Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022
Start: 2022-03-08
End: 2022-03-27
Location: Turkey, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Greece, Syria, Jordan, Libya, Cyprus, Egypt, Macedonia, Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Montenegro, Slovakia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022: 338 records at 107 stations, peak on 12 March 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022 set or tied 338 station records at 107 stations.
It ran from 8 March 2022 to 27 March 2022 (20 days) and its peak day was 12 March 2022.
Status: closed.
Sivas set a daily record low minimum temperature of -14.2 C (6.4 F) on 20 March 2022.
The busiest day was 12 March 2022 with 39 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 107 years.

Footprint

8 to 27 March 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022 is outlined, with 10 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	2022-03-20
Kastamonu	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	2022-03-12
Sarajevo	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	2022-03-12
Osijek	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	2022-03-21
Heraklion	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2022-03-11
Rize	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2022-03-15
Misurata	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2022-03-21
Derbent	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	2022-03-17
Derna	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2022-03-20
Har Kenaan	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2022-03-21

Records per Day

Peak day 39

Records set or tied each day from 8 March 2022 to 27 March 2022. The most in one day was 39 on 12 March 2022.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022
Date	Records
2022-03-08	1
2022-03-10	7
2022-03-11	25
2022-03-12	39
2022-03-13	31
2022-03-14	17
2022-03-15	23
2022-03-16	29
2022-03-17	20
2022-03-18	14
2022-03-19	32
2022-03-20	33
2022-03-21	35
2022-03-22	14
2022-03-23	5
2022-03-24	7
2022-03-25	3
2022-03-26	1
2022-03-27	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022 ranked by margin
Sivas, 03-20	6.2 C (11.2 F)
Sivas, 03-19	4.7 C (8.5 F)
Sivas, 03-15	4.6 C (8.3 F)
Heraklion, 03-11	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Kastamonu, 03-12	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Sivas, 03-25	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Sivas, 03-22	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Sivas, 03-14	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Derna, 03-20	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Derna, 03-22	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Sivas, 03-27	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Sivas, 03-10	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Osijek, 03-21	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Har Kenaan, 03-21	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Sivas, 03-11	1.3 C (2.3 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

338 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 Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.2	72
4.0	76
3.6	81
0.8	107
1.3	93
4.7	69
4.6	68
3.3	73
1.6	84
4.2	65
0.4	95
1.0	88
1.7	80
0.2	91
2.8	69
2.8	68
1.2	80
1.3	76
1.3	79
2.5	63
0.5	81
2.0	72
5.0	56
3.8	52
3.1	59
1.4	68
1.0	73
5.3	0
1.8	72
1.8	67
1.2	69
0.6	73
1.4	68
1.8	64
0.9	72
0.8	37
0.5	73
0.1	72
2.6	59
1.0	39
0.1	72
4.3	45
0.1	68
4.0	45
6.9	25
1.8	63
1.6	53
0.2	71
0.5	69
0.4	68
2.5	61
0.8	68
2.5	56
4.7	37
1.8	57
1.2	60
3.3	35
1.3	60
0.7	64
0.3	59
0.3	37
0.4	61
5.8	23
1.4	59
2.8	48
1.5	49
0.5	64
0.4	61
4.5	35
3.3	41
4.0	45
1.2	56
2.2	41
3.3	35
2.4	41
1.7	59
0.9	59
5.6	16
0.9	56
2.6	39
2.0	48
3.8	37
2.6	35
0.4	49
2.2	0
2.5	35
3.1	36
0.7	53
2.4	33
4.0	29
1.9	45
2.3	37
2.2	35
2.5	35
1.2	44
0.3	56
0.1	59
3.2	36
0.1	56
2.6	35
0.2	55
3.1	37
1.8	35
1.8	41
1.0	48
2.4	39
1.0	22
3.0	37
2.0	36
1.7	32
3.9	24
3.7	24
1.8	35
0.2	52
0.3	39
1.0	36
3.2	29
1.0	40
1.5	45
1.2	45
1.2	40
1.0	44
2.7	39
1.6	48
0.5	45
0.4	45
0.9	35
0.7	41
0.8	36
2.0	39
2.6	28
1.7	24
1.9	35
2.7	35
1.8	35
1.2	45
0.3	40
2.4	21
1.5	35
1.4	35
1.2	35
1.4	35
1.1	37
0.7	37
0.7	45
0.3	40
1.8	35
2.1	35
2.6	28
0.6	40
0.6	40
0.7	41
1.2	36
5.2	0
2.3	35
2.2	35
1.8	35
1.2	35
1.8	24
1.6	28
1.8	28
0.9	35
1.9	28
0.2	45
0.5	41
0.1	45
1.0	24
1.5	32
1.5	39
0.6	37
2.0	24
3.2	15
1.7	24
1.1	33
1.2	35
1.4	35
3.0	25
1.2	35
1.5	35
1.7	29
0.8	35
0.8	35
0.9	35
0.8	35
2.1	19
1.3	28
0.6	35
1.9	16
0.4	28
0.2	35
2.3	24
2.2	24
2.8	19
0.5	35
1.9	17
0.7	27
0.7	39
1.8	28
0.6	35
0.6	35

