Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024

Name: Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024
Start: 2024-05-03
End: 2024-05-18
Location: Russia, Finland, Ukraine, Sweden, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Latvia, Georgia

Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024: 252 records at 149 stations, peak on 9 May 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024 set or tied 252 station records at 149 stations.
It ran from 3 May 2024 to 18 May 2024 (16 days) and its peak day was 9 May 2024.
Status: closed.
Uil set a daily record low minimum temperature of -0.7 C (30.7 F) on 5 May 2024.
The busiest day was 9 May 2024 with 47 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

3 to 18 May 2024

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Uil	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	2024-05-05
Poretskoye	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	2024-05-05
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	2024-05-09
Volshskiy Gmo	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	2024-05-05
Kirov	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	2024-05-13
Tot-Ma	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	2024-05-14
Valujki	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	2024-05-10
Serov	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2024-05-14
Vologda	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	2024-05-07
Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	2024-05-08
Aksakovo	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	2024-05-04
Oparino	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	2024-05-08
Nozovka	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2024-05-13
Lukojanov	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2024-05-03
Zilair	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	2024-05-05
Nikolsk	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2024-05-09

Records per Day

Peak day 47

Records set or tied each day from 3 May 2024 to 18 May 2024. The most in one day was 47 on 9 May 2024.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024
Date	Records
2024-05-03	5
2024-05-04	19
2024-05-05	16
2024-05-06	10
2024-05-07	22
2024-05-08	43
2024-05-09	47
2024-05-10	16
2024-05-11	6
2024-05-12	13
2024-05-13	17
2024-05-14	22
2024-05-15	6
2024-05-16	5
2024-05-17	2
2024-05-18	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024 ranked by margin
Valujki, 05-10	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Oparino, 05-08	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Volshskiy Gmo, 05-05	4.1 C (7.4 F)
Volshskiy Gmo, 05-04	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Nozovka, 05-13	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Vologda, 05-07	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Oparino, 05-13	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Serov, 05-14	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Zilair, 05-05	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Aksakovo, 05-04	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Nikolsk, 05-09	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Poretskoye, 05-05	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Volshskiy Gmo, 05-10	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Uil, 05-05	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Lukojanov, 05-03	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

252 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 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.0	125
1.2	110
0.8	112
4.1	77
0.2	124
0.4	105
3.7	75
2.2	87
4.2	72
2.5	82
0.5	83
4.2	72
1.4	83
2.8	72
1.0	77
0.3	81
1.1	72
1.4	72
2.3	70
1.7	69
0.3	49
0.3	51
0.8	69
1.2	71
0.5	72
0.6	70
0.3	72
0.2	70
1.6	59
0.1	72
1.9	52
3.5	55
4.9	34
2.4	52
1.6	52
0.3	69
1.4	24
1.7	44
1.0	59
1.9	55
1.0	59
1.9	52
1.7	52
3.8	46
1.3	52
0.6	59
3.2	34
1.0	55
1.3	55
0.4	52
0.5	62
0.8	62
2.0	48
1.0	57
0.5	63
0.9	58
1.2	50
1.5	55
1.9	52
1.1	58
0.7	52
0.7	52
1.8	52
0.4	55
2.1	48
0.8	55
0.3	58
0.3	44
1.1	52
1.8	46
0.3	55
3.4	38
0.7	50
3.0	46
0.2	23
1.1	52
0.5	48
2.4	44
2.1	34
1.2	46
0.8	52
1.0	47
2.0	36
3.2	38
3.2	38
0.4	52
1.1	44
0.2	55
2.2	43
1.0	44
1.5	44
0.5	46
1.0	44
0.4	47
3.4	33
1.1	40
2.1	38
1.4	36
1.7	34
1.3	38
1.0	46
0.7	46
0.2	47
1.6	38
2.2	38
0.5	44
2.4	34
2.6	30
1.8	39
1.0	38
1.5	25
0.8	38
1.7	31
0.1	43
0.2	46
0.3	38
1.3	34
0.1	46
1.7	30
3.3	25
2.7	25
0.8	34
2.0	24
1.9	25
1.1	29
1.7	25
2.3	29
0.2	38
1.5	33
1.9	25
0.5	22
0.4	34
0.3	25
1.7	25
3.3	25
0.6	32
0.3	1
1.0	25
1.1	25
0.6	4
3.3	7
0.7	33
0.8	25
0.5	25
0.2	34
2.5	25
1.9	25
1.3	20
1.6	24
2.4	17
1.8	20
2.0	22
1.6	25
1.6	24
0.4	30
0.1	29
1.5	23
1.0	25
1.0	25
1.2	25
2.0	29
1.7	29
2.8	17
1.0	24
4.5	7
1.2	29
0.9	25
0.7	25
0.1	24
1.3	26
1.4	25
0.3	32
0.3	25
0.5	28
0.3	24
1.0	25
1.3	25
1.6	29
1.5	28
0.1	24
0.4	24
1.1	19
0.3	25
1.1	25
0.9	22
0.9	22
3.2	1
1.3	22
0.7	24
1.9	13
0.1	25
0.6	25
0.2	25
0.8	20
0.7	22
0.2	25
0.2	25
0.4	25
0.3	25
0.1	25

