Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021

Name: Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021
Start: 2021-11-02
End: 2021-11-21
Location: Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, Norway, Italy, Turkey, Romania, Netherlands, France, Ireland, Greece, Poland, Finland, Latvia, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine, Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Syria

Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021: 454 records at 284 stations, peak on 19 November 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021 set or tied 454 station records at 284 stations.
It ran from 2 November 2021 to 21 November 2021 (20 days) and its peak day was 19 November 2021.
Status: closed.
Durham set a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.2 C (50.4 F) on 19 November 2021.
The busiest day was 19 November 2021 with 165 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

2 to 21 November 2021

The area covered by Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Durham	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2021-11-19
Connaught	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	2021-11-18
Magdeburg	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2021-11-20
Dublin Phoenix Park	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2021-11-09
Putbus	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	2021-11-20
Falsterbo	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2021-11-20
Sheffield	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2021-11-19
Landsort	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2021-11-20
Kastamonu	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2021-11-06
Roma Ciampino	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	2021-11-10
Greifswalder Oie	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2021-11-20
Valley	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2021-11-09
Potsdam	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	2021-11-20
Greifswald	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2021-11-20
Hiddensee-Vitte	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	2021-11-20
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2021-11-20
Hoburg	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2021-11-20
Berlin-Dahlem	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2021-11-20
Lindenberg	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2021-11-20

Records per Day

Peak day 165

Records set or tied each day from 2 November 2021 to 21 November 2021. The most in one day was 165 on 19 November 2021.

Records per day during Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021
Date	Records
2021-11-02	1
2021-11-03	1
2021-11-04	17
2021-11-05	15
2021-11-06	11
2021-11-07	23
2021-11-08	7
2021-11-09	13
2021-11-10	11
2021-11-11	12
2021-11-12	8
2021-11-13	12
2021-11-14	7
2021-11-15	2
2021-11-16	1
2021-11-17	2
2021-11-18	10
2021-11-19	165
2021-11-20	135
2021-11-21	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021 ranked by margin
Hiddensee-Vitte, 11-20	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Halmstad Flygflottilj, 11-20	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Sheffield, 11-19	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Roma Ciampino, 11-10	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Falsterbo, 11-20	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Landsort, 11-20	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Connaught, 11-18	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Putbus, 11-20	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Greifswalder Oie, 11-20	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Halmstad Flygflottilj, 11-20	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Kastamonu, 11-06	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Greifswald, 11-20	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Durham, 11-19	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Hoburg, 11-20	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Berlin-Dahlem, 11-20	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

454 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 Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.1	120
1.9	88
0.5	129
0.2	107
1.8	76
2.0	76
2.0	70
2.1	72
1.4	80
1.8	72
2.1	70
0.3	76
1.3	68
2.3	56
1.7	72
2.2	70
1.0	70
0.3	83
0.7	72
0.5	72
1.4	72
2.4	66
1.8	66
0.7	72
1.7	56
4.6	40
1.0	70
1.3	56
1.2	58
1.0	68
1.8	56
1.2	56
1.2	68
3.8	47
0.3	74
2.3	43
3.1	34
1.1	56
0.5	58
1.7	56
2.2	56
1.5	58
1.4	58
0.2	70
2.5	43
2.3	43
2.3	43
0.6	60
0.9	56
0.2	68
0.1	42
0.3	68
1.6	58
1.0	66
1.8	43
1.3	56
0.7	66
2.0	43
2.4	55
1.4	38
1.7	43
0.8	56
1.7	43
1.1	43
0.5	56
1.0	56
0.5	58
1.3	54
0.8	54
0.5	52
1.3	43
2.2	43
2.3	43
2.2	43
1.7	43
0.9	43
0.8	43
0.6	44
0.5	58
1.5	43
0.1	56
0.1	56
0.1	58
0.1	56
0.3	56
0.2	58
0.7	54
0.7	17
0.4	58
1.2	56
1.7	43
2.4	43
0.4	56
1.1	55
1.4	36
1.4	43
1.3	43
3.1	35
0.9	43
0.5	43
0.5	54
0.8	56
0.4	54
0.7	51
0.8	44
1.1	43
1.3	43
0.7	43
0.5	43
1.2	43
1.6	43
3.0	27
0.3	17
2.7	31
1.5	43
1.4	43
1.0	43
0.3	43
2.0	43
1.4	43
1.1	43
0.5	54
0.8	52
1.1	43
0.2	43
0.2	43
1.2	43
0.2	43
0.8	43
1.6	43
1.1	43
0.8	52
1.0	46
0.2	43
0.1	43
1.3	43
1.8	36
0.4	43
0.4	43
0.5	35
0.9	43
1.6	43
0.9	43
2.5	18
1.0	43
0.2	54
0.2	51
3.1	23
1.7	27
0.6	43
0.1	43
0.8	43
0.6	43
1.3	43
1.3	43
1.0	43
1.1	40
2.7	24
0.7	43
0.7	43
1.1	43
1.6	43
1.2	35
0.6	43
1.6	43
1.2	35
0.6	40
0.7	40
1.3	43
0.4	43
0.1	43
0.4	43
0.4	43
0.7	43
0.8	44
0.6	36
2.0	27
3.1	12
1.4	18
1.3	35
1.5	35
0.3	43
0.9	35
3.7	12
1.0	35
1.2	43
0.1	43
0.2	43
0.4	43
2.4	10
1.1	43
0.5	43
0.3	43
0.4	47
0.5	43
1.1	43
1.2	43
0.7	35
1.2	28
1.0	36

