Heat wave in Australia, 25 June to 3 July 2024

Name: Heat wave in Australia, 25 June to 3 July 2024
Start: 2024-06-25
End: 2024-07-03
Location: Australia

Heat wave in Australia, 25 June to 3 July 2024: 153 records at 84 stations, peak on 29 June 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Australia, 25 June to 3 July 2024 set or tied 153 station records at 84 stations.
It ran from 25 June 2024 to 3 July 2024 (9 days) and its peak day was 29 June 2024.
Status: closed.
Amberley AMO set a daily record high maximum temperature of 28.1 C (82.6 F) on 30 June 2024.
The busiest day was 30 June 2024 with 36 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

25 June to 3 July 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 25 June to 3 July 2024 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 25 June to 3 July 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Amberley AMO	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	2024-06-30
Cairns Post Office	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	2024-06-27
Palmerville	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2024-06-25
Yamba Pilot Station	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	2024-06-30
Coffs Harbour Mo	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	2024-06-30
Cairns Aero	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2024-06-28
University of Queensland Gatto	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	2024-06-30
Brewarrina Hospital	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	2024-06-29
Barraba Post Office	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2024-06-30
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2024-06-26
Cunnamulla Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	2024-06-29
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2024-06-30
Mungindi Post Office	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2024-06-30
Bollon Mary St	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2024-06-30
Charleville Aero	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2024-06-30
Springsure Comet St	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2024-06-29

Records per Day

Peak day 35

Records set or tied each day from 25 June 2024 to 3 July 2024. The most in one day was 36 on 30 June 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 25 June to 3 July 2024 ranked by margin
Collarenebri (Albert St), 06-30	3.5 C (6.3 F)
Amberley AMO, 06-30	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Mungindi Post Office, 06-30	3.0 C (5.4 F)
University of Queensland Gatto, 06-30	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Brewarrina Hospital, 06-29	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Yamba Pilot Station, 06-30	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Bollon Mary St, 06-30	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Coffs Harbour Mo, 06-30	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Cunnamulla Post Office, 06-29	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Charleville Aero, 06-30	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Brewarrina Hospital, 06-30	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Cairns Aero, 06-28	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Barraba Post Office, 06-30	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Collarenebri (Albert St), 06-29	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Ayr Dpi Research STN, 06-26	1.3 C (2.3 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

153 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, 25 June to 3 July 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.2	82
1.2	112
0.1	124
0.2	112
2.5	60
2.1	60
1.4	67
2.9	50
2.9	54
1.4	43
1.3	66
1.9	63
3.5	51
3.0	51
2.3	51
1.5	51
1.4	50
1.9	43
0.6	36
1.0	51
0.9	51
0.5	50
1.0	51
3.3	5
0.1	50
0.3	48
1.2	41
0.1	54
2.1	31
0.5	48
1.4	36
0.7	51
0.3	48
0.6	43
0.8	33
2.2	21
0.3	50
1.9	35
0.7	43
0.5	43
0.6	43
0.5	43
1.6	33
0.7	43
0.6	43
0.6	43
3.0	19
3.0	6
0.2	33
1.3	29
1.5	33
0.7	33
2.4	19
1.4	19
2.8	25
0.7	29
1.6	13
0.2	33
1.3	2
0.7	23
1.5	19
0.8	19
0.2	33
2.2	1
0.1	33
1.7	15
1.8	19
0.6	19
0.9	25
1.1	25
1.1	25
0.4	19
1.0	7
1.4	9
1.6	19
1.1	7
1.7	6
1.8	5
1.1	13
2.8	5
0.6	25
1.8	13
1.7	5
0.3	24
0.4	21
1.2	19
1.1	18
0.6	6
0.4	8
1.2	8
1.1	12
0.7	7
1.6	3
0.2	19
1.7	9
1.7	9
1.0	7
2.6	6
1.4	21
0.2	29
0.9	5
0.1	25
3.5	2
1.0	5
0.7	16
0.5	5
1.3	3
1.9	5
0.1	21
2.0	2
0.9	10
0.1	19
0.5	1
0.2	8
0.5	7
0.7	3
1.0	1
0.3	19
0.3	16
0.7	7
0.7	5
0.1	11
0.1	13
0.6	2
0.2	6
1.4	6
0.9	1
0.3	5
0.1	16
0.5	2
0.6	7
1.1	2
0.1	3
0.2	1
0.1	2
1.6	3
0.2	12
0.6	7
0.2	1
0.1	1
1.3	5
0.1	3
0.8	6
1.8	2
0.4	6
0.5	5
0.3	5
0.4	5
0.3	5
0.1	4
0.2	5
0.2	5
0.2	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 25 June to 3 July 2024 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, 25 June to 3 July 2024 (this event)	153 records

