Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024

Name: Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024
Start: 2024-09-08
End: 2024-09-18
Location: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Austria, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Ireland

Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024: 405 records at 241 stations, peak on 13 September 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024 set or tied 405 station records at 241 stations.
It ran from 8 September 2024 to 18 September 2024 (11 days) and its peak day was 13 September 2024.
Status: closed.
Wien set a daily record low maximum temperature of 8.5 C (47.3 F) on 13 September 2024.
The busiest day was 13 September 2024 with 110 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 141 years.

Footprint

8 to 18 September 2024

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wien	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2024-09-13
Ponza Island	Record low minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	2024-09-14
Salzburg	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	2024-09-14
Pte de la Hague	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	2024-09-14
Arad	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2024-09-14
Wisley	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	2024-09-13
Hohenpeissenberg	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2024-09-14
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2024-09-14
Kremsmuenster	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2024-09-13
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	2024-09-13
Sheffield	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2024-09-13
Cet Central England	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	2024-09-13
Oberstdorf	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	2024-09-13
Attenkam	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2024-09-13
Innsbruck	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2024-09-14

Records per Day

Peak day 110

Records set or tied each day from 8 September 2024 to 18 September 2024. The most in one day was 110 on 13 September 2024.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024
Date	Records
2024-09-08	1
2024-09-10	3
2024-09-11	31
2024-09-12	88
2024-09-13	110
2024-09-14	90
2024-09-15	59
2024-09-16	21
2024-09-17	1
2024-09-18	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024 ranked by margin
Ponza Island, 09-14	6.9 C (12.4 F)
Wien, 09-13	4.3 C (7.7 F)
Oberstdorf, 09-13	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Wien, 09-14	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Salzburg, 09-14	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Arad, 09-14	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Innsbruck, 09-14	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Munchen-Nymphenburg, 09-14	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Hohenpeissenberg, 09-14	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Wisley, 09-13	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Pte de la Hague, 09-14	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Arad, 09-15	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Attenkam, 09-13	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Munchen-Nymphenburg, 09-13	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Kremsmuenster, 09-13	0.5 C (0.9 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

405 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 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.3	84
6.9	14
1.7	112
1.6	112
0.9	99
1.5	124
1.1	121
1.1	121
1.0	104
0.5	116
0.5	116
0.4	141
0.1	122
0.2	99
0.3	91
0.6	93
2.1	83
0.8	93
1.4	67
0.8	83
0.8	83
1.1	72
1.4	64
1.1	72
1.5	67
0.7	72
2.1	58
1.3	64
1.3	67
1.4	59
2.7	48
2.1	55
2.8	53
1.2	65
0.4	72
1.2	67
0.9	67
0.4	68
0.8	72
1.2	52
1.7	61
0.3	71
0.4	72
0.2	71
0.3	71
1.5	59
0.4	39
0.4	68
1.1	60
0.1	71
1.4	61
0.6	60
2.1	57
2.0	46
1.9	48
0.7	57
0.5	60
2.6	53
0.8	59
0.5	57
1.4	48
1.1	53
2.1	51
0.4	57
1.1	52
3.3	27
1.2	53
1.0	52
0.5	59
0.5	21
2.6	31
0.7	47
0.3	57
1.0	51
0.4	52
0.8	52
0.5	57
0.6	53
0.8	57
0.4	59
4.4	28
0.3	57
1.0	52
2.5	28
0.4	52
0.2	53
0.5	52
0.2	54
1.4	47
1.2	48
0.9	53
0.1	45
0.1	53
0.4	48
0.5	49
0.9	53
1.3	38
2.2	40
0.2	52
0.1	52
0.9	45
0.3	51
0.2	52
1.4	40
1.0	48
0.3	48
1.5	38
2.1	28
1.8	36
1.4	41
0.6	47
0.6	49
0.2	45
1.5	41
0.5	48
0.8	12
0.3	52
3.3	28
2.6	28
0.7	46
1.0	46
0.4	45
0.9	45
1.0	36
0.3	48
0.1	53
1.7	31
0.3	49
0.5	47
0.8	45
0.1	53
1.4	38
0.3	38
0.7	48
2.5	26
2.4	30
0.8	38
1.7	27
1.1	41
0.5	48
3.1	28
1.9	26
2.1	31
3.2	12
1.3	36
1.4	27
1.4	28
0.5	46
2.1	34
1.7	34
0.9	39
0.1	40
1.6	27
1.3	28
1.7	36
0.4	46
0.5	38
1.0	26
0.7	41
0.7	38
2.0	28
0.7	38
0.6	38
1.8	28
0.3	46
0.6	41
1.7	28
1.0	27
0.4	27
0.4	28
0.1	38
2.3	28
0.6	38
1.0	28
1.2	28
2.5	23
0.6	39
0.5	40
1.4	34
2.0	28
0.2	46
0.8	38
1.1	35
0.4	38
0.7	38
1.9	28
0.7	27
1.2	28
0.4	41
0.9	38
1.7	26
0.3	26
1.0	28
1.8	28
0.5	33
2.1	23
0.9	28
0.5	31
0.2	43
1.4	28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024 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 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024 (this event)	405 records

