Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018

Name: Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018
Start: 2018-08-23
End: 2018-08-27
Location: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia

Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018: 129 records at 119 stations, peak on 26 August 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018 set or tied 129 station records at 119 stations.
It ran from 23 August 2018 to 27 August 2018 (5 days) and its peak day was 26 August 2018.
Status: closed.
Montabaur set a daily record low minimum temperature of 3.8 C (38.8 F) on 26 August 2018.
The busiest day was 26 August 2018 with 85 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 61 years.

Footprint

23 to 27 August 2018

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Montabaur	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2018-08-26
Straubing	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	2018-08-27
Freiburg	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2018-08-26
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	2018-08-27
Schotten	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	2018-08-26
Dijon-Longvic	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	2018-08-26
Brest-Guipavas	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	2018-08-26
Geldern-Walbeck	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2018-08-26
Hilgenroth	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2018-08-26
Kleve	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2018-08-26
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2018-08-26
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	2018-08-26
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	2018-08-26
Rosenheim	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	2018-08-27
Perl-Nennig	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	2018-08-26
Rottweil	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2018-08-26
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	2018-08-26
Bochum	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2018-08-26
Reit Im Winkl	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	2018-08-27
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2018-08-26

Records per Day

Peak day 85

Records set or tied each day from 23 August 2018 to 27 August 2018. The most in one day was 85 on 26 August 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018 ranked by margin
Reit Im Winkl, 08-27	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Montabaur, 08-26	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Straubing, 08-27	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Bochum, 08-26	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Schotten, 08-26	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Geldern-Walbeck, 08-26	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Freiburg, 08-26	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Kleve, 08-26	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Sigmaringen-Laiz, 08-26	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Rottweil, 08-26	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Weihenstephan-Durnast, 08-27	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Dijon-Longvic, 08-26	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Hilgenroth, 08-26	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, 08-26	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Rosenheim, 08-27	0.9 C (1.6 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

129 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 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.0	61
2.5	60
1.7	52
1.2	60
1.9	56
1.2	52
0.7	60
1.9	52
1.2	52
1.6	37
0.4	39
0.8	37
0.9	60
1.1	56
0.1	39
1.4	56
1.6	52
2.4	37
3.4	24
0.7	56
0.6	52
1.2	52
0.2	52
0.3	60
0.9	52
0.7	52
0.7	52
1.7	40
0.1	52
0.2	52
0.4	57
0.4	55
0.5	52
0.1	52
0.1	19
0.4	52
0.4	52
0.4	45
1.3	40
0.5	52
0.9	37
0.3	8
0.1	52
1.1	37
1.0	39
0.3	52
0.4	37
0.6	36
2.1	32
1.8	24
1.6	39
1.6	37
0.9	37
0.1	52
0.2	37
0.1	37
0.5	37
0.3	36
1.2	37
0.4	37
0.7	39
2.6	24
0.5	37
1.3	39
0.6	43
0.5	41
1.1	24
0.3	40
0.9	24
0.3	37
0.8	39
0.3	40
2.1	24
2.2	24
0.5	39
0.1	43
0.1	40
0.5	32
1.4	24
1.2	24
0.2	37
0.5	8
1.1	29
0.6	39
1.8	29
0.4	32
0.1	37
0.9	24
1.6	29
1.1	20
0.2	37
0.9	24
0.5	28
1.2	24
0.9	24
1.2	24
0.6	20
0.4	17
0.6	32
0.9	24
0.2	32
0.8	29
0.5	32
0.9	24
0.8	28
2.3	7
2.3	4
0.6	24
0.4	24
1.5	12
0.3	24
0.3	31
0.5	24
1.9	7
0.6	29
0.4	24
1.3	12
0.5	24
0.6	20
1.4	13
0.2	24
1.1	7
0.7	4
0.5	8
0.4	12
0.4	12
0.4	12
0.6	12
0.2	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 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 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018 (this event)	129 records

