Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022

Name: Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022
Start: 2022-12-04
End: 2022-12-20
Location: Algeria, Spain, Turkey, Libya, Italy, Romania, Morocco, Tunisia, Greece, Egypt, Croatia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Israel, Syria, Gibraltar [United Kingdom], Malta, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Jordan, Slovenia

Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022: 621 records at 201 stations, peak on 13 December 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022 set or tied 621 station records at 201 stations.
It ran from 4 December 2022 to 20 December 2022 (17 days) and its peak day was 13 December 2022.
Status: closed.
Nemours (Ghazaouet) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 25.7 C (78.3 F) on 14 December 2022.
The busiest day was 13 December 2022 with 98 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

4 to 20 December 2022

The area covered by Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022 is outlined, with 8 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	2022-12-14
Tizi Ouzou	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2022-12-13
Misurata	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	2022-12-10
Laghouat	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	2022-12-14
Zuara	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2022-12-16
Sirte	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	2022-12-16
Hvar	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2022-12-10
Sarajevo	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2022-12-10

Records per Day

Peak day 98

Records set or tied each day from 4 December 2022 to 20 December 2022. The most in one day was 98 on 13 December 2022.

Records per day during Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022
Date	Records
2022-12-04	5
2022-12-05	15
2022-12-06	16
2022-12-07	5
2022-12-08	14
2022-12-09	43
2022-12-10	63
2022-12-11	52
2022-12-12	55
2022-12-13	98
2022-12-14	70
2022-12-15	57
2022-12-16	60
2022-12-17	40
2022-12-18	21
2022-12-19	4
2022-12-20	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022 ranked by margin
Sirte, 12-16	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Nemours (Ghazaouet), 12-14	4.7 C (8.5 F)
Tizi Ouzou, 12-13	4.7 C (8.5 F)
Misurata, 12-10	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Laghouat, 12-14	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Zuara, 12-16	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Nemours (Ghazaouet), 12-13	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Tizi Ouzou, 12-12	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Laghouat, 12-10	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Misurata, 12-14	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Nemours (Ghazaouet), 12-11	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Laghouat, 12-18	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Misurata, 12-16	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Laghouat, 12-12	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Zuara, 12-13	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

500 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 Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.7	126
4.7	96
2.6	111
3.3	107
4.0	88
2.6	96
2.2	107
2.5	107
2.8	88
5.5	64
1.7	112
1.6	96
2.4	88
0.6	126
0.6	131
0.5	115
1.3	92
0.5	112
0.5	112
0.7	93
4.1	77
6.4	56
0.2	96
4.3	59
1.3	88
2.7	64
2.9	64
1.5	84
2.8	64
2.4	61
3.0	67
5.9	56
2.9	59
1.9	68
2.9	59
1.4	84
2.4	59
1.8	68
0.9	84
5.8	32
1.3	72
2.3	40
0.5	73
4.3	44
2.3	72
3.6	45
4.4	32
0.9	67
0.4	76
0.3	72
3.0	63
1.9	64
1.6	59
1.0	64
0.8	64
0.1	79
1.9	61
2.5	40
0.4	64
2.2	64
1.0	61
4.4	40
1.5	64
1.0	26
1.0	69
1.6	26
3.2	56
2.9	2
4.9	35
0.2	64
0.8	61
2.6	40
1.6	61
2.4	56
3.1	44
4.2	16
6.3	15
1.4	61
4.0	23
2.9	44
0.2	61
1.0	67
2.0	44
0.8	32
2.8	40
3.7	32
2.6	44
3.6	32
4.4	32
4.4	40
0.7	64
1.4	61
0.3	64
0.6	32
1.8	44
3.6	33
5.6	5
4.0	32
4.1	32
0.4	64
0.5	61
0.3	59
2.8	44
0.3	32
1.6	26
1.0	56
0.8	32
3.0	35
2.1	55
1.8	44
2.0	44
0.9	34
3.3	40
0.5	64
0.6	61
0.3	61
0.1	60
1.0	56
0.2	22
0.4	26
3.2	40
3.3	40
0.1	61
1.1	59
1.0	59
1.1	44
1.8	40
2.8	32
3.0	32
4.6	16
2.1	44
4.4	20
1.7	47
3.0	40
3.0	40
3.0	40
1.9	44
0.1	63
4.1	28
0.2	63
0.2	60
0.4	26
0.1	32
0.3	26
0.7	26
0.1	53
0.9	56
1.3	47
1.8	40
2.6	32
1.3	44
3.0	35
2.5	40
3.1	32
4.7	12
1.4	44
2.4	36
2.8	35
2.0	0
1.3	36
2.2	45
3.8	32
1.6	40
2.3	36
0.3	59
1.8	44
2.0	24
3.1	16
1.8	44
2.1	44
1.8	52
0.5	40
0.6	32
0.1	44
0.7	44
1.5	45
1.1	44
2.6	32
1.4	44
2.4	32
1.4	44
2.2	43
0.7	55
2.2	40
1.9	40
0.8	56
0.4	55
2.7	43
0.8	47
2.2	19
2.9	28
3.5	21
1.7	44
1.0	44
4.4	5
1.5	40
1.7	40
3.5	25
3.6	15
2.8	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022 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 Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022 (this event)	621 records