Every Record Set

20 of 405

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Germany and 13 other countries, 8 to 18 September 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-09-13	Wien	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	84	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Wisley	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	104	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Kremsmuenster	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Hohenpeissenberg	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Col du Grand St-Bernard	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	141	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Sheffield	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	122	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Cet Central England	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	99	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Oberstdorf	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	83	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Attenkam	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	83	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-09-14	Ponza Island	Record low minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	14	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Wien	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Salzburg	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Pte de la Hague	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	99	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Arad	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	124	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Hohenpeissenberg	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Innsbruck	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	67	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-09-15	Pte de la Hague	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	91	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-15	Arad	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	93	38 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 405 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
4.3	84
6.9	14
1.7	112
1.6	112
0.9	99
1.5	124
1.1	121
1.1	121
1.0	104
0.5	116
0.5	116
0.4	141
0.1	122
0.2	99
0.3	91
0.6	93
2.1	83
0.8	93
1.4	67
0.8	83
0.8	83
1.1	72
1.4	64
1.1	72
1.5	67
0.7	72
2.1	58
1.3	64
1.3	67
1.4	59
2.7	48
2.1	55
2.8	53
1.2	65
0.4	72
1.2	67
0.9	67
0.4	68
0.8	72
1.2	52
1.7	61
0.3	71
0.4	72
0.2	71
0.3	71
1.5	59
0.4	39
0.4	68
1.1	60
0.1	71
1.4	61
0.6	60
2.1	57
2.0	46
1.9	48
0.7	57
0.5	60
2.6	53
0.8	59
0.5	57
1.4	48
1.1	53
2.1	51
0.4	57
1.1	52
3.3	27
1.2	53
1.0	52
0.5	59
0.5	21
2.6	31
0.7	47
0.3	57
1.0	51
0.4	52
0.8	52
0.5	57
0.6	53
0.8	57
0.4	59
4.4	28
0.3	57
1.0	52
2.5	28
0.4	52
0.2	53
0.5	52
0.2	54
1.4	47
1.2	48
0.9	53
0.1	45
0.1	53
0.4	48
0.5	49
0.9	53
1.3	38
2.2	40
0.2	52
0.1	52
0.9	45
0.3	51
0.2	52
1.4	40
1.0	48
0.3	48
1.5	38
2.1	28
1.8	36
1.4	41
0.6	47
0.6	49
0.2	45
1.5	41
0.5	48
0.8	12
0.3	52
3.3	28
2.6	28
0.7	46
1.0	46
0.4	45
0.9	45
1.0	36
0.3	48
0.1	53
1.7	31
0.3	49
0.5	47
0.8	45
0.1	53
1.4	38
0.3	38
0.7	48
2.5	26
2.4	30
0.8	38
1.7	27
1.1	41
0.5	48
3.1	28
1.9	26
2.1	31
3.2	12
1.3	36
1.4	27
1.4	28
0.5	46
2.1	34
1.7	34
0.9	39
0.1	40
1.6	27
1.3	28
1.7	36
0.4	46
0.5	38
1.0	26
0.7	41
0.7	38
2.0	28
0.7	38
0.6	38
1.8	28
0.3	46
0.6	41
1.7	28
1.0	27
0.4	27
0.4	28
0.1	38
2.3	28
0.6	38
1.0	28
1.2	28
2.5	23
0.6	39
0.5	40
1.4	34
2.0	28
0.2	46
0.8	38
1.1	35
0.4	38
0.7	38
1.9	28
0.7	27
1.2	28
0.4	41
0.9	38
1.7	26
0.3	26
1.0	28
1.8	28
0.5	33
2.1	23
0.9	28
0.5	31
0.2	43
1.4	28