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021 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 Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021 (this event)	454 records

Every Record Set

20 of 454

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Germany and 27 other countries, 2 to 21 November 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-11-06	Kastamonu	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-09	Dublin Phoenix Park	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	107	40 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-09	Valley	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	83	33 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-10	Roma Ciampino	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	70	34 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-18	Connaught	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	88	42 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-19	Durham	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120	43 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-19	Sheffield	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	72	37 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-20	Magdeburg	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	129	41 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-20	Putbus	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	76	38 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-20	Falsterbo	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	76	38 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-20	Landsort	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	70	37 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-20	Greifswalder Oie	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	72	34 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-20	Potsdam	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	76	33 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-20	Greifswald	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	68	33 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-20	Hiddensee-Vitte	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56	33 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-20	Halmstad Flygflottilj	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72	33 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-20	Halmstad Flygflottilj	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70	33 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-20	Hoburg	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	70	33 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-20	Berlin-Dahlem	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	72	32 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-20	Lindenberg	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72	32 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 454 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
1.1	120
1.9	88
0.5	129
0.2	107
1.8	76
2.0	76
2.0	70
2.1	72
1.4	80
1.8	72
2.1	70
0.3	76
1.3	68
2.3	56
1.7	72
2.2	70
1.0	70
0.3	83
0.7	72
0.5	72
1.4	72
2.4	66
1.8	66
0.7	72
1.7	56
4.6	40
1.0	70
1.3	56
1.2	58
1.0	68
1.8	56
1.2	56
1.2	68
3.8	47
0.3	74
2.3	43
3.1	34
1.1	56
0.5	58
1.7	56
2.2	56
1.5	58
1.4	58
0.2	70
2.5	43
2.3	43
2.3	43
0.6	60
0.9	56
0.2	68
0.1	42
0.3	68
1.6	58
1.0	66
1.8	43
1.3	56
0.7	66
2.0	43
2.4	55
1.4	38
1.7	43
0.8	56
1.7	43
1.1	43
0.5	56
1.0	56
0.5	58
1.3	54
0.8	54
0.5	52
1.3	43
2.2	43
2.3	43
2.2	43
1.7	43
0.9	43
0.8	43
0.6	44
0.5	58
1.5	43
0.1	56
0.1	56
0.1	58
0.1	56
0.3	56
0.2	58
0.7	54
0.7	17
0.4	58
1.2	56
1.7	43
2.4	43
0.4	56
1.1	55
1.4	36
1.4	43
1.3	43
3.1	35
0.9	43
0.5	43
0.5	54
0.8	56
0.4	54
0.7	51
0.8	44
1.1	43
1.3	43
0.7	43
0.5	43
1.2	43
1.6	43
3.0	27
0.3	17
2.7	31
1.5	43
1.4	43
1.0	43
0.3	43
2.0	43
1.4	43
1.1	43
0.5	54
0.8	52
1.1	43
0.2	43
0.2	43
1.2	43
0.2	43
0.8	43
1.6	43
1.1	43
0.8	52
1.0	46
0.2	43
0.1	43
1.3	43
1.8	36
0.4	43
0.4	43
0.5	35
0.9	43
1.6	43
0.9	43
2.5	18
1.0	43
0.2	54
0.2	51
3.1	23
1.7	27
0.6	43
0.1	43
0.8	43
0.6	43
1.3	43
1.3	43
1.0	43
1.1	40
2.7	24
0.7	43
0.7	43
1.1	43
1.6	43
1.2	35
0.6	43
1.6	43
1.2	35
0.6	40
0.7	40
1.3	43
0.4	43
0.1	43
0.4	43
0.4	43
0.7	43
0.8	44
0.6	36
2.0	27
3.1	12
1.4	18
1.3	35
1.5	35
0.3	43
0.9	35
3.7	12
1.0	35
1.2	43
0.1	43
0.2	43
0.4	43
2.4	10
1.1	43
0.5	43
0.3	43
0.4	47
0.5	43
1.1	43
1.2	43
0.7	35
1.2	28
1.0	36

