Cold outbreak in Sweden and 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025

Name: Cold outbreak in Sweden and 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025
Start: 2025-05-22
End: 2025-05-25
Location: Sweden, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Italy, Ukraine, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia

Cold outbreak in Sweden and 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025: 176 records at 139 stations, peak on 23 May 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Sweden and 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025 set or tied 176 station records at 139 stations.
It ran from 22 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 (4 days) and its peak day was 23 May 2025.
Status: closed.
Heinersreuth-Vollhof set a daily record low minimum temperature of -1.0 C (30.2 F) on 22 May 2025.
The busiest day was 23 May 2025 with 88 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 141 years.

Footprint

22 to 25 May 2025

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Sweden and 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Sweden and 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2025-05-22
Ulricehamn	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	2025-05-22
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	2025-05-23
Wisley	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2025-05-23
Vasteras-Hasslo	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	2025-05-22
Shepetivka	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	2025-05-25
Skovde	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2025-05-22
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2025-05-24
Karlstad-Airport	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	2025-05-23
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2025-05-24
Jonkopings_Flygplats	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2025-05-22
Prastkulla	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	2025-05-22
Kristinehamn	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2025-05-22
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2025-05-23
Boras	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	2025-05-22
Satenas	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	2025-05-22
Lidkoping	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	2025-05-22
Baia Mare	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	2025-05-24

Records per Day

Peak day 88

Records set or tied each day from 22 May 2025 to 25 May 2025. The most in one day was 88 on 23 May 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Sweden and 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025 ranked by margin
Lidkoping, 05-22	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Vasteras-Hasslo, 05-22	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Skovde, 05-22	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Halmstad Flygflottilj, 05-23	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Jonkopings_Flygplats, 05-22	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Eichstatt-Landershofen, 05-24	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Prastkulla, 05-22	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Satenas, 05-22	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof, 05-23	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Karlstad-Airport, 05-23	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Kristinehamn, 05-22	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Boras, 05-22	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Ljubljana Bezigrad, 05-23	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Kristinehamn, 05-23	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Ulricehamn, 05-22	0.6 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

176 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 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.3	141
0.7	98
0.6	98
0.1	114
2.9	80
0.3	98
1.7	80
2.6	70
2.8	70
0.4	80
1.3	80
2.7	70
2.8	54
2.3	70
0.8	80
0.7	80
0.6	70
0.8	70
1.8	70
3.1	56
0.9	70
0.5	70
1.9	70
0.7	72
0.9	70
4.4	50
1.2	70
0.2	70
0.4	70
0.4	70
0.4	70
0.3	70
2.8	50
0.6	70
2.6	56
2.5	50
1.6	56
2.8	50
3.4	50
1.2	63
3.1	55
4.3	50
2.8	50
3.0	50
0.7	48
3.5	34
1.1	50
0.6	54
0.6	63
1.0	54
0.4	59
1.2	48
4.0	30
1.6	44
0.7	54
0.8	59
1.2	55
4.6	30
2.8	34
1.0	50
1.4	44
1.2	50
0.9	55
2.2	36
1.0	54
0.6	54
0.2	48
0.6	48
1.1	48
0.3	54
0.2	54
0.2	56
0.3	54
0.7	54
2.6	40
0.2	44
0.3	48
3.4	27
3.9	28
3.8	28
0.2	50
1.7	20
0.9	44
2.2	36
0.1	34
1.3	40
0.3	44
1.0	36
1.9	30
3.3	30
4.2	30
3.8	30
0.4	44
0.1	44
3.6	20
1.2	34
0.4	30
0.7	36
0.8	36
0.2	36
0.6	44
0.7	34
0.4	34
1.6	36
0.7	40
1.2	40
0.3	34
1.3	30
2.2	27
0.4	40
0.4	44
1.4	34
0.3	44
2.0	35
0.5	30
0.1	30
0.7	30
1.5	28
1.4	28
2.4	27
0.2	40
1.3	34
1.9	12
0.1	36
0.1	34
0.3	36
1.1	28
2.4	28
1.2	27
1.2	30
0.5	34
0.2	20
1.6	12
0.1	19
0.5	30
0.9	30
1.7	20
1.0	27
0.3	20
0.2	35
0.3	34
0.3	20
2.3	10
1.2	20
0.2	20
0.2	20
0.2	20
0.4	30
0.6	30
1.1	22
0.8	28
2.2	12
1.8	12
0.1	30
1.3	20
0.5	20
0.1	28
2.0	4
1.1	4
0.4	20
0.5	12
0.2	12
0.3	12
0.4	20
0.8	4
1.1	12
1.4	12
0.1	20
0.4	20
0.2	20
0.3	4
0.4	12
0.5	4
0.1	4
0.2	12
0.2	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Sweden and 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025 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 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025 (this event)	176 records

