Cold outbreak in Germany and 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019

Name: Cold outbreak in Germany and 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019
Start: 2019-04-10
End: 2019-04-16
Location: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland

Cold outbreak in Germany and 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019: 109 records at 93 stations, peak on 14 April 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Germany and 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019 set or tied 109 station records at 93 stations.
It ran from 10 April 2019 to 16 April 2019 (7 days) and its peak day was 14 April 2019.
Status: closed.
Schierke set a daily record low maximum temperature of 0.6 C (33.1 F) on 13 April 2019.
The busiest day was 14 April 2019 with 37 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 150 years.

Footprint

10 to 16 April 2019

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Germany and 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Schierke	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2019-04-13
Lichtentanne	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2019-04-13
Cet Central England	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	2019-04-13
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	2019-04-12
Sheffield	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	2019-04-13
Basel Binningen	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2019-04-14
Kiel-Holtenau	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2019-04-13
Brest-Guipavas	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	2019-04-12
Dresden-Strehlen	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	2019-04-16
Barth	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	2019-04-11
Quedlinburg	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2019-04-13
Bad Muskau	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2019-04-11
Waltershausen	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2019-04-14
Weimar-Schondorf	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2019-04-14
Wernigerode	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2019-04-14
Waddington	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	2019-04-12
Perl-Nennig	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2019-04-14
Hastings	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	2019-04-15
Pirmasens	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2019-04-13

Records per Day

Peak day 37

Records set or tied each day from 10 April 2019 to 16 April 2019. The most in one day was 37 on 14 April 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019 ranked by margin
Perl-Nennig, 04-14	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Quedlinburg, 04-13	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Wernigerode, 04-14	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Brest-Guipavas, 04-12	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Quedlinburg, 04-14	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Waltershausen, 04-14	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Weimar-Schondorf, 04-14	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Pirmasens, 04-13	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Schierke, 04-13	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Kiel-Holtenau, 04-13	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Barth, 04-11	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Lichtentanne, 04-13	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Hastings, 04-15	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Dresden-Strehlen, 04-16	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Bad Muskau, 04-11	0.8 C (1.4 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

109 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 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.3	116
0.9	150
0.3	101
0.2	105
0.2	105
0.2	105
1.3	78
2.0	61
0.8	68
1.1	64
2.1	61
1.8	61
0.8	60
1.8	56
1.5	61
2.1	52
2.9	45
0.2	60
0.9	52
1.5	49
0.7	45
0.3	49
0.2	50
0.4	36
2.4	24
2.0	32
0.4	41
1.7	28
0.8	45
0.5	45
0.4	41
0.1	40
1.2	32
0.1	36
2.7	24
1.0	32
2.0	20
3.2	21
0.1	45
3.2	21
0.8	28
0.3	40
0.8	20
1.2	34
1.2	34
0.2	45
0.2	36
1.2	32
0.2	36
0.6	32
0.3	36
0.1	32
0.1	32
0.4	36
0.1	40
0.1	36
0.3	32
0.4	32
1.5	24
0.2	32
0.3	32
0.2	30
0.2	24
0.1	34
0.7	17
0.2	17
1.9	16
1.3	17
0.8	20
0.8	20
0.5	21
0.3	32
1.0	32
1.0	32
0.1	36
0.2	17
1.1	17
0.9	24
0.8	21
0.3	17
0.2	32
1.7	20
0.4	17
0.3	22
0.3	17
1.7	17
1.5	17
0.3	17
0.5	20
0.3	21
0.1	20
1.0	17
0.6	17
1.8	4
0.6	22
1.2	17
0.1	17
0.9	17
0.1	21
0.6	17
0.5	17
0.6	17
0.3	10
0.4	17
0.4	17
0.2	4
1.1	8
0.7	10
0.3	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019 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 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019 (this event)	109 records

Every Record Set

20 of 109

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 8 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-04-11	Barth	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-11	Bad Muskau	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	60	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-12	Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	105	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-12	Brest-Guipavas	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	61	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-12	Waddington	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	60	25 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-13	Schierke	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	116	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-13	Lichtentanne	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	150	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-13	Cet Central England	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	101	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-13	Sheffield	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	105	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-13	Kiel-Holtenau	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	78	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-13	Quedlinburg	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	61	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-13	Pirmasens	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	49	23 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-14	Basel Binningen	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	105	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-14	Quedlinburg	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	61	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-14	Waltershausen	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	56	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-14	Weimar-Schondorf	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	61	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-14	Wernigerode	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	52	26 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-14	Perl-Nennig	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	45	25 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-15	Hastings	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	52	24 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-16	Dresden-Strehlen	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	68	30 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 109 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.

