Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023

Name: Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023
Start: 2023-02-06
End: 2023-03-06
Location: Germany, Sweden, Norway, United Kingdom, Finland, France, Spain, Netherlands, Turkey, Italy, Romania, Algeria, Estonia, Austria, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Syria, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Slovenia, Israel, Bulgaria, Egypt, Croatia, Latvia, Morocco, Slovakia, Jordan, Poland, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Denmark, Gibraltar [United Kingdom], Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Serbia

Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023: 2,041 records at 935 stations, peak on 18 February 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023 set or tied 2,041 station records at 935 stations.
It ran from 6 February 2023 to 6 March 2023 (29 days) and its peak day was 18 February 2023.
Status: closed.
Nemours (Ghazaouet) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.5 C (81.5 F) on 20 February 2023.
The busiest day was 18 February 2023 with 421 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 175 years.

Footprint

6 February to 6 March 2023

The area covered by Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	2023-02-20
Kremsmuenster	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	2023-02-18
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	2023-02-18
Tromso	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2023-02-15
Plauen	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	2023-02-18
Basel Binningen	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2023-02-18
Zuerich/Fluntern	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	2023-02-18
Utsira Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2023-02-12
Le Bourget	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2023-02-18
Weissenburg	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2023-02-18
Gallivare_A	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	2023-02-07
Stornoway Airport	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2023-02-11
Uccle	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	2023-02-18
De Bilt	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	2023-02-18
Buzau	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	2023-02-21
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2023-02-17
Lyon - St Exupery	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2023-02-18
Montelimar	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2023-02-18

Records per Day

Peak day 421

Records set or tied each day from 6 February 2023 to 6 March 2023. The most in one day was 421 on 18 February 2023.

Records per day during Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023
Date	Records
2023-02-06	13
2023-02-07	64
2023-02-08	42
2023-02-09	41
2023-02-10	7
2023-02-11	91
2023-02-12	102
2023-02-13	274
2023-02-14	77
2023-02-15	49
2023-02-16	34
2023-02-17	318
2023-02-18	421
2023-02-19	105
2023-02-20	60
2023-02-21	139
2023-02-22	46
2023-02-23	26
2023-02-24	5
2023-02-25	9
2023-02-26	12
2023-02-27	20
2023-02-28	26
2023-03-01	16
2023-03-02	12
2023-03-03	8
2023-03-04	6
2023-03-05	13
2023-03-06	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023 ranked by margin
Nemours (Ghazaouet), 02-20	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Plauen, 02-18	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Montelimar, 02-18	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Basel Binningen, 02-18	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Zuerich/Fluntern, 02-18	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Gallivare_A, 02-07	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Weissenburg, 02-18	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Gallivare_A, 02-08	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Buzau, 02-21	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Le Bourget, 02-18	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Utsira Fyr, 02-12	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Uccle, 02-18	1.6 C (2.9 F)
De Bilt, 02-18	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Lyon - St Exupery, 02-18	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord), 02-17	1.4 C (2.5 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 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.5	108
1.2	119
0.2	119
0.1	96
3.6	112
3.3	96
3.2	96
2.2	112
3.0	104
1.7	108
1.6	175
1.5	112
2.3	108
2.6	120
3.1	131
1.2	130
1.0	155
1.5	96
3.4	77
1.4	123
1.1	112
0.9	123
0.5	112
1.2	96
1.0	112
3.1	88
0.4	112
0.1	130
0.7	97
0.3	104
2.6	84
0.4	116
0.2	146
0.2	111
0.5	97
0.2	96
0.4	96
2.8	88
2.1	88
0.1	97
0.2	97
2.0	92
1.7	57
1.6	89
1.2	87
1.6	88
4.2	76
2.5	84
2.5	92
2.7	84
1.6	92
0.6	92
0.3	65
0.8	63
0.9	92
0.3	92
0.5	92
1.1	84
0.7	88
0.2	62
1.3	57
1.5	77
0.9	80
0.9	80
0.9	77
3.9	53
2.0	72
0.4	77
1.8	72
2.8	64
2.3	72
3.5	72
0.2	84
1.8	64
0.7	84
1.2	73
0.8	84
2.5	64
2.0	64
0.2	57
2.4	72
2.0	64
1.6	45
2.7	73
5.3	57
1.6	72
5.3	72
3.2	64
1.2	72
1.6	72
2.4	72
2.0	72
0.6	72
0.7	72
2.2	72
1.3	72
1.7	72
0.9	77
0.9	73
0.5	47
0.9	79
0.4	77
1.9	33
1.4	46
1.0	72
2.5	61
0.4	72
1.7	56
0.5	72
3.8	56
1.4	72
4.5	56
0.5	76
0.1	79
0.4	73
0.9	40
3.0	63
0.2	77
3.7	48
1.4	64
0.2	79
0.3	72
0.1	72
3.0	48
2.0	68
0.5	72
3.7	56
1.6	64
1.1	72
3.3	56
1.8	69
1.1	56
2.6	57
1.4	59
2.6	63
3.5	56
1.9	61
0.1	73
1.9	64
3.0	64
0.2	72
0.4	64
0.2	73
1.4	72
2.7	45
0.5	61
3.3	45
1.4	33
1.2	72
0.5	72
0.7	69
0.1	33
2.1	64
2.5	57
0.6	64
0.2	73
2.5	64
0.2	46
1.7	56
0.5	56
1.7	51
3.2	48
0.2	61
3.8	48
0.8	56
0.3	72
0.1	72
4.3	45
0.3	72
0.1	72
0.1	72
0.1	72
2.7	40
5.8	33
1.0	59
0.2	39
2.2	52
2.0	52
2.3	57
2.7	57
4.2	48
0.9	61
0.7	56
5.2	19
2.7	61
2.6	56
3.0	52
1.1	57
1.5	61
1.7	49
0.8	64
3.8	48
3.8	45
3.8	48
0.1	64
0.2	69
2.3	56
0.4	61
3.0	44
0.1	56

