Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018

Name: Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018
Start: 2018-06-28
End: 2018-07-05
Location: Germany, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Belarus, Hungary, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia

Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018: 182 records at 143 stations, peak on 2 July 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018 set or tied 182 station records at 143 stations.
It ran from 28 June 2018 to 5 July 2018 (8 days) and its peak day was 2 July 2018.
Status: closed.
Cottbus set a daily record low minimum temperature of 5.3 C (41.5 F) on 2 July 2018.
The busiest day was 2 July 2018 with 66 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 153 years.

Footprint

28 June to 5 July 2018

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cottbus	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	2018-07-02
Lichtentanne	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	2018-07-02
Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	2018-07-01
Marnitz	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2018-07-02
Staraja_Russa	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2018-07-01
Bad Muskau	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	2018-07-02
Klaipeda	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	2018-07-02
Holm	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	2018-07-01
Kaunas	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2018-07-01
Pskov	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2018-07-01
Muncheberg	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2018-07-02
Voru	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2018-07-01
Krasnaja_Gora	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	2018-07-03
Puskinskie_Gory	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2018-07-01
Overtornea	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	2018-07-01
Brest	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2018-07-02
Stiege	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	2018-07-02
Barth	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	2018-07-01

Records per Day

Peak day 66

Records set or tied each day from 28 June 2018 to 5 July 2018. The most in one day was 66 on 2 July 2018.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018
Date	Records
2018-06-28	3
2018-06-29	2
2018-06-30	15
2018-07-01	49
2018-07-02	66
2018-07-03	41
2018-07-04	5
2018-07-05	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018 ranked by margin
Holm, 07-01	4.1 C (7.4 F)
Puskinskie_Gory, 07-01	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Bad Muskau, 07-02	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Staraja_Russa, 07-01	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Pskov, 07-01	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Krasnaja_Gora, 07-03	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Overtornea, 07-01	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Voru, 07-01	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Cottbus, 07-02	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Klaipeda, 07-02	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Lichtentanne, 07-02	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Kaunas, 07-01	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Bad Muskau, 07-01	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Barth, 07-01	0.5 C (0.9 F)
Pitea, 07-01	0.4 C (0.7 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

182 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 Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.3	112
0.6	153
0.4	135
0.2	95
3.4	67
3.6	52
1.2	41
4.1	53
0.2	52
0.6	75
2.5	61
1.6	61
0.3	67
0.6	69
2.2	57
0.1	42
0.4	67
3.7	49
2.1	59
0.5	64
1.6	52
0.1	61
0.3	68
1.6	45
0.1	38
0.3	42
1.8	57
0.5	67
0.2	59
1.2	53
1.3	52
0.6	57
1.4	52
1.2	52
1.5	52
0.8	56
0.7	53
0.5	57
1.2	52
2.5	39
1.6	52
1.2	24
0.3	61
0.8	56
0.2	60
1.3	47
0.3	53
0.2	48
0.3	56
0.1	57
0.3	59
1.4	39
0.7	39
0.3	52
1.2	51
3.1	32
2.6	36
1.0	52
0.5	49
0.3	27
0.1	52
1.0	47
2.6	36
0.9	48
2.1	33
2.1	32
0.9	56
1.8	39
1.3	39
0.4	52
2.2	23
0.1	52
0.3	25
0.8	49
2.2	33
0.1	53
0.1	21
0.4	36
0.8	39
0.5	44
0.1	33
0.8	39
0.2	52
0.5	39
1.6	32
0.3	40
2.0	32
0.5	36
0.2	40
0.5	7
0.2	39
1.2	39
1.8	33
1.7	32
1.1	39
1.3	31
0.2	39
0.4	33
0.6	0
2.5	24
1.4	33
0.9	28
0.5	40
0.4	43
1.2	33
1.7	28
0.5	28
1.0	37
0.1	36
1.6	21
1.1	25
1.6	25
0.7	32
1.7	23
0.9	23
0.1	36
0.1	37
0.7	32
4.1	0
0.1	37
1.2	25
0.8	25
0.5	32
1.4	4
0.1	32
0.5	36
2.4	0
1.8	23
1.1	20
1.3	20
1.3	23
1.0	28
0.3	32
1.6	13
1.0	24
1.0	24
3.0	0
0.2	20
0.3	33
0.1	25
0.1	32
0.6	21
0.6	4
0.1	24
1.1	17
0.5	25
0.5	28
2.2	7
0.7	13
1.0	13
0.1	24
1.1	21
0.2	21
1.5	3
0.1	17
0.3	23
0.3	17
0.2	23
0.1	23
0.2	24
0.1	27
2.4	7
1.2	4
0.9	7
0.6	23
1.9	3
0.1	4
1.3	4
0.5	7
0.7	7
0.2	17
0.5	7
0.9	7
0.2	12
0.2	4
0.7	4
0.6	4
0.3	0
0.3	4
0.4	4
0.1	4
0.2	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018 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 Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018 (this event)	182 records

