Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025

Name: Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025
Start: 2024-12-22
End: 2025-01-07
Location: Sweden, Russia, Norway, United Kingdom, Finland, Kazakhstan, Germany, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Belarus, Spain, Ukraine, Ireland, Czech Republic, Romania, France, Denmark, Lithuania

Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025: 708 records at 393 stations, peak on 26 December 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025 set or tied 708 station records at 393 stations.
It ran from 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025 (17 days) and its peak day was 26 December 2024.
Status: closed.
Brocken set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 13.1 C (55.6 F) on 28 December 2024.
The busiest day was 26 December 2024 with 157 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 134 years.

Footprint

22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025

The area covered by Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Brocken	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	2024-12-28
Schmucke	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	2024-12-27
Fichtelberg	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2024-12-27
Tobolsk	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2025-01-05
Pitea	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	2024-12-27
Gallivare_A	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	2024-12-28
Kazan	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	2025-01-03
Turgaj	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2025-01-05
Kurgan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	2025-01-05
Lerwick	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	2024-12-23
Torungen Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	2024-12-29
Vasteras-Hasslo	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2024-12-29
Stornoway Airport	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2024-12-23
Fokstua	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2024-12-25
Armagh	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	2024-12-26
Craibstone	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2024-12-26
Zajsan	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2025-01-03

Records per Day

Peak day 157

Records set or tied each day from 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025. The most in one day was 157 on 26 December 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025
Date	Records
2024-12-22	2
2024-12-23	12
2024-12-24	8
2024-12-25	91
2024-12-26	157
2024-12-27	105
2024-12-28	43
2024-12-29	68
2024-12-30	44
2024-12-31	11
2025-01-01	7
2025-01-02	41
2025-01-03	36
2025-01-04	46
2025-01-05	28
2025-01-06	5
2025-01-07	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025 ranked by margin
Schmucke, 12-27	6.3 C (11.3 F)
Tobolsk, 01-05	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Fichtelberg, 12-27	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Vasteras-Hasslo, 12-29	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Tobolsk, 01-05	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Torungen Fyr, 12-29	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Lerwick, 12-23	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Turgaj, 01-05	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Craibstone, 12-26	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Zajsan, 01-03	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Brocken, 12-27	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Kazan, 01-03	0.5 C (0.9 F)
Stornoway Airport, 12-23	0.5 C (0.9 F)
Pitea, 12-26	0.4 C (0.7 F)
Kurgan, 01-05	0.3 C (0.5 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 Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.2	92
6.3	67
1.3	104
1.0	105
1.5	105
0.7	113
0.5	105
0.3	111
0.1	134
0.2	100
0.9	92
1.2	92
0.8	93
0.5	93
0.1	91
0.4	92
0.3	93
0.7	89
0.6	80
0.7	85
1.1	67
2.0	67
1.6	76
3.9	42
2.0	65
1.2	73
0.8	67
2.5	67
1.6	69
1.4	76
2.5	50
1.5	67
0.4	76
5.8	45
1.4	39
2.3	50
1.5	60
1.8	53
1.1	73
1.8	60
1.0	65
0.5	67
3.8	35
2.0	50
0.4	69
0.8	59
1.7	53
0.1	71
1.4	60
3.1	53
0.5	65
1.4	64
1.7	50
1.6	53
3.6	50
5.0	22
0.9	54
0.5	60
0.3	67
0.3	69
1.5	64
1.0	64
4.8	21
2.5	41
0.2	65
1.4	53
0.7	50
0.3	65
0.2	57
2.9	54
1.4	53
0.8	53
1.9	53
1.1	27
1.9	53
1.9	37
0.4	50
2.6	49
1.3	47
0.1	53
0.7	53
0.2	60
4.7	47
4.8	50
1.7	49
1.1	44
2.0	49
0.6	50
2.4	30
2.2	51
7.3	29
1.4	49
0.8	53
1.7	53
1.8	53
0.9	50
0.2	61
3.0	49
3.2	47
0.7	44
0.5	50
1.1	53
3.9	32
0.3	51
1.8	37
1.9	41
0.2	44
1.8	41
1.8	41
1.1	41
0.4	44
0.6	53
0.4	53
0.7	53
2.4	35
1.0	51
2.7	45
0.1	50
0.5	58
0.3	44
0.2	49
1.4	17
0.8	54
0.2	53
0.2	44
2.1	53
0.9	53
3.4	41
0.7	53
2.1	42
0.7	50
1.2	35
2.4	30
0.2	55
1.6	44
1.3	44
0.9	36
0.7	36
1.4	50
0.1	19
1.4	47
0.3	44
0.2	41
0.3	17
2.8	41
3.3	30
0.8	19
0.9	47
0.7	47
0.6	53
0.4	53
1.1	53
0.5	53
0.6	51
2.4	41
0.7	44
0.1	50
2.3	42
5.0	9
3.4	26
2.6	37
0.6	35
3.3	35
1.7	40
1.5	45
0.8	49
2.4	43
0.1	19
1.1	37
0.3	41
0.7	44
0.5	37
1.7	36
0.6	44
0.1	44
0.5	44
1.9	37
0.1	8
1.9	36
0.1	51
1.8	36
0.1	53
0.1	44
0.3	44
0.2	44
0.5	32
0.1	37
0.5	8
1.1	37
0.5	41
1.8	38
1.4	41
0.7	36
0.2	36
0.6	44
0.9	30
0.7	30
6.3	22
3.2	30
1.8	30

