Cold outbreak in Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024

Name: Cold outbreak in Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024
Start: 2024-04-02
End: 2024-04-07
Location: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania

Cold outbreak in Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024: 384 records at 205 stations, peak on 4 April 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024 set or tied 384 station records at 205 stations.
It ran from 2 April 2024 to 7 April 2024 (6 days) and its peak day was 4 April 2024.
Status: closed.
Pitea set a daily record low minimum temperature of -21.4 C (-6.5 F) on 4 April 2024.
The busiest day was 4 April 2024 with 141 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 122 years.

Footprint

2 to 7 April 2024

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Arvidsjaur_A	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	2024-04-02
Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	2024-04-04
Overtornea	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	2024-04-05
Sodankyla Lokka	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	2024-04-03
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	2024-04-05
Trondheim - Voll	Record low maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	2024-04-03
Boden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	2024-04-04
Muonio Alamuonio	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	2024-04-03
Nattavaara_A	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	2024-04-03
Rodkallen_A	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	2024-04-05
Mierkenis_A	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	2024-04-03
Mala	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2024-04-04
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	2024-04-05
Medvezegorsk	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	2024-04-05
Bodoe VI	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	2024-04-04
Ljuban	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	2024-04-04
Jackvik	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	2024-04-04
Keminmaa Kemi-Tornion Lentoase	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	2024-04-05
Utsira Fyr	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2024-04-05

Records per Day

Peak day 141

Records set or tied each day from 2 April 2024 to 7 April 2024. The most in one day was 141 on 4 April 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024 ranked by margin
Keminmaa Kemi-Tornion Lentoase, 04-05	4.7 C (8.5 F)
Medvezegorsk, 04-05	4.6 C (8.3 F)
Nattavaara_A, 04-03	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Mierkenis_A, 04-03	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Tohmajarvi Kemie, 04-05	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Mala, 04-04	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Pitea, 04-04	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Sodankyla Lokka, 04-03	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi, 04-05	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Ljuban, 04-04	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Arvidsjaur_A, 04-02	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Bodoe VI, 04-04	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Boden, 04-04	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Rodkallen_A, 04-05	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Trondheim - Voll, 04-03	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

384 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 Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.4	109
0.9	77
0.4	122
0.1	69
1.3	64
1.2	59
0.5	84
0.8	46
0.3	54
0.8	47
3.6	64
2.7	64
4.6	48
1.9	64
2.9	26
4.7	47
0.9	69
0.4	68
1.2	69
0.4	68
4.1	54
0.8	68
0.9	64
0.8	66
1.3	61
0.5	68
1.7	61
3.3	53
1.7	59
0.1	68
0.4	68
8.0	32
0.4	68
0.6	66
1.1	63
1.4	64
0.7	63
1.5	24
1.3	54
0.4	66
5.1	47
0.6	61
0.9	59
0.9	61
1.3	59
0.6	59
0.1	63
2.9	45
0.5	59
1.2	33
0.8	54
2.5	49
3.2	0
3.3	52
1.4	59
0.8	55
0.3	59
0.6	59
1.5	55
0.5	54
0.1	54
0.5	54
0.5	54
1.7	47
1.3	54
2.5	47
0.4	54
0.2	59
1.6	47
0.2	54
1.6	40
0.4	59
0.3	59
0.4	54
0.7	54
0.4	54
0.2	54
0.2	54
3.6	1
1.6	26
1.0	52
0.4	54
0.1	54
1.6	46
0.1	54
1.3	55
1.7	47
0.8	52
0.9	34
0.4	26
0.3	54
1.5	47
1.9	39
2.9	15
0.3	25
0.2	47
0.3	47
0.4	47
0.7	55
2.1	39
1.1	47
0.7	47
2.1	39
0.4	53
0.4	47
0.7	47
1.0	47
0.8	47
0.2	26
0.1	54
0.2	24
0.4	24
0.2	47
1.4	22
1.7	32
4.7	24
0.7	26
0.5	46
0.8	46
0.1	47
1.7	39
0.6	46
0.6	33
0.1	40
1.2	34
1.0	32
1.3	34
3.3	32
3.1	26
2.6	34
1.9	24
0.3	47
0.9	39
1.4	39
1.9	32
1.3	39
0.6	46
1.5	10
0.1	47
1.0	35
0.8	35
0.9	35
2.6	35
2.5	26
0.5	34
3.7	26
0.5	46
1.0	34
3.9	24
4.2	31
0.7	32
1.1	34
1.5	26
0.5	41
0.5	35
1.5	32
0.9	34
1.1	27
1.7	27
2.0	26
0.1	39
0.7	39
1.1	10
0.5	32
0.3	32
2.6	31
0.9	32
0.9	34
0.5	34
0.9	26
0.9	35
1.8	27
4.2	31
2.3	21
1.9	21
1.1	26
2.1	21
2.1	21
0.4	34
0.6	32
2.1	26
0.9	6
1.9	27
2.6	24
1.0	24
1.6	24
0.1	34
0.2	34
0.4	33
0.6	32
0.2	32
0.2	34
0.7	34
0.4	33
3.2	27
2.9	27
0.9	25
1.0	26
1.7	21
1.6	26

