Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019

Name: Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019
Start: 2019-03-11
End: 2019-03-25
Location: Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, France, Finland, Romania, Italy, Norway, Croatia, Russia, Belarus, Slovenia, Estonia, Hungary, Ukraine, Ireland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Greece, Morocco, Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Gibraltar [United Kingdom], Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland, Denmark, Algeria, Lithuania, Moldova, Macedonia, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey

Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019: 592 records at 452 stations, peak on 23 March 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019 set or tied 592 station records at 452 stations.
It ran from 11 March 2019 to 25 March 2019 (15 days) and its peak day was 23 March 2019.
Status: closed.
Perpignan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.3 C (79.3 F) on 23 March 2019.
The busiest day was 23 March 2019 with 136 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 147 years.

Footprint

11 to 25 March 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Perpignan	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	2019-03-23
Zugspitze	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2019-03-23
Kirchdorf/Poel	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	2019-03-21
Sheffield	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	2019-03-22
Lichtentanne	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	2019-03-23
Dublin Phoenix Park	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	2019-03-20
Armagh	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2019-03-21
Regensburg	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2019-03-23
Saentis	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	2019-03-23
Hvar	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	2019-03-18
Cottbus	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	2019-03-23
Eastbourne	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2019-03-23
Albacete Los Llanos	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	2019-03-15
Bradford	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	2019-03-19
Malin Head	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2019-03-20
Alicante	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2019-03-17
Buxton	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2019-03-21
Connaught	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2019-03-21
Brocken	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	2019-03-21

Records per Day

Peak day 136

Records set or tied each day from 11 March 2019 to 25 March 2019. The most in one day was 136 on 23 March 2019.

Records per day during Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019
Date	Records
2019-03-11	2
2019-03-12	2
2019-03-13	3
2019-03-14	3
2019-03-15	54
2019-03-16	62
2019-03-17	37
2019-03-18	39
2019-03-19	20
2019-03-20	20
2019-03-21	81
2019-03-22	98
2019-03-23	136
2019-03-24	34
2019-03-25	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019 ranked by margin
Perpignan, 03-23	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Alicante, 03-17	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Zugspitze, 03-23	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Zugspitze, 03-23	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Dublin Phoenix Park, 03-20	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Lichtentanne, 03-23	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Kirchdorf/Poel, 03-21	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Regensburg, 03-23	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Saentis, 03-23	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Bradford, 03-19	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Sheffield, 03-22	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Albacete Los Llanos, 03-15	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Malin Head, 03-20	0.5 C (0.9 F)
Connaught, 03-21	0.5 C (0.9 F)
Brocken, 03-21	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

500 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 Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.9	112
2.7	116
1.0	116
1.3	147
0.7	116
2.1	84
0.9	122
0.8	116
0.4	132
0.3	122
0.2	130
0.1	97
0.6	92
0.8	88
0.5	88
2.2	73
3.0	68
0.2	89
0.5	84
0.5	80
1.8	80
0.2	84
1.7	70
0.1	80
1.1	82
1.1	82
2.4	61
0.3	80
0.6	70
0.5	70
0.2	80
0.5	70
0.2	70
0.2	70
0.8	61
2.4	65
2.1	65
2.2	65
0.8	70
1.0	68
0.8	72
0.7	70
1.6	52
0.8	70
1.2	65
1.3	68
1.8	65
0.7	70
2.8	45
0.1	73
2.8	52
0.1	61
0.5	65
0.1	70
2.2	60
1.1	65
1.0	65
1.0	65
2.0	60
0.2	70
1.6	64
2.2	52
2.1	52
0.2	57
0.7	60
1.5	61
0.1	68
1.2	60
1.9	60
0.8	65
1.7	60
0.3	57
0.5	60
1.5	46
0.6	53
1.0	45
0.5	65
0.4	65
1.4	60
1.0	65
2.5	49
0.3	61
1.2	64
1.2	64
1.2	45
0.5	60
0.6	61
1.7	52
0.3	65
0.5	60
0.8	60
1.1	29
1.0	28
1.0	53
0.3	64
0.5	64
0.4	61
0.7	44
0.2	57
2.7	45
0.1	61
1.6	44
0.3	61
0.2	61
2.3	46
0.3	44
0.3	44
2.0	37
2.9	37
0.2	53
3.5	44
0.8	54
3.7	28
0.2	57
1.5	41
1.5	45
0.5	52
0.4	41
1.9	45
0.7	52
0.8	48
1.0	45
2.8	37
2.7	45
2.7	37
0.3	54
1.1	48
2.2	30
2.7	45
0.5	50
2.6	17
0.7	44
1.9	37
3.0	37
2.0	37
1.8	44
2.1	37
0.9	41
1.3	28
1.7	30
0.6	45
1.1	45
1.7	45
1.1	46
1.9	45
0.5	44
0.4	46
3.3	20
0.8	44
1.1	25
1.6	37
1.5	37
1.2	37
2.1	37
1.2	37
1.3	37
0.2	41
1.4	36
2.2	29
1.5	41
1.6	41
1.4	41
2.4	30
0.9	46
0.2	45
2.1	28
0.9	24
1.0	44
1.0	41
0.2	45
0.3	45
0.6	45
1.0	28
0.5	37
1.1	25
0.5	37
1.1	37
2.0	41
1.0	41
1.0	37
0.4	45
0.7	37
2.0	30
1.2	30
0.2	33
1.6	41
0.8	45
0.2	45
1.3	45
0.9	45
0.3	46
1.5	45
1.8	36
0.6	28
2.7	18
2.5	18
0.6	40
0.1	29
0.5	28
1.7	37