Every Record Set

20 of 621

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Algeria and 25 other countries, 4 to 20 December 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-12-04	Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	131	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-10	Misurata	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	88	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-10	Laghouat	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	107	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-10	Hvar	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-10	Sarajevo	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-11	Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-12	Tizi Ouzou	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	96	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-12	Laghouat	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	92	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-13	Tizi Ouzou	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	96	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-13	Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	111	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-13	Laghouat	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-13	Zuara	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	93	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-14	Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	126	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-14	Laghouat	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	107	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-14	Misurata	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	88	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-16	Zuara	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-16	Sirte	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	64	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-16	Misurata	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-16	Tizi Ouzou	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-18	Laghouat	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112	44 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 621 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
4.7	126
4.7	96
2.6	111
3.3	107
4.0	88
2.6	96
2.2	107
2.5	107
2.8	88
5.5	64
1.7	112
1.6	96
2.4	88
0.6	126
0.6	131
0.5	115
1.3	92
0.5	112
0.5	112
0.7	93
4.1	77
6.4	56
0.2	96
4.3	59
1.3	88
2.7	64
2.9	64
1.5	84
2.8	64
2.4	61
3.0	67
5.9	56
2.9	59
1.9	68
2.9	59
1.4	84
2.4	59
1.8	68
0.9	84
5.8	32
1.3	72
2.3	40
0.5	73
4.3	44
2.3	72
3.6	45
4.4	32
0.9	67
0.4	76
0.3	72
3.0	63
1.9	64
1.6	59
1.0	64
0.8	64
0.1	79
1.9	61
2.5	40
0.4	64
2.2	64
1.0	61
4.4	40
1.5	64
1.0	26
1.0	69
1.6	26
3.2	56
2.9	2
4.9	35
0.2	64
0.8	61
2.6	40
1.6	61
2.4	56
3.1	44
4.2	16
6.3	15
1.4	61
4.0	23
2.9	44
0.2	61
1.0	67
2.0	44
0.8	32
2.8	40
3.7	32
2.6	44
3.6	32
4.4	32
4.4	40
0.7	64
1.4	61
0.3	64
0.6	32
1.8	44
3.6	33
5.6	5
4.0	32
4.1	32
0.4	64
0.5	61
0.3	59
2.8	44
0.3	32
1.6	26
1.0	56
0.8	32
3.0	35
2.1	55
1.8	44
2.0	44
0.9	34
3.3	40
0.5	64
0.6	61
0.3	61
0.1	60
1.0	56
0.2	22
0.4	26
3.2	40
3.3	40
0.1	61
1.1	59
1.0	59
1.1	44
1.8	40
2.8	32
3.0	32
4.6	16
2.1	44
4.4	20
1.7	47
3.0	40
3.0	40
3.0	40
1.9	44
0.1	63
4.1	28
0.2	63
0.2	60
0.4	26
0.1	32
0.3	26
0.7	26
0.1	53
0.9	56
1.3	47
1.8	40
2.6	32
1.3	44
3.0	35
2.5	40
3.1	32
4.7	12
1.4	44
2.4	36
2.8	35
2.0	0
1.3	36
2.2	45
3.8	32
1.6	40
2.3	36
0.3	59
1.8	44
2.0	24
3.1	16
1.8	44
2.1	44
1.8	52
0.5	40
0.6	32
0.1	44
0.7	44
1.5	45
1.1	44
2.6	32
1.4	44
2.4	32
1.4	44
2.2	43
0.7	55
2.2	40
1.9	40
0.8	56
0.4	55
2.7	43
0.8	47
2.2	19
2.9	28
3.5	21
1.7	44
1.0	44
4.4	5
1.5	40
1.7	40
3.5	25
3.6	15
2.8	32

