Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 July 2024

Name: Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 July 2024
Start: 2024-07-04
End: 2024-07-30
Location: China, India, Macau S.A.R

Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 July 2024: 288 records at 91 stations, peak on 23 July 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 July 2024 set or tied 288 station records at 91 stations.
It ran from 4 July 2024 to 30 July 2024 (27 days) and its peak day was 23 July 2024.
Status: closed.
Youyang set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 37.5 C (99.5 F) on 25 July 2024.
The busiest day was 23 July 2024 with 41 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 73 years.

Footprint

4 to 30 July 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 July 2024 is outlined, with 18 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, 4 to 30 July 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Youyang	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2024-07-25
Xingren	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	2024-07-26
Taiyuan	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	2024-07-20
Nancheng	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2024-07-25
Shaoguan	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	2024-07-24
Guilin	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	2024-07-26
Hechi	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	2024-07-25
Lingling	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	2024-07-26
Gauhati	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2024-07-30
Zhijiang	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	2024-07-25
Xinyang	Record high minimum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	2024-07-22
Datong	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	2024-07-23
Yanchi	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2024-07-23
Nanping	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	2024-07-21
Otog Qi	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	2024-07-23
Kunming	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	2024-07-23
Dongtai	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	2024-07-23
Mengzi	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	2024-07-25

Records per Day

Peak day 41

Records set or tied each day from 4 July 2024 to 30 July 2024. The most in one day was 41 on 23 July 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 July 2024
Date	Records
2024-07-04	2
2024-07-05	2
2024-07-06	7
2024-07-07	10
2024-07-08	7
2024-07-09	2
2024-07-10	1
2024-07-11	2
2024-07-12	1
2024-07-13	2
2024-07-14	2
2024-07-16	3
2024-07-17	3
2024-07-18	11
2024-07-19	16
2024-07-20	18
2024-07-21	24
2024-07-22	26
2024-07-23	41
2024-07-24	36
2024-07-25	24
2024-07-26	21
2024-07-27	13
2024-07-28	13
2024-07-30	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 July 2024 ranked by margin
Taiyuan, 07-20	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Taiyuan, 07-21	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Shaoguan, 07-24	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Shaoguan, 07-25	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Yanchi, 07-23	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Datong, 07-23	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Dongtai, 07-23	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Xinyang, 07-22	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Kunming, 07-23	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Otog Qi, 07-23	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Nanping, 07-21	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Guilin, 07-26	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Gauhati, 07-30	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Zhijiang, 07-25	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Youyang, 07-25	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

288 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, 4 to 30 July 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.4	72
0.3	71
3.0	72
0.1	35
0.8	21
2.1	71
0.2	26
0.2	63
0.8	66
0.6	52
2.6	61
1.6	69
1.7	69
1.4	65
1.0	69
1.2	63
0.4	41
1.6	66
1.0	67
2.0	53
0.4	72
0.5	73
1.8	59
1.0	63
1.1	63
0.7	65
1.3	63
0.5	68
0.1	6
1.4	63
0.3	72
0.5	69
0.5	69
0.4	69
0.4	67
0.4	67
0.8	62
0.1	72
0.7	65
0.9	63
0.8	62
0.4	64
0.2	0
1.5	47
1.3	56
0.1	69
0.3	69
0.1	69
1.1	57
0.3	66
0.3	65
1.2	58
0.9	60
0.7	65
0.2	1
0.5	56
0.2	66
1.2	52
0.3	65
0.5	63
0.6	58
0.4	63
0.7	60
0.3	63
0.5	63
0.2	65
0.4	63
0.5	63
0.8	57
0.6	57
1.3	19
1.0	47
0.7	47
0.7	47
0.7	53
0.1	63
0.1	63
0.2	60
0.1	63
0.4	63
0.2	63
0.4	22
0.5	47
2.4	32
0.7	47
0.1	58
0.6	55
0.5	53
0.8	40
2.1	28
0.1	58
0.1	57
1.1	44
0.9	14
1.1	18
0.6	53
0.4	53
1.4	37
0.8	44
0.4	49
0.7	33
0.4	45
1.0	37
1.8	33
0.2	52
1.2	33
0.4	42
0.7	20
0.1	47
0.4	46
0.4	46
0.3	46
1.5	24
0.9	32
3.4	7
1.6	35
0.1	46
1.8	24
0.3	39
1.0	35
0.6	35
0.9	26
0.8	33
0.7	28
0.4	36
1.3	29
0.3	36
0.3	35
0.9	24
0.5	36
0.4	0
0.2	35
1.6	8
0.3	34
0.3	36
0.9	23
1.2	4
1.0	1
0.1	9
0.7	27
0.6	32
0.3	32
0.3	32
0.1	35
0.1	36
0.5	19
0.2	34
1.4	20
0.1	14
0.1	2
1.3	21
0.4	26
0.1	32
0.2	35
0.5	15
0.1	33
0.7	17
1.0	21
0.2	30
0.4	26
0.8	21
0.5	19
0.4	24
0.2	30
1.3	20
0.8	17
0.7	21
1.0	23
0.8	21
0.7	20
0.9	11
0.4	19
1.0	17
0.9	4
0.2	24
0.7	18
0.9	18
0.9	18
0.6	19
0.6	15
1.0	13
0.5	17
0.6	15
0.1	26
1.6	2
0.2	21
0.4	13
0.2	24
0.8	14
1.1	8
0.3	18
0.6	12
0.3	18
0.2	21
0.2	21
0.8	10
0.5	19
0.3	20
0.2	35
0.2	17