Every Record Set

20 of 182

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 15 other countries, 28 June to 5 July 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-07-01	Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	135	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-01	Staraja_Russa	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	67	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-01	Holm	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	53	33 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-01	Kaunas	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-01	Pskov	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	61	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-01	Voru	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61	31 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-01	Lichtentanne	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	67	31 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-01	Bad Muskau	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69	30 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-01	Puskinskie_Gory	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	49	29 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-01	Overtornea	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	59	29 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-01	Barth	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64	28 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-02	Cottbus	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	112	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Lichtentanne	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	153	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Marnitz	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	95	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Bad Muskau	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	52	35 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Klaipeda	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	41	34 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-02	Muncheberg	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	52	32 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-02	Brest	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	42	29 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-02	Stiege	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	67	29 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-03	Krasnaja_Gora	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57	30 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 182 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
1.3	112
0.6	153
0.4	135
0.2	95
3.4	67
3.6	52
1.2	41
4.1	53
0.2	52
0.6	75
2.5	61
1.6	61
0.3	67
0.6	69
2.2	57
0.1	42
0.4	67
3.7	49
2.1	59
0.5	64
1.6	52
0.1	61
0.3	68
1.6	45
0.1	38
0.3	42
1.8	57
0.5	67
0.2	59
1.2	53
1.3	52
0.6	57
1.4	52
1.2	52
1.5	52
0.8	56
0.7	53
0.5	57
1.2	52
2.5	39
1.6	52
1.2	24
0.3	61
0.8	56
0.2	60
1.3	47
0.3	53
0.2	48
0.3	56
0.1	57
0.3	59
1.4	39
0.7	39
0.3	52
1.2	51
3.1	32
2.6	36
1.0	52
0.5	49
0.3	27
0.1	52
1.0	47
2.6	36
0.9	48
2.1	33
2.1	32
0.9	56
1.8	39
1.3	39
0.4	52
2.2	23
0.1	52
0.3	25
0.8	49
2.2	33
0.1	53
0.1	21
0.4	36
0.8	39
0.5	44
0.1	33
0.8	39
0.2	52
0.5	39
1.6	32
0.3	40
2.0	32
0.5	36
0.2	40
0.5	7
0.2	39
1.2	39
1.8	33
1.7	32
1.1	39
1.3	31
0.2	39
0.4	33
0.6	0
2.5	24
1.4	33
0.9	28
0.5	40
0.4	43
1.2	33
1.7	28
0.5	28
1.0	37
0.1	36
1.6	21
1.1	25
1.6	25
0.7	32
1.7	23
0.9	23
0.1	36
0.1	37
0.7	32
4.1	0
0.1	37
1.2	25
0.8	25
0.5	32
1.4	4
0.1	32
0.5	36
2.4	0
1.8	23
1.1	20
1.3	20
1.3	23
1.0	28
0.3	32
1.6	13
1.0	24
1.0	24
3.0	0
0.2	20
0.3	33
0.1	25
0.1	32
0.6	21
0.6	4
0.1	24
1.1	17
0.5	25
0.5	28
2.2	7
0.7	13
1.0	13
0.1	24
1.1	21
0.2	21
1.5	3
0.1	17
0.3	23
0.3	17
0.2	23
0.1	23
0.2	24
0.1	27
2.4	7
1.2	4
0.9	7
0.6	23
1.9	3
0.1	4
1.3	4
0.5	7
0.7	7
0.2	17
0.5	7
0.9	7
0.2	12
0.2	4
0.7	4
0.6	4
0.3	0
0.3	4
0.4	4
0.1	4
0.2	0

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.3	112
0.6	153
0.4	135
0.2	95
3.4	67
3.6	52
1.2	41
4.1	53
0.2	52
0.6	75
2.5	61
1.6	61
0.3	67
0.6	69
2.2	57
0.1	42
0.4	67
3.7	49
2.1	59
0.5	64
1.6	52
0.1	61
0.3	68
1.6	45
0.1	38
0.3	42
1.8	57
0.5	67
0.2	59
1.2	53
1.3	52
0.6	57
1.4	52
1.2	52
1.5	52
0.8	56
0.7	53
0.5	57
1.2	52
2.5	39
1.6	52
1.2	24
0.3	61
0.8	56
0.2	60
1.3	47
0.3	53
0.2	48
0.3	56
0.1	57
0.3	59
1.4	39
0.7	39
0.3	52
1.2	51
3.1	32
2.6	36
1.0	52
0.5	49
0.3	27
0.1	52
1.0	47
2.6	36
0.9	48
2.1	33
2.1	32
0.9	56
1.8	39
1.3	39
0.4	52
2.2	23
0.1	52
0.3	25
0.8	49
2.2	33
0.1	53
0.1	21
0.4	36
0.8	39
0.5	44
0.1	33
0.8	39
0.2	52
0.5	39
1.6	32
0.3	40
2.0	32
0.5	36
0.2	40
0.5	7
0.2	39
1.2	39
1.8	33
1.7	32
1.1	39
1.3	31
0.2	39
0.4	33
0.6	0
2.5	24
1.4	33
0.9	28
0.5	40
0.4	43
1.2	33
1.7	28
0.5	28
1.0	37
0.1	36
1.6	21
1.1	25
1.6	25
0.7	32
1.7	23
0.9	23
0.1	36
0.1	37
0.7	32
4.1	0
0.1	37
1.2	25
0.8	25
0.5	32
1.4	4
0.1	32
0.5	36
2.4	0
1.8	23
1.1	20
1.3	20
1.3	23
1.0	28
0.3	32
1.6	13
1.0	24
1.0	24
3.0	0
0.2	20
0.3	33
0.1	25
0.1	32
0.6	21
0.6	4
0.1	24
1.1	17
0.5	25
0.5	28
2.2	7
0.7	13
1.0	13
0.1	24
1.1	21
0.2	21
1.5	3
0.1	17
0.3	23
0.3	17
0.2	23
0.1	23
0.2	24
0.1	27
2.4	7
1.2	4
0.9	7
0.6	23
1.9	3
0.1	4
1.3	4
0.5	7
0.7	7
0.2	17
0.5	7
0.9	7
0.2	12
0.2	4
0.7	4
0.6	4
0.3	0
0.3	4
0.4	4
0.1	4
0.2	0