Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025

Name: Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025
Start: 2025-01-11
End: 2025-02-05
Location: Russia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, France, Ireland, Morocco, Czech Republic, Algeria, Montenegro, Slovakia, Austria, Serbia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Croatia, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Greece, Moldova, Gibraltar [United Kingdom], Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Slovenia, Turkey

Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025: 3,077 records at 939 stations, peak on 25 January 2025. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025 set or tied 3,077 station records at 939 stations.
It ran from 11 January 2025 to 5 February 2025 (26 days) and its peak day was 25 January 2025.
Status: closed.
Szombathely set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 7.7 C (45.9 F) on 28 January 2025.
The busiest day was 25 January 2025 with 351 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 146 years.

Footprint

11 January to 5 February 2025

The area covered by Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Szombathely	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	2025-01-28
Sihccajavri	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	2025-01-17
Lviv	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2025-01-20
Cluj Napoca	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	2025-01-29
Dublin Phoenix Park	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	2025-01-14
Oujda	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2025-01-21
Baia Mare	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	2025-01-27
Huelva	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	2025-01-21
Potsdam	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	2025-01-25
Kisinev	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2025-01-26
Velikie Luki	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2025-01-27
Kiev	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2025-01-27
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2025-01-30
Tryvasshogda	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2025-01-16
Plauen	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2025-01-19
Sarajevo	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2025-01-24
Lyon - St Exupery	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	2025-01-25
Laghouat	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	2025-01-28
Kustanai	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	2025-02-02

Records per Day

Peak day 351

Records set or tied each day from 11 January 2025 to 5 February 2025. The most in one day was 351 on 25 January 2025.

Records per day during Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025
Date	Records
2025-01-11	1
2025-01-12	3
2025-01-13	37
2025-01-14	101
2025-01-15	61
2025-01-16	217
2025-01-17	240
2025-01-18	273
2025-01-19	96
2025-01-20	27
2025-01-21	18
2025-01-22	26
2025-01-23	20
2025-01-24	43
2025-01-25	351
2025-01-26	178
2025-01-27	251
2025-01-28	205
2025-01-29	255
2025-01-30	260
2025-01-31	218
2025-02-01	104
2025-02-02	48
2025-02-03	15
2025-02-04	27
2025-02-05	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025 ranked by margin
Lviv, 01-20	7.4 C (13.3 F)
Baia Mare, 01-27	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Lyon - St Exupery, 01-25	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Huelva, 01-21	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Kisinev, 01-26	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Potsdam, 01-25	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Kiev, 01-27	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Oujda, 01-21	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Velikie Luki, 01-27	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, 01-30	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Kustanai, 02-02	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, 01-31	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Dublin Phoenix Park, 01-14	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Sarajevo, 01-24	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Plauen, 01-19	1.2 C (2.2 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 Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.7	106
0.4	99
7.4	89
0.9	89
1.6	146
2.0	101
3.7	96
2.3	107
2.7	110
2.9	89
2.0	123
2.0	110
2.2	123
0.7	103
1.4	113
3.0	89
1.2	105
1.9	102
1.1	74
1.9	122
1.3	114
1.6	126
0.4	75
2.3	89
0.9	107
1.2	99
1.0	69
1.1	126
0.8	122
2.7	89
0.9	122
1.0	137
1.3	110
1.1	137
1.3	129
2.3	98
1.2	110
0.9	111
1.0	100
2.9	89
0.7	126
1.4	124
0.3	108
1.4	95
3.0	93
2.7	93
0.4	100
0.4	137
0.6	123
0.2	110
3.0	70
0.4	100
0.6	126
2.2	90
0.5	75
0.3	107
1.6	89
1.9	87
1.6	89
0.1	73
0.5	98
1.7	87
2.0	89
2.0	87
1.0	88
0.6	95
1.3	89
3.2	87
1.7	87
2.8	87
0.8	61
4.4	72
0.1	93
4.1	65
0.1	93
0.6	60
0.2	93
1.4	87
5.9	79
0.3	93
0.3	95
1.3	89
1.5	89
0.2	93
0.3	89
0.2	87
0.3	54
1.8	77
0.8	87
0.2	54
0.3	87
0.6	63
0.2	89
4.5	70
0.1	86
0.7	86
0.9	87
1.2	79
1.1	45
0.1	54
0.4	81
0.4	81
0.8	81
0.5	86
1.2	76
1.0	43
1.1	54
2.1	72
1.5	81
0.5	86
2.2	80
2.6	79
2.1	80
0.9	79
0.1	86
2.6	61
1.5	70
0.8	52
0.1	79
1.3	49
0.1	78
5.8	64
0.2	50
1.7	54
2.2	79
1.9	79
1.5	79
2.3	79
2.2	79
1.9	79
2.2	79
0.4	79
1.3	73
2.4	64
2.8	64
1.3	70
0.1	81
1.5	65
3.2	70
3.3	65
0.1	54
2.0	73
4.0	48
1.1	70
3.7	64
0.1	76
3.3	66
2.2	72
5.5	58
0.8	79
0.9	79
1.7	79
1.0	79
0.9	79
1.3	79
0.8	77
1.2	65
0.4	77
1.9	66
1.8	65
0.1	77
0.1	76
2.8	70
1.2	36
0.1	77
2.8	68
3.3	68
0.8	54
0.1	79
0.2	79
0.4	79
3.7	68
3.0	72
0.2	79
0.6	79
0.3	79
0.1	34
0.9	69
0.5	34
0.4	46
3.0	35
1.3	76
1.4	70
3.3	54
1.3	65
1.0	64
2.5	71
0.3	70
1.8	63
2.9	72
1.8	72
3.9	61
0.1	75
0.1	72
2.2	64
2.2	64
4.0	61
4.0	61
1.1	65
0.1	65

