Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019

Name: Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019
Start: 2019-08-17
End: 2019-09-06
Location: Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Slovenia, Netherlands, Spain, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Hungary, Russia, Austria, Czech Republic, Turkey, Slovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Switzerland, Belarus, Greece, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Morocco, Bulgaria, Belgium, Gibraltar [United Kingdom], Ireland, Serbia

Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019: 2,050 records at 776 stations, peak on 28 August 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019 set or tied 2,050 station records at 776 stations.
It ran from 17 August 2019 to 6 September 2019 (21 days) and its peak day was 28 August 2019.
Status: closed.
Putbus set a daily record high maximum temperature of 29.6 C (85.3 F) on 31 August 2019.
The busiest day was 28 August 2019 with 344 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 155 years.

Footprint

17 August to 6 September 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Putbus	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	2019-08-31
Ulricehamn	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2019-08-27
Mariupol'	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	2019-08-25
Eelde-1	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	2019-08-27
Boras	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2019-08-27
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	2019-08-29
Kirchdorf/Poel	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	2019-08-31
West Souburg	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	2019-08-27
Sheffield	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	2019-08-25
Vestervig	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	2019-08-27
Stavanger - Valand	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2019-08-28
Angermunde	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	2019-08-30
Budapest	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	2019-08-31
Cet Central England	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2019-08-24
Falsterbo	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2019-08-29
Kremsmuenster	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	2019-08-30

Records per Day

Peak day 344

Records set or tied each day from 17 August 2019 to 6 September 2019. The most in one day was 344 on 28 August 2019.

Records per day during Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019
Date	Records
2019-08-17	4
2019-08-18	69
2019-08-19	16
2019-08-20	13
2019-08-21	13
2019-08-22	5
2019-08-23	49
2019-08-24	71
2019-08-25	100
2019-08-26	150
2019-08-27	243
2019-08-28	344
2019-08-29	297
2019-08-30	158
2019-08-31	257
2019-09-01	174
2019-09-02	68
2019-09-03	13
2019-09-04	4
2019-09-05	1
2019-09-06	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019 ranked by margin
Eelde-1, 08-27	7.3 C (13.1 F)
Mariupol', 08-24	6.0 C (10.8 F)
Mariupol', 08-25	4.6 C (8.3 F)
Putbus, 08-31	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Stavanger - Valand, 08-28	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Kirchdorf/Poel, 08-31	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Angermunde, 08-30	2.7 C (4.9 F)
West Souburg, 08-27	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Ulricehamn, 08-27	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Sheffield, 08-25	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Ljubljana Bezigrad, 08-29	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Vestervig, 08-28	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Falsterbo, 08-29	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Putbus, 08-28	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Boras, 08-27	2.0 C (3.6 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 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.8	112
2.0	155
2.5	104
3.2	89
7.3	64
2.2	90
2.0	104
4.6	81
2.6	88
1.9	80
2.2	76
2.7	80
1.1	116
3.8	64
2.3	88
6.0	62
2.1	76
0.8	119
0.8	119
0.3	108
2.3	89
2.3	76
0.8	126
0.5	100
0.3	140
0.8	122
2.5	76
0.6	112
0.1	140
2.2	74
1.5	88
0.6	93
2.3	84
4.0	64
0.1	108
0.2	119
1.8	88
1.7	76
4.5	57
0.2	63
1.2	88
1.2	88
0.7	89
0.3	90
1.3	89
0.3	35
1.0	89
1.0	88
6.8	53
1.0	63
0.7	86
5.6	54
0.6	89
0.7	88
1.3	76
0.6	89
2.2	76
3.5	69
2.8	64
1.4	76
1.2	84
0.7	80
3.8	64
0.6	85
1.4	72
0.3	86
4.0	64
1.2	76
3.7	57
2.9	69
0.9	76
3.8	68
0.6	80
0.4	50
3.3	72
4.0	54
3.5	54
2.0	68
3.3	60
1.5	74
2.0	64
1.2	76
4.6	52
1.5	76
0.6	80
2.1	76
2.0	68
1.3	64
3.7	57
1.7	68
2.0	58
1.3	74
2.1	69
0.9	74
1.8	64
0.7	74
4.2	53
2.9	64
4.0	50
3.7	50
3.1	64
0.1	61
0.2	80
2.6	64
0.1	80
2.8	72
4.1	42
3.9	54
6.0	44
0.3	82
5.7	21
6.1	33
0.9	76
0.8	76
0.1	76
4.5	53
1.1	76
0.9	76
3.9	44
0.7	80
0.1	84
3.0	57
0.4	76
2.7	68
5.5	37
2.6	56
0.2	74
2.3	60
0.4	76
2.5	57
5.3	44
1.5	69
0.6	66
3.6	54
1.9	54
0.8	68
4.2	42
0.1	82
1.0	68
1.3	64
0.1	51
1.9	64
0.9	60
1.0	69
0.7	74
2.0	58
1.1	72
0.4	74
1.2	69
2.9	54
1.4	68
1.8	54
0.5	64
0.5	64
4.2	53
3.2	48
0.2	76
1.4	68
3.5	45
3.0	42
3.1	54
1.9	24
4.3	44
2.5	16
3.3	53
0.2	50
0.2	50
3.8	52
0.3	73
0.7	68
0.1	66
0.5	73
0.9	69
1.2	66
2.1	50
5.3	33
0.9	64
0.4	76
0.1	76
1.7	54
4.1	44
1.9	60
7.6	13
0.6	72
0.6	74
1.2	68
1.5	53
0.3	76
1.3	68
3.4	50
1.6	60
1.1	54
0.9	66
0.3	60
2.8	53
0.1	46
2.0	42
0.5	69
0.9	64
4.8	28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 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 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019 (this event)	2,050 records