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 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 Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024 (this event)	384 records

Every Record Set

20 of 384

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Finland and 5 other countries, 2 to 7 April 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-04-02	Arvidsjaur_A	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	77	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-03	Sodankyla Lokka	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	64	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-03	Trondheim - Voll	Record low maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Muonio Alamuonio	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	54	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Nattavaara_A	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	64	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Mierkenis_A	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	26	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-04	Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	109	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-04	Boden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	46	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-04	Mala	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	64	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-04	Bodoe VI	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	69	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-04	Ljuban	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-04	Jackvik	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	68	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-05	Pitea	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	122	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-05	Overtornea	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	69	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-05	Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	59	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-05	Rodkallen_A	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	47	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-05	Tohmajarvi Kemie	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	64	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-05	Medvezegorsk	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	48	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-05	Keminmaa Kemi-Tornion Lentoase	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	47	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-05	Utsira Fyr	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	68	29 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 384 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
1.4	109
0.9	77
0.4	122
0.1	69
1.3	64
1.2	59
0.5	84
0.8	46
0.3	54
0.8	47
3.6	64
2.7	64
4.6	48
1.9	64
2.9	26
4.7	47
0.9	69
0.4	68
1.2	69
0.4	68
4.1	54
0.8	68
0.9	64
0.8	66
1.3	61
0.5	68
1.7	61
3.3	53
1.7	59
0.1	68
0.4	68
8.0	32
0.4	68
0.6	66
1.1	63
1.4	64
0.7	63
1.5	24
1.3	54
0.4	66
5.1	47
0.6	61
0.9	59
0.9	61
1.3	59
0.6	59
0.1	63
2.9	45
0.5	59
1.2	33
0.8	54
2.5	49
3.2	0
3.3	52
1.4	59
0.8	55
0.3	59
0.6	59
1.5	55
0.5	54
0.1	54
0.5	54
0.5	54
1.7	47
1.3	54
2.5	47
0.4	54
0.2	59
1.6	47
0.2	54
1.6	40
0.4	59
0.3	59
0.4	54
0.7	54
0.4	54
0.2	54
0.2	54
3.6	1
1.6	26
1.0	52
0.4	54
0.1	54
1.6	46
0.1	54
1.3	55
1.7	47
0.8	52
0.9	34
0.4	26
0.3	54
1.5	47
1.9	39
2.9	15
0.3	25
0.2	47
0.3	47
0.4	47
0.7	55
2.1	39
1.1	47
0.7	47
2.1	39
0.4	53
0.4	47
0.7	47
1.0	47
0.8	47
0.2	26
0.1	54
0.2	24
0.4	24
0.2	47
1.4	22
1.7	32
4.7	24
0.7	26
0.5	46
0.8	46
0.1	47
1.7	39
0.6	46
0.6	33
0.1	40
1.2	34
1.0	32
1.3	34
3.3	32
3.1	26
2.6	34
1.9	24
0.3	47
0.9	39
1.4	39
1.9	32
1.3	39
0.6	46
1.5	10
0.1	47
1.0	35
0.8	35
0.9	35
2.6	35
2.5	26
0.5	34
3.7	26
0.5	46
1.0	34
3.9	24
4.2	31
0.7	32
1.1	34
1.5	26
0.5	41
0.5	35
1.5	32
0.9	34
1.1	27
1.7	27
2.0	26
0.1	39
0.7	39
1.1	10
0.5	32
0.3	32
2.6	31
0.9	32
0.9	34
0.5	34
0.9	26
0.9	35
1.8	27
4.2	31
2.3	21
1.9	21
1.1	26
2.1	21
2.1	21
0.4	34
0.6	32
2.1	26
0.9	6
1.9	27
2.6	24
1.0	24
1.6	24
0.1	34
0.2	34
0.4	33
0.6	32
0.2	32
0.2	34
0.7	34
0.4	33
3.2	27
2.9	27
0.9	25
1.0	26
1.7	21
1.6	26