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025 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 Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025 (this event)	3,077 records

Every Record Set

20 of 3,077

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Russia and 42 other countries, 11 January to 5 February 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-01-14	Dublin Phoenix Park	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	146	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-16	Tryvasshogda	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-17	Sihccajavri	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	99	49 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-19	Plauen	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	105	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-20	Lviv	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	89	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-21	Oujda	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	101	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-21	Huelva	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	89	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-24	Sarajevo	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	113	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-25	Potsdam	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	107	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-25	Lyon - St Exupery	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	89	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-26	Kisinev	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	110	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-27	Baia Mare	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	96	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-27	Velikie Luki	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	123	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-27	Kiev	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	123	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-28	Szombathely	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	106	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-28	Laghouat	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	103	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-29	Cluj Napoca	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	89	47 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-30	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	110	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-31	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	122	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-02	Kustanai	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	102	42 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 3,077 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 2026-10-12. 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
0.7	106
0.4	99
7.4	89
0.9	89
1.6	146
2.0	101
3.7	96
2.3	107
2.7	110
2.9	89
2.0	123
2.0	110
2.2	123
0.7	103
1.4	113
3.0	89
1.2	105
1.9	102
1.1	74
1.9	122
1.3	114
1.6	126
0.4	75
2.3	89
0.9	107
1.2	99
1.0	69
1.1	126
0.8	122
2.7	89
0.9	122
1.0	137
1.3	110
1.1	137
1.3	129
2.3	98
1.2	110
0.9	111
1.0	100
2.9	89
0.7	126
1.4	124
0.3	108
1.4	95
3.0	93
2.7	93
0.4	100
0.4	137
0.6	123
0.2	110
3.0	70
0.4	100
0.6	126
2.2	90
0.5	75
0.3	107
1.6	89
1.9	87
1.6	89
0.1	73
0.5	98
1.7	87
2.0	89
2.0	87
1.0	88
0.6	95
1.3	89
3.2	87
1.7	87
2.8	87
0.8	61
4.4	72
0.1	93
4.1	65
0.1	93
0.6	60
0.2	93
1.4	87
5.9	79
0.3	93
0.3	95
1.3	89
1.5	89
0.2	93
0.3	89
0.2	87
0.3	54
1.8	77
0.8	87
0.2	54
0.3	87
0.6	63
0.2	89
4.5	70
0.1	86
0.7	86
0.9	87
1.2	79
1.1	45
0.1	54
0.4	81
0.4	81
0.8	81
0.5	86
1.2	76
1.0	43
1.1	54
2.1	72
1.5	81
0.5	86
2.2	80
2.6	79
2.1	80
0.9	79
0.1	86
2.6	61
1.5	70
0.8	52
0.1	79
1.3	49
0.1	78
5.8	64
0.2	50
1.7	54
2.2	79
1.9	79
1.5	79
2.3	79
2.2	79
1.9	79
2.2	79
0.4	79
1.3	73
2.4	64
2.8	64
1.3	70
0.1	81
1.5	65
3.2	70
3.3	65
0.1	54
2.0	73
4.0	48
1.1	70
3.7	64
0.1	76
3.3	66
2.2	72
5.5	58
0.8	79
0.9	79
1.7	79
1.0	79
0.9	79
1.3	79
0.8	77
1.2	65
0.4	77
1.9	66
1.8	65
0.1	77
0.1	76
2.8	70
1.2	36
0.1	77
2.8	68
3.3	68
0.8	54
0.1	79
0.2	79
0.4	79
3.7	68
3.0	72
0.2	79
0.6	79
0.3	79
0.1	34
0.9	69
0.5	34
0.4	46
3.0	35
1.3	76
1.4	70
3.3	54
1.3	65
1.0	64
2.5	71
0.3	70
1.8	63
2.9	72
1.8	72
3.9	61
0.1	75
0.1	72
2.2	64
2.2	64
4.0	61
4.0	61
1.1	65
0.1	65

