20
0.6	36
0.2	44
2.9	16
2.8	18
1.2	20
4.1	4
0.2	36
0.2	36
2.1	20
0.3	20
1.2	24
3.1	12
2.0	18
0.2	34
1.1	19
0.2	35
0.9	31
0.9	27
0.8	28
2.3	20
3.0	4
1.4	20
0.2	34
1.2	19
1.1	15
0.5	27
0.5	27
0.8	27
0.2	24
0.5	19
4.5	3
4.3	3
0.1	27
2.2	7
0.2	27
2.7	8
1.4	16
1.5	16
1.1	19
1.6	16
1.8	4
1.8	4
0.3	14
2.6	4
1.3	4
0.5	19
0.2	15
0.3	20
0.6	4
0.1	10
0.1	18
0.1	19
0.7	14
0.4	7
1.1	4
0.4	7
0.6	7
0.5	7
0.5	7
0.5	4
0.1	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017 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 Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017 (this event)	104 records

Every Record Set

20 of 104

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Spain and 4 other countries, 2 to 9 December 2017, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2017-12-02	Valladolid (Villanubla)	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	75	30 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-02	Perpignan	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	36	24 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-02	Cape Mele	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36	24 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-02	Menorca/Mao	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	44	22 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-03	El-Bayadh	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	42	27 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-03	Bellegarde	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	34	22 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-04	Laghouat	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	127	40 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-04	Tarbes - Ossun	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	66	27 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-04	El-Bayadh	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	36	25 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-05	Daroca	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	95	42 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-05	Torrevieja	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	64	38 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-05	Laghouat	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	60	37 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-05	Albacete Los Llanos	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76	33 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-05	Alicante	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60	31 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-05	Murcia/Alcantarilla	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60	28 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-05	Murcia/San Javier	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	60	27 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-05	Sale	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	31	26 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-05	Valencia/Aeropuerto	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36	23 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-06	Leon Virgen del Camino	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60	30 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-06	Valencia/Aeropuerto	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	43	23 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 104 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
2.3	95
0.3	127
3.2	64
3.0	60
0.6	76
1.6	60
1.7	60
0.1	75
1.2	60
3.5	42
0.4	66
1.0	60
0.3	31
3.5	36
1.4	36
2.2	36
2.3	43
2.8	36
3.2	34
1.2	44
0.4	55
2.7	43
1.6	42
1.0	22
1.5	44
2.4	27
0.6	43
0.8	27
1.8	36
1.2	36
0.7	39
0.4	38
0.9	35
0.2	47
1.1	36
2.0	27
3.4	20
3.6	7
1.6	14
1.5	34
0.8	35
0.9	35
3.1	20
0.6	36
0.2	44
2.9	16
2.8	18
1.2	20
4.1	4
0.2	36
0.2	36
2.1	20
0.3	20
1.2	24
3.1	12
2.0	18
0.2	34
1.1	19
0.2	35
0.9	31
0.9	27
0.8	28
2.3	20
3.0	4
1.4	20
0.2	34
1.2	19
1.1	15
0.5	27
0.5	27
0.8	27
0.2	24
0.5	19
4.5	3
4.3	3
0.1	27
2.2	7
0.2	27
2.7	8
1.4	16
1.5	16
1.1	19
1.6	16
1.8	4
1.8	4
0.3	14
2.6	4
1.3	4
0.5	19
0.2	15
0.3	20
0.6	4
0.1	10
0.1	18
0.1	19
0.7	14
0.4	7
1.1	4
0.4	7
0.6	7
0.5	7
0.5	7
0.5	4
0.1	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.3	95
0.3	127
3.2	64
3.0	60
0.6	76
1.6	60
1.7	60
0.1	75
1.2	60
3.5	42
0.4	66
1.0	60
0.3	31
3.5	36
1.4	36
2.2	36
2.3	43
2.8	36
3.2	34
1.2	44
0.4	55
2.7	43
1.6	42
1.0	22
1.5	44
2.4	27
0.6	43
0.8	27
1.8	36
1.2	36
0.7	39
0.4	38
0.9	35
0.2	47
1.1	36
2.0	27
3.4	20
3.6	7
1.6	14
1.5	34
0.8	35
0.9	35
3.1	20
0.6	36
0.2	44
2.9	16
2.8	18
1.2	20
4.1	4
0.2	36
0.2	36
2.1	20
0.3	20
1.2	24
3.1	12
2.0	18
0.2	34
1.1	19
0.2	35
0.9	31
0.9	27
0.8	28
2.3	20
3.0	4
1.4	20
0.2	34
1.2	19
1.1	15
0.5	27
0.5	27
0.8	27
0.2	24
0.5	19
4.5	3
4.3	3
0.1	27
2.2	7
0.2	27
2.7	8
1.4	16
1.5	16
1.1	19
1.6	16
1.8	4
1.8	4
0.3	14
2.6	4
1.3	4
0.5	19
0.2	15
0.3	20
0.6	4
0.1	10
0.1	18
0.1	19
0.7	14
0.4	7
1.1	4
0.4	7
0.6	7
0.5	7
0.5	7
0.5	4
0.1	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.3	95
0.3	127
3.2	64
3.0	60
0.6	76
1.6	60
1.7	60
0.1	75
1.2	60
3.5	42
0.4	66
1.0	60
0.3	31
3.5	36
1.4	36
2.2	36
2.3	43
2.8	36
3.2	34
1.2	44
0.4	55
2.7	43
1.6	42
1.0	22
1.5	44
2.4	27
0.6	43
0.8	27
1.8	36
1.2	36
0.7	39
0.4	38
0.9	35
0.2	47
1.1	36
2.0	27
3.4	20
3.6	7
1.6	14
1.5	34
0.8	35
0.9	35
3.1	20
0.6	36
0.2	44
2.9	16
2.8	18
1.2	20
4.1	4
0.2	36
0.2	36
2.1	20
0.3	20
1.2	24
3.1	12
2.0	18
0.2	34
1.1	19
0.2	35
0.9	31
0.9	27
0.8	28
2.3	20
3.0	4
1.4	20
0.2	34
1.2	19
1.1	15
0.5	27
0.5	27
0.8	27
0.2	24
0.5	19
4.5	3
4.3	3
0.1	27
2.2	7
0.2	27
2.7	8
1.4	16
1.5	16
1.1	19
1.6	16
1.8	4
1.8	4
0.3	14
2.6	4
1.3	4
0.5	19
0.2	15
0.3	20
0.6	4
0.1	10
0.1	18
0.1	19
0.7	14
0.4	7
1.1	4
0.4	7
0.6	7
0.5	7
0.5	7
0.5	4
0.1	3