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 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 China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 July 2024 (this event)	288 records

Every Record Set

20 of 288

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in China and 2 other countries, 4 to 30 July 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-07-20	Taiyuan	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	72	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-21	Taiyuan	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	61	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-21	Nanping	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-22	Xinyang	Record high minimum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	65	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-23	Datong	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	69	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-23	Yanchi	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-23	Otog Qi	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	69	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-23	Kunming	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	63	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-23	Dongtai	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-24	Shaoguan	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	71	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-25	Youyang	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	72	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-25	Nancheng	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	35	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-25	Hechi	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	63	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-25	Zhijiang	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-25	Mengzi	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	41	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-25	Shaoguan	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	53	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-26	Xingren	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	71	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-26	Guilin	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	21	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-26	Lingling	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	26	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-30	Gauhati	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	66	35 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 288 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
0.4	72
0.3	71
3.0	72
0.1	35
0.8	21
2.1	71
0.2	26
0.2	63
0.8	66
0.6	52
2.6	61
1.6	69
1.7	69
1.4	65
1.0	69
1.2	63
0.4	41
1.6	66
1.0	67
2.0	53
0.4	72
0.5	73
1.8	59
1.0	63
1.1	63
0.7	65
1.3	63
0.5	68
0.1	6
1.4	63
0.3	72
0.5	69
0.5	69
0.4	69
0.4	67
0.4	67
0.8	62
0.1	72
0.7	65
0.9	63
0.8	62
0.4	64
0.2	0
1.5	47
1.3	56
0.1	69
0.3	69
0.1	69
1.1	57
0.3	66
0.3	65
1.2	58
0.9	60
0.7	65
0.2	1
0.5	56
0.2	66
1.2	52
0.3	65
0.5	63
0.6	58
0.4	63
0.7	60
0.3	63
0.5	63
0.2	65
0.4	63
0.5	63
0.8	57
0.6	57
1.3	19
1.0	47
0.7	47
0.7	47
0.7	53
0.1	63
0.1	63
0.2	60
0.1	63
0.4	63
0.2	63
0.4	22
0.5	47
2.4	32
0.7	47
0.1	58
0.6	55
0.5	53
0.8	40
2.1	28
0.1	58
0.1	57
1.1	44
0.9	14
1.1	18
0.6	53
0.4	53
1.4	37
0.8	44
0.4	49
0.7	33
0.4	45
1.0	37
1.8	33
0.2	52
1.2	33
0.4	42
0.7	20
0.1	47
0.4	46
0.4	46
0.3	46
1.5	24
0.9	32
3.4	7
1.6	35
0.1	46
1.8	24
0.3	39
1.0	35
0.6	35
0.9	26
0.8	33
0.7	28
0.4	36
1.3	29
0.3	36
0.3	35
0.9	24
0.5	36
0.4	0
0.2	35
1.6	8
0.3	34
0.3	36
0.9	23
1.2	4
1.0	1
0.1	9
0.7	27
0.6	32
0.3	32
0.3	32
0.1	35
0.1	36
0.5	19
0.2	34
1.4	20
0.1	14
0.1	2
1.3	21
0.4	26
0.1	32
0.2	35
0.5	15
0.1	33
0.7	17
1.0	21
0.2	30
0.4	26
0.8	21
0.5	19
0.4	24
0.2	30
1.3	20
0.8	17
0.7	21
1.0	23
0.8	21
0.7	20
0.9	11
0.4	19
1.0	17
0.9	4
0.2	24
0.7	18
0.9	18
0.9	18
0.6	19
0.6	15
1.0	13
0.5	17
0.6	15
0.1	26
1.6	2
0.2	21
0.4	13
0.2	24
0.8	14
1.1	8
0.3	18
0.6	12
0.3	18
0.2	21
0.2	21
0.8	10
0.5	19
0.3	20
0.2	35
0.2	17

