Heat wave in Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022

Name: Heat wave in Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022
Start: 2022-07-21
End: 2022-07-26
Location: Australia

Heat wave in Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022: 110 records at 68 stations, peak on 24 July 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022 set or tied 110 station records at 68 stations.
It ran from 21 July 2022 to 26 July 2022 (6 days) and its peak day was 24 July 2022.
Status: closed.
Mount Gambier Post Office set a daily record high maximum temperature of 18.3 C (64.9 F) on 24 July 2022.
The busiest day was 24 July 2022 with 36 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 108 years.

Footprint

21 to 26 July 2022

The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mount Gambier Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2022-07-24
Williamtown Raaf	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2022-07-22
Mangalore Airport	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	2022-07-21
Meningie	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2022-07-23
Ballarat Aerodrome	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2022-07-23
Tumbarumba Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2022-07-25
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2022-07-22
Eddystone Point	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2022-07-23
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	2022-07-24
Mount Wellington	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	2022-07-25
Cabramurra Smhea	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	2022-07-24
Katoomba (Murri St)	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	2022-07-26
Scoresby Research Institute	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	2022-07-22
Mildura Airport	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2022-07-23
Cape Jaffa (the Limestone)	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2022-07-24
Butlers Gorge	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	2022-07-24
Walpeup Research	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2022-07-25
Kerang	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2022-07-23

Records per Day

Peak day 36

Records set or tied each day from 21 July 2022 to 26 July 2022. The most in one day was 36 on 24 July 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022 ranked by margin
Tumbarumba Post Office, 07-25	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Cape Jaffa (the Limestone), 07-24	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Meningie, 07-23	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Ballarat Aerodrome, 07-24	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Eddystone Point, 07-25	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Eddystone Point, 07-23	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Williamtown Raaf, 07-22	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, 07-24	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Butlers Gorge, 07-24	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Katoomba (Murri St), 07-26	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Cabramurra Smhea, 07-24	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Walpeup Research, 07-25	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Scoresby Research Institute, 07-22	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Ballarat Aerodrome, 07-23	0.5 C (0.9 F)
Mangalore Airport, 07-21	0.4 C (0.7 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

110 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 Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.1	108
0.9	56
1.3	45
1.9	45
0.4	63
0.5	60
0.4	60
1.2	47
1.0	47
0.8	48
0.2	59
0.6	47
0.6	48
1.9	16
0.2	47
0.6	47
0.6	47
0.8	41
0.2	47
1.2	32
0.2	47
1.8	32
0.6	32
0.5	44
1.3	16
1.8	16
0.6	40
1.0	32
1.9	15
0.9	15
0.3	40
0.9	33
1.1	28
1.0	25
0.2	16
0.9	28
0.1	28
1.2	25
0.3	32
1.6	17
2.9	4
0.7	15
0.2	28
0.2	32
1.4	15
2.3	11
0.8	19
0.5	4
0.1	16
1.2	15
0.9	19
1.0	16
1.2	19
1.4	8
0.9	15
0.3	16
1.5	19
1.4	1
0.7	5
1.0	15
0.4	21
0.3	15
0.3	15
0.6	15
0.1	32
0.1	16
0.2	16
1.4	4
1.1	8
1.8	1
0.3	29
0.9	12
0.3	15
0.1	16
0.7	15
0.4	21
0.5	11
0.1	15
2.1	5
0.5	11
1.2	5
0.3	11
0.3	17
0.4	16
0.7	16
0.1	15
0.3	19
0.6	15
0.5	9
0.1	15
0.4	16
0.2	15
0.8	3
0.1	15
0.9	3
0.4	4
0.1	5
0.5	8
0.2	15
0.1	9
0.2	5
0.2	5
0.3	3
0.1	3
0.3	8
0.5	1
0.1	4
0.1	5
0.1	1
0.2	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022 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 Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022 (this event)	110 records

