Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024

Name: Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024
Start: 2024-02-07
End: 2024-03-05
Location: Cote D'Ivoire, Senegal, Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Guinea

Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024: 280 records at 54 stations, peak on 13 February 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024 set or tied 280 station records at 54 stations.
It ran from 7 February 2024 to 5 March 2024 (28 days) and its peak day was 13 February 2024.
Status: closed.
Bouake set a daily record high maximum temperature of 39.0 C (102.2 F) on 15 February 2024.
The busiest day was 13 February 2024 with 38 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 76 years.

Footprint

7 February to 5 March 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024 is outlined, with 10 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bouake	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	2024-02-15
Gagnoa	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2024-02-14
Linguere	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2024-02-12
Dimbokro	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	2024-02-15
Gaoua	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	2024-02-14
Man	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2024-02-18
Daloa	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	2024-02-13
Conakry (Aero)	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	2024-02-11
Podor	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	2024-02-15
Tillabery	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2024-02-29

Records per Day

Peak day 38

Records set or tied each day from 7 February 2024 to 5 March 2024. The most in one day was 38 on 13 February 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024
Date	Records
2024-02-07	1
2024-02-08	1
2024-02-09	7
2024-02-10	15
2024-02-11	18
2024-02-12	25
2024-02-13	38
2024-02-14	32
2024-02-15	24
2024-02-16	19
2024-02-17	5
2024-02-18	12
2024-02-19	7
2024-02-20	3
2024-02-21	3
2024-02-22	7
2024-02-23	1
2024-02-24	1
2024-02-25	5
2024-02-26	5
2024-02-27	6
2024-02-28	11
2024-02-29	20
2024-03-01	7
2024-03-02	1
2024-03-03	3
2024-03-04	2
2024-03-05	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024 ranked by margin
Tillabery, 02-29	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Bouake, 02-15	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Gagnoa, 02-16	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Man, 02-13	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Gaoua, 02-14	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Bouake, 02-29	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Man, 02-18	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Dimbokro, 02-16	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Linguere, 02-12	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Dimbokro, 02-15	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Bouake, 02-13	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Man, 02-15	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Dimbokro, 02-10	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Gagnoa, 02-14	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Man, 02-12	0.7 C (1.3 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

280 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 Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.7	72
0.7	25
1.2	76
1.6	66
1.1	73
0.9	61
1.0	66
1.3	64
1.2	60
1.2	64
0.9	64
0.1	26
0.1	74
0.7	64
0.2	72
0.1	7
0.8	61
1.8	52
0.6	64
1.5	45
0.2	69
0.7	55
0.2	70
0.2	6
1.5	40
1.5	7
1.2	50
2.0	16
1.9	45
0.1	53
0.1	3
0.3	54
0.1	26
2.0	18
1.6	24
1.6	25
0.8	26
0.3	25
0.3	26
2.0	10
1.3	45
0.5	24
0.1	0
0.6	57
0.3	58
1.6	44
0.4	50
1.4	32
1.0	40
0.7	40
0.4	40
3.2	20
0.5	40
1.1	40
2.3	32
1.0	48
1.7	36
0.5	13
1.8	44
1.0	45
0.9	42
0.8	40
1.5	16
1.3	34
0.1	22
2.3	10
2.4	25
1.6	30
0.5	13
2.3	20
1.1	34
0.6	0
0.7	28
1.4	10
1.0	25
0.3	37
0.4	44
1.7	26
0.3	45
0.2	7
0.1	34
0.1	0
0.2	32
1.9	6
0.2	41
0.8	41
0.3	41
0.3	40
2.0	20
0.5	5
1.4	20
1.7	25
0.6	37
1.2	30
0.2	34
1.1	16
0.5	26
1.5	25
1.3	25
0.2	25
0.3	37
1.3	25
0.1	0
0.3	20
0.3	25
0.4	20
0.4	26
0.2	34
0.5	26
1.6	6
0.3	36
1.4	18
0.7	26
0.3	36
0.2	0
1.6	14
0.3	25
2.5	16
1.8	8
0.4	0
0.4	36
0.2	6
0.3	0
0.3	32
0.8	18
0.9	10
0.4	24
1.2	20
1.8	6
0.5	32
0.8	14
1.0	4
0.8	26
1.2	20
1.6	14
1.0	21
0.8	25
1.3	5
1.6	8
1.1	20
0.7	32
0.5	14
1.2	6
0.7	17
0.1	20
0.3	18
0.7	10
0.8	8
0.7	20
1.5	8
0.6	16
2.7	2
2.0	6
1.0	12
0.3	26
1.5	10
0.7	25
0.3	29
2.4	4
0.1	36
0.7	18
0.5	10
0.4	17
0.8	16
0.9	16
0.2	25
0.5	25
0.6	20
0.6	20
0.4	10
1.5	10
0.6	25
1.4	6
0.8	8
0.7	8
0.9	4
1.1	2
0.5	13
0.9	5
0.9	4
0.4	13
0.1	26
0.2	22
1.2	1
0.5	18
1.5	6
1.1	8
0.4	8
1.3	16
1.1	14
0.2	25
0.8	14
0.4	20
0.8	2
0.2	14
1.4	12
0.6	20
0.3	24
0.3	8
0.6	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 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 Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024 (this event)	280 records