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.4	72
0.3	71
3.0	72
0.1	35
0.8	21
2.1	71
0.2	26
0.2	63
0.8	66
0.6	52
2.6	61
1.6	69
1.7	69
1.4	65
1.0	69
1.2	63
0.4	41
1.6	66
1.0	67
2.0	53
0.4	72
0.5	73
1.8	59
1.0	63
1.1	63
0.7	65
1.3	63
0.5	68
0.1	6
1.4	63
0.3	72
0.5	69
0.5	69
0.4	69
0.4	67
0.4	67
0.8	62
0.1	72
0.7	65
0.9	63
0.8	62
0.4	64
0.2	0
1.5	47
1.3	56
0.1	69
0.3	69
0.1	69
1.1	57
0.3	66
0.3	65
1.2	58
0.9	60
0.7	65
0.2	1
0.5	56
0.2	66
1.2	52
0.3	65
0.5	63
0.6	58
0.4	63
0.7	60
0.3	63
0.5	63
0.2	65
0.4	63
0.5	63
0.8	57
0.6	57
1.3	19
1.0	47
0.7	47
0.7	47
0.7	53
0.1	63
0.1	63
0.2	60
0.1	63
0.4	63
0.2	63
0.4	22
0.5	47
2.4	32
0.7	47
0.1	58
0.6	55
0.5	53
0.8	40
2.1	28
0.1	58
0.1	57
1.1	44
0.9	14
1.1	18
0.6	53
0.4	53
1.4	37
0.8	44
0.4	49
0.7	33
0.4	45
1.0	37
1.8	33
0.2	52
1.2	33
0.4	42
0.7	20
0.1	47
0.4	46
0.4	46
0.3	46
1.5	24
0.9	32
3.4	7
1.6	35
0.1	46
1.8	24
0.3	39
1.0	35
0.6	35
0.9	26
0.8	33
0.7	28
0.4	36
1.3	29
0.3	36
0.3	35
0.9	24
0.5	36
0.4	0
0.2	35
1.6	8
0.3	34
0.3	36
0.9	23
1.2	4
1.0	1
0.1	9
0.7	27
0.6	32
0.3	32
0.3	32
0.1	35
0.1	36
0.5	19
0.2	34
1.4	20
0.1	14
0.1	2
1.3	21
0.4	26
0.1	32
0.2	35
0.5	15
0.1	33
0.7	17
1.0	21
0.2	30
0.4	26
0.8	21
0.5	19
0.4	24
0.2	30
1.3	20
0.8	17
0.7	21
1.0	23
0.8	21
0.7	20
0.9	11
0.4	19
1.0	17
0.9	4
0.2	24
0.7	18
0.9	18
0.9	18
0.6	19
0.6	15
1.0	13
0.5	17
0.6	15
0.1	26
1.6	2
0.2	21
0.4	13
0.2	24
0.8	14
1.1	8
0.3	18
0.6	12
0.3	18
0.2	21
0.2	21
0.8	10
0.5	19
0.3	20
0.2	35
0.2	17