Cold outbreak in Germany and 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in Germany and 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022
Start: 2022-07-26
End: 2022-08-02
Location: Germany, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Belarus

Cold outbreak in Germany and 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022: 131 records at 107 stations, peak on 28 July 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Germany and 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022 set or tied 131 station records at 107 stations.
It ran from 26 July 2022 to 2 August 2022 (8 days) and its peak day was 28 July 2022.
Status: closed.
Gorlitz set a daily record low minimum temperature of 6.8 C (44.2 F) on 28 July 2022.
The busiest day was 28 July 2022 with 60 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 112 years.

Footprint

26 July to 2 August 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022 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 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Gorlitz	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2022-07-28
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	2022-07-28
Hiddensee-Vitte	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	2022-07-28
Luchow	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2022-07-28
Muncheberg	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2022-07-28
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2022-07-28
Kyritz	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2022-07-28
Trondheim - Voll	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	2022-07-27
Nienburg	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2022-07-28
Bad Muskau	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	2022-07-27
Boizenburg	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2022-07-28
Braunlage	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2022-07-28
Oschatz	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2022-07-28
Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	2022-08-02
Cottbus	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2022-07-28
Berlin-Buch	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	2022-07-28
Seesen	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2022-07-28
Soltau	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	2022-07-28
Uelzen	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	2022-07-28

Records per Day

Peak day 60

Records set or tied each day from 26 July 2022 to 2 August 2022. The most in one day was 60 on 28 July 2022.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022
Date	Records
2022-07-26	1
2022-07-27	20
2022-07-28	60
2022-07-29	27
2022-07-30	5
2022-07-31	7
2022-08-01	1
2022-08-02	10

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022 ranked by margin
Garsebach Bei Meissen, 07-28	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Oschatz, 07-28	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Luchow, 07-28	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg, 07-28	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Muncheberg, 07-28	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Kyritz, 07-28	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Nienburg, 07-28	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Gorlitz, 07-28	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Cottbus, 07-28	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Bad Muskau, 07-27	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Berlin-Buch, 07-28	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Soltau, 07-28	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Boizenburg, 07-28	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Braunlage, 07-28	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Seesen, 07-28	0.7 C (1.3 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

131 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 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.5	112
4.2	59
0.4	80
2.4	61
2.2	59
2.3	59
1.8	60
1.7	59
0.5	72
0.2	75
1.2	59
0.8	65
0.7	60
3.2	32
0.4	69
1.4	40
1.0	60
0.7	59
0.9	59
0.4	65
0.2	56
0.2	65
0.8	59
0.7	57
0.3	60
0.3	60
0.7	56
0.2	59
3.4	17
0.4	56
0.3	59
0.3	59
0.3	60
1.0	56
0.1	59
2.9	23
0.2	59
1.3	44
0.3	56
0.3	57
1.0	35
1.3	40
2.8	33
0.5	56
0.2	59
1.2	43
2.8	17
0.4	47
1.0	40
0.6	44
2.3	17
1.2	35
2.9	23
2.3	25
0.7	45
0.6	45
0.1	40
0.8	40
0.1	39
0.1	37
0.3	35
2.8	23
2.8	20
2.5	23
1.0	35
0.7	40
0.8	25
0.2	43
0.1	43
0.2	28
1.0	35
0.1	44
0.4	35
2.2	24
2.3	17
1.7	29
0.2	43
0.5	25
0.1	40
0.2	31
0.9	35
0.9	25
1.9	29
1.2	35
2.0	17
1.7	7
0.4	33
1.7	29
1.7	17
0.2	36
1.4	28
1.2	29
1.5	17
1.3	23
1.3	23
1.3	23
0.1	25
0.1	35
1.1	21
0.5	25
1.1	16
1.0	13
1.3	7
0.8	24
0.4	31
1.0	23
0.5	29
1.2	23
1.9	3
0.1	35
0.1	25
0.6	17
0.5	17
0.7	17
0.6	23
0.5	20
0.3	25
0.2	23
0.1	13
0.5	17
0.4	23
0.4	23
0.6	17
0.5	20
0.1	17
0.1	23
0.1	17
0.1	17
0.1	17
0.2	19
0.2	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022 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 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022 (this event)	131 records

