Cold outbreak in Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019

Name: Cold outbreak in Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019
Start: 2019-09-17
End: 2019-09-26
Location: Sweden, Finland, Russia, Norway, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia

Cold outbreak in Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019: 104 records at 81 stations, peak on 24 September 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019 set or tied 104 station records at 81 stations.
It ran from 17 September 2019 to 26 September 2019 (10 days) and its peak day was 24 September 2019.
Status: closed.
Vasilevici set a daily record low minimum temperature of -4.2 C (24.4 F) on 24 September 2019.
The busiest day was 24 September 2019 with 25 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 112 years.

Footprint

17 to 26 September 2019

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 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 Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vasilevici	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	2019-09-24
Gallivare_A	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2019-09-24
Minsk	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	2019-09-25
Umba	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2019-09-18
Harnosand	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2019-09-23
Krasnaja_Gora	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	2019-09-24
Izium	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	2019-09-25
Hudiksvall	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2019-09-23
Nattavaara_A	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	2019-09-24
Myronivka	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	2019-09-24
Trubcevsk	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	2019-09-25
Bodoe VI	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2019-09-22
Holm	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	2019-09-23
Kalac	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	2019-09-24
Konotop	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2019-09-24
Lubny	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2019-09-24
Tafjord	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2019-09-18
Bergen Florida	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2019-09-19
Helsinki-Malmin Lentoasema	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	2019-09-23

Records per Day

Peak day 25

Records set or tied each day from 17 September 2019 to 26 September 2019. The most in one day was 25 on 24 September 2019.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019
Date	Records
2019-09-17	4
2019-09-18	2
2019-09-19	8
2019-09-20	18
2019-09-21	3
2019-09-22	11
2019-09-23	19
2019-09-24	25
2019-09-25	8
2019-09-26	6

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019 ranked by margin
Krasnaja_Gora, 09-24	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Hudiksvall, 09-23	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Izium, 09-25	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Myronivka, 09-24	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Vasilevici, 09-24	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Minsk, 09-24	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Kalac, 09-24	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Bodoe VI, 09-22	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Konotop, 09-24	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Nattavaara_A, 09-24	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Bergen Florida, 09-19	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Minsk, 09-25	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Tafjord, 09-18	0.5 C (0.9 F)
Umba, 09-18	0.3 C (0.5 F)
Helsinki-Malmin Lentoasema, 09-23	0.3 C (0.5 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 Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.6	102
0.2	112
0.7	80
1.6	62
0.3	81
2.0	62
0.2	76
1.8	69
0.2	45
2.0	61
0.9	69
1.8	62
1.2	61
0.1	69
1.5	57
1.1	57
0.1	62
0.3	60
0.8	56
0.5	52
1.7	49
0.9	45
0.2	61
0.8	52
1.8	45
0.3	56
1.2	41
0.7	56
0.4	52
1.5	45
1.6	42
1.9	38
0.3	50
0.8	45
0.9	45
0.3	45
1.6	45
1.2	41
0.1	49
1.5	37
0.8	41
1.1	45
0.6	42
0.9	37
1.2	32
1.0	40
0.3	42
0.2	41
0.3	41
1.7	32
2.0	22
0.3	37
1.8	18
1.6	22
1.7	18
0.3	25
1.6	22
0.3	22
1.0	28
1.0	32
1.4	18
0.5	22
1.2	22
1.2	22
0.8	16
1.6	25
0.1	25
1.0	21
0.3	25
1.9	4
0.6	25
1.0	18
0.6	25
0.7	22
0.8	16
1.4	18
0.6	16
0.3	25
0.9	24
1.3	25
0.2	16
0.2	16
0.1	25
0.5	16
0.9	16
0.2	18
1.8	13
1.2	8
1.9	1
0.3	22
0.4	17
0.4	21
0.3	16
0.1	16
0.3	16
0.1	6
0.4	5
0.4	12
0.9	1
0.3	0
0.2	6
0.2	4
0.3	1
0.2	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 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 Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019 (this event)	104 records