Every Record Set

20 of 176

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Sweden and 11 other countries, 22 to 25 May 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-05-22	Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	141	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-22	Ulricehamn	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-22	Vasteras-Hasslo	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	80	39 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-22	Skovde	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-22	Jonkopings_Flygplats	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	70	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22	Prastkulla	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22	Kristinehamn	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	80	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22	Boras	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22	Satenas	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	70	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22	Lidkoping	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	56	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-23	Ljubljana Bezigrad	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Wisley	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	114	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80	38 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Karlstad-Airport	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	80	34 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-23	Halmstad Flygflottilj	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-23	Kristinehamn	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	80	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-24	Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	70	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-24	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	80	34 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-24	Baia Mare	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-25	Shepetivka	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	98	39 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 176 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
0.3	141
0.7	98
0.6	98
0.1	114
2.9	80
0.3	98
1.7	80
2.6	70
2.8	70
0.4	80
1.3	80
2.7	70
2.8	54
2.3	70
0.8	80
0.7	80
0.6	70
0.8	70
1.8	70
3.1	56
0.9	70
0.5	70
1.9	70
0.7	72
0.9	70
4.4	50
1.2	70
0.2	70
0.4	70
0.4	70
0.4	70
0.3	70
2.8	50
0.6	70
2.6	56
2.5	50
1.6	56
2.8	50
3.4	50
1.2	63
3.1	55
4.3	50
2.8	50
3.0	50
0.7	48
3.5	34
1.1	50
0.6	54
0.6	63
1.0	54
0.4	59
1.2	48
4.0	30
1.6	44
0.7	54
0.8	59
1.2	55
4.6	30
2.8	34
1.0	50
1.4	44
1.2	50
0.9	55
2.2	36
1.0	54
0.6	54
0.2	48
0.6	48
1.1	48
0.3	54
0.2	54
0.2	56
0.3	54
0.7	54
2.6	40
0.2	44
0.3	48
3.4	27
3.9	28
3.8	28
0.2	50
1.7	20
0.9	44
2.2	36
0.1	34
1.3	40
0.3	44
1.0	36
1.9	30
3.3	30
4.2	30
3.8	30
0.4	44
0.1	44
3.6	20
1.2	34
0.4	30
0.7	36
0.8	36
0.2	36
0.6	44
0.7	34
0.4	34
1.6	36
0.7	40
1.2	40
0.3	34
1.3	30
2.2	27
0.4	40
0.4	44
1.4	34
0.3	44
2.0	35
0.5	30
0.1	30
0.7	30
1.5	28
1.4	28
2.4	27
0.2	40
1.3	34
1.9	12
0.1	36
0.1	34
0.3	36
1.1	28
2.4	28
1.2	27
1.2	30
0.5	34
0.2	20
1.6	12
0.1	19
0.5	30
0.9	30
1.7	20
1.0	27
0.3	20
0.2	35
0.3	34
0.3	20
2.3	10
1.2	20
0.2	20
0.2	20
0.2	20
0.4	30
0.6	30
1.1	22
0.8	28
2.2	12
1.8	12
0.1	30
1.3	20
0.5	20
0.1	28
2.0	4
1.1	4
0.4	20
0.5	12
0.2	12
0.3	12
0.4	20
0.8	4
1.1	12
1.4	12
0.1	20
0.4	20
0.2	20
0.3	4
0.4	12
0.5	4
0.1	4
0.2	12
0.2	4