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 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 Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025 (this event)	708 records

Every Record Set

20 of 708

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Sweden and 18 other countries, 22 December 2024 to 7 January 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-12-23	Lerwick	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	93	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-23	Stornoway Airport	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-25	Fokstua	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	91	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-26	Pitea	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	92	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-26	Armagh	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	93	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-26	Craibstone	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	89	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-27	Schmucke	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	67	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-27	Fichtelberg	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	104	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-27	Pitea	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	134	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-27	Brocken	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-28	Brocken	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	92	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-28	Gallivare_A	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	100	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-29	Torungen Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	92	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-29	Vasteras-Hasslo	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	92	39 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-03	Kazan	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-03	Zajsan	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	85	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-05	Tobolsk	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-05	Tobolsk	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	105	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-05	Turgaj	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	113	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-05	Kurgan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	111	40 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 708 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
0.2	92
6.3	67
1.3	104
1.0	105
1.5	105
0.7	113
0.5	105
0.3	111
0.1	134
0.2	100
0.9	92
1.2	92
0.8	93
0.5	93
0.1	91
0.4	92
0.3	93
0.7	89
0.6	80
0.7	85
1.1	67
2.0	67
1.6	76
3.9	42
2.0	65
1.2	73
0.8	67
2.5	67
1.6	69
1.4	76
2.5	50
1.5	67
0.4	76
5.8	45
1.4	39
2.3	50
1.5	60
1.8	53
1.1	73
1.8	60
1.0	65
0.5	67
3.8	35
2.0	50
0.4	69
0.8	59
1.7	53
0.1	71
1.4	60
3.1	53
0.5	65
1.4	64
1.7	50
1.6	53
3.6	50
5.0	22
0.9	54
0.5	60
0.3	67
0.3	69
1.5	64
1.0	64
4.8	21
2.5	41
0.2	65
1.4	53
0.7	50
0.3	65
0.2	57
2.9	54
1.4	53
0.8	53
1.9	53
1.1	27
1.9	53
1.9	37
0.4	50
2.6	49
1.3	47
0.1	53
0.7	53
0.2	60
4.7	47
4.8	50
1.7	49
1.1	44
2.0	49
0.6	50
2.4	30
2.2	51
7.3	29
1.4	49
0.8	53
1.7	53
1.8	53
0.9	50
0.2	61
3.0	49
3.2	47
0.7	44
0.5	50
1.1	53
3.9	32
0.3	51
1.8	37
1.9	41
0.2	44
1.8	41
1.8	41
1.1	41
0.4	44
0.6	53
0.4	53
0.7	53
2.4	35
1.0	51
2.7	45
0.1	50
0.5	58
0.3	44
0.2	49
1.4	17
0.8	54
0.2	53
0.2	44
2.1	53
0.9	53
3.4	41
0.7	53
2.1	42
0.7	50
1.2	35
2.4	30
0.2	55
1.6	44
1.3	44
0.9	36
0.7	36
1.4	50
0.1	19
1.4	47
0.3	44
0.2	41
0.3	17
2.8	41
3.3	30
0.8	19
0.9	47
0.7	47
0.6	53
0.4	53
1.1	53
0.5	53
0.6	51
2.4	41
0.7	44
0.1	50
2.3	42
5.0	9
3.4	26
2.6	37
0.6	35
3.3	35
1.7	40
1.5	45
0.8	49
2.4	43
0.1	19
1.1	37
0.3	41
0.7	44
0.5	37
1.7	36
0.6	44
0.1	44
0.5	44
1.9	37
0.1	8
1.9	36
0.1	51
1.8	36
0.1	53
0.1	44
0.3	44
0.2	44
0.5	32
0.1	37
0.5	8
1.1	37
0.5	41
1.8	38
1.4	41
0.7	36
0.2	36
0.6	44
0.9	30
0.7	30
6.3	22
3.2	30
1.8	30

