Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025

Name: Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025
Start: 2025-02-19
End: 2025-03-03
Location: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iran, Armenia, Kuwait, Cyprus

Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025: 119 records at 50 stations, peak on 25 February 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025 set or tied 119 station records at 50 stations.
It ran from 19 February 2025 to 3 March 2025 (13 days) and its peak day was 25 February 2025.
Status: closed.
Svetlograd set a daily record low minimum temperature of -19.3 C (-2.7 F) on 2 March 2025.
The busiest day was 25 February 2025 with 25 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 88 years.

Footprint

19 February to 3 March 2025

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Svetlograd	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	2025-03-02
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	2025-03-01
Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2025-02-22
Kastamonu	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	2025-02-23
Kuwait Internationa	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	2025-02-25
Prince Hasan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	2025-02-24
Divnoe	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	2025-03-01
Ben Gurion	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	2025-02-25
Rafha	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2025-02-25
Bahrain (Int. Airpo	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	2025-02-25
Bet Dagan	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2025-02-25
Turaif	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2025-02-25
King Hussein	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	2025-02-26
Qaisumah	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	2025-02-26
Kutaisi	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	2025-02-24
Gavar	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	2025-02-21

Records per Day

Peak day 25

Records set or tied each day from 19 February 2025 to 3 March 2025. The most in one day was 25 on 25 February 2025.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025
Date	Records
2025-02-19	1
2025-02-20	1
2025-02-21	3
2025-02-22	8
2025-02-23	23
2025-02-24	20
2025-02-25	25
2025-02-26	18
2025-02-27	6
2025-02-28	2
2025-03-01	5
2025-03-02	5
2025-03-03	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025 ranked by margin
Sivas, 02-22	10.2 C (18.4 F)
Svetlograd, 02-26	8.0 C (14.4 F)
Svetlograd, 03-02	7.1 C (12.8 F)
Mineral-Nye-Vody, 03-01	6.6 C (11.9 F)
Svetlograd, 02-23	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Prince Hasan, 02-24	5.1 C (9.2 F)
Rafha, 02-25	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Kuwait Internationa, 02-25	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Turaif, 02-25	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Kutaisi, 02-24	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Qaisumah, 02-26	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Ben Gurion, 02-25	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Bahrain (Int. Airpo, 02-25	3.1 C (5.6 F)
King Hussein, 02-26	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Bet Dagan, 02-25	1.7 C (3.1 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

119 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 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
7.1	88
6.6	74
1.1	83
10.2	17
3.8	66
5.1	37
0.8	48
1.1	48
3.1	47
1.3	39
5.5	56
4.0	48
3.1	41
1.7	60
2.8	40
8.0	33
3.8	37
3.2	47
3.4	47
0.4	61
1.1	66
2.4	22
3.4	49
6.1	17
0.9	53
2.0	49
3.0	32
3.9	22
3.7	40
5.0	33
2.6	42
2.5	33
1.8	49
0.9	56
0.2	64
4.4	37
3.0	42
1.0	58
2.0	47
2.5	40
2.5	40
3.2	35
2.4	33
3.8	28
2.9	40
2.3	42
2.0	37
3.7	37
1.8	49
0.4	53
1.2	40
0.8	40
3.2	21
3.4	35
1.4	49
1.0	46
1.0	46
1.2	40
1.6	40
1.0	45
2.8	18
1.6	40
2.0	33
0.2	40
0.7	41
0.3	40
1.7	43
0.3	47
4.0	26
6.0	18
0.1	40
0.8	40
0.7	35
0.2	37
1.0	37
1.3	39
0.8	40
0.8	40
2.9	33
2.6	17
0.5	41
1.2	37
0.2	39
0.3	32
0.9	33
1.7	35
3.0	21
0.1	40
0.6	40
0.1	42
1.8	13
1.3	22
1.7	33
1.8	28
0.8	33
2.2	17
0.1	28
1.0	33
0.7	33
0.5	35
2.2	13
0.4	37
0.1	37
0.4	33
0.8	23
0.4	36
0.7	33
0.4	33
0.8	22
0.9	25
0.6	28
0.8	22
0.5	17
0.3	24
0.1	25
0.1	22
0.4	21
0.1	16
0.2	18

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 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 Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025 (this event)	119 records

Every Record Set

20 of 119

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Turkey and 12 other countries, 19 February to 3 March 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-02-21	Gavar	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	61	27 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-22	Sivas	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	10.2 C (18.4 F)	17	36 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Kastamonu	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83	36 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Svetlograd	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	56	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-24	Prince Hasan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	37	34 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-24	Kutaisi	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47	28 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-25	Kuwait Internationa	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	66	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-25	Ben Gurion	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	47	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-25	Rafha	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	48	31 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-25	Bahrain (Int. Airpo	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	41	30 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-25	Bet Dagan	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-25	Turaif	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	37	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-26	King Hussein	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-26	Svetlograd	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	33	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-26	Qaisumah	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	47	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-01	Mineral-Nye-Vody	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	74	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-01	Divnoe	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	48	34 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-01	Svetlograd	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	39	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-02	Svetlograd	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	88	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-02	Mineral-Nye-Vody	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48	34 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 119 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.