Every Record Set

20 of 2,050

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Germany and 32 other countries, 17 August to 6 September 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-08-24	Mariupol'	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	62	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-24	Cet Central England	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	119	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-24	Sheffield	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	119	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-25	Mariupol'	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	81	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-25	Sheffield	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-27	Ulricehamn	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	104	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-27	Eelde-1	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	64	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-27	Boras	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	104	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-27	West Souburg	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	88	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-27	Vestervig	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	80	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Putbus	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	155	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Vestervig	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Stavanger - Valand	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	64	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-29	Ljubljana Bezigrad	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-29	Falsterbo	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	76	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-30	Angermunde	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-30	Kremsmuenster	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	108	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-31	Putbus	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	112	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-31	Kirchdorf/Poel	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	89	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-31	Budapest	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 2,050 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
3.8	112
2.0	155
2.5	104
3.2	89
7.3	64
2.2	90
2.0	104
4.6	81
2.6	88
1.9	80
2.2	76
2.7	80
1.1	116
3.8	64
2.3	88
6.0	62
2.1	76
0.8	119
0.8	119
0.3	108
2.3	89
2.3	76
0.8	126
0.5	100
0.3	140
0.8	122
2.5	76
0.6	112
0.1	140
2.2	74
1.5	88
0.6	93
2.3	84
4.0	64
0.1	108
0.2	119
1.8	88
1.7	76
4.5	57
0.2	63
1.2	88
1.2	88
0.7	89
0.3	90
1.3	89
0.3	35
1.0	89
1.0	88
6.8	53
1.0	63
0.7	86
5.6	54
0.6	89
0.7	88
1.3	76
0.6	89
2.2	76
3.5	69
2.8	64
1.4	76
1.2	84
0.7	80
3.8	64
0.6	85
1.4	72
0.3	86
4.0	64
1.2	76
3.7	57
2.9	69
0.9	76
3.8	68
0.6	80
0.4	50
3.3	72
4.0	54
3.5	54
2.0	68
3.3	60
1.5	74
2.0	64
1.2	76
4.6	52
1.5	76
0.6	80
2.1	76
2.0	68
1.3	64
3.7	57
1.7	68
2.0	58
1.3	74
2.1	69
0.9	74
1.8	64
0.7	74
4.2	53
2.9	64
4.0	50
3.7	50
3.1	64
0.1	61
0.2	80
2.6	64
0.1	80
2.8	72
4.1	42
3.9	54
6.0	44
0.3	82
5.7	21
6.1	33
0.9	76
0.8	76
0.1	76
4.5	53
1.1	76
0.9	76
3.9	44
0.7	80
0.1	84
3.0	57
0.4	76
2.7	68
5.5	37
2.6	56
0.2	74
2.3	60
0.4	76
2.5	57
5.3	44
1.5	69
0.6	66
3.6	54
1.9	54
0.8	68
4.2	42
0.1	82
1.0	68
1.3	64
0.1	51
1.9	64
0.9	60
1.0	69
0.7	74
2.0	58
1.1	72
0.4	74
1.2	69
2.9	54
1.4	68
1.8	54
0.5	64
0.5	64
4.2	53
3.2	48
0.2	76
1.4	68
3.5	45
3.0	42
3.1	54
1.9	24
4.3	44
2.5	16
3.3	53
0.2	50
0.2	50
3.8	52
0.3	73
0.7	68
0.1	66
0.5	73
0.9	69
1.2	66
2.1	50
5.3	33
0.9	64
0.4	76
0.1	76
1.7	54
4.1	44
1.9	60
7.6	13
0.6	72
0.6	74
1.2	68
1.5	53
0.3	76
1.3	68
3.4	50
1.6	60
1.1	54
0.9	66
0.3	60
2.8	53
0.1	46
2.0	42
0.5	69
0.9	64
4.8	28