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024 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 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024 (this event)	252 records

Every Record Set

20 of 252

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Russia and 8 other countries, 3 to 18 May 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-05-03	Lukojanov	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-04	Volshskiy Gmo	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	75	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-04	Aksakovo	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	83	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-05	Uil	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	125	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Poretskoye	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	110	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Volshskiy Gmo	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	77	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Aksakovo	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	81	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-05	Zilair	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-07	Vologda	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	82	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-08	Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-08	Oparino	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	72	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-09	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	112	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-09	Nikolsk	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	72	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-10	Valujki	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	72	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-10	Volshskiy Gmo	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-13	Kirov	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	105	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-13	Nozovka	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-13	Oparino	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-14	Tot-Ma	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	124	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-14	Serov	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87	38 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 252 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 2026-10-12. 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
1.0	125
1.2	110
0.8	112
4.1	77
0.2	124
0.4	105
3.7	75
2.2	87
4.2	72
2.5	82
0.5	83
4.2	72
1.4	83
2.8	72
1.0	77
0.3	81
1.1	72
1.4	72
2.3	70
1.7	69
0.3	49
0.3	51
0.8	69
1.2	71
0.5	72
0.6	70
0.3	72
0.2	70
1.6	59
0.1	72
1.9	52
3.5	55
4.9	34
2.4	52
1.6	52
0.3	69
1.4	24
1.7	44
1.0	59
1.9	55
1.0	59
1.9	52
1.7	52
3.8	46
1.3	52
0.6	59
3.2	34
1.0	55
1.3	55
0.4	52
0.5	62
0.8	62
2.0	48
1.0	57
0.5	63
0.9	58
1.2	50
1.5	55
1.9	52
1.1	58
0.7	52
0.7	52
1.8	52
0.4	55
2.1	48
0.8	55
0.3	58
0.3	44
1.1	52
1.8	46
0.3	55
3.4	38
0.7	50
3.0	46
0.2	23
1.1	52
0.5	48
2.4	44
2.1	34
1.2	46
0.8	52
1.0	47
2.0	36
3.2	38
3.2	38
0.4	52
1.1	44
0.2	55
2.2	43
1.0	44
1.5	44
0.5	46
1.0	44
0.4	47
3.4	33
1.1	40
2.1	38
1.4	36
1.7	34
1.3	38
1.0	46
0.7	46
0.2	47
1.6	38
2.2	38
0.5	44
2.4	34
2.6	30
1.8	39
1.0	38
1.5	25
0.8	38
1.7	31
0.1	43
0.2	46
0.3	38
1.3	34
0.1	46
1.7	30
3.3	25
2.7	25
0.8	34
2.0	24
1.9	25
1.1	29
1.7	25
2.3	29
0.2	38
1.5	33
1.9	25
0.5	22
0.4	34
0.3	25
1.7	25
3.3	25
0.6	32
0.3	1
1.0	25
1.1	25
0.6	4
3.3	7
0.7	33
0.8	25
0.5	25
0.2	34
2.5	25
1.9	25
1.3	20
1.6	24
2.4	17
1.8	20
2.0	22
1.6	25
1.6	24
0.4	30
0.1	29
1.5	23
1.0	25
1.0	25
1.2	25
2.0	29
1.7	29
2.8	17
1.0	24
4.5	7
1.2	29
0.9	25
0.7	25
0.1	24
1.3	26
1.4	25
0.3	32
0.3	25
0.5	28
0.3	24
1.0	25
1.3	25
1.6	29
1.5	28
0.1	24
0.4	24
1.1	19
0.3	25
1.1	25
0.9	22
0.9	22
3.2	1
1.3	22
0.7	24
1.9	13
0.1	25
0.6	25
0.2	25
0.8	20
0.7	22
0.2	25
0.2	25
0.4	25
0.3	25
0.1	25