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022 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 Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022 (this event)	338 records

Every Record Set

20 of 338

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Turkey and 22 other countries, 8 to 27 March 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-03-10	Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-11	Heraklion	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	65	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-11	Sivas	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	79	34 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-12	Kastamonu	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	76	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-12	Sarajevo	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	107	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-14	Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-15	Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	68	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-15	Rize	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	88	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-17	Derbent	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-19	Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	69	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-19	Kastamonu	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	91	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-20	Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	72	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-20	Derna	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68	35 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-21	Osijek	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	93	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-21	Misurata	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	95	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-21	Har Kenaan	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	76	34 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-22	Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-22	Derna	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	63	33 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-25	Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	81	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-27	Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80	37 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 338 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

Related Headlines

Third party news, headline and link only

Download the Data

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
6.2	72
4.0	76
3.6	81
0.8	107
1.3	93
4.7	69
4.6	68
3.3	73
1.6	84
4.2	65
0.4	95
1.0	88
1.7	80
0.2	91
2.8	69
2.8	68
1.2	80
1.3	76
1.3	79
2.5	63
0.5	81
2.0	72
5.0	56
3.8	52
3.1	59
1.4	68
1.0	73
5.3	0
1.8	72
1.8	67
1.2	69
0.6	73
1.4	68
1.8	64
0.9	72
0.8	37
0.5	73
0.1	72
2.6	59
1.0	39
0.1	72
4.3	45
0.1	68
4.0	45
6.9	25
1.8	63
1.6	53
0.2	71
0.5	69
0.4	68
2.5	61
0.8	68
2.5	56
4.7	37
1.8	57
1.2	60
3.3	35
1.3	60
0.7	64
0.3	59
0.3	37
0.4	61
5.8	23
1.4	59
2.8	48
1.5	49
0.5	64
0.4	61
4.5	35
3.3	41
4.0	45
1.2	56
2.2	41
3.3	35
2.4	41
1.7	59
0.9	59
5.6	16
0.9	56
2.6	39
2.0	48
3.8	37
2.6	35
0.4	49
2.2	0
2.5	35
3.1	36
0.7	53
2.4	33
4.0	29
1.9	45
2.3	37
2.2	35
2.5	35
1.2	44
0.3	56
0.1	59
3.2	36
0.1	56
2.6	35
0.2	55
3.1	37
1.8	35
1.8	41
1.0	48
2.4	39
1.0	22
3.0	37
2.0	36
1.7	32
3.9	24
3.7	24
1.8	35
0.2	52
0.3	39
1.0	36
3.2	29
1.0	40
1.5	45
1.2	45
1.2	40
1.0	44
2.7	39
1.6	48
0.5	45
0.4	45
0.9	35
0.7	41
0.8	36
2.0	39
2.6	28
1.7	24
1.9	35
2.7	35
1.8	35
1.2	45
0.3	40
2.4	21
1.5	35
1.4	35
1.2	35
1.4	35
1.1	37
0.7	37
0.7	45
0.3	40
1.8	35
2.1	35
2.6	28
0.6	40
0.6	40
0.7	41
1.2	36
5.2	0
2.3	35
2.2	35
1.8	35
1.2	35
1.8	24
1.6	28
1.8	28
0.9	35
1.9	28
0.2	45
0.5	41
0.1	45
1.0	24
1.5	32
1.5	39
0.6	37
2.0	24
3.2	15
1.7	24
1.1	33
1.2	35
1.4	35
3.0	25
1.2	35
1.5	35
1.7	29
0.8	35
0.8	35
0.9	35
0.8	35
2.1	19
1.3	28
0.6	35
1.9	16
0.4	28
0.2	35
2.3	24
2.2	24
2.8	19
0.5	35
1.9	17
0.7	27
0.7	39
1.8	28
0.6	35
0.6	35