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.1	120
1.9	88
0.5	129
0.2	107
1.8	76
2.0	76
2.0	70
2.1	72
1.4	80
1.8	72
2.1	70
0.3	76
1.3	68
2.3	56
1.7	72
2.2	70
1.0	70
0.3	83
0.7	72
0.5	72
1.4	72
2.4	66
1.8	66
0.7	72
1.7	56
4.6	40
1.0	70
1.3	56
1.2	58
1.0	68
1.8	56
1.2	56
1.2	68
3.8	47
0.3	74
2.3	43
3.1	34
1.1	56
0.5	58
1.7	56
2.2	56
1.5	58
1.4	58
0.2	70
2.5	43
2.3	43
2.3	43
0.6	60
0.9	56
0.2	68
0.1	42
0.3	68
1.6	58
1.0	66
1.8	43
1.3	56
0.7	66
2.0	43
2.4	55
1.4	38
1.7	43
0.8	56
1.7	43
1.1	43
0.5	56
1.0	56
0.5	58
1.3	54
0.8	54
0.5	52
1.3	43
2.2	43
2.3	43
2.2	43
1.7	43
0.9	43
0.8	43
0.6	44
0.5	58
1.5	43
0.1	56
0.1	56
0.1	58
0.1	56
0.3	56
0.2	58
0.7	54
0.7	17
0.4	58
1.2	56
1.7	43
2.4	43
0.4	56
1.1	55
1.4	36
1.4	43
1.3	43
3.1	35
0.9	43
0.5	43
0.5	54
0.8	56
0.4	54
0.7	51
0.8	44
1.1	43
1.3	43
0.7	43
0.5	43
1.2	43
1.6	43
3.0	27
0.3	17
2.7	31
1.5	43
1.4	43
1.0	43
0.3	43
2.0	43
1.4	43
1.1	43
0.5	54
0.8	52
1.1	43
0.2	43
0.2	43
1.2	43
0.2	43
0.8	43
1.6	43
1.1	43
0.8	52
1.0	46
0.2	43
0.1	43
1.3	43
1.8	36
0.4	43
0.4	43
0.5	35
0.9	43
1.6	43
0.9	43
2.5	18
1.0	43
0.2	54
0.2	51
3.1	23
1.7	27
0.6	43
0.1	43
0.8	43
0.6	43
1.3	43
1.3	43
1.0	43
1.1	40
2.7	24
0.7	43
0.7	43
1.1	43
1.6	43
1.2	35
0.6	43
1.6	43
1.2	35
0.6	40
0.7	40
1.3	43
0.4	43
0.1	43
0.4	43
0.4	43
0.7	43
0.8	44
0.6	36
2.0	27
3.1	12
1.4	18
1.3	35
1.5	35
0.3	43
0.9	35
3.7	12
1.0	35
1.2	43
0.1	43
0.2	43
0.4	43
2.4	10
1.1	43
0.5	43
0.3	43
0.4	47
0.5	43
1.1	43
1.2	43
0.7	35
1.2	28
1.0	36