Every Record Set

20 of 131

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 10 other countries, 26 July to 2 August 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-07-27	Trondheim - Voll	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72	30 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-27	Bad Muskau	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	59	29 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-27	Nienburg	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	69	28 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Gorlitz	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	112	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-28	Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	59	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-28	Hiddensee-Vitte	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-28	Luchow	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	61	33 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Muncheberg	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59	31 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	59	31 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Kyritz	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	60	31 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Nienburg	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59	30 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Boizenburg	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	65	29 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Braunlage	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	60	29 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Oschatz	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	32	29 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Cottbus	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	40	27 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Berlin-Buch	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	60	27 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Seesen	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	59	27 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Soltau	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	59	27 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-28	Uelzen	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	65	27 of 100 (Routine)
2022-08-02	Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	75	29 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 131 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
1.5	112
4.2	59
0.4	80
2.4	61
2.2	59
2.3	59
1.8	60
1.7	59
0.5	72
0.2	75
1.2	59
0.8	65
0.7	60
3.2	32
0.4	69
1.4	40
1.0	60
0.7	59
0.9	59
0.4	65
0.2	56
0.2	65
0.8	59
0.7	57
0.3	60
0.3	60
0.7	56
0.2	59
3.4	17
0.4	56
0.3	59
0.3	59
0.3	60
1.0	56
0.1	59
2.9	23
0.2	59
1.3	44
0.3	56
0.3	57
1.0	35
1.3	40
2.8	33
0.5	56
0.2	59
1.2	43
2.8	17
0.4	47
1.0	40
0.6	44
2.3	17
1.2	35
2.9	23
2.3	25
0.7	45
0.6	45
0.1	40
0.8	40
0.1	39
0.1	37
0.3	35
2.8	23
2.8	20
2.5	23
1.0	35
0.7	40
0.8	25
0.2	43
0.1	43
0.2	28
1.0	35
0.1	44
0.4	35
2.2	24
2.3	17
1.7	29
0.2	43
0.5	25
0.1	40
0.2	31
0.9	35
0.9	25
1.9	29
1.2	35
2.0	17
1.7	7
0.4	33
1.7	29
1.7	17
0.2	36
1.4	28
1.2	29
1.5	17
1.3	23
1.3	23
1.3	23
0.1	25
0.1	35
1.1	21
0.5	25
1.1	16
1.0	13
1.3	7
0.8	24
0.4	31
1.0	23
0.5	29
1.2	23
1.9	3
0.1	35
0.1	25
0.6	17
0.5	17
0.7	17
0.6	23
0.5	20
0.3	25
0.2	23
0.1	13
0.5	17
0.4	23
0.4	23
0.6	17
0.5	20
0.1	17
0.1	23
0.1	17
0.1	17
0.1	17
0.2	19
0.2	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.5	112
4.2	59
0.4	80
2.4	61
2.2	59
2.3	59
1.8	60
1.7	59
0.5	72
0.2	75
1.2	59
0.8	65
0.7	60
3.2	32
0.4	69
1.4	40
1.0	60
0.7	59
0.9	59
0.4	65
0.2	56
0.2	65
0.8	59
0.7	57
0.3	60
0.3	60
0.7	56
0.2	59
3.4	17
0.4	56
0.3	59
0.3	59
0.3	60
1.0	56
0.1	59
2.9	23
0.2	59
1.3	44
0.3	56
0.3	57
1.0	35
1.3	40
2.8	33
0.5	56
0.2	59
1.2	43
2.8	17
0.4	47
1.0	40
0.6	44
2.3	17
1.2	35
2.9	23
2.3	25
0.7	45
0.6	45
0.1	40
0.8	40
0.1	39
0.1	37
0.3	35
2.8	23
2.8	20
2.5	23
1.0	35
0.7	40
0.8	25
0.2	43
0.1	43
0.2	28
1.0	35
0.1	44
0.4	35
2.2	24
2.3	17
1.7	29
0.2	43
0.5	25
0.1	40
0.2	31
0.9	35
0.9	25
1.9	29
1.2	35
2.0	17
1.7	7
0.4	33
1.7	29
1.7	17
0.2	36
1.4	28
1.2	29
1.5	17
1.3	23
1.3	23
1.3	23
0.1	25
0.1	35
1.1	21
0.5	25
1.1	16
1.0	13
1.3	7
0.8	24
0.4	31
1.0	23
0.5	29
1.2	23
1.9	3
0.1	35
0.1	25
0.6	17
0.5	17
0.7	17
0.6	23
0.5	20
0.3	25
0.2	23
0.1	13
0.5	17
0.4	23
0.4	23
0.6	17
0.5	20
0.1	17
0.1	23
0.1	17
0.1	17
0.1	17
0.2	19
0.2	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.5	112
4.2	59
0.4	80
2.4	61
2.2	59
2.3	59
1.8	60
1.7	59
0.5	72
0.2	75
1.2	59
0.8	65
0.7	60
3.2	32
0.4	69
1.4	40
1.0	60
0.7	59
0.9	59
0.4	65
0.2	56
0.2	65
0.8	59
0.7	57
0.3	60
0.3	60
0.7	56
0.2	59
3.4	17
0.4	56
0.3	59
0.3	59
0.3	60
1.0	56
0.1	59
2.9	23
0.2	59
1.3	44
0.3	56
0.3	57
1.0	35
1.3	40
2.8	33
0.5	56
0.2	59
1.2	43
2.8	17
0.4	47
1.0	40
0.6	44
2.3	17
1.2	35
2.9	23
2.3	25
0.7	45
0.6	45
0.1	40
0.8	40
0.1	39
0.1	37
0.3	35
2.8	23
2.8	20
2.5	23
1.0	35
0.7	40
0.8	25
0.2	43
0.1	43
0.2	28
1.0	35
0.1	44
0.4	35
2.2	24
2.3	17
1.7	29
0.2	43
0.5	25
0.1	40
0.2	31
0.9	35
0.9	25
1.9	29
1.2	35
2.0	17
1.7	7
0.4	33
1.7	29
1.7	17
0.2	36
1.4	28
1.2	29
1.5	17
1.3	23
1.3	23
1.3	23
0.1	25
0.1	35
1.1	21
0.5	25
1.1	16
1.0	13
1.3	7
0.8	24
0.4	31
1.0	23
0.5	29
1.2	23
1.9	3
0.1	35
0.1	25
0.6	17
0.5	17
0.7	17
0.6	23
0.5	20
0.3	25
0.2	23
0.1	13
0.5	17
0.4	23
0.4	23
0.6	17
0.5	20
0.1	17
0.1	23
0.1	17
0.1	17
0.1	17
0.2	19
0.2	3