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.3	84
6.9	14
1.7	112
1.6	112
0.9	99
1.5	124
1.1	121
1.1	121
1.0	104
0.5	116
0.5	116
0.4	141
0.1	122
0.2	99
0.3	91
0.6	93
2.1	83
0.8	93
1.4	67
0.8	83
0.8	83
1.1	72
1.4	64
1.1	72
1.5	67
0.7	72
2.1	58
1.3	64
1.3	67
1.4	59
2.7	48
2.1	55
2.8	53
1.2	65
0.4	72
1.2	67
0.9	67
0.4	68
0.8	72
1.2	52
1.7	61
0.3	71
0.4	72
0.2	71
0.3	71
1.5	59
0.4	39
0.4	68
1.1	60
0.1	71
1.4	61
0.6	60
2.1	57
2.0	46
1.9	48
0.7	57
0.5	60
2.6	53
0.8	59
0.5	57
1.4	48
1.1	53
2.1	51
0.4	57
1.1	52
3.3	27
1.2	53
1.0	52
0.5	59
0.5	21
2.6	31
0.7	47
0.3	57
1.0	51
0.4	52
0.8	52
0.5	57
0.6	53
0.8	57
0.4	59
4.4	28
0.3	57
1.0	52
2.5	28
0.4	52
0.2	53
0.5	52
0.2	54
1.4	47
1.2	48
0.9	53
0.1	45
0.1	53
0.4	48
0.5	49
0.9	53
1.3	38
2.2	40
0.2	52
0.1	52
0.9	45
0.3	51
0.2	52
1.4	40
1.0	48
0.3	48
1.5	38
2.1	28
1.8	36
1.4	41
0.6	47
0.6	49
0.2	45
1.5	41
0.5	48
0.8	12
0.3	52
3.3	28
2.6	28
0.7	46
1.0	46
0.4	45
0.9	45
1.0	36
0.3	48
0.1	53
1.7	31
0.3	49
0.5	47
0.8	45
0.1	53
1.4	38
0.3	38
0.7	48
2.5	26
2.4	30
0.8	38
1.7	27
1.1	41
0.5	48
3.1	28
1.9	26
2.1	31
3.2	12
1.3	36
1.4	27
1.4	28
0.5	46
2.1	34
1.7	34
0.9	39
0.1	40
1.6	27
1.3	28
1.7	36
0.4	46
0.5	38
1.0	26
0.7	41
0.7	38
2.0	28
0.7	38
0.6	38
1.8	28
0.3	46
0.6	41
1.7	28
1.0	27
0.4	27
0.4	28
0.1	38
2.3	28
0.6	38
1.0	28
1.2	28
2.5	23
0.6	39
0.5	40
1.4	34
2.0	28
0.2	46
0.8	38
1.1	35
0.4	38
0.7	38
1.9	28
0.7	27
1.2	28
0.4	41
0.9	38
1.7	26
0.3	26
1.0	28
1.8	28
0.5	33
2.1	23
0.9	28
0.5	31
0.2	43
1.4	28

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.3	84
6.9	14
1.7	112
1.6	112
0.9	99
1.5	124
1.1	121
1.1	121
1.0	104
0.5	116
0.5	116
0.4	141
0.1	122
0.2	99
0.3	91
0.6	93
2.1	83
0.8	93
1.4	67
0.8	83
0.8	83
1.1	72
1.4	64
1.1	72
1.5	67
0.7	72
2.1	58
1.3	64
1.3	67
1.4	59
2.7	48
2.1	55
2.8	53
1.2	65
0.4	72
1.2	67
0.9	67
0.4	68
0.8	72
1.2	52
1.7	61
0.3	71
0.4	72
0.2	71
0.3	71
1.5	59
0.4	39
0.4	68
1.1	60
0.1	71
1.4	61
0.6	60
2.1	57
2.0	46
1.9	48
0.7	57
0.5	60
2.6	53
0.8	59
0.5	57
1.4	48
1.1	53
2.1	51
0.4	57
1.1	52
3.3	27
1.2	53
1.0	52
0.5	59
0.5	21
2.6	31
0.7	47
0.3	57
1.0	51
0.4	52
0.8	52
0.5	57
0.6	53
0.8	57
0.4	59
4.4	28
0.3	57
1.0	52
2.5	28
0.4	52
0.2	53
0.5	52
0.2	54
1.4	47
1.2	48
0.9	53
0.1	45
0.1	53
0.4	48
0.5	49
0.9	53
1.3	38
2.2	40
0.2	52
0.1	52
0.9	45
0.3	51
0.2	52
1.4	40
1.0	48
0.3	48
1.5	38
2.1	28
1.8	36
1.4	41
0.6	47
0.6	49
0.2	45
1.5	41
0.5	48
0.8	12
0.3	52
3.3	28
2.6	28
0.7	46
1.0	46
0.4	45
0.9	45
1.0	36
0.3	48
0.1	53
1.7	31
0.3	49
0.5	47
0.8	45
0.1	53
1.4	38
0.3	38
0.7	48
2.5	26
2.4	30
0.8	38
1.7	27
1.1	41
0.5	48
3.1	28
1.9	26
2.1	31
3.2	12
1.3	36
1.4	27
1.4	28
0.5	46
2.1	34
1.7	34
0.9	39
0.1	40
1.6	27
1.3	28
1.7	36
0.4	46
0.5	38
1.0	26
0.7	41
0.7	38
2.0	28
0.7	38
0.6	38
1.8	28
0.3	46
0.6	41
1.7	28
1.0	27
0.4	27
0.4	28
0.1	38
2.3	28
0.6	38
1.0	28
1.2	28
2.5	23
0.6	39
0.5	40
1.4	34
2.0	28
0.2	46
0.8	38
1.1	35
0.4	38
0.7	38
1.9	28
0.7	27
1.2	28
0.4	41
0.9	38
1.7	26
0.3	26
1.0	28
1.8	28
0.5	33
2.1	23
0.9	28
0.5	31
0.2	43
1.4	28