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.0	125
1.2	110
0.8	112
4.1	77
0.2	124
0.4	105
3.7	75
2.2	87
4.2	72
2.5	82
0.5	83
4.2	72
1.4	83
2.8	72
1.0	77
0.3	81
1.1	72
1.4	72
2.3	70
1.7	69
0.3	49
0.3	51
0.8	69
1.2	71
0.5	72
0.6	70
0.3	72
0.2	70
1.6	59
0.1	72
1.9	52
3.5	55
4.9	34
2.4	52
1.6	52
0.3	69
1.4	24
1.7	44
1.0	59
1.9	55
1.0	59
1.9	52
1.7	52
3.8	46
1.3	52
0.6	59
3.2	34
1.0	55
1.3	55
0.4	52
0.5	62
0.8	62
2.0	48
1.0	57
0.5	63
0.9	58
1.2	50
1.5	55
1.9	52
1.1	58
0.7	52
0.7	52
1.8	52
0.4	55
2.1	48
0.8	55
0.3	58
0.3	44
1.1	52
1.8	46
0.3	55
3.4	38
0.7	50
3.0	46
0.2	23
1.1	52
0.5	48
2.4	44
2.1	34
1.2	46
0.8	52
1.0	47
2.0	36
3.2	38
3.2	38
0.4	52
1.1	44
0.2	55
2.2	43
1.0	44
1.5	44
0.5	46
1.0	44
0.4	47
3.4	33
1.1	40
2.1	38
1.4	36
1.7	34
1.3	38
1.0	46
0.7	46
0.2	47
1.6	38
2.2	38
0.5	44
2.4	34
2.6	30
1.8	39
1.0	38
1.5	25
0.8	38
1.7	31
0.1	43
0.2	46
0.3	38
1.3	34
0.1	46
1.7	30
3.3	25
2.7	25
0.8	34
2.0	24
1.9	25
1.1	29
1.7	25
2.3	29
0.2	38
1.5	33
1.9	25
0.5	22
0.4	34
0.3	25
1.7	25
3.3	25
0.6	32
0.3	1
1.0	25
1.1	25
0.6	4
3.3	7
0.7	33
0.8	25
0.5	25
0.2	34
2.5	25
1.9	25
1.3	20
1.6	24
2.4	17
1.8	20
2.0	22
1.6	25
1.6	24
0.4	30
0.1	29
1.5	23
1.0	25
1.0	25
1.2	25
2.0	29
1.7	29
2.8	17
1.0	24
4.5	7
1.2	29
0.9	25
0.7	25
0.1	24
1.3	26
1.4	25
0.3	32
0.3	25
0.5	28
0.3	24
1.0	25
1.3	25
1.6	29
1.5	28
0.1	24
0.4	24
1.1	19
0.3	25
1.1	25
0.9	22
0.9	22
3.2	1
1.3	22
0.7	24
1.9	13
0.1	25
0.6	25
0.2	25
0.8	20
0.7	22
0.2	25
0.2	25
0.4	25
0.3	25
0.1	25