Every Record Set

20 of 153

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 25 June to 3 July 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-06-25	Palmerville	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	124	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-26	Ayr Dpi Research STN	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	66	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-27	Cairns Post Office	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-28	Cairns Aero	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	67	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-29	Cairns Post Office	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	112	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-29	Brewarrina Hospital	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	54	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-29	Cunnamulla Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	63	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-29	Collarenebri (Albert St)	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	50	25 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-29	Palmerville	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36	23 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-29	Springsure Comet St	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	51	23 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-30	Amberley AMO	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	82	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-30	Yamba Pilot Station	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	60	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-30	Coffs Harbour Mo	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	60	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-30	University of Queensland Gatto	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	50	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-30	Barraba Post Office	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	43	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-30	Collarenebri (Albert St)	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	51	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-30	Mungindi Post Office	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	51	28 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-30	Bollon Mary St	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	51	26 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-30	Brewarrina Hospital	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	51	25 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-30	Charleville Aero	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	43	24 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 153 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
3.2	82
1.2	112
0.1	124
0.2	112
2.5	60
2.1	60
1.4	67
2.9	50
2.9	54
1.4	43
1.3	66
1.9	63
3.5	51
3.0	51
2.3	51
1.5	51
1.4	50
1.9	43
0.6	36
1.0	51
0.9	51
0.5	50
1.0	51
3.3	5
0.1	50
0.3	48
1.2	41
0.1	54
2.1	31
0.5	48
1.4	36
0.7	51
0.3	48
0.6	43
0.8	33
2.2	21
0.3	50
1.9	35
0.7	43
0.5	43
0.6	43
0.5	43
1.6	33
0.7	43
0.6	43
0.6	43
3.0	19
3.0	6
0.2	33
1.3	29
1.5	33
0.7	33
2.4	19
1.4	19
2.8	25
0.7	29
1.6	13
0.2	33
1.3	2
0.7	23
1.5	19
0.8	19
0.2	33
2.2	1
0.1	33
1.7	15
1.8	19
0.6	19
0.9	25
1.1	25
1.1	25
0.4	19
1.0	7
1.4	9
1.6	19
1.1	7
1.7	6
1.8	5
1.1	13
2.8	5
0.6	25
1.8	13
1.7	5
0.3	24
0.4	21
1.2	19
1.1	18
0.6	6
0.4	8
1.2	8
1.1	12
0.7	7
1.6	3
0.2	19
1.7	9
1.7	9
1.0	7
2.6	6
1.4	21
0.2	29
0.9	5
0.1	25
3.5	2
1.0	5
0.7	16
0.5	5
1.3	3
1.9	5
0.1	21
2.0	2
0.9	10
0.1	19
0.5	1
0.2	8
0.5	7
0.7	3
1.0	1
0.3	19
0.3	16
0.7	7
0.7	5
0.1	11
0.1	13
0.6	2
0.2	6
1.4	6
0.9	1
0.3	5
0.1	16
0.5	2
0.6	7
1.1	2
0.1	3
0.2	1
0.1	2
1.6	3
0.2	12
0.6	7
0.2	1
0.1	1
1.3	5
0.1	3
0.8	6
1.8	2
0.4	6
0.5	5
0.3	5
0.4	5
0.3	5
0.1	4
0.2	5
0.2	5
0.2	2

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.2	82
1.2	112
0.1	124
0.2	112
2.5	60
2.1	60
1.4	67
2.9	50
2.9	54
1.4	43
1.3	66
1.9	63
3.5	51
3.0	51
2.3	51
1.5	51
1.4	50
1.9	43
0.6	36
1.0	51
0.9	51
0.5	50
1.0	51
3.3	5
0.1	50
0.3	48
1.2	41
0.1	54
2.1	31
0.5	48
1.4	36
0.7	51
0.3	48
0.6	43
0.8	33
2.2	21
0.3	50
1.9	35
0.7	43
0.5	43
0.6	43
0.5	43
1.6	33
0.7	43
0.6	43
0.6	43
3.0	19
3.0	6
0.2	33
1.3	29
1.5	33
0.7	33
2.4	19
1.4	19
2.8	25
0.7	29
1.6	13
0.2	33
1.3	2
0.7	23
1.5	19
0.8	19
0.2	33
2.2	1
0.1	33
1.7	15
1.8	19
0.6	19
0.9	25
1.1	25
1.1	25
0.4	19
1.0	7
1.4	9
1.6	19
1.1	7
1.7	6
1.8	5
1.1	13
2.8	5
0.6	25
1.8	13
1.7	5
0.3	24
0.4	21
1.2	19
1.1	18
0.6	6
0.4	8
1.2	8
1.1	12
0.7	7
1.6	3
0.2	19
1.7	9
1.7	9
1.0	7
2.6	6
1.4	21
0.2	29
0.9	5
0.1	25
3.5	2
1.0	5
0.7	16
0.5	5
1.3	3
1.9	5
0.1	21
2.0	2
0.9	10
0.1	19
0.5	1
0.2	8
0.5	7
0.7	3
1.0	1
0.3	19
0.3	16
0.7	7
0.7	5
0.1	11
0.1	13
0.6	2
0.2	6
1.4	6
0.9	1
0.3	5
0.1	16
0.5	2
0.6	7
1.1	2
0.1	3
0.2	1
0.1	2
1.6	3
0.2	12
0.6	7
0.2	1
0.1	1
1.3	5
0.1	3
0.8	6
1.8	2
0.4	6
0.5	5
0.3	5
0.4	5
0.3	5
0.1	4
0.2	5
0.2	5
0.2	2