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.7	106
0.4	99
7.4	89
0.9	89
1.6	146
2.0	101
3.7	96
2.3	107
2.7	110
2.9	89
2.0	123
2.0	110
2.2	123
0.7	103
1.4	113
3.0	89
1.2	105
1.9	102
1.1	74
1.9	122
1.3	114
1.6	126
0.4	75
2.3	89
0.9	107
1.2	99
1.0	69
1.1	126
0.8	122
2.7	89
0.9	122
1.0	137
1.3	110
1.1	137
1.3	129
2.3	98
1.2	110
0.9	111
1.0	100
2.9	89
0.7	126
1.4	124
0.3	108
1.4	95
3.0	93
2.7	93
0.4	100
0.4	137
0.6	123
0.2	110
3.0	70
0.4	100
0.6	126
2.2	90
0.5	75
0.3	107
1.6	89
1.9	87
1.6	89
0.1	73
0.5	98
1.7	87
2.0	89
2.0	87
1.0	88
0.6	95
1.3	89
3.2	87
1.7	87
2.8	87
0.8	61
4.4	72
0.1	93
4.1	65
0.1	93
0.6	60
0.2	93
1.4	87
5.9	79
0.3	93
0.3	95
1.3	89
1.5	89
0.2	93
0.3	89
0.2	87
0.3	54
1.8	77
0.8	87
0.2	54
0.3	87
0.6	63
0.2	89
4.5	70
0.1	86
0.7	86
0.9	87
1.2	79
1.1	45
0.1	54
0.4	81
0.4	81
0.8	81
0.5	86
1.2	76
1.0	43
1.1	54
2.1	72
1.5	81
0.5	86
2.2	80
2.6	79
2.1	80
0.9	79
0.1	86
2.6	61
1.5	70
0.8	52
0.1	79
1.3	49
0.1	78
5.8	64
0.2	50
1.7	54
2.2	79
1.9	79
1.5	79
2.3	79
2.2	79
1.9	79
2.2	79
0.4	79
1.3	73
2.4	64
2.8	64
1.3	70
0.1	81
1.5	65
3.2	70
3.3	65
0.1	54
2.0	73
4.0	48
1.1	70
3.7	64
0.1	76
3.3	66
2.2	72
5.5	58
0.8	79
0.9	79
1.7	79
1.0	79
0.9	79
1.3	79
0.8	77
1.2	65
0.4	77
1.9	66
1.8	65
0.1	77
0.1	76
2.8	70
1.2	36
0.1	77
2.8	68
3.3	68
0.8	54
0.1	79
0.2	79
0.4	79
3.7	68
3.0	72
0.2	79
0.6	79
0.3	79
0.1	34
0.9	69
0.5	34
0.4	46
3.0	35
1.3	76
1.4	70
3.3	54
1.3	65
1.0	64
2.5	71
0.3	70
1.8	63
2.9	72
1.8	72
3.9	61
0.1	75
0.1	72
2.2	64
2.2	64
4.0	61
4.0	61
1.1	65
0.1	65