Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019

Name: Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019
Start: 2019-07-17
End: 2019-08-14
Location: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Finland, Algeria, Slovenia, Italy, Netherlands, Croatia, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Romania, Libya, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Tunisia, Slovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Morocco, Hungary, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Greece, Macedonia, Poland, Moldova, Malta

Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019: 2,756 records at 883 stations, peak on 25 July 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019 set or tied 2,756 station records at 883 stations.
It ran from 17 July 2019 to 14 August 2019 (29 days) and its peak day was 25 July 2019.
Status: closed.
Altastenberg set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 31.9 C (89.4 F) on 25 July 2019.
The busiest day was 25 July 2019 with 598 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 151 years.

Footprint

17 July to 14 August 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Oxford	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	2019-07-24
Altastenberg	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	2019-07-25
Abbeville	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	2019-07-25
Le Bourget	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	2019-07-25
Uccle	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	2019-07-25
De Bilt	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	2019-07-24
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2019-07-26
Lyon - St Exupery	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2019-07-24
Mala	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2019-07-27
Jackvik	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	2019-07-27
Mierkenis_A	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	2019-07-27
Hohenpeissenberg	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	2019-07-24
Montabaur	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	2019-07-24
Alencon-Valframbert	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	2019-07-25
Boden	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	2019-07-27
Malin Head	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2019-07-23
Regensburg	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2019-07-25
Sonnblick	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2019-07-25
Vestervig	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2019-07-25
Graz	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	2019-07-26

Records per Day

Peak day 598

Records set or tied each day from 17 July 2019 to 14 August 2019. The most in one day was 598 on 25 July 2019.

Records per day during Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019
Date	Records
2019-07-17	1
2019-07-18	1
2019-07-19	3
2019-07-20	8
2019-07-21	18
2019-07-22	92
2019-07-23	301
2019-07-24	566
2019-07-25	598
2019-07-26	423
2019-07-27	162
2019-07-28	110
2019-07-29	96
2019-07-30	27
2019-07-31	21
2019-08-01	9
2019-08-02	10
2019-08-03	12
2019-08-04	8
2019-08-05	11
2019-08-06	10
2019-08-07	23
2019-08-08	34
2019-08-09	38
2019-08-10	49
2019-08-11	39
2019-08-12	40
2019-08-13	33
2019-08-14	13

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019 ranked by margin
Lyon - St Exupery, 07-24	5.2 C (9.4 F)
Hohenpeissenberg, 07-24	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Regensburg, 07-25	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Abbeville, 07-25	3.5 C (6.3 F)
Sonnblick, 07-25	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Graz, 07-26	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Le Bourget, 07-25	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Oxford, 07-24	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), 07-26	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Vestervig, 07-25	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Uccle, 07-25	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Alencon-Valframbert, 07-25	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Mala, 07-27	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Mierkenis_A, 07-27	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Montabaur, 07-24	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