Every Record Set

20 of 104

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Sweden and 8 other countries, 17 to 26 September 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-09-18	Umba	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	81	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-18	Tafjord	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52	24 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-19	Bergen Florida	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	56	24 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-22	Bodoe VI	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	61	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-23	Harnosand	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	76	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-23	Hudiksvall	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	61	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-23	Holm	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	69	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-23	Helsinki-Malmin Lentoasema	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	60	24 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-24	Vasilevici	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-24	Gallivare_A	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	112	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-24	Minsk	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-24	Krasnaja_Gora	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	62	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-24	Nattavaara_A	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	69	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-24	Myronivka	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	62	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-24	Kalac	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	57	26 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-24	Konotop	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57	26 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-24	Lubny	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	62	26 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-25	Minsk	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-25	Izium	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	69	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-25	Trubcevsk	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	45	29 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 2026-10-12. 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
1.6	102
0.2	112
0.7	80
1.6	62
0.3	81
2.0	62
0.2	76
1.8	69
0.2	45
2.0	61
0.9	69
1.8	62
1.2	61
0.1	69
1.5	57
1.1	57
0.1	62
0.3	60
0.8	56
0.5	52
1.7	49
0.9	45
0.2	61
0.8	52
1.8	45
0.3	56
1.2	41
0.7	56
0.4	52
1.5	45
1.6	42
1.9	38
0.3	50
0.8	45
0.9	45
0.3	45
1.6	45
1.2	41
0.1	49
1.5	37
0.8	41
1.1	45
0.6	42
0.9	37
1.2	32
1.0	40
0.3	42
0.2	41
0.3	41
1.7	32
2.0	22
0.3	37
1.8	18
1.6	22
1.7	18
0.3	25
1.6	22
0.3	22
1.0	28
1.0	32
1.4	18
0.5	22
1.2	22
1.2	22
0.8	16
1.6	25
0.1	25
1.0	21
0.3	25
1.9	4
0.6	25
1.0	18
0.6	25
0.7	22
0.8	16
1.4	18
0.6	16
0.3	25
0.9	24
1.3	25
0.2	16
0.2	16
0.1	25
0.5	16
0.9	16
0.2	18
1.8	13
1.2	8
1.9	1
0.3	22
0.4	17
0.4	21
0.3	16
0.1	16
0.3	16
0.1	6
0.4	5
0.4	12
0.9	1
0.3	0
0.2	6
0.2	4
0.3	1
0.2	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.6	102
0.2	112
0.7	80
1.6	62
0.3	81
2.0	62
0.2	76
1.8	69
0.2	45
2.0	61
0.9	69
1.8	62
1.2	61
0.1	69
1.5	57
1.1	57
0.1	62
0.3	60
0.8	56
0.5	52
1.7	49
0.9	45
0.2	61
0.8	52
1.8	45
0.3	56
1.2	41
0.7	56
0.4	52
1.5	45
1.6	42
1.9	38
0.3	50
0.8	45
0.9	45
0.3	45
1.6	45
1.2	41
0.1	49
1.5	37
0.8	41
1.1	45
0.6	42
0.9	37
1.2	32
1.0	40
0.3	42
0.2	41
0.3	41
1.7	32
2.0	22
0.3	37
1.8	18
1.6	22
1.7	18
0.3	25
1.6	22
0.3	22
1.0	28
1.0	32
1.4	18
0.5	22
1.2	22
1.2	22
0.8	16
1.6	25
0.1	25
1.0	21
0.3	25
1.9	4
0.6	25
1.0	18
0.6	25
0.7	22
0.8	16
1.4	18
0.6	16
0.3	25
0.9	24
1.3	25
0.2	16
0.2	16
0.1	25
0.5	16
0.9	16
0.2	18
1.8	13
1.2	8
1.9	1
0.3	22
0.4	17
0.4	21
0.3	16
0.1	16
0.3	16
0.1	6
0.4	5
0.4	12
0.9	1
0.3	0
0.2	6
0.2	4
0.3	1
0.2	1