Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019

Name: Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019
Start: 2019-07-28
End: 2019-08-11
Location: Russia, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine, Norway, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia

Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019: 690 records at 245 stations, peak on 4 August 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019 set or tied 690 station records at 245 stations.
It ran from 28 July 2019 to 11 August 2019 (15 days) and its peak day was 4 August 2019.
Status: closed.
Visby_Flygplats set a daily record low minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 31 July 2019.
The busiest day was 4 August 2019 with 101 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

28 July to 11 August 2019

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Visby_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2019-07-31
Vytegra	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2019-08-04
Kargopol	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2019-08-03
Zametchino	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	2019-07-30
Narva	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2019-07-31
St. Petersburg	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2019-07-31
Poretskoye	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2019-07-31
Minsk	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	2019-08-06
Vasilevici	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2019-08-06
Harnosand	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	2019-08-01
Shenkursk	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	2019-08-02
Tot-Ma	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2019-08-05
Kojnas	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2019-08-03
Belozersk	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2019-08-04
Ust Tzilma	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2019-08-04

Records per Day

Peak day 101

Records set or tied each day from 28 July 2019 to 11 August 2019. The most in one day was 101 on 4 August 2019.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019
Date	Records
2019-07-28	3
2019-07-29	52
2019-07-30	95
2019-07-31	93
2019-08-01	73
2019-08-02	34
2019-08-03	64
2019-08-04	101
2019-08-05	88
2019-08-06	54
2019-08-07	22
2019-08-08	6
2019-08-09	1
2019-08-10	3
2019-08-11	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019 ranked by margin
Belozersk, 08-04	7.8 C (14.0 F)
Kargopol, 08-03	4.8 C (8.6 F)
Narva, 07-31	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Vytegra, 08-03	4.3 C (7.7 F)
Visby_Flygplats, 07-31	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Kargopol, 08-04	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Kojnas, 08-03	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Vytegra, 08-05	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Visby_Flygplats, 08-02	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Vasilevici, 08-06	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Tot-Ma, 08-05	1.7 C (3.1 F)
St. Petersburg, 07-31	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Poretskoye, 07-31	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Zametchino, 07-30	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Minsk, 08-06	1.2 C (2.2 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 Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.4	129
0.8	104
2.7	123
4.3	102
2.8	102
4.8	85
3.4	96
1.2	112
4.4	78
1.6	124
1.4	112
1.4	105
2.1	90
1.1	96
0.7	126
0.6	102
1.7	96
3.1	85
7.8	50
0.4	102
0.4	109
3.8	70
4.2	74
0.2	96
0.4	96
4.4	70
0.5	92
1.3	80
2.6	69
1.8	74
2.1	70
6.5	50
2.1	70
1.4	74
1.6	78
3.6	50
1.9	76
1.9	74
2.8	53
4.6	53
0.7	78
1.6	70
3.5	45
5.7	50
4.6	58
1.0	73
0.3	78
0.3	45
4.4	58
1.3	73
1.5	74
3.1	58
5.2	56
3.3	56
3.6	54
7.2	40
3.3	56
0.6	70
1.3	60
0.4	78
3.8	44
1.1	73
0.9	70
4.5	40
2.4	56
1.4	74
1.4	68
0.1	80
3.2	44
0.5	69
2.4	56
2.1	62
0.8	70
1.0	70
0.4	78
4.2	50
2.1	56
1.4	70
2.0	56
4.4	50
0.2	70
5.0	42
0.1	76
3.9	58
2.0	56
0.2	52
0.9	74
3.6	49
0.6	68
2.4	56
4.7	42
0.6	65
2.5	56
0.6	42
4.7	45
0.7	70
0.3	69
5.0	40
1.7	32
4.2	44
3.0	50
2.2	50
0.3	74
0.5	70
1.6	62
3.1	53
2.7	49
1.6	46
2.6	56
2.4	56
5.2	42
0.9	69
1.0	56
0.7	69
1.3	64
2.8	53
1.7	56
2.2	58
0.8	68
0.5	72
0.4	72
2.1	56
3.6	49
0.3	68
2.1	56
2.4	54
2.5	54
4.1	42
2.6	54
2.0	56
2.3	56
1.0	62
1.4	56
1.5	56
1.3	56
4.0	42
5.6	36
1.5	56
2.0	58
4.7	40
2.5	58
2.2	54
0.5	66
1.2	65
2.3	53
1.2	49
0.3	65
1.7	49
2.8	49
1.4	60
1.8	56
4.7	42
1.4	60
1.5	60
0.1	56
1.9	52
0.1	56
0.6	62
2.3	50
3.2	50
3.9	42
3.5	44
1.4	56
1.1	56
0.8	56
2.2	44
1.0	56
2.3	56
0.2	68
1.1	56
1.3	58
2.1	44
2.6	42
3.7	44
1.7	49
1.2	56
1.5	56
3.1	42
3.6	42
1.4	56
2.2	53
1.9	56
4.0	42
1.3	56
1.1	60
0.4	53
1.8	50
3.3	40
1.1	53
0.7	56
1.5	56
2.8	50
3.7	40
2.1	49
0.2	56
2.7	49
2.2	48
3.8	32
1.9	53
2.9	44