500 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 Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.4	108
1.4	86
3.5	67
1.7	71
0.9	72
1.4	67
0.3	72
5.2	97
0.7	74
0.4	74
0.6	74
0.8	71
4.4	124
0.6	67
0.1	74
0.1	63
3.9	108
2.5	124
2.1	108
1.4	117
3.6	97
0.3	67
2.5	104
2.4	124
2.3	108
2.1	124
3.2	108
0.5	62
0.2	62
2.8	149
2.8	124
0.4	57
2.0	43
1.7	47
0.2	55
6.0	72
2.4	124
2.6	124
2.7	108
2.8	124
2.5	124
2.0	117
1.4	108
1.3	118
1.1	112
1.9	108
6.1	69
2.0	124
2.2	124
1.7	124
2.1	108
2.2	124
0.1	61
0.1	86
1.1	108
1.4	148
0.9	43
1.4	124
1.3	151
3.5	89
1.6	43
2.3	92
1.8	108
1.5	108
1.7	114
1.8	108
2.6	93
0.8	117
1.7	28
1.0	121
1.0	124
1.1	108
0.9	93
6.4	69
0.6	97
1.0	124
1.2	124
0.6	108
1.3	67
1.1	108
0.6	49
1.1	51
1.1	148
1.5	22
0.6	124
2.7	89
0.6	71
0.6	124
0.5	124
2.2	24
2.9	80
5.4	61
2.2	89
0.6	53
0.4	124
1.7	84
1.3	28
0.1	124
0.6	71
1.8	89
1.2	67
4.0	73
4.6	72
2.4	72
0.1	123
0.3	108
0.1	108
0.2	108
0.3	124
0.1	108
0.8	97
1.5	24
0.1	123
0.3	148
0.1	124
0.1	118
0.5	46
3.8	72
0.1	97
4.9	15
4.8	56
2.2	15
0.3	97
0.3	93
0.9	94
0.5	90
0.6	90
0.4	28
0.2	93
1.3	15
0.2	62
1.4	15
0.7	26
3.3	72
0.4	26
1.1	26
4.8	61
2.1	37
0.7	38
1.5	28
1.8	70
1.5	74
4.0	15
1.9	15
0.3	35
4.7	56
0.4	35
0.9	26
2.8	72
0.1	26
4.3	72
4.2	72
0.1	67
5.0	29
4.3	64
0.6	89
0.2	90
2.9	58
0.2	89
3.9	0
3.6	72
3.2	15
0.9	15
1.6	15
0.7	26
4.1	72
3.3	72
0.2	26
0.7	60
3.2	72
0.1	92
4.3	64
2.0	72
5.4	34
0.2	85
1.0	77
3.3	69
0.5	15
3.2	15
3.2	72
2.9	72
1.6	15
0.3	62
1.4	15
0.1	26
1.4	0
3.1	72
1.7	15
2.6	15
2.4	72
0.5	24
0.1	24
0.6	82
1.6	72
1.7	72
0.3	28
0.6	15
2.0	15
0.4	28
2.2	58

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019 (this event)	2,756 records

Every Record Set

20 of 2,756

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 17 July to 14 August 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-07-23	Malin Head	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	63	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-24	Oxford	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	86	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-24	De Bilt	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	72	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-24	Lyon - St Exupery	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	97	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-24	Hohenpeissenberg	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	124	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-24	Montabaur	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Altastenberg	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	108	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-25	Abbeville	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	67	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Le Bourget	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Uccle	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	72	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Alencon-Valframbert	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	71	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Regensburg	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Sonnblick	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	124	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Vestervig	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	117	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-26	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	67	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-26	Graz	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	108	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-27	Mala	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	74	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-27	Jackvik	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	74	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-27	Mierkenis_A	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-27	Boden	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	74	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 2,756 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
0.4	108
1.4	86
3.5	67
1.7	71
0.9	72
1.4	67
0.3	72
5.2	97
0.7	74
0.4	74
0.6	74
0.8	71
4.4	124
0.6	67
0.1	74
0.1	63
3.9	108
2.5	124
2.1	108
1.4	117
3.6	97
0.3	67
2.5	104
2.4	124
2.3	108
2.1	124
3.2	108
0.5	62
0.2	62
2.8	149
2.8	124
0.4	57
2.0	43
1.7	47
0.2	55
6.0	72
2.4	124
2.6	124
2.7	108
2.8	124
2.5	124
2.0	117
1.4	108
1.3	118
1.1	112
1.9	108
6.1	69
2.0	124
2.2	124
1.7	124
2.1	108
2.2	124
0.1	61
0.1	86
1.1	108
1.4	148
0.9	43
1.4	124
1.3	151
3.5	89
1.6	43
2.3	92
1.8	108
1.5	108
1.7	114
1.8	108
2.6	93
0.8	117
1.7	28
1.0	121
1.0	124
1.1	108
0.9	93
6.4	69
0.6	97
1.0	124
1.2	124
0.6	108
1.3	67
1.1	108
0.6	49
1.1	51
1.1	148
1.5	22
0.6	124
2.7	89
0.6	71
0.6	124
0.5	124
2.2	24
2.9	80
5.4	61
2.2	89
0.6	53
0.4	124
1.7	84
1.3	28
0.1	124
0.6	71
1.8	89
1.2	67
4.0	73
4.6	72
2.4	72
0.1	123
0.3	108
0.1	108
0.2	108
0.3	124
0.1	108
0.8	97
1.5	24
0.1	123
0.3	148
0.1	124
0.1	118
0.5	46
3.8	72
0.1	97
4.9	15
4.8	56
2.2	15
0.3	97
0.3	93
0.9	94
0.5	90
0.6	90
0.4	28
0.2	93
1.3	15
0.2	62
1.4	15
0.7	26
3.3	72
0.4	26
1.1	26
4.8	61
2.1	37
0.7	38
1.5	28
1.8	70
1.5	74
4.0	15
1.9	15
0.3	35
4.7	56
0.4	35
0.9	26
2.8	72
0.1	26
4.3	72
4.2	72
0.1	67
5.0	29
4.3	64
0.6	89
0.2	90
2.9	58
0.2	89
3.9	0
3.6	72
3.2	15
0.9	15
1.6	15
0.7	26
4.1	72
3.3	72
0.2	26
0.7	60
3.2	72
0.1	92
4.3	64
2.0	72
5.4	34
0.2	85
1.0	77
3.3	69
0.5	15
3.2	15
3.2	72
2.9	72
1.6	15
0.3	62
1.4	15
0.1	26
1.4	0
3.1	72
1.7	15
2.6	15
2.4	72
0.5	24
0.1	24
0.6	82
1.6	72
1.7	72
0.3	28
0.6	15
2.0	15
0.4	28
2.2	58