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.8	112
2.0	155
2.5	104
3.2	89
7.3	64
2.2	90
2.0	104
4.6	81
2.6	88
1.9	80
2.2	76
2.7	80
1.1	116
3.8	64
2.3	88
6.0	62
2.1	76
0.8	119
0.8	119
0.3	108
2.3	89
2.3	76
0.8	126
0.5	100
0.3	140
0.8	122
2.5	76
0.6	112
0.1	140
2.2	74
1.5	88
0.6	93
2.3	84
4.0	64
0.1	108
0.2	119
1.8	88
1.7	76
4.5	57
0.2	63
1.2	88
1.2	88
0.7	89
0.3	90
1.3	89
0.3	35
1.0	89
1.0	88
6.8	53
1.0	63
0.7	86
5.6	54
0.6	89
0.7	88
1.3	76
0.6	89
2.2	76
3.5	69
2.8	64
1.4	76
1.2	84
0.7	80
3.8	64
0.6	85
1.4	72
0.3	86
4.0	64
1.2	76
3.7	57
2.9	69
0.9	76
3.8	68
0.6	80
0.4	50
3.3	72
4.0	54
3.5	54
2.0	68
3.3	60
1.5	74
2.0	64
1.2	76
4.6	52
1.5	76
0.6	80
2.1	76
2.0	68
1.3	64
3.7	57
1.7	68
2.0	58
1.3	74
2.1	69
0.9	74
1.8	64
0.7	74
4.2	53
2.9	64
4.0	50
3.7	50
3.1	64
0.1	61
0.2	80
2.6	64
0.1	80
2.8	72
4.1	42
3.9	54
6.0	44
0.3	82
5.7	21
6.1	33
0.9	76
0.8	76
0.1	76
4.5	53
1.1	76
0.9	76
3.9	44
0.7	80
0.1	84
3.0	57
0.4	76
2.7	68
5.5	37
2.6	56
0.2	74
2.3	60
0.4	76
2.5	57
5.3	44
1.5	69
0.6	66
3.6	54
1.9	54
0.8	68
4.2	42
0.1	82
1.0	68
1.3	64
0.1	51
1.9	64
0.9	60
1.0	69
0.7	74
2.0	58
1.1	72
0.4	74
1.2	69
2.9	54
1.4	68
1.8	54
0.5	64
0.5	64
4.2	53
3.2	48
0.2	76
1.4	68
3.5	45
3.0	42
3.1	54
1.9	24
4.3	44
2.5	16
3.3	53
0.2	50
0.2	50
3.8	52
0.3	73
0.7	68
0.1	66
0.5	73
0.9	69
1.2	66
2.1	50
5.3	33
0.9	64
0.4	76
0.1	76
1.7	54
4.1	44
1.9	60
7.6	13
0.6	72
0.6	74
1.2	68
1.5	53
0.3	76
1.3	68
3.4	50
1.6	60
1.1	54
0.9	66
0.3	60
2.8	53
0.1	46
2.0	42
0.5	69
0.9	64
4.8	28