Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 2024

Name: Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 2024
Start: 2024-03-21
End: 2024-03-27
Location: China, Macau S.A.R, Vietnam

Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 2024: 153 records at 79 stations, peak on 23 March 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 2024 set or tied 153 station records at 79 stations.
It ran from 21 March 2024 to 27 March 2024 (7 days) and its peak day was 23 March 2024.
Status: closed.
Fuzhou set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 33.6 C (92.5 F) on 24 March 2024.
The busiest day was 23 March 2024 with 46 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 72 years.

Footprint

21 to 27 March 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 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 China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Fuzhou	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	2024-03-24
Nanchang	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	2024-03-25
Huoshan	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2024-03-23
Youyang	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2024-03-24
Zhijiang	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	2024-03-24
Changde	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2024-03-23
Songpan	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2024-03-23
Xinyang	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2024-03-23
Hangzhou	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	2024-03-25
Wushaoling	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2024-03-23
Taiyuan	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2024-03-23
Nancheng	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2024-03-26
Wudu	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	2024-03-22
Wanyuan	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	2024-03-23
Jian	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2024-03-24
Lingling	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2024-03-24

Records per Day

Peak day 46

Records set or tied each day from 21 March 2024 to 27 March 2024. The most in one day was 46 on 23 March 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 2024 ranked by margin
Nanchang, 03-24	6.2 C (11.2 F)
Huoshan, 03-23	5.6 C (10.1 F)
Nanchang, 03-25	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Zhijiang, 03-24	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Youyang, 03-24	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Changde, 03-23	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Lingling, 03-24	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Xinyang, 03-23	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Youyang, 03-23	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Zhijiang, 03-23	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Nancheng, 03-26	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Wanyuan, 03-23	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Hangzhou, 03-25	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Songpan, 03-23	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Wushaoling, 03-23	2.0 C (3.6 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 China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.5	69
5.5	70
5.6	70
3.8	70
5.5	66
3.7	70
3.1	70
3.1	72
2.0	72
3.6	67
2.3	70
6.2	50
2.0	70
1.9	71
2.4	70
1.2	72
2.4	66
1.5	68
3.7	50
1.9	66
2.0	68
2.1	66
1.7	66
1.5	66
1.7	66
0.9	70
1.5	68
1.2	68
1.3	68
0.1	70
1.2	68
1.8	66
1.7	66
0.9	65
0.8	66
4.8	42
0.7	66
0.6	68
0.7	66
5.4	34
0.4	66
0.5	65
0.8	61
0.6	61
2.4	51
4.8	34
0.5	66
7.3	10
0.5	66
1.8	50
0.7	55
1.2	51
1.7	51
2.6	34
3.5	34
0.8	23
2.2	42
1.7	42
2.9	34
4.5	31
0.3	55
1.3	42
2.7	34
1.1	38
6.8	29
3.6	17
0.9	43
0.8	43
2.0	33
3.9	23
5.8	10
1.6	33
4.5	16
0.1	43
4.9	10
0.2	42
0.9	34
0.8	34
0.7	34
1.8	23
0.6	34
0.6	0
1.1	31
1.6	25
1.7	25
0.9	34
0.9	33
0.7	33
1.5	24
1.2	29
1.3	33
1.2	29
0.1	34
3.1	10
0.9	29
1.6	20
0.9	21
4.5	4
0.1	31
0.6	31
1.6	17
0.4	31
0.9	25
1.0	25
0.3	33
5.6	16
1.4	17
1.0	20
1.0	20
3.7	4
0.2	25
0.6	23
2.4	4
0.8	17
0.2	23
0.3	23
0.6	17
0.4	17
0.8	14
0.2	17
2.6	3
2.1	4
1.0	11
1.7	4
1.7	4
2.1	1
1.5	4
1.4	4
1.4	4
1.4	4
2.8	2
2.8	2
1.4	2
0.8	4
1.6	4
1.5	3
0.5	4
1.2	2
0.9	4
0.9	7
0.3	4
0.9	4
0.9	3
1.4	3
0.2	4
0.1	4
0.8	4
0.3	4
0.5	4
0.2	6
0.3	7
0.4	2
0.2	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 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 China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 2024 (this event)	153 records

Every Record Set

20 of 153

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 21 to 27 March 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-03-22	Wudu	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	72	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-23	Huoshan	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	70	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-23	Changde	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	70	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-23	Youyang	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	70	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-23	Zhijiang	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	72	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-23	Songpan	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	72	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-23	Xinyang	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	67	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-23	Wushaoling	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	70	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-23	Taiyuan	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	71	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-23	Wanyuan	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	66	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-24	Fuzhou	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	69	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-24	Youyang	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	70	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-24	Zhijiang	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	66	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-24	Nanchang	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	50	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-24	Jian	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	68	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-24	Lingling	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	50	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-24	Nanchang	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	66	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-25	Nanchang	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	70	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-25	Hangzhou	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-26	Nancheng	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	70	31 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2024-03-21	4
2024-03-22	23
2024-03-23	46
2024-03-24	39
2024-03-25	21
2024-03-26	10
2024-03-27	10