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 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 Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019 (this event)	690 records

Every Record Set

20 of 690

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Russia and 9 other countries, 28 July to 11 August 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-07-30	Zametchino	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	105	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-31	Visby_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	129	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-31	Narva	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	78	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-31	St. Petersburg	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	124	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-31	Poretskoye	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	112	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-01	Harnosand	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	126	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-02	Visby_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	123	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-02	Shenkursk	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-03	Vytegra	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	102	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-03	Kargopol	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	85	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-03	Kojnas	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	85	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-04	Vytegra	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	104	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-04	Kargopol	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-04	Belozersk	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	50	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-04	Ust Tzilma	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	102	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-05	Vytegra	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-05	Minsk	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-05	Tot-Ma	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-06	Minsk	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-06	Vasilevici	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	90	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 690 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
3.4	129
0.8	104
2.7	123
4.3	102
2.8	102
4.8	85
3.4	96
1.2	112
4.4	78
1.6	124
1.4	112
1.4	105
2.1	90
1.1	96
0.7	126
0.6	102
1.7	96
3.1	85
7.8	50
0.4	102
0.4	109
3.8	70
4.2	74
0.2	96
0.4	96
4.4	70
0.5	92
1.3	80
2.6	69
1.8	74
2.1	70
6.5	50
2.1	70
1.4	74
1.6	78
3.6	50
1.9	76
1.9	74
2.8	53
4.6	53
0.7	78
1.6	70
3.5	45
5.7	50
4.6	58
1.0	73
0.3	78
0.3	45
4.4	58
1.3	73
1.5	74
3.1	58
5.2	56
3.3	56
3.6	54
7.2	40
3.3	56
0.6	70
1.3	60
0.4	78
3.8	44
1.1	73
0.9	70
4.5	40
2.4	56
1.4	74
1.4	68
0.1	80
3.2	44
0.5	69
2.4	56
2.1	62
0.8	70
1.0	70
0.4	78
4.2	50
2.1	56
1.4	70
2.0	56
4.4	50
0.2	70
5.0	42
0.1	76
3.9	58
2.0	56
0.2	52
0.9	74
3.6	49
0.6	68
2.4	56
4.7	42
0.6	65
2.5	56
0.6	42
4.7	45
0.7	70
0.3	69
5.0	40
1.7	32
4.2	44
3.0	50
2.2	50
0.3	74
0.5	70
1.6	62
3.1	53
2.7	49
1.6	46
2.6	56
2.4	56
5.2	42
0.9	69
1.0	56
0.7	69
1.3	64
2.8	53
1.7	56
2.2	58
0.8	68
0.5	72
0.4	72
2.1	56
3.6	49
0.3	68
2.1	56
2.4	54
2.5	54
4.1	42
2.6	54
2.0	56
2.3	56
1.0	62
1.4	56
1.5	56
1.3	56
4.0	42
5.6	36
1.5	56
2.0	58
4.7	40
2.5	58
2.2	54
0.5	66
1.2	65
2.3	53
1.2	49
0.3	65
1.7	49
2.8	49
1.4	60
1.8	56
4.7	42
1.4	60
1.5	60
0.1	56
1.9	52
0.1	56
0.6	62
2.3	50
3.2	50
3.9	42
3.5	44
1.4	56
1.1	56
0.8	56
2.2	44
1.0	56
2.3	56
0.2	68
1.1	56
1.3	58
2.1	44
2.6	42
3.7	44
1.7	49
1.2	56
1.5	56
3.1	42
3.6	42
1.4	56
2.2	53
1.9	56
4.0	42
1.3	56
1.1	60
0.4	53
1.8	50
3.3	40
1.1	53
0.7	56
1.5	56
2.8	50
3.7	40
2.1	49
0.2	56
2.7	49
2.2	48
3.8	32
1.9	53
2.9	44