Date	Records
2019-04-10	3
2019-04-11	4
2019-04-12	11
2019-04-13	34
2019-04-14	37
2019-04-15	7
2019-04-16	13

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.3	116
0.9	150
0.3	101
0.2	105
0.2	105
0.2	105
1.3	78
2.0	61
0.8	68
1.1	64
2.1	61
1.8	61
0.8	60
1.8	56
1.5	61
2.1	52
2.9	45
0.2	60
0.9	52
1.5	49
0.7	45
0.3	49
0.2	50
0.4	36
2.4	24
2.0	32
0.4	41
1.7	28
0.8	45
0.5	45
0.4	41
0.1	40
1.2	32
0.1	36
2.7	24
1.0	32
2.0	20
3.2	21
0.1	45
3.2	21
0.8	28
0.3	40
0.8	20
1.2	34
1.2	34
0.2	45
0.2	36
1.2	32
0.2	36
0.6	32
0.3	36
0.1	32
0.1	32
0.4	36
0.1	40
0.1	36
0.3	32
0.4	32
1.5	24
0.2	32
0.3	32
0.2	30
0.2	24
0.1	34
0.7	17
0.2	17
1.9	16
1.3	17
0.8	20
0.8	20
0.5	21
0.3	32
1.0	32
1.0	32
0.1	36
0.2	17
1.1	17
0.9	24
0.8	21
0.3	17
0.2	32
1.7	20
0.4	17
0.3	22
0.3	17
1.7	17
1.5	17
0.3	17
0.5	20
0.3	21
0.1	20
1.0	17
0.6	17
1.8	4
0.6	22
1.2	17
0.1	17
0.9	17
0.1	21
0.6	17
0.5	17
0.6	17
0.3	10
0.4	17
0.4	17
0.2	4
1.1	8
0.7	10
0.3	6

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.3	116
0.9	150
0.3	101
0.2	105
0.2	105
0.2	105
1.3	78
2.0	61
0.8	68
1.1	64
2.1	61
1.8	61
0.8	60
1.8	56
1.5	61
2.1	52
2.9	45
0.2	60
0.9	52
1.5	49
0.7	45
0.3	49
0.2	50
0.4	36
2.4	24
2.0	32
0.4	41
1.7	28
0.8	45
0.5	45
0.4	41
0.1	40
1.2	32
0.1	36
2.7	24
1.0	32
2.0	20
3.2	21
0.1	45
3.2	21
0.8	28
0.3	40
0.8	20
1.2	34
1.2	34
0.2	45
0.2	36
1.2	32
0.2	36
0.6	32
0.3	36
0.1	32
0.1	32
0.4	36
0.1	40
0.1	36
0.3	32
0.4	32
1.5	24
0.2	32
0.3	32
0.2	30
0.2	24
0.1	34
0.7	17
0.2	17
1.9	16
1.3	17
0.8	20
0.8	20
0.5	21
0.3	32
1.0	32
1.0	32
0.1	36
0.2	17
1.1	17
0.9	24
0.8	21
0.3	17
0.2	32
1.7	20
0.4	17
0.3	22
0.3	17
1.7	17
1.5	17
0.3	17
0.5	20
0.3	21
0.1	20
1.0	17
0.6	17
1.8	4
0.6	22
1.2	17
0.1	17
0.9	17
0.1	21
0.6	17
0.5	17
0.6	17
0.3	10
0.4	17
0.4	17
0.2	4
1.1	8
0.7	10
0.3	6

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.3	116
0.9	150
0.3	101
0.2	105
0.2	105
0.2	105
1.3	78
2.0	61
0.8	68
1.1	64
2.1	61
1.8	61
0.8	60
1.8	56
1.5	61
2.1	52
2.9	45
0.2	60
0.9	52
1.5	49
0.7	45
0.3	49
0.2	50
0.4	36
2.4	24
2.0	32
0.4	41
1.7	28
0.8	45
0.5	45
0.4	41
0.1	40
1.2	32
0.1	36
2.7	24
1.0	32
2.0	20
3.2	21
0.1	45
3.2	21
0.8	28
0.3	40
0.8	20
1.2	34
1.2	34
0.2	45
0.2	36
1.2	32
0.2	36
0.6	32
0.3	36
0.1	32
0.1	32
0.4	36
0.1	40
0.1	36
0.3	32
0.4	32
1.5	24
0.2	32
0.3	32
0.2	30
0.2	24
0.1	34
0.7	17
0.2	17
1.9	16
1.3	17
0.8	20
0.8	20
0.5	21
0.3	32
1.0	32
1.0	32
0.1	36
0.2	17
1.1	17
0.9	24
0.8	21
0.3	17
0.2	32
1.7	20
0.4	17
0.3	22
0.3	17
1.7	17
1.5	17
0.3	17
0.5	20
0.3	21
0.1	20
1.0	17
0.6	17
1.8	4
0.6	22
1.2	17
0.1	17
0.9	17
0.1	21
0.6	17
0.5	17
0.6	17
0.3	10
0.4	17
0.4	17
0.2	4
1.1	8
0.7	10
0.3	6