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.2	92
6.3	67
1.3	104
1.0	105
1.5	105
0.7	113
0.5	105
0.3	111
0.1	134
0.2	100
0.9	92
1.2	92
0.8	93
0.5	93
0.1	91
0.4	92
0.3	93
0.7	89
0.6	80
0.7	85
1.1	67
2.0	67
1.6	76
3.9	42
2.0	65
1.2	73
0.8	67
2.5	67
1.6	69
1.4	76
2.5	50
1.5	67
0.4	76
5.8	45
1.4	39
2.3	50
1.5	60
1.8	53
1.1	73
1.8	60
1.0	65
0.5	67
3.8	35
2.0	50
0.4	69
0.8	59
1.7	53
0.1	71
1.4	60
3.1	53
0.5	65
1.4	64
1.7	50
1.6	53
3.6	50
5.0	22
0.9	54
0.5	60
0.3	67
0.3	69
1.5	64
1.0	64
4.8	21
2.5	41
0.2	65
1.4	53
0.7	50
0.3	65
0.2	57
2.9	54
1.4	53
0.8	53
1.9	53
1.1	27
1.9	53
1.9	37
0.4	50
2.6	49
1.3	47
0.1	53
0.7	53
0.2	60
4.7	47
4.8	50
1.7	49
1.1	44
2.0	49
0.6	50
2.4	30
2.2	51
7.3	29
1.4	49
0.8	53
1.7	53
1.8	53
0.9	50
0.2	61
3.0	49
3.2	47
0.7	44
0.5	50
1.1	53
3.9	32
0.3	51
1.8	37
1.9	41
0.2	44
1.8	41
1.8	41
1.1	41
0.4	44
0.6	53
0.4	53
0.7	53
2.4	35
1.0	51
2.7	45
0.1	50
0.5	58
0.3	44
0.2	49
1.4	17
0.8	54
0.2	53
0.2	44
2.1	53
0.9	53
3.4	41
0.7	53
2.1	42
0.7	50
1.2	35
2.4	30
0.2	55
1.6	44
1.3	44
0.9	36
0.7	36
1.4	50
0.1	19
1.4	47
0.3	44
0.2	41
0.3	17
2.8	41
3.3	30
0.8	19
0.9	47
0.7	47
0.6	53
0.4	53
1.1	53
0.5	53
0.6	51
2.4	41
0.7	44
0.1	50
2.3	42
5.0	9
3.4	26
2.6	37
0.6	35
3.3	35
1.7	40
1.5	45
0.8	49
2.4	43
0.1	19
1.1	37
0.3	41
0.7	44
0.5	37
1.7	36
0.6	44
0.1	44
0.5	44
1.9	37
0.1	8
1.9	36
0.1	51
1.8	36
0.1	53
0.1	44
0.3	44
0.2	44
0.5	32
0.1	37
0.5	8
1.1	37
0.5	41
1.8	38
1.4	41
0.7	36
0.2	36
0.6	44
0.9	30
0.7	30
6.3	22
3.2	30
1.8	30