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.4	109
0.9	77
0.4	122
0.1	69
1.3	64
1.2	59
0.5	84
0.8	46
0.3	54
0.8	47
3.6	64
2.7	64
4.6	48
1.9	64
2.9	26
4.7	47
0.9	69
0.4	68
1.2	69
0.4	68
4.1	54
0.8	68
0.9	64
0.8	66
1.3	61
0.5	68
1.7	61
3.3	53
1.7	59
0.1	68
0.4	68
8.0	32
0.4	68
0.6	66
1.1	63
1.4	64
0.7	63
1.5	24
1.3	54
0.4	66
5.1	47
0.6	61
0.9	59
0.9	61
1.3	59
0.6	59
0.1	63
2.9	45
0.5	59
1.2	33
0.8	54
2.5	49
3.2	0
3.3	52
1.4	59
0.8	55
0.3	59
0.6	59
1.5	55
0.5	54
0.1	54
0.5	54
0.5	54
1.7	47
1.3	54
2.5	47
0.4	54
0.2	59
1.6	47
0.2	54
1.6	40
0.4	59
0.3	59
0.4	54
0.7	54
0.4	54
0.2	54
0.2	54
3.6	1
1.6	26
1.0	52
0.4	54
0.1	54
1.6	46
0.1	54
1.3	55
1.7	47
0.8	52
0.9	34
0.4	26
0.3	54
1.5	47
1.9	39
2.9	15
0.3	25
0.2	47
0.3	47
0.4	47
0.7	55
2.1	39
1.1	47
0.7	47
2.1	39
0.4	53
0.4	47
0.7	47
1.0	47
0.8	47
0.2	26
0.1	54
0.2	24
0.4	24
0.2	47
1.4	22
1.7	32
4.7	24
0.7	26
0.5	46
0.8	46
0.1	47
1.7	39
0.6	46
0.6	33
0.1	40
1.2	34
1.0	32
1.3	34
3.3	32
3.1	26
2.6	34
1.9	24
0.3	47
0.9	39
1.4	39
1.9	32
1.3	39
0.6	46
1.5	10
0.1	47
1.0	35
0.8	35
0.9	35
2.6	35
2.5	26
0.5	34
3.7	26
0.5	46
1.0	34
3.9	24
4.2	31
0.7	32
1.1	34
1.5	26
0.5	41
0.5	35
1.5	32
0.9	34
1.1	27
1.7	27
2.0	26
0.1	39
0.7	39
1.1	10
0.5	32
0.3	32
2.6	31
0.9	32
0.9	34
0.5	34
0.9	26
0.9	35
1.8	27
4.2	31
2.3	21
1.9	21
1.1	26
2.1	21
2.1	21
0.4	34
0.6	32
2.1	26
0.9	6
1.9	27
2.6	24
1.0	24
1.6	24
0.1	34
0.2	34
0.4	33
0.6	32
0.2	32
0.2	34
0.7	34
0.4	33
3.2	27
2.9	27
0.9	25
1.0	26
1.7	21
1.6	26

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.4	109
0.9	77
0.4	122
0.1	69
1.3	64
1.2	59
0.5	84
0.8	46
0.3	54
0.8	47
3.6	64
2.7	64
4.6	48
1.9	64
2.9	26
4.7	47
0.9	69
0.4	68
1.2	69
0.4	68
4.1	54
0.8	68
0.9	64
0.8	66
1.3	61
0.5	68
1.7	61
3.3	53
1.7	59
0.1	68
0.4	68
8.0	32
0.4	68
0.6	66
1.1	63
1.4	64
0.7	63
1.5	24
1.3	54
0.4	66
5.1	47
0.6	61
0.9	59
0.9	61
1.3	59
0.6	59
0.1	63
2.9	45
0.5	59
1.2	33
0.8	54
2.5	49
3.2	0
3.3	52
1.4	59
0.8	55
0.3	59
0.6	59
1.5	55
0.5	54
0.1	54
0.5	54
0.5	54
1.7	47
1.3	54
2.5	47
0.4	54
0.2	59
1.6	47
0.2	54
1.6	40
0.4	59
0.3	59
0.4	54
0.7	54
0.4	54
0.2	54
0.2	54
3.6	1
1.6	26
1.0	52
0.4	54
0.1	54
1.6	46
0.1	54
1.3	55
1.7	47
0.8	52
0.9	34
0.4	26
0.3	54
1.5	47
1.9	39
2.9	15
0.3	25
0.2	47
0.3	47
0.4	47
0.7	55
2.1	39
1.1	47
0.7	47
2.1	39
0.4	53
0.4	47
0.7	47
1.0	47
0.8	47
0.2	26
0.1	54
0.2	24
0.4	24
0.2	47
1.4	22
1.7	32
4.7	24
0.7	26
0.5	46
0.8	46
0.1	47
1.7	39
0.6	46
0.6	33
0.1	40
1.2	34
1.0	32
1.3	34
3.3	32
3.1	26
2.6	34
1.9	24
0.3	47
0.9	39
1.4	39
1.9	32
1.3	39
0.6	46
1.5	10
0.1	47
1.0	35
0.8	35
0.9	35
2.6	35
2.5	26
0.5	34
3.7	26
0.5	46
1.0	34
3.9	24
4.2	31
0.7	32
1.1	34
1.5	26
0.5	41
0.5	35
1.5	32
0.9	34
1.1	27
1.7	27
2.0	26
0.1	39
0.7	39
1.1	10
0.5	32
0.3	32
2.6	31
0.9	32
0.9	34
0.5	34
0.9	26
0.9	35
1.8	27
4.2	31
2.3	21
1.9	21
1.1	26
2.1	21
2.1	21
0.4	34
0.6	32
2.1	26
0.9	6
1.9	27
2.6	24
1.0	24
1.6	24
0.1	34
0.2	34
0.4	33
0.6	32
0.2	32
0.2	34
0.7	34
0.4	33
3.2	27
2.9	27
0.9	25
1.0	26
1.7	21
1.6	26