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.7	126
4.7	96
2.6	111
3.3	107
4.0	88
2.6	96
2.2	107
2.5	107
2.8	88
5.5	64
1.7	112
1.6	96
2.4	88
0.6	126
0.6	131
0.5	115
1.3	92
0.5	112
0.5	112
0.7	93
4.1	77
6.4	56
0.2	96
4.3	59
1.3	88
2.7	64
2.9	64
1.5	84
2.8	64
2.4	61
3.0	67
5.9	56
2.9	59
1.9	68
2.9	59
1.4	84
2.4	59
1.8	68
0.9	84
5.8	32
1.3	72
2.3	40
0.5	73
4.3	44
2.3	72
3.6	45
4.4	32
0.9	67
0.4	76
0.3	72
3.0	63
1.9	64
1.6	59
1.0	64
0.8	64
0.1	79
1.9	61
2.5	40
0.4	64
2.2	64
1.0	61
4.4	40
1.5	64
1.0	26
1.0	69
1.6	26
3.2	56
2.9	2
4.9	35
0.2	64
0.8	61
2.6	40
1.6	61
2.4	56
3.1	44
4.2	16
6.3	15
1.4	61
4.0	23
2.9	44
0.2	61
1.0	67
2.0	44
0.8	32
2.8	40
3.7	32
2.6	44
3.6	32
4.4	32
4.4	40
0.7	64
1.4	61
0.3	64
0.6	32
1.8	44
3.6	33
5.6	5
4.0	32
4.1	32
0.4	64
0.5	61
0.3	59
2.8	44
0.3	32
1.6	26
1.0	56
0.8	32
3.0	35
2.1	55
1.8	44
2.0	44
0.9	34
3.3	40
0.5	64
0.6	61
0.3	61
0.1	60
1.0	56
0.2	22
0.4	26
3.2	40
3.3	40
0.1	61
1.1	59
1.0	59
1.1	44
1.8	40
2.8	32
3.0	32
4.6	16
2.1	44
4.4	20
1.7	47
3.0	40
3.0	40
3.0	40
1.9	44
0.1	63
4.1	28
0.2	63
0.2	60
0.4	26
0.1	32
0.3	26
0.7	26
0.1	53
0.9	56
1.3	47
1.8	40
2.6	32
1.3	44
3.0	35
2.5	40
3.1	32
4.7	12
1.4	44
2.4	36
2.8	35
2.0	0
1.3	36
2.2	45
3.8	32
1.6	40
2.3	36
0.3	59
1.8	44
2.0	24
3.1	16
1.8	44
2.1	44
1.8	52
0.5	40
0.6	32
0.1	44
0.7	44
1.5	45
1.1	44
2.6	32
1.4	44
2.4	32
1.4	44
2.2	43
0.7	55
2.2	40
1.9	40
0.8	56
0.4	55
2.7	43
0.8	47
2.2	19
2.9	28
3.5	21
1.7	44
1.0	44
4.4	5
1.5	40
1.7	40
3.5	25
3.6	15
2.8	32