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023 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 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023 (this event)	2,041 records

Every Record Set

20 of 2,041

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Germany and 47 other countries, 6 February to 6 March 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-02-07	Gallivare_A	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	131	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-08	Gallivare_A	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	120	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-11	Stornoway Airport	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	130	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Utsira Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108	45 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-15	Tromso	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	96	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-17	Uccle	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	155	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-17	Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	123	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Kremsmuenster	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	119	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	119	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Plauen	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	112	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Basel Binningen	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Zuerich/Fluntern	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	96	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Le Bourget	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112	45 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Weissenburg	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	104	45 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Uccle	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	175	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	De Bilt	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	112	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Lyon - St Exupery	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Montelimar	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-20	Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	108	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-21	Buzau	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 2,041 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
4.5	108
1.2	119
0.2	119
0.1	96
3.6	112
3.3	96
3.2	96
2.2	112
3.0	104
1.7	108
1.6	175
1.5	112
2.3	108
2.6	120
3.1	131
1.2	130
1.0	155
1.5	96
3.4	77
1.4	123
1.1	112
0.9	123
0.5	112
1.2	96
1.0	112
3.1	88
0.4	112
0.1	130
0.7	97
0.3	104
2.6	84
0.4	116
0.2	146
0.2	111
0.5	97
0.2	96
0.4	96
2.8	88
2.1	88
0.1	97
0.2	97
2.0	92
1.7	57
1.6	89
1.2	87
1.6	88
4.2	76
2.5	84
2.5	92
2.7	84
1.6	92
0.6	92
0.3	65
0.8	63
0.9	92
0.3	92
0.5	92
1.1	84
0.7	88
0.2	62
1.3	57
1.5	77
0.9	80
0.9	80
0.9	77
3.9	53
2.0	72
0.4	77
1.8	72
2.8	64
2.3	72
3.5	72
0.2	84
1.8	64
0.7	84
1.2	73
0.8	84
2.5	64
2.0	64
0.2	57
2.4	72
2.0	64
1.6	45
2.7	73
5.3	57
1.6	72
5.3	72
3.2	64
1.2	72
1.6	72
2.4	72
2.0	72
0.6	72
0.7	72
2.2	72
1.3	72
1.7	72
0.9	77
0.9	73
0.5	47
0.9	79
0.4	77
1.9	33
1.4	46
1.0	72
2.5	61
0.4	72
1.7	56
0.5	72
3.8	56
1.4	72
4.5	56
0.5	76
0.1	79
0.4	73
0.9	40
3.0	63
0.2	77
3.7	48
1.4	64
0.2	79
0.3	72
0.1	72
3.0	48
2.0	68
0.5	72
3.7	56
1.6	64
1.1	72
3.3	56
1.8	69
1.1	56
2.6	57
1.4	59
2.6	63
3.5	56
1.9	61
0.1	73
1.9	64
3.0	64
0.2	72
0.4	64
0.2	73
1.4	72
2.7	45
0.5	61
3.3	45
1.4	33
1.2	72
0.5	72
0.7	69
0.1	33
2.1	64
2.5	57
0.6	64
0.2	73
2.5	64
0.2	46
1.7	56
0.5	56
1.7	51
3.2	48
0.2	61
3.8	48
0.8	56
0.3	72
0.1	72
4.3	45
0.3	72
0.1	72
0.1	72
0.1	72
2.7	40
5.8	33
1.0	59
0.2	39
2.2	52
2.0	52
2.3	57
2.7	57
4.2	48
0.9	61
0.7	56
5.2	19
2.7	61
2.6	56
3.0	52
1.1	57
1.5	61
1.7	49
0.8	64
3.8	48
3.8	45
3.8	48
0.1	64
0.2	69
2.3	56
0.4	61
3.0	44
0.1	56