Every Record Set

20 of 280

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Cote D'Ivoire and 7 other countries, 7 February to 5 March 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-02-10	Dimbokro	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	61	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-11	Conakry (Aero)	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	74	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-12	Linguere	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-12	Man	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	64	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-12	Bouake	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	72	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-13	Bouake	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	61	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-13	Daloa	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	26	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-13	Man	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	45	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-14	Gagnoa	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	25	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-14	Gaoua	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	64	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-15	Bouake	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-15	Dimbokro	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-15	Man	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-15	Podor	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-16	Gagnoa	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-16	Dimbokro	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-16	Dimbokro	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	7	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Man	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Bouake	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-29	Tillabery	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	52	30 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 280 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
1.7	72
0.7	25
1.2	76
1.6	66
1.1	73
0.9	61
1.0	66
1.3	64
1.2	60
1.2	64
0.9	64
0.1	26
0.1	74
0.7	64
0.2	72
0.1	7
0.8	61
1.8	52
0.6	64
1.5	45
0.2	69
0.7	55
0.2	70
0.2	6
1.5	40
1.5	7
1.2	50
2.0	16
1.9	45
0.1	53
0.1	3
0.3	54
0.1	26
2.0	18
1.6	24
1.6	25
0.8	26
0.3	25
0.3	26
2.0	10
1.3	45
0.5	24
0.1	0
0.6	57
0.3	58
1.6	44
0.4	50
1.4	32
1.0	40
0.7	40
0.4	40
3.2	20
0.5	40
1.1	40
2.3	32
1.0	48
1.7	36
0.5	13
1.8	44
1.0	45
0.9	42
0.8	40
1.5	16
1.3	34
0.1	22
2.3	10
2.4	25
1.6	30
0.5	13
2.3	20
1.1	34
0.6	0
0.7	28
1.4	10
1.0	25
0.3	37
0.4	44
1.7	26
0.3	45
0.2	7
0.1	34
0.1	0
0.2	32
1.9	6
0.2	41
0.8	41
0.3	41
0.3	40
2.0	20
0.5	5
1.4	20
1.7	25
0.6	37
1.2	30
0.2	34
1.1	16
0.5	26
1.5	25
1.3	25
0.2	25
0.3	37
1.3	25
0.1	0
0.3	20
0.3	25
0.4	20
0.4	26
0.2	34
0.5	26
1.6	6
0.3	36
1.4	18
0.7	26
0.3	36
0.2	0
1.6	14
0.3	25
2.5	16
1.8	8
0.4	0
0.4	36
0.2	6
0.3	0
0.3	32
0.8	18
0.9	10
0.4	24
1.2	20
1.8	6
0.5	32
0.8	14
1.0	4
0.8	26
1.2	20
1.6	14
1.0	21
0.8	25
1.3	5
1.6	8
1.1	20
0.7	32
0.5	14
1.2	6
0.7	17
0.1	20
0.3	18
0.7	10
0.8	8
0.7	20
1.5	8
0.6	16
2.7	2
2.0	6
1.0	12
0.3	26
1.5	10
0.7	25
0.3	29
2.4	4
0.1	36
0.7	18
0.5	10
0.4	17
0.8	16
0.9	16
0.2	25
0.5	25
0.6	20
0.6	20
0.4	10
1.5	10
0.6	25
1.4	6
0.8	8
0.7	8
0.9	4
1.1	2
0.5	13
0.9	5
0.9	4
0.4	13
0.1	26
0.2	22
1.2	1
0.5	18
1.5	6
1.1	8
0.4	8
1.3	16
1.1	14
0.2	25
0.8	14
0.4	20
0.8	2
0.2	14
1.4	12
0.6	20
0.3	24
0.3	8
0.6	5

