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Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023

Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023: 172 records at 131 stations, peak on 3 June 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023 set or tied 172 station records at 131 stations.
  • It ran from 26 May 2023 to 6 June 2023 (12 days) and its peak day was 3 June 2023.
  • Status: closed.
  • Kuusiku set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -3.3 C (26.1 F) on 2 June 2023.
  • The busiest day was 3 June 2023 with 43 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 159 years.

Footprint

26 May to 6 June 2023
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023 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 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
KuusikuRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)2023-06-02
PutbusRecord low minimum temperature3.8 C (38.8 F)2023-06-03
MinskRecord low minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)2023-06-04
SzczecinRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)2023-06-03
GreifswaldRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)2023-06-03
Bad MuskauRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)2023-06-04
TallinnRecord low minimum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)2023-06-02
RebolyRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)2023-06-02
StiegeRecord low minimum temperature0.3 C (32.5 F)2023-06-04
VigraRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2023-06-02
Skrova FyrRecord low minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)2023-06-01
BarthRecord low minimum temperature0.1 C (32.2 F)2023-05-27
Bodoe VIRecord low minimum temperature0.8 C (33.4 F)2023-06-01
Vierema KaarakkalaRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2023-06-02
Kr. Bautzen KubschutzRecord low minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)2023-06-03
UeckermundeRecord low minimum temperature1.9 C (35.4 F)2023-06-03
Garsebach Bei MeissenRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2023-06-04
KhersonRecord low minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)2023-06-06

Records per Day

Peak day 43
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023 Records set or tied each day from 26 May 2023 to 6 June 2023. The most in one day was 43 on 3 June 2023. 0 13 25 38 50 05-2605-2805-3006-0106-0306-05
Records set or tied each day from 26 May 2023 to 6 June 2023. The most in one day was 43 on 3 June 2023.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023
DateRecords
2023-05-261
2023-05-276
2023-05-281
2023-05-292
2023-05-301
2023-05-313
2023-06-0128
2023-06-0233
2023-06-0343
2023-06-0442
2023-06-056
2023-06-066

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023 ranked by margin
Vierema Kaarakkala, 06-022.0 C (3.6 F)
Bad Muskau, 06-041.9 C (3.4 F)
Skrova Fyr, 06-011.9 C (3.4 F)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, 06-031.6 C (2.9 F)
Garsebach Bei Meissen, 06-041.6 C (2.9 F)
Ueckermunde, 06-041.4 C (2.5 F)
Szczecin, 06-031.3 C (2.3 F)
Barth, 05-271.3 C (2.3 F)
Vigra, 06-021.0 C (1.8 F)
Kherson, 06-061.0 C (1.8 F)
Ueckermunde, 06-030.7 C (1.3 F)
Kuusiku, 06-020.6 C (1.1 F)
Putbus, 06-030.6 C (1.1 F)
Greifswald, 06-030.6 C (1.1 F)
Bodoe VI, 06-010.6 C (1.1 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 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023 172 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 50 100 150 200 0.00.81.52.33.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
172 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, 26 May to 6 June 2023
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.681
0.6159
0.5123
0.594
1.386
0.685
1.981
0.157
0.582
0.284
1.045
1.960
1.368
2.060
1.660
1.660
0.769
1.460
0.668
1.060
0.960
0.360
0.160
1.060
0.241
2.053
2.419
1.238
0.860
0.560
0.861
0.337
0.140
0.953
0.760
0.560
0.560
2.344
0.448
0.260
0.160
0.958
1.056
0.360
0.460
2.044
2.044
2.132
0.556
1.148
1.445
1.045
0.750
1.144
0.848
0.925
0.952
1.048
0.945
1.344
0.248
0.448
0.845
0.346
0.546
0.448
0.213
1.15
1.448
0.114
0.148
0.645
0.345
0.548
0.917
1.936
0.85
0.148
1.036
0.246
0.448
0.348
0.145
1.832
2.216
2.229
0.332
1.632
0.934
0.534
2.58
2.125
0.832
1.518
1.120
0.110
1.720
0.232
2.816
1.418
1.220
0.632
0.55
0.532
0.824
0.818
1.118
0.620
2.010
2.013
0.121
0.820
0.529
0.824
0.721
0.320
0.320
1.521
1.125
1.910
1.025
0.120
0.620
1.318
0.332
2.38
0.925
0.320
0.413
0.325
0.525
0.716
1.712
0.821
1.65
0.521
1.88
0.918
1.25
0.95
0.421
0.120
1.15
0.121
0.84
0.813
0.54
1.18
0.316
0.216
1.38
0.120
0.98
0.82
0.816
0.316
1.70
0.78
1.55
1.110
0.210
0.510
0.75
0.25
0.65
0.75
0.65
0.55
0.18
0.15
0.25
0.12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023 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 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023 (this event)172 records

Every Record Set

20 of 172
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 12 other countries, 26 May to 6 June 2023, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2023-05-27BarthRecord low minimum temperature0.1 C (32.2 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)6830 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-01Skrova FyrRecord low minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)6031 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-01Bodoe VIRecord low minimum temperature0.8 C (33.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6829 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-02KuusikuRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8144 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-02TallinnRecord low minimum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)5735 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-02RebolyRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8235 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-02VigraRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4533 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-02Vierema KaarakkalaRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)6029 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-03PutbusRecord low minimum temperature3.8 C (38.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15942 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-03MinskRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9439 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-03SzczecinRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)8639 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-03GreifswaldRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8537 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-03Kr. Bautzen KubschutzRecord low minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6029 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-03UeckermundeRecord low minimum temperature1.9 C (35.4 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)6929 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-04MinskRecord low minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12341 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-04Bad MuskauRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)8137 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-04StiegeRecord low minimum temperature0.3 C (32.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8434 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-04Garsebach Bei MeissenRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6029 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-04UeckermundeRecord low minimum temperature2.6 C (36.7 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)6029 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-06KhersonRecord low minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)6029 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 172 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.