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.5	69
5.5	70
5.6	70
3.8	70
5.5	66
3.7	70
3.1	70
3.1	72
2.0	72
3.6	67
2.3	70
6.2	50
2.0	70
1.9	71
2.4	70
1.2	72
2.4	66
1.5	68
3.7	50
1.9	66
2.0	68
2.1	66
1.7	66
1.5	66
1.7	66
0.9	70
1.5	68
1.2	68
1.3	68
0.1	70
1.2	68
1.8	66
1.7	66
0.9	65
0.8	66
4.8	42
0.7	66
0.6	68
0.7	66
5.4	34
0.4	66
0.5	65
0.8	61
0.6	61
2.4	51
4.8	34
0.5	66
7.3	10
0.5	66
1.8	50
0.7	55
1.2	51
1.7	51
2.6	34
3.5	34
0.8	23
2.2	42
1.7	42
2.9	34
4.5	31
0.3	55
1.3	42
2.7	34
1.1	38
6.8	29
3.6	17
0.9	43
0.8	43
2.0	33
3.9	23
5.8	10
1.6	33
4.5	16
0.1	43
4.9	10
0.2	42
0.9	34
0.8	34
0.7	34
1.8	23
0.6	34
0.6	0
1.1	31
1.6	25
1.7	25
0.9	34
0.9	33
0.7	33
1.5	24
1.2	29
1.3	33
1.2	29
0.1	34
3.1	10
0.9	29
1.6	20
0.9	21
4.5	4
0.1	31
0.6	31
1.6	17
0.4	31
0.9	25
1.0	25
0.3	33
5.6	16
1.4	17
1.0	20
1.0	20
3.7	4
0.2	25
0.6	23
2.4	4
0.8	17
0.2	23
0.3	23
0.6	17
0.4	17
0.8	14
0.2	17
2.6	3
2.1	4
1.0	11
1.7	4
1.7	4
2.1	1
1.5	4
1.4	4
1.4	4
1.4	4
2.8	2
2.8	2
1.4	2
0.8	4
1.6	4
1.5	3
0.5	4
1.2	2
0.9	4
0.9	7
0.3	4
0.9	4
0.9	3
1.4	3
0.2	4
0.1	4
0.8	4
0.3	4
0.5	4
0.2	6
0.3	7
0.4	2
0.2	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.5	69
5.5	70
5.6	70
3.8	70
5.5	66
3.7	70
3.1	70
3.1	72
2.0	72
3.6	67
2.3	70
6.2	50
2.0	70
1.9	71
2.4	70
1.2	72
2.4	66
1.5	68
3.7	50
1.9	66
2.0	68
2.1	66
1.7	66
1.5	66
1.7	66
0.9	70
1.5	68
1.2	68
1.3	68
0.1	70
1.2	68
1.8	66
1.7	66
0.9	65
0.8	66
4.8	42
0.7	66
0.6	68
0.7	66
5.4	34
0.4	66
0.5	65
0.8	61
0.6	61
2.4	51
4.8	34
0.5	66
7.3	10
0.5	66
1.8	50
0.7	55
1.2	51
1.7	51
2.6	34
3.5	34
0.8	23
2.2	42
1.7	42
2.9	34
4.5	31
0.3	55
1.3	42
2.7	34
1.1	38
6.8	29
3.6	17
0.9	43
0.8	43
2.0	33
3.9	23
5.8	10
1.6	33
4.5	16
0.1	43
4.9	10
0.2	42
0.9	34
0.8	34
0.7	34
1.8	23
0.6	34
0.6	0
1.1	31
1.6	25
1.7	25
0.9	34
0.9	33
0.7	33
1.5	24
1.2	29
1.3	33
1.2	29
0.1	34
3.1	10
0.9	29
1.6	20
0.9	21
4.5	4
0.1	31
0.6	31
1.6	17
0.4	31
0.9	25
1.0	25
0.3	33
5.6	16
1.4	17
1.0	20
1.0	20
3.7	4
0.2	25
0.6	23
2.4	4
0.8	17
0.2	23
0.3	23
0.6	17
0.4	17
0.8	14
0.2	17
2.6	3
2.1	4
1.0	11
1.7	4
1.7	4
2.1	1
1.5	4
1.4	4
1.4	4
1.4	4
2.8	2
2.8	2
1.4	2
0.8	4
1.6	4
1.5	3
0.5	4
1.2	2
0.9	4
0.9	7
0.3	4
0.9	4
0.9	3
1.4	3
0.2	4
0.1	4
0.8	4
0.3	4
0.5	4
0.2	6
0.3	7
0.4	2
0.2	3