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.5	108
1.2	119
0.2	119
0.1	96
3.6	112
3.3	96
3.2	96
2.2	112
3.0	104
1.7	108
1.6	175
1.5	112
2.3	108
2.6	120
3.1	131
1.2	130
1.0	155
1.5	96
3.4	77
1.4	123
1.1	112
0.9	123
0.5	112
1.2	96
1.0	112
3.1	88
0.4	112
0.1	130
0.7	97
0.3	104
2.6	84
0.4	116
0.2	146
0.2	111
0.5	97
0.2	96
0.4	96
2.8	88
2.1	88
0.1	97
0.2	97
2.0	92
1.7	57
1.6	89
1.2	87
1.6	88
4.2	76
2.5	84
2.5	92
2.7	84
1.6	92
0.6	92
0.3	65
0.8	63
0.9	92
0.3	92
0.5	92
1.1	84
0.7	88
0.2	62
1.3	57
1.5	77
0.9	80
0.9	80
0.9	77
3.9	53
2.0	72
0.4	77
1.8	72
2.8	64
2.3	72
3.5	72
0.2	84
1.8	64
0.7	84
1.2	73
0.8	84
2.5	64
2.0	64
0.2	57
2.4	72
2.0	64
1.6	45
2.7	73
5.3	57
1.6	72
5.3	72
3.2	64
1.2	72
1.6	72
2.4	72
2.0	72
0.6	72
0.7	72
2.2	72
1.3	72
1.7	72
0.9	77
0.9	73
0.5	47
0.9	79
0.4	77
1.9	33
1.4	46
1.0	72
2.5	61
0.4	72
1.7	56
0.5	72
3.8	56
1.4	72
4.5	56
0.5	76
0.1	79
0.4	73
0.9	40
3.0	63
0.2	77
3.7	48
1.4	64
0.2	79
0.3	72
0.1	72
3.0	48
2.0	68
0.5	72
3.7	56
1.6	64
1.1	72
3.3	56
1.8	69
1.1	56
2.6	57
1.4	59
2.6	63
3.5	56
1.9	61
0.1	73
1.9	64
3.0	64
0.2	72
0.4	64
0.2	73
1.4	72
2.7	45
0.5	61
3.3	45
1.4	33
1.2	72
0.5	72
0.7	69
0.1	33
2.1	64
2.5	57
0.6	64
0.2	73
2.5	64
0.2	46
1.7	56
0.5	56
1.7	51
3.2	48
0.2	61
3.8	48
0.8	56
0.3	72
0.1	72
4.3	45
0.3	72
0.1	72
0.1	72
0.1	72
2.7	40
5.8	33
1.0	59
0.2	39
2.2	52
2.0	52
2.3	57
2.7	57
4.2	48
0.9	61
0.7	56
5.2	19
2.7	61
2.6	56
3.0	52
1.1	57
1.5	61
1.7	49
0.8	64
3.8	48
3.8	45
3.8	48
0.1	64
0.2	69
2.3	56
0.4	61
3.0	44
0.1	56