Every Record Set

20 of 110

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 21 to 26 July 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-07-21	Mangalore Airport	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	63	25 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-22	Williamtown Raaf	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	56	28 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-22	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	60	24 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-22	Scoresby Research Institute	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47	21 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-23	Meningie	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	45	25 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-23	Ballarat Aerodrome	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60	25 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-23	Eddystone Point	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	47	24 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-23	Mildura Airport	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	47	21 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-23	Kerang	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-24	Mount Gambier Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	108	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-24	Ballarat Aerodrome	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	47	24 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-24	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	48	24 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-24	Cabramurra Smhea	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48	22 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-24	Cape Jaffa (the Limestone)	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	16	21 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-24	Butlers Gorge	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	41	21 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-25	Tumbarumba Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	45	25 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-25	Mount Wellington	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	59	23 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-25	Walpeup Research	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47	21 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-25	Eddystone Point	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-26	Katoomba (Murri St)	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47	22 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 110 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
0.1	108
0.9	56
1.3	45
1.9	45
0.4	63
0.5	60
0.4	60
1.2	47
1.0	47
0.8	48
0.2	59
0.6	47
0.6	48
1.9	16
0.2	47
0.6	47
0.6	47
0.8	41
0.2	47
1.2	32
0.2	47
1.8	32
0.6	32
0.5	44
1.3	16
1.8	16
0.6	40
1.0	32
1.9	15
0.9	15
0.3	40
0.9	33
1.1	28
1.0	25
0.2	16
0.9	28
0.1	28
1.2	25
0.3	32
1.6	17
2.9	4
0.7	15
0.2	28
0.2	32
1.4	15
2.3	11
0.8	19
0.5	4
0.1	16
1.2	15
0.9	19
1.0	16
1.2	19
1.4	8
0.9	15
0.3	16
1.5	19
1.4	1
0.7	5
1.0	15
0.4	21
0.3	15
0.3	15
0.6	15
0.1	32
0.1	16
0.2	16
1.4	4
1.1	8
1.8	1
0.3	29
0.9	12
0.3	15
0.1	16
0.7	15
0.4	21
0.5	11
0.1	15
2.1	5
0.5	11
1.2	5
0.3	11
0.3	17
0.4	16
0.7	16
0.1	15
0.3	19
0.6	15
0.5	9
0.1	15
0.4	16
0.2	15
0.8	3
0.1	15
0.9	3
0.4	4
0.1	5
0.5	8
0.2	15
0.1	9
0.2	5
0.2	5
0.3	3
0.1	3
0.3	8
0.5	1
0.1	4
0.1	5
0.1	1
0.2	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.1	108
0.9	56
1.3	45
1.9	45
0.4	63
0.5	60
0.4	60
1.2	47
1.0	47
0.8	48
0.2	59
0.6	47
0.6	48
1.9	16
0.2	47
0.6	47
0.6	47
0.8	41
0.2	47
1.2	32
0.2	47
1.8	32
0.6	32
0.5	44
1.3	16
1.8	16
0.6	40
1.0	32
1.9	15
0.9	15
0.3	40
0.9	33
1.1	28
1.0	25
0.2	16
0.9	28
0.1	28
1.2	25
0.3	32
1.6	17
2.9	4
0.7	15
0.2	28
0.2	32
1.4	15
2.3	11
0.8	19
0.5	4
0.1	16
1.2	15
0.9	19
1.0	16
1.2	19
1.4	8
0.9	15
0.3	16
1.5	19
1.4	1
0.7	5
1.0	15
0.4	21
0.3	15
0.3	15
0.6	15
0.1	32
0.1	16
0.2	16
1.4	4
1.1	8
1.8	1
0.3	29
0.9	12
0.3	15
0.1	16
0.7	15
0.4	21
0.5	11
0.1	15
2.1	5
0.5	11
1.2	5
0.3	11
0.3	17
0.4	16
0.7	16
0.1	15
0.3	19
0.6	15
0.5	9
0.1	15
0.4	16
0.2	15
0.8	3
0.1	15
0.9	3
0.4	4
0.1	5
0.5	8
0.2	15
0.1	9
0.2	5
0.2	5
0.3	3
0.1	3
0.3	8
0.5	1
0.1	4
0.1	5
0.1	1
0.2	1