2006 European cold wave

Near freezing temperatures were also noted in the Balearic Islands, Western North Africa, and in extreme southern Spain.

Tambov took on a record low temperature of −38 °C (−36 °F) on January 19. [17]

Village Karajukića Bunari measured −39.8 °C (−39.6 °F) on 26 January, setting the minimum temperature record for Serbia.[18]

The anticyclone responsible for the cold temperatures brought snow to much of southern Europe. Algiers saw their first snow in over forty years and the snow brought icy and slippery conditions on the roads.[19] A large portion of Greece also saw snow and Athens had a significant snowfall which cut off remote outlying areas, and the island of Limnos also received measurable snow.[1]

The Balearic Islands had snow and freezing temperatures which resulted in the closure of the airport on Majorca.[20]

On 29 January, snow fell in Lisbon for the first time in 54 years. Snow began falling in the early morning in seaside towns like Figueira da Foz in central Portugal, and the storm reached down to the south to Algarve. Other towns with a record snowfall were Leiria, Santarém, Évora, Setúbal, Portalegre, Sesimbra, Palmela, Fátima, Pombal, Abrantes, Torres Novas and Ourém. Highways and roads were closed, and hundreds of people were evacuated from their vehicles in Montejunto. The storm caused a power-outage in Elvas and other parts of the Alentejo region. In Lisbon, the city government demanded that subway stations remain open overnight, so that homeless people could find shelter. Much of the south remained at 0 °C (32 °F), though by midday the north of the country had temperatures of 5–10 °C (41–50 °F).