Every Record Set

20 of 129

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 23 to 27 August 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-08-26	Montabaur	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	61	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-08-26	Freiburg	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52	30 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Schotten	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	56	29 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Dijon-Longvic	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52	28 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Brest-Guipavas	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	60	28 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Geldern-Walbeck	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	52	27 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Hilgenroth	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52	27 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Kleve	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37	27 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	39	27 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	37	27 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56	27 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Perl-Nennig	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	39	26 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Rottweil	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	56	26 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Sigmaringen-Laiz	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52	26 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Bochum	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	37	26 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-26	Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	56	25 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-27	Straubing	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	60	33 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-27	Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60	30 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-27	Rosenheim	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	60	27 of 100 (Routine)
2018-08-27	Reit Im Winkl	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24	26 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 129 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
3.0	61
2.5	60
1.7	52
1.2	60
1.9	56
1.2	52
0.7	60
1.9	52
1.2	52
1.6	37
0.4	39
0.8	37
0.9	60
1.1	56
0.1	39
1.4	56
1.6	52
2.4	37
3.4	24
0.7	56
0.6	52
1.2	52
0.2	52
0.3	60
0.9	52
0.7	52
0.7	52
1.7	40
0.1	52
0.2	52
0.4	57
0.4	55
0.5	52
0.1	52
0.1	19
0.4	52
0.4	52
0.4	45
1.3	40
0.5	52
0.9	37
0.3	8
0.1	52
1.1	37
1.0	39
0.3	52
0.4	37
0.6	36
2.1	32
1.8	24
1.6	39
1.6	37
0.9	37
0.1	52
0.2	37
0.1	37
0.5	37
0.3	36
1.2	37
0.4	37
0.7	39
2.6	24
0.5	37
1.3	39
0.6	43
0.5	41
1.1	24
0.3	40
0.9	24
0.3	37
0.8	39
0.3	40
2.1	24
2.2	24
0.5	39
0.1	43
0.1	40
0.5	32
1.4	24
1.2	24
0.2	37
0.5	8
1.1	29
0.6	39
1.8	29
0.4	32
0.1	37
0.9	24
1.6	29
1.1	20
0.2	37
0.9	24
0.5	28
1.2	24
0.9	24
1.2	24
0.6	20
0.4	17
0.6	32
0.9	24
0.2	32
0.8	29
0.5	32
0.9	24
0.8	28
2.3	7
2.3	4
0.6	24
0.4	24
1.5	12
0.3	24
0.3	31
0.5	24
1.9	7
0.6	29
0.4	24
1.3	12
0.5	24
0.6	20
1.4	13
0.2	24
1.1	7
0.7	4
0.5	8
0.4	12
0.4	12
0.4	12
0.6	12
0.2	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.0	61
2.5	60
1.7	52
1.2	60
1.9	56
1.2	52
0.7	60
1.9	52
1.2	52
1.6	37
0.4	39
0.8	37
0.9	60
1.1	56
0.1	39
1.4	56
1.6	52
2.4	37
3.4	24
0.7	56
0.6	52
1.2	52
0.2	52
0.3	60
0.9	52
0.7	52
0.7	52
1.7	40
0.1	52
0.2	52
0.4	57
0.4	55
0.5	52
0.1	52
0.1	19
0.4	52
0.4	52
0.4	45
1.3	40
0.5	52
0.9	37
0.3	8
0.1	52
1.1	37
1.0	39
0.3	52
0.4	37
0.6	36
2.1	32
1.8	24
1.6	39
1.6	37
0.9	37
0.1	52
0.2	37
0.1	37
0.5	37
0.3	36
1.2	37
0.4	37
0.7	39
2.6	24
0.5	37
1.3	39
0.6	43
0.5	41
1.1	24
0.3	40
0.9	24
0.3	37
0.8	39
0.3	40
2.1	24
2.2	24
0.5	39
0.1	43
0.1	40
0.5	32
1.4	24
1.2	24
0.2	37
0.5	8
1.1	29
0.6	39
1.8	29
0.4	32
0.1	37
0.9	24
1.6	29
1.1	20
0.2	37
0.9	24
0.5	28
1.2	24
0.9	24
1.2	24
0.6	20
0.4	17
0.6	32
0.9	24
0.2	32
0.8	29
0.5	32
0.9	24
0.8	28
2.3	7
2.3	4
0.6	24
0.4	24
1.5	12
0.3	24
0.3	31
0.5	24
1.9	7
0.6	29
0.4	24
1.3	12
0.5	24
0.6	20
1.4	13
0.2	24
1.1	7
0.7	4
0.5	8
0.4	12
0.4	12
0.4	12
0.6	12
0.2	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.0	61
2.5	60
1.7	52
1.2	60
1.9	56
1.2	52
0.7	60
1.9	52
1.2	52
1.6	37
0.4	39
0.8	37
0.9	60
1.1	56
0.1	39
1.4	56
1.6	52
2.4	37
3.4	24
0.7	56
0.6	52
1.2	52
0.2	52
0.3	60
0.9	52
0.7	52
0.7	52
1.7	40
0.1	52
0.2	52
0.4	57
0.4	55
0.5	52
0.1	52
0.1	19
0.4	52
0.4	52
0.4	45
1.3	40
0.5	52
0.9	37
0.3	8
0.1	52
1.1	37
1.0	39
0.3	52
0.4	37
0.6	36
2.1	32
1.8	24
1.6	39
1.6	37
0.9	37
0.1	52
0.2	37
0.1	37
0.5	37
0.3	36
1.2	37
0.4	37
0.7	39
2.6	24
0.5	37
1.3	39
0.6	43
0.5	41
1.1	24
0.3	40
0.9	24
0.3	37
0.8	39
0.3	40
2.1	24
2.2	24
0.5	39
0.1	43
0.1	40
0.5	32
1.4	24
1.2	24
0.2	37
0.5	8
1.1	29
0.6	39
1.8	29
0.4	32
0.1	37
0.9	24
1.6	29
1.1	20
0.2	37
0.9	24
0.5	28
1.2	24
0.9	24
1.2	24
0.6	20
0.4	17
0.6	32
0.9	24
0.2	32
0.8	29
0.5	32
0.9	24
0.8	28
2.3	7
2.3	4
0.6	24
0.4	24
1.5	12
0.3	24
0.3	31
0.5	24
1.9	7
0.6	29
0.4	24
1.3	12
0.5	24
0.6	20
1.4	13
0.2	24
1.1	7
0.7	4
0.5	8
0.4	12
0.4	12
0.4	12
0.6	12
0.2	3