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.2	72
4.0	76
3.6	81
0.8	107
1.3	93
4.7	69
4.6	68
3.3	73
1.6	84
4.2	65
0.4	95
1.0	88
1.7	80
0.2	91
2.8	69
2.8	68
1.2	80
1.3	76
1.3	79
2.5	63
0.5	81
2.0	72
5.0	56
3.8	52
3.1	59
1.4	68
1.0	73
5.3	0
1.8	72
1.8	67
1.2	69
0.6	73
1.4	68
1.8	64
0.9	72
0.8	37
0.5	73
0.1	72
2.6	59
1.0	39
0.1	72
4.3	45
0.1	68
4.0	45
6.9	25
1.8	63
1.6	53
0.2	71
0.5	69
0.4	68
2.5	61
0.8	68
2.5	56
4.7	37
1.8	57
1.2	60
3.3	35
1.3	60
0.7	64
0.3	59
0.3	37
0.4	61
5.8	23
1.4	59
2.8	48
1.5	49
0.5	64
0.4	61
4.5	35
3.3	41
4.0	45
1.2	56
2.2	41
3.3	35
2.4	41
1.7	59
0.9	59
5.6	16
0.9	56
2.6	39
2.0	48
3.8	37
2.6	35
0.4	49
2.2	0
2.5	35
3.1	36
0.7	53
2.4	33
4.0	29
1.9	45
2.3	37
2.2	35
2.5	35
1.2	44
0.3	56
0.1	59
3.2	36
0.1	56
2.6	35
0.2	55
3.1	37
1.8	35
1.8	41
1.0	48
2.4	39
1.0	22
3.0	37
2.0	36
1.7	32
3.9	24
3.7	24
1.8	35
0.2	52
0.3	39
1.0	36
3.2	29
1.0	40
1.5	45
1.2	45
1.2	40
1.0	44
2.7	39
1.6	48
0.5	45
0.4	45
0.9	35
0.7	41
0.8	36
2.0	39
2.6	28
1.7	24
1.9	35
2.7	35
1.8	35
1.2	45
0.3	40
2.4	21
1.5	35
1.4	35
1.2	35
1.4	35
1.1	37
0.7	37
0.7	45
0.3	40
1.8	35
2.1	35
2.6	28
0.6	40
0.6	40
0.7	41
1.2	36
5.2	0
2.3	35
2.2	35
1.8	35
1.2	35
1.8	24
1.6	28
1.8	28
0.9	35
1.9	28
0.2	45
0.5	41
0.1	45
1.0	24
1.5	32
1.5	39
0.6	37
2.0	24
3.2	15
1.7	24
1.1	33
1.2	35
1.4	35
3.0	25
1.2	35
1.5	35
1.7	29
0.8	35
0.8	35
0.9	35
0.8	35
2.1	19
1.3	28
0.6	35
1.9	16
0.4	28
0.2	35
2.3	24
2.2	24
2.8	19
0.5	35
1.9	17
0.7	27
0.7	39
1.8	28
0.6	35
0.6	35

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.2	72
4.0	76
3.6	81
0.8	107
1.3	93
4.7	69
4.6	68
3.3	73
1.6	84
4.2	65
0.4	95
1.0	88
1.7	80
0.2	91
2.8	69
2.8	68
1.2	80
1.3	76
1.3	79
2.5	63
0.5	81
2.0	72
5.0	56
3.8	52
3.1	59
1.4	68
1.0	73
5.3	0
1.8	72
1.8	67
1.2	69
0.6	73
1.4	68
1.8	64
0.9	72
0.8	37
0.5	73
0.1	72
2.6	59
1.0	39
0.1	72
4.3	45
0.1	68
4.0	45
6.9	25
1.8	63
1.6	53
0.2	71
0.5	69
0.4	68
2.5	61
0.8	68
2.5	56
4.7	37
1.8	57
1.2	60
3.3	35
1.3	60
0.7	64
0.3	59
0.3	37
0.4	61
5.8	23
1.4	59
2.8	48
1.5	49
0.5	64
0.4	61
4.5	35
3.3	41
4.0	45
1.2	56
2.2	41
3.3	35
2.4	41
1.7	59
0.9	59
5.6	16
0.9	56
2.6	39
2.0	48
3.8	37
2.6	35
0.4	49
2.2	0
2.5	35
3.1	36
0.7	53
2.4	33
4.0	29
1.9	45
2.3	37
2.2	35
2.5	35
1.2	44
0.3	56
0.1	59
3.2	36
0.1	56
2.6	35
0.2	55
3.1	37
1.8	35
1.8	41
1.0	48
2.4	39
1.0	22
3.0	37
2.0	36
1.7	32
3.9	24
3.7	24
1.8	35
0.2	52
0.3	39
1.0	36
3.2	29
1.0	40
1.5	45
1.2	45
1.2	40
1.0	44
2.7	39
1.6	48
0.5	45
0.4	45
0.9	35
0.7	41
0.8	36
2.0	39
2.6	28
1.7	24
1.9	35
2.7	35
1.8	35
1.2	45
0.3	40
2.4	21
1.5	35
1.4	35
1.2	35
1.4	35
1.1	37
0.7	37
0.7	45
0.3	40
1.8	35
2.1	35
2.6	28
0.6	40
0.6	40
0.7	41
1.2	36
5.2	0
2.3	35
2.2	35
1.8	35
1.2	35
1.8	24
1.6	28
1.8	28
0.9	35
1.9	28
0.2	45
0.5	41
0.1	45
1.0	24
1.5	32
1.5	39
0.6	37
2.0	24
3.2	15
1.7	24
1.1	33
1.2	35
1.4	35
3.0	25
1.2	35
1.5	35
1.7	29
0.8	35
0.8	35
0.9	35
0.8	35
2.1	19
1.3	28
0.6	35
1.9	16
0.4	28
0.2	35
2.3	24
2.2	24
2.8	19
0.5	35
1.9	17
0.7	27
0.7	39
1.8	28
0.6	35
0.6	35