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.7	72
0.7	25
1.2	76
1.6	66
1.1	73
0.9	61
1.0	66
1.3	64
1.2	60
1.2	64
0.9	64
0.1	26
0.1	74
0.7	64
0.2	72
0.1	7
0.8	61
1.8	52
0.6	64
1.5	45
0.2	69
0.7	55
0.2	70
0.2	6
1.5	40
1.5	7
1.2	50
2.0	16
1.9	45
0.1	53
0.1	3
0.3	54
0.1	26
2.0	18
1.6	24
1.6	25
0.8	26
0.3	25
0.3	26
2.0	10
1.3	45
0.5	24
0.1	0
0.6	57
0.3	58
1.6	44
0.4	50
1.4	32
1.0	40
0.7	40
0.4	40
3.2	20
0.5	40
1.1	40
2.3	32
1.0	48
1.7	36
0.5	13
1.8	44
1.0	45
0.9	42
0.8	40
1.5	16
1.3	34
0.1	22
2.3	10
2.4	25
1.6	30
0.5	13
2.3	20
1.1	34
0.6	0
0.7	28
1.4	10
1.0	25
0.3	37
0.4	44
1.7	26
0.3	45
0.2	7
0.1	34
0.1	0
0.2	32
1.9	6
0.2	41
0.8	41
0.3	41
0.3	40
2.0	20
0.5	5
1.4	20
1.7	25
0.6	37
1.2	30
0.2	34
1.1	16
0.5	26
1.5	25
1.3	25
0.2	25
0.3	37
1.3	25
0.1	0
0.3	20
0.3	25
0.4	20
0.4	26
0.2	34
0.5	26
1.6	6
0.3	36
1.4	18
0.7	26
0.3	36
0.2	0
1.6	14
0.3	25
2.5	16
1.8	8
0.4	0
0.4	36
0.2	6
0.3	0
0.3	32
0.8	18
0.9	10
0.4	24
1.2	20
1.8	6
0.5	32
0.8	14
1.0	4
0.8	26
1.2	20
1.6	14
1.0	21
0.8	25
1.3	5
1.6	8
1.1	20
0.7	32
0.5	14
1.2	6
0.7	17
0.1	20
0.3	18
0.7	10
0.8	8
0.7	20
1.5	8
0.6	16
2.7	2
2.0	6
1.0	12
0.3	26
1.5	10
0.7	25
0.3	29
2.4	4
0.1	36
0.7	18
0.5	10
0.4	17
0.8	16
0.9	16
0.2	25
0.5	25
0.6	20
0.6	20
0.4	10
1.5	10
0.6	25
1.4	6
0.8	8
0.7	8
0.9	4
1.1	2
0.5	13
0.9	5
0.9	4
0.4	13
0.1	26
0.2	22
1.2	1
0.5	18
1.5	6
1.1	8
0.4	8
1.3	16
1.1	14
0.2	25
0.8	14
0.4	20
0.8	2
0.2	14
1.4	12
0.6	20
0.3	24
0.3	8
0.6	5