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019 (this event)	592 records

Every Record Set

20 of 592

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Germany and 35 other countries, 11 to 25 March 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-03-15	Albacete Los Llanos	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92	38 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-17	Alicante	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	68	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-18	Hvar	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	130	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-19	Bradford	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88	38 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-20	Dublin Phoenix Park	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	84	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-20	Malin Head	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88	37 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-21	Kirchdorf/Poel	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	116	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-21	Armagh	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	132	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-21	Buxton	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	89	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-21	Connaught	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-21	Brocken	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-22	Sheffield	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	116	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-23	Perpignan	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-23	Zugspitze	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	116	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-23	Lichtentanne	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	147	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-23	Regensburg	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	122	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-23	Saentis	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	116	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-23	Cottbus	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	122	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-23	Eastbourne	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	97	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-23	Zugspitze	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73	36 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 592 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 2026-10-18. 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
3.9	112
2.7	116
1.0	116
1.3	147
0.7	116
2.1	84
0.9	122
0.8	116
0.4	132
0.3	122
0.2	130
0.1	97
0.6	92
0.8	88
0.5	88
2.2	73
3.0	68
0.2	89
0.5	84
0.5	80
1.8	80
0.2	84
1.7	70
0.1	80
1.1	82
1.1	82
2.4	61
0.3	80
0.6	70
0.5	70
0.2	80
0.5	70
0.2	70
0.2	70
0.8	61
2.4	65
2.1	65
2.2	65
0.8	70
1.0	68
0.8	72
0.7	70
1.6	52
0.8	70
1.2	65
1.3	68
1.8	65
0.7	70
2.8	45
0.1	73
2.8	52
0.1	61
0.5	65
0.1	70
2.2	60
1.1	65
1.0	65
1.0	65
2.0	60
0.2	70
1.6	64
2.2	52
2.1	52
0.2	57
0.7	60
1.5	61
0.1	68
1.2	60
1.9	60
0.8	65
1.7	60
0.3	57
0.5	60
1.5	46
0.6	53
1.0	45
0.5	65
0.4	65
1.4	60
1.0	65
2.5	49
0.3	61
1.2	64
1.2	64
1.2	45
0.5	60
0.6	61
1.7	52
0.3	65
0.5	60
0.8	60
1.1	29
1.0	28
1.0	53
0.3	64
0.5	64
0.4	61
0.7	44
0.2	57
2.7	45
0.1	61
1.6	44
0.3	61
0.2	61
2.3	46
0.3	44
0.3	44
2.0	37
2.9	37
0.2	53
3.5	44
0.8	54
3.7	28
0.2	57
1.5	41
1.5	45
0.5	52
0.4	41
1.9	45
0.7	52
0.8	48
1.0	45
2.8	37
2.7	45
2.7	37
0.3	54
1.1	48
2.2	30
2.7	45
0.5	50
2.6	17
0.7	44
1.9	37
3.0	37
2.0	37
1.8	44
2.1	37
0.9	41
1.3	28
1.7	30
0.6	45
1.1	45
1.7	45
1.1	46
1.9	45
0.5	44
0.4	46
3.3	20
0.8	44
1.1	25
1.6	37
1.5	37
1.2	37
2.1	37
1.2	37
1.3	37
0.2	41
1.4	36
2.2	29
1.5	41
1.6	41
1.4	41
2.4	30
0.9	46
0.2	45
2.1	28
0.9	24
1.0	44
1.0	41
0.2	45
0.3	45
0.6	45
1.0	28
0.5	37
1.1	25
0.5	37
1.1	37
2.0	41
1.0	41
1.0	37
0.4	45
0.7	37
2.0	30
1.2	30
0.2	33
1.6	41
0.8	45
0.2	45
1.3	45
0.9	45
0.3	46
1.5	45
1.8	36
0.6	28
2.7	18
2.5	18
0.6	40
0.1	29
0.5	28
1.7	37