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.4	129
0.8	104
2.7	123
4.3	102
2.8	102
4.8	85
3.4	96
1.2	112
4.4	78
1.6	124
1.4	112
1.4	105
2.1	90
1.1	96
0.7	126
0.6	102
1.7	96
3.1	85
7.8	50
0.4	102
0.4	109
3.8	70
4.2	74
0.2	96
0.4	96
4.4	70
0.5	92
1.3	80
2.6	69
1.8	74
2.1	70
6.5	50
2.1	70
1.4	74
1.6	78
3.6	50
1.9	76
1.9	74
2.8	53
4.6	53
0.7	78
1.6	70
3.5	45
5.7	50
4.6	58
1.0	73
0.3	78
0.3	45
4.4	58
1.3	73
1.5	74
3.1	58
5.2	56
3.3	56
3.6	54
7.2	40
3.3	56
0.6	70
1.3	60
0.4	78
3.8	44
1.1	73
0.9	70
4.5	40
2.4	56
1.4	74
1.4	68
0.1	80
3.2	44
0.5	69
2.4	56
2.1	62
0.8	70
1.0	70
0.4	78
4.2	50
2.1	56
1.4	70
2.0	56
4.4	50
0.2	70
5.0	42
0.1	76
3.9	58
2.0	56
0.2	52
0.9	74
3.6	49
0.6	68
2.4	56
4.7	42
0.6	65
2.5	56
0.6	42
4.7	45
0.7	70
0.3	69
5.0	40
1.7	32
4.2	44
3.0	50
2.2	50
0.3	74
0.5	70
1.6	62
3.1	53
2.7	49
1.6	46
2.6	56
2.4	56
5.2	42
0.9	69
1.0	56
0.7	69
1.3	64
2.8	53
1.7	56
2.2	58
0.8	68
0.5	72
0.4	72
2.1	56
3.6	49
0.3	68
2.1	56
2.4	54
2.5	54
4.1	42
2.6	54
2.0	56
2.3	56
1.0	62
1.4	56
1.5	56
1.3	56
4.0	42
5.6	36
1.5	56
2.0	58
4.7	40
2.5	58
2.2	54
0.5	66
1.2	65
2.3	53
1.2	49
0.3	65
1.7	49
2.8	49
1.4	60
1.8	56
4.7	42
1.4	60
1.5	60
0.1	56
1.9	52
0.1	56
0.6	62
2.3	50
3.2	50
3.9	42
3.5	44
1.4	56
1.1	56
0.8	56
2.2	44
1.0	56
2.3	56
0.2	68
1.1	56
1.3	58
2.1	44
2.6	42
3.7	44
1.7	49
1.2	56
1.5	56
3.1	42
3.6	42
1.4	56
2.2	53
1.9	56
4.0	42
1.3	56
1.1	60
0.4	53
1.8	50
3.3	40
1.1	53
0.7	56
1.5	56
2.8	50
3.7	40
2.1	49
0.2	56
2.7	49
2.2	48
3.8	32
1.9	53
2.9	44

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.4	129
0.8	104
2.7	123
4.3	102
2.8	102
4.8	85
3.4	96
1.2	112
4.4	78
1.6	124
1.4	112
1.4	105
2.1	90
1.1	96
0.7	126
0.6	102
1.7	96
3.1	85
7.8	50
0.4	102
0.4	109
3.8	70
4.2	74
0.2	96
0.4	96
4.4	70
0.5	92
1.3	80
2.6	69
1.8	74
2.1	70
6.5	50
2.1	70
1.4	74
1.6	78
3.6	50
1.9	76
1.9	74
2.8	53
4.6	53
0.7	78
1.6	70
3.5	45
5.7	50
4.6	58
1.0	73
0.3	78
0.3	45
4.4	58
1.3	73
1.5	74
3.1	58
5.2	56
3.3	56
3.6	54
7.2	40
3.3	56
0.6	70
1.3	60
0.4	78
3.8	44
1.1	73
0.9	70
4.5	40
2.4	56
1.4	74
1.4	68
0.1	80
3.2	44
0.5	69
2.4	56
2.1	62
0.8	70
1.0	70
0.4	78
4.2	50
2.1	56
1.4	70
2.0	56
4.4	50
0.2	70
5.0	42
0.1	76
3.9	58
2.0	56
0.2	52
0.9	74
3.6	49
0.6	68
2.4	56
4.7	42
0.6	65
2.5	56
0.6	42
4.7	45
0.7	70
0.3	69
5.0	40
1.7	32
4.2	44
3.0	50
2.2	50
0.3	74
0.5	70
1.6	62
3.1	53
2.7	49
1.6	46
2.6	56
2.4	56
5.2	42
0.9	69
1.0	56
0.7	69
1.3	64
2.8	53
1.7	56
2.2	58
0.8	68
0.5	72
0.4	72
2.1	56
3.6	49
0.3	68
2.1	56
2.4	54
2.5	54
4.1	42
2.6	54
2.0	56
2.3	56
1.0	62
1.4	56
1.5	56
1.3	56
4.0	42
5.6	36
1.5	56
2.0	58
4.7	40
2.5	58
2.2	54
0.5	66
1.2	65
2.3	53
1.2	49
0.3	65
1.7	49
2.8	49
1.4	60
1.8	56
4.7	42
1.4	60
1.5	60
0.1	56
1.9	52
0.1	56
0.6	62
2.3	50
3.2	50
3.9	42
3.5	44
1.4	56
1.1	56
0.8	56
2.2	44
1.0	56
2.3	56
0.2	68
1.1	56
1.3	58
2.1	44
2.6	42
3.7	44
1.7	49
1.2	56
1.5	56
3.1	42
3.6	42
1.4	56
2.2	53
1.9	56
4.0	42
1.3	56
1.1	60
0.4	53
1.8	50
3.3	40
1.1	53
0.7	56
1.5	56
2.8	50
3.7	40
2.1	49
0.2	56
2.7	49
2.2	48
3.8	32
1.9	53
2.9	44