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Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020

Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020: 754 records at 400 stations, peak on 12 May 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020 set or tied 754 station records at 400 stations.
  • It ran from 8 May 2020 to 24 May 2020 (17 days) and its peak day was 12 May 2020.
  • Status: closed.
  • Lichtentanne set a daily record low minimum temperature of -0.2 C (31.6 F) on 13 May 2020.
  • The busiest day was 12 May 2020 with 173 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 138 years.

Footprint

8 to 24 May 2020
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020 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 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
LichtentanneRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)2020-05-13
De BiltRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)2020-05-14
Cet Central EnglandRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)2020-05-12
EeldeRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)2020-05-14
ArmaghRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)2020-05-14
Leipzig-HolzhausenRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)2020-05-12
Oestersund-FroesoenRecord low maximum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)2020-05-14
Bremen-SeefahrtschuleRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)2020-05-15
OxfordRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)2020-05-12
Erfurt-BinderslebenRecord low minimum temperature-2.9 C (26.8 F)2020-05-12
Nattavaara_ARecord low minimum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)2020-05-14
BradfordRecord low maximum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)2020-05-09
CraibstoneRecord low maximum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)2020-05-09
GlomfjordRecord low minimum temperature-2.1 C (28.2 F)2020-05-15
Neuhaus Am RennwegRecord low minimum temperature-5.1 C (22.8 F)2020-05-12
Bad LauchstadtRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)2020-05-13
KaunasRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2020-05-14
Trondheim - VollRecord low maximum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)2020-05-14
SaudaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2020-05-16

Records per Day

Peak day 173
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020 Records set or tied each day from 8 May 2020 to 24 May 2020. The most in one day was 173 on 12 May 2020. 0 50 100 150 200 05-0805-1005-1205-1405-1605-1805-2005-22
Records set or tied each day from 8 May 2020 to 24 May 2020. The most in one day was 173 on 12 May 2020.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020
DateRecords
2020-05-081
2020-05-097
2020-05-1021
2020-05-1171
2020-05-12173
2020-05-13131
2020-05-14138
2020-05-15104
2020-05-1648
2020-05-1710
2020-05-1810
2020-05-1915
2020-05-2012
2020-05-218
2020-05-224
2020-05-241

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020 ranked by margin
Neuhaus Am Rennweg, 05-124.3 C (7.7 F)
Nattavaara_A, 05-143.4 C (6.1 F)
Trondheim - Voll, 05-143.3 C (5.9 F)
Bad Lauchstadt, 05-133.1 C (5.6 F)
Erfurt-Bindersleben, 05-121.8 C (3.2 F)
Craibstone, 05-091.4 C (2.5 F)
Sauda, 05-161.3 C (2.3 F)
Lichtentanne, 05-131.2 C (2.2 F)
De Bilt, 05-141.2 C (2.2 F)
Eelde, 05-141.0 C (1.8 F)
Armagh, 05-140.8 C (1.4 F)
Eelde, 05-150.7 C (1.3 F)
Cet Central England, 05-120.7 C (1.3 F)
Glomfjord, 05-150.7 C (1.3 F)
Oestersund-Froesoen, 05-140.4 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020 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. 0 38 75 113 150 0.01.32.53.85.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
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 Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
1.2138
1.2118
1.0111
0.7111
0.7134
0.8121
0.2120
0.2118
0.4131
0.297
1.885
3.474
0.785
0.193
1.483
3.169
4.365
0.285
1.385
3.369
1.578
0.779
1.179
0.182
0.479
0.577
0.779
0.285
0.879
0.680
0.980
2.062
1.079
2.166
0.476
0.479
0.280
2.365
2.847
1.074
1.074
0.179
2.647
0.874
1.765
1.865
0.974
0.447
0.179
1.547
1.267
0.866
1.165
1.765
1.765
1.168
0.767
0.766
2.059
1.069
1.065
0.568
1.365
0.567
2.448
0.965
0.768
0.966
0.469
0.469
0.469
2.554
0.965
0.565
0.867
1.755
0.765
0.865
2.356
1.855
0.765
0.665
0.468
0.665
1.865
2.343
2.040
2.143
0.565
0.765
0.369
1.065
0.366
0.666
0.267
0.965
1.555
1.355
0.565
0.565
0.862
0.465
0.465
0.168
2.341
0.139
0.466
2.542
0.465
2.642
0.265
1.447
0.165
1.847
0.265
0.365
2.048
0.265
1.556
1.652
0.365
0.265
0.365
1.047
1.156
0.863
2.445
0.239
1.856
1.655
0.266
1.947
2.247
0.262
1.152
1.747
2.047
1.142
1.159
0.465
1.850
0.662
1.152
0.265
1.247
0.265
0.165
0.856
0.856
0.654
2.734
0.252
0.262
1.042
0.547
1.347
1.255
2.342
0.855
0.458
2.042
2.043
0.555
0.857
0.742
1.842
0.851
0.851
0.362
2.052
1.055
0.152
1.236
0.951
0.147
1.447
0.747
0.947
0.849
1.241
0.952
1.141
0.753
1.538
0.452
0.852
0.158
0.543
1.644
1.347
2.438
1.042
0.240
1.242
0.547
0.452
1.143
1.245
1.442
0.847

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 202112,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 20209,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 20188,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 20247,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 20265,568 records
Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020 (this event)754 records

Every Record Set

20 of 754
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 19 other countries, 8 to 24 May 2020, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2020-05-09BradfordRecord low maximum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)9337 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-09CraibstoneRecord low maximum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)8337 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-12Cet Central EnglandRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)13442 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-12Leipzig-HolzhausenRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)11840 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-12OxfordRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)9739 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-12Erfurt-BinderslebenRecord low minimum temperature-2.9 C (26.8 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)8538 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-12Neuhaus Am RennwegRecord low minimum temperature-5.1 C (22.8 F)4.3 C (7.7 F)6536 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-13LichtentanneRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)13843 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-13Bad LauchstadtRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)6936 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-14De BiltRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)11843 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-14EeldeRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)11142 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-14ArmaghRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)12142 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-14Oestersund-FroesoenRecord low maximum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)13140 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-14Nattavaara_ARecord low minimum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)7438 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-14KaunasRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8535 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-14Trondheim - VollRecord low maximum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)6935 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-15EeldeRecord low minimum temperature-2.9 C (26.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)11142 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-15Bremen-SeefahrtschuleRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)12040 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-15GlomfjordRecord low minimum temperature-2.1 C (28.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)8537 of 100 (Notable)
2020-05-16SaudaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)8535 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 754 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.