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.3	141
0.7	98
0.6	98
0.1	114
2.9	80
0.3	98
1.7	80
2.6	70
2.8	70
0.4	80
1.3	80
2.7	70
2.8	54
2.3	70
0.8	80
0.7	80
0.6	70
0.8	70
1.8	70
3.1	56
0.9	70
0.5	70
1.9	70
0.7	72
0.9	70
4.4	50
1.2	70
0.2	70
0.4	70
0.4	70
0.4	70
0.3	70
2.8	50
0.6	70
2.6	56
2.5	50
1.6	56
2.8	50
3.4	50
1.2	63
3.1	55
4.3	50
2.8	50
3.0	50
0.7	48
3.5	34
1.1	50
0.6	54
0.6	63
1.0	54
0.4	59
1.2	48
4.0	30
1.6	44
0.7	54
0.8	59
1.2	55
4.6	30
2.8	34
1.0	50
1.4	44
1.2	50
0.9	55
2.2	36
1.0	54
0.6	54
0.2	48
0.6	48
1.1	48
0.3	54
0.2	54
0.2	56
0.3	54
0.7	54
2.6	40
0.2	44
0.3	48
3.4	27
3.9	28
3.8	28
0.2	50
1.7	20
0.9	44
2.2	36
0.1	34
1.3	40
0.3	44
1.0	36
1.9	30
3.3	30
4.2	30
3.8	30
0.4	44
0.1	44
3.6	20
1.2	34
0.4	30
0.7	36
0.8	36
0.2	36
0.6	44
0.7	34
0.4	34
1.6	36
0.7	40
1.2	40
0.3	34
1.3	30
2.2	27
0.4	40
0.4	44
1.4	34
0.3	44
2.0	35
0.5	30
0.1	30
0.7	30
1.5	28
1.4	28
2.4	27
0.2	40
1.3	34
1.9	12
0.1	36
0.1	34
0.3	36
1.1	28
2.4	28
1.2	27
1.2	30
0.5	34
0.2	20
1.6	12
0.1	19
0.5	30
0.9	30
1.7	20
1.0	27
0.3	20
0.2	35
0.3	34
0.3	20
2.3	10
1.2	20
0.2	20
0.2	20
0.2	20
0.4	30
0.6	30
1.1	22
0.8	28
2.2	12
1.8	12
0.1	30
1.3	20
0.5	20
0.1	28
2.0	4
1.1	4
0.4	20
0.5	12
0.2	12
0.3	12
0.4	20
0.8	4
1.1	12
1.4	12
0.1	20
0.4	20
0.2	20
0.3	4
0.4	12
0.5	4
0.1	4
0.2	12
0.2	4

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.3	141
0.7	98
0.6	98
0.1	114
2.9	80
0.3	98
1.7	80
2.6	70
2.8	70
0.4	80
1.3	80
2.7	70
2.8	54
2.3	70
0.8	80
0.7	80
0.6	70
0.8	70
1.8	70
3.1	56
0.9	70
0.5	70
1.9	70
0.7	72
0.9	70
4.4	50
1.2	70
0.2	70
0.4	70
0.4	70
0.4	70
0.3	70
2.8	50
0.6	70
2.6	56
2.5	50
1.6	56
2.8	50
3.4	50
1.2	63
3.1	55
4.3	50
2.8	50
3.0	50
0.7	48
3.5	34
1.1	50
0.6	54
0.6	63
1.0	54
0.4	59
1.2	48
4.0	30
1.6	44
0.7	54
0.8	59
1.2	55
4.6	30
2.8	34
1.0	50
1.4	44
1.2	50
0.9	55
2.2	36
1.0	54
0.6	54
0.2	48
0.6	48
1.1	48
0.3	54
0.2	54
0.2	56
0.3	54
0.7	54
2.6	40
0.2	44
0.3	48
3.4	27
3.9	28
3.8	28
0.2	50
1.7	20
0.9	44
2.2	36
0.1	34
1.3	40
0.3	44
1.0	36
1.9	30
3.3	30
4.2	30
3.8	30
0.4	44
0.1	44
3.6	20
1.2	34
0.4	30
0.7	36
0.8	36
0.2	36
0.6	44
0.7	34
0.4	34
1.6	36
0.7	40
1.2	40
0.3	34
1.3	30
2.2	27
0.4	40
0.4	44
1.4	34
0.3	44
2.0	35
0.5	30
0.1	30
0.7	30
1.5	28
1.4	28
2.4	27
0.2	40
1.3	34
1.9	12
0.1	36
0.1	34
0.3	36
1.1	28
2.4	28
1.2	27
1.2	30
0.5	34
0.2	20
1.6	12
0.1	19
0.5	30
0.9	30
1.7	20
1.0	27
0.3	20
0.2	35
0.3	34
0.3	20
2.3	10
1.2	20
0.2	20
0.2	20
0.2	20
0.4	30
0.6	30
1.1	22
0.8	28
2.2	12
1.8	12
0.1	30
1.3	20
0.5	20
0.1	28
2.0	4
1.1	4
0.4	20
0.5	12
0.2	12
0.3	12
0.4	20
0.8	4
1.1	12
1.4	12
0.1	20
0.4	20
0.2	20
0.3	4
0.4	12
0.5	4
0.1	4
0.2	12
0.2	4