Cold outbreak in Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024

Name: Cold outbreak in Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024
Start: 2024-01-12
End: 2024-01-21
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, Ireland, Estonia, Italy, Czech Republic, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands

Cold outbreak in Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024: 446 records at 228 stations, peak on 16 January 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024 set or tied 446 station records at 228 stations.
It ran from 12 January 2024 to 21 January 2024 (10 days) and its peak day was 16 January 2024.
Status: closed.
Vanersborg set a daily record low minimum temperature of -23.5 C (-10.3 F) on 16 January 2024.
The busiest day was 16 January 2024 with 131 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

12 to 21 January 2024

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 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 Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vanersborg	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	2024-01-16
Norderon	Record low maximum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	2024-01-20
Malin Head	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	2024-01-15
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2024-01-16
Harnosand	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	2024-01-20
Satenas	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	2024-01-16
Trondheim - Voll	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	2024-01-17
Nordoyan Fyr	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	2024-01-17
Kuusamo Lentoasema-1	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	2024-01-18
Mierkenis_A	Record low minimum temperature	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)	2024-01-17
Lerwick	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	2024-01-19
Gardermoen Sor	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	2024-01-16
Kristinehamn	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	2024-01-19
Uppsala_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	2024-01-20
Umea_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	2024-01-20
Glomfjord	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	2024-01-17
Ostergarnsholm_A	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2024-01-17
Buholmrasa Fyr	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	2024-01-18
Trier-Zewen	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	2024-01-20

Records per Day

Peak day 131

Records set or tied each day from 12 January 2024 to 21 January 2024. The most in one day was 131 on 16 January 2024.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024
Date	Records
2024-01-12	2
2024-01-13	16
2024-01-14	8
2024-01-15	19
2024-01-16	131
2024-01-17	74
2024-01-18	50
2024-01-19	39
2024-01-20	86
2024-01-21	21

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024 ranked by margin
Norderon, 01-20	9.7 C (17.5 F)
Kuusamo Lentoasema-1, 01-18	8.0 C (14.4 F)
Umea_Flygplats, 01-20	7.2 C (13.0 F)
Satenas, 01-16	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Halmstad Flygflottilj, 01-16	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Uppsala_Flygplats, 01-20	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Gardermoen Sor, 01-16	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Buholmrasa Fyr, 01-18	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Nordoyan Fyr, 01-18	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Nordoyan Fyr, 01-17	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Mierkenis_A, 01-17	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Kristinehamn, 01-19	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Glomfjord, 01-17	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Ostergarnsholm_A, 01-17	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Trier-Zewen, 01-20	1.0 C (1.8 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

446 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 Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.5	130
9.7	58
0.1	88
0.2	84
4.2	60
0.5	84
2.8	68
5.0	64
8.0	64
2.9	57
2.4	73
0.2	78
3.7	64
1.9	68
4.2	57
7.2	57
1.0	60
1.9	64
3.2	57
1.9	60
6.4	52
3.3	60
4.1	64
2.3	57
1.0	68
2.1	64
1.6	60
5.5	57
0.5	68
4.3	53
2.8	57
1.5	60
6.3	42
2.7	64
3.1	60
0.1	68
1.5	60
3.2	57
1.3	53
1.3	57
3.5	42
1.8	57
1.1	64
2.0	57
2.2	56
4.7	49
3.0	56
0.8	64
0.7	60
4.7	36
7.3	42
5.4	36
0.8	60
0.9	60
0.5	64
3.3	37
6.0	37
3.0	38
1.5	53
1.3	53
3.0	44
0.9	57
1.0	53
1.9	60
3.9	48
3.4	56
0.3	64
0.3	57
2.8	42
2.9	42
1.6	53
3.9	52
1.0	57
1.9	53
0.8	53
0.5	53
5.4	36
0.8	57
0.1	57
0.1	53
0.3	60
1.1	56
1.0	56
0.7	60
0.5	60
0.7	60
2.2	37
1.9	56
1.9	53
0.3	57
3.0	36
1.2	56
0.6	57
0.5	56
4.3	36
1.3	56
2.3	41
0.3	62
0.3	57
2.0	45
0.2	60
0.1	60
2.5	45
1.5	56
1.7	42
0.4	56
2.0	42
0.6	56
11.5	22
8.2	8
0.8	53
0.2	57
0.9	53
1.5	48
8.3	20
3.9	37
1.9	52
1.4	56
0.2	57
0.4	48
0.5	56
0.1	53
0.5	56
2.5	34
0.3	53
0.2	56
0.1	53
10.4	8
3.2	36
6.0	20
5.2	37
0.7	56
0.8	46
3.5	38
1.1	46
2.4	48
2.1	40
1.7	41
1.0	42
0.8	48
2.8	37
0.2	52
2.8	36
0.1	48
1.7	48
1.3	48
3.4	37
3.7	37
1.0	40
0.2	45
1.5	45
3.2	37
2.9	32
2.6	44
0.9	48
0.7	37
2.6	42
0.6	41
5.2	32
1.6	37
2.8	38
2.8	38
1.5	48
0.3	45
1.1	36
0.5	45
1.3	45
0.5	38
7.3	24
5.6	20
2.5	37
1.2	41
1.5	38
0.2	41
7.0	4
2.0	29
0.9	37
6.0	8
1.6	42
5.6	17
1.8	42
1.5	37
3.0	37
2.1	42
0.3	48
0.4	45
0.3	45
0.6	42
0.9	40
1.2	38
2.6	26
1.5	38
1.0	41
0.4	44
7.9	9
1.6	37
1.9	33
0.9	38
0.5	36
0.8	34

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 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 Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024 (this event)	446 records

Every Record Set

20 of 446

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Sweden and 13 other countries, 12 to 21 January 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-01-15	Malin Head	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-16	Vanersborg	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	130	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-16	Halmstad Flygflottilj	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	60	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-16	Satenas	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-16	Gardermoen Sor	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	64	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-17	Trondheim - Voll	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-17	Nordoyan Fyr	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-17	Mierkenis_A	Record low minimum temperature	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	73	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-17	Glomfjord	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	64	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-17	Ostergarnsholm_A	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	60	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Kuusamo Lentoasema-1	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	64	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Nordoyan Fyr	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	57	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Buholmrasa Fyr	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	57	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-19	Lerwick	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	78	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-19	Kristinehamn	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	68	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-20	Norderon	Record low maximum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	9.7 C (17.5 F)	58	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-20	Harnosand	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	84	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-20	Uppsala_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	57	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-20	Umea_Flygplats	Record low minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	57	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-20	Trier-Zewen	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	60	30 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 446 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.