Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 2024

Name: Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 2024
Start: 2024-10-28
End: 2024-11-10
Location: Australia

Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 2024: 101 records at 47 stations, peak on 1 November 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 2024 set or tied 101 station records at 47 stations.
It ran from 28 October 2024 to 10 November 2024 (14 days) and its peak day was 1 November 2024.
Status: closed.
Onslow Airport set a daily record high maximum temperature of 41.9 C (107.4 F) on 2 November 2024.
The busiest day was 1 November 2024 with 28 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 80 years.

Footprint

28 October to 10 November 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 2024 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Onslow Airport	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	2024-11-02
Albany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2024-11-01
Gascoyne Junction	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	2024-10-31
Merredin	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	2024-11-01
Donnybrook	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	2024-10-29
Bencubbin	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	2024-11-01
Jacup	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	2024-11-01
Mardie	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	2024-11-08
Narrogin	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	2024-10-29
Esperance	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	2024-11-01
Jarrahwood	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2024-10-29
Corrigin	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	2024-10-29
Meekatharra Airport	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	2024-10-29
Albany Airport	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	2024-11-01
Brookton	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2024-11-01
Ravensthorpe	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	2024-11-01
Mandora	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	2024-11-03

Records per Day

Peak day 28

Records set or tied each day from 28 October 2024 to 10 November 2024. The most in one day was 28 on 1 November 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 2024
Date	Records
2024-10-28	1
2024-10-29	16
2024-10-30	5
2024-10-31	15
2024-11-01	28
2024-11-02	11
2024-11-03	6
2024-11-04	4
2024-11-05	1
2024-11-06	2
2024-11-07	4
2024-11-08	4
2024-11-09	1
2024-11-10	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 2024 ranked by margin
Jacup, 11-01	11.6 C (20.9 F)
Merredin, 11-01	6.4 C (11.5 F)
Bencubbin, 11-01	5.1 C (9.2 F)
Onslow Airport, 11-02	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Esperance, 11-01	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Ravensthorpe, 11-01	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Brookton, 11-01	3.5 C (6.3 F)
Merredin, 11-01	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Jarrahwood, 10-29	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Gascoyne Junction, 10-31	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Albany Airport, 11-01	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Onslow Airport, 11-03	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Mardie, 11-08	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Gascoyne Junction, 10-31	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Corrigin, 10-29	0.5 C (0.9 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

101 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, 28 October to 10 November 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.8	79
1.9	80
0.2	78
1.5	41
6.4	39
0.4	57
1.7	52
5.1	39
11.6	14
3.6	53
3.2	46
0.3	55
2.7	45
0.5	57
0.2	57
2.2	46
3.5	43
3.6	42
2.5	32
0.3	53
0.5	46
3.5	39
0.9	55
0.1	55
0.6	43
2.3	32
2.3	39
3.9	14
1.3	42
0.9	45
1.3	18
1.8	15
8.5	4
0.5	45
1.6	39
0.7	45
1.8	15
2.2	30
1.4	26
0.1	42
1.0	39
0.2	28
0.4	31
1.0	32
2.0	7
1.8	26
0.1	39
1.9	15
0.2	35
0.9	15
0.5	15
2.1	3
1.1	11
0.2	30
3.5	7
1.3	18
0.7	8
0.9	19
0.3	31
2.0	11
2.5	10
1.2	11
0.2	10
1.3	15
0.5	26
0.1	31
0.4	7
2.9	11
1.2	24
0.6	10
1.9	9
0.4	26
0.3	20
1.7	9
0.4	11
0.1	11
2.5	4
1.9	11
0.2	8
0.1	8
1.1	9
0.6	15
1.0	10
0.5	5
1.5	16
0.2	15
0.2	9
1.0	5
0.2	8
0.1	1
1.4	7
1.9	4
1.0	4
0.3	11
0.6	4
0.1	11
0.5	9
0.3	7
0.5	11
0.1	1
0.1	11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 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, 28 October to 10 November 2024 (this event)	101 records

Every Record Set

20 of 101

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 28 October to 10 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-10-29	Donnybrook	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	57	28 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-29	Narrogin	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	55	26 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-29	Jarrahwood	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	45	25 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-29	Corrigin	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57	25 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-29	Meekatharra Airport	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	57	24 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-31	Gascoyne Junction	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	41	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-31	Gascoyne Junction	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	32	23 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Albany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	78	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Merredin	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	39	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Bencubbin	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	39	27 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Jacup	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	14	27 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Esperance	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	53	26 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Merredin	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	46	26 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Albany Airport	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46	24 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Brookton	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	43	24 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Ravensthorpe	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	42	24 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-02	Onslow Airport	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	79	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-03	Onslow Airport	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	80	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-03	Mandora	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	53	22 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-08	Mardie	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52	27 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 101 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.