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.9	112
2.7	116
1.0	116
1.3	147
0.7	116
2.1	84
0.9	122
0.8	116
0.4	132
0.3	122
0.2	130
0.1	97
0.6	92
0.8	88
0.5	88
2.2	73
3.0	68
0.2	89
0.5	84
0.5	80
1.8	80
0.2	84
1.7	70
0.1	80
1.1	82
1.1	82
2.4	61
0.3	80
0.6	70
0.5	70
0.2	80
0.5	70
0.2	70
0.2	70
0.8	61
2.4	65
2.1	65
2.2	65
0.8	70
1.0	68
0.8	72
0.7	70
1.6	52
0.8	70
1.2	65
1.3	68
1.8	65
0.7	70
2.8	45
0.1	73
2.8	52
0.1	61
0.5	65
0.1	70
2.2	60
1.1	65
1.0	65
1.0	65
2.0	60
0.2	70
1.6	64
2.2	52
2.1	52
0.2	57
0.7	60
1.5	61
0.1	68
1.2	60
1.9	60
0.8	65
1.7	60
0.3	57
0.5	60
1.5	46
0.6	53
1.0	45
0.5	65
0.4	65
1.4	60
1.0	65
2.5	49
0.3	61
1.2	64
1.2	64
1.2	45
0.5	60
0.6	61
1.7	52
0.3	65
0.5	60
0.8	60
1.1	29
1.0	28
1.0	53
0.3	64
0.5	64
0.4	61
0.7	44
0.2	57
2.7	45
0.1	61
1.6	44
0.3	61
0.2	61
2.3	46
0.3	44
0.3	44
2.0	37
2.9	37
0.2	53
3.5	44
0.8	54
3.7	28
0.2	57
1.5	41
1.5	45
0.5	52
0.4	41
1.9	45
0.7	52
0.8	48
1.0	45
2.8	37
2.7	45
2.7	37
0.3	54
1.1	48
2.2	30
2.7	45
0.5	50
2.6	17
0.7	44
1.9	37
3.0	37
2.0	37
1.8	44
2.1	37
0.9	41
1.3	28
1.7	30
0.6	45
1.1	45
1.7	45
1.1	46
1.9	45
0.5	44
0.4	46
3.3	20
0.8	44
1.1	25
1.6	37
1.5	37
1.2	37
2.1	37
1.2	37
1.3	37
0.2	41
1.4	36
2.2	29
1.5	41
1.6	41
1.4	41
2.4	30
0.9	46
0.2	45
2.1	28
0.9	24
1.0	44
1.0	41
0.2	45
0.3	45
0.6	45
1.0	28
0.5	37
1.1	25
0.5	37
1.1	37
2.0	41
1.0	41
1.0	37
0.4	45
0.7	37
2.0	30
1.2	30
0.2	33
1.6	41
0.8	45
0.2	45
1.3	45
0.9	45
0.3	46
1.5	45
1.8	36
0.6	28
2.7	18
2.5	18
0.6	40
0.1	29
0.5	28
1.7	37