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.4	108
1.4	86
3.5	67
1.7	71
0.9	72
1.4	67
0.3	72
5.2	97
0.7	74
0.4	74
0.6	74
0.8	71
4.4	124
0.6	67
0.1	74
0.1	63
3.9	108
2.5	124
2.1	108
1.4	117
3.6	97
0.3	67
2.5	104
2.4	124
2.3	108
2.1	124
3.2	108
0.5	62
0.2	62
2.8	149
2.8	124
0.4	57
2.0	43
1.7	47
0.2	55
6.0	72
2.4	124
2.6	124
2.7	108
2.8	124
2.5	124
2.0	117
1.4	108
1.3	118
1.1	112
1.9	108
6.1	69
2.0	124
2.2	124
1.7	124
2.1	108
2.2	124
0.1	61
0.1	86
1.1	108
1.4	148
0.9	43
1.4	124
1.3	151
3.5	89
1.6	43
2.3	92
1.8	108
1.5	108
1.7	114
1.8	108
2.6	93
0.8	117
1.7	28
1.0	121
1.0	124
1.1	108
0.9	93
6.4	69
0.6	97
1.0	124
1.2	124
0.6	108
1.3	67
1.1	108
0.6	49
1.1	51
1.1	148
1.5	22
0.6	124
2.7	89
0.6	71
0.6	124
0.5	124
2.2	24
2.9	80
5.4	61
2.2	89
0.6	53
0.4	124
1.7	84
1.3	28
0.1	124
0.6	71
1.8	89
1.2	67
4.0	73
4.6	72
2.4	72
0.1	123
0.3	108
0.1	108
0.2	108
0.3	124
0.1	108
0.8	97
1.5	24
0.1	123
0.3	148
0.1	124
0.1	118
0.5	46
3.8	72
0.1	97
4.9	15
4.8	56
2.2	15
0.3	97
0.3	93
0.9	94
0.5	90
0.6	90
0.4	28
0.2	93
1.3	15
0.2	62
1.4	15
0.7	26
3.3	72
0.4	26
1.1	26
4.8	61
2.1	37
0.7	38
1.5	28
1.8	70
1.5	74
4.0	15
1.9	15
0.3	35
4.7	56
0.4	35
0.9	26
2.8	72
0.1	26
4.3	72
4.2	72
0.1	67
5.0	29
4.3	64
0.6	89
0.2	90
2.9	58
0.2	89
3.9	0
3.6	72
3.2	15
0.9	15
1.6	15
0.7	26
4.1	72
3.3	72
0.2	26
0.7	60
3.2	72
0.1	92
4.3	64
2.0	72
5.4	34
0.2	85
1.0	77
3.3	69
0.5	15
3.2	15
3.2	72
2.9	72
1.6	15
0.3	62
1.4	15
0.1	26
1.4	0
3.1	72
1.7	15
2.6	15
2.4	72
0.5	24
0.1	24
0.6	82
1.6	72
1.7	72
0.3	28
0.6	15
2.0	15
0.4	28
2.2	58