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Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024

Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024: 296 records at 40 stations, peak on 21 July 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024 set or tied 296 station records at 40 stations.
  • It ran from 12 July 2024 to 10 August 2024 (30 days) and its peak day was 21 July 2024.
  • Status: closed.
  • Surat Thani set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 25.7 C (78.3 F) on 26 July 2024.
  • The busiest day was 21 July 2024 with 25 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 71 years.

Footprint

12 July to 10 August 2024
Footprint of Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024 The area covered by Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024 is outlined, with 14 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024 is outlined, with 14 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Surat ThaniRecord high minimum temperature25.7 C (78.3 F)2024-07-26
LabuanRecord high maximum temperature34.5 C (94.1 F)2024-07-26
MiriRecord high minimum temperature27.1 C (80.8 F)2024-07-28
Ko SamuiRecord high minimum temperature28.2 C (82.8 F)2024-07-25
SitiawanRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)2024-07-16
Penang IntlRecord high minimum temperature28.8 C (83.8 F)2024-07-18
Phuket AirportRecord high maximum temperature33.7 C (92.7 F)2024-07-31
Maimun SalehRecord high minimum temperature28.7 C (83.7 F)2024-07-24
DaboRecord high minimum temperature26.8 C (80.2 F)2024-08-10
Sultan Syarif Kasim IIRecord high minimum temperature25.5 C (77.9 F)2024-07-21
MalaccaRecord high minimum temperature25.9 C (78.6 F)2024-07-22
TrangRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)2024-07-25
BintuluRecord high maximum temperature35.5 C (95.9 F)2024-07-26
Kota Kinabalu IntlRecord high minimum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)2024-07-28

Records per Day

Peak day 25
Records per day during Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024 Records set or tied each day from 12 July 2024 to 10 August 2024. The most in one day was 25 on 21 July 2024. 0 6 13 19 25 07-1207-1507-1807-2107-2407-2707-3008-0208-0508-08
Records set or tied each day from 12 July 2024 to 10 August 2024. The most in one day was 25 on 21 July 2024.
Records per day during Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024
DateRecords
2024-07-122
2024-07-132
2024-07-142
2024-07-157
2024-07-165
2024-07-177
2024-07-1810
2024-07-1913
2024-07-2011
2024-07-2125
2024-07-2219
2024-07-2319
2024-07-2418
2024-07-2519
2024-07-2624
2024-07-2716
2024-07-2822
2024-07-297
2024-07-3010
2024-07-3114
2024-08-018
2024-08-029
2024-08-037
2024-08-044
2024-08-051
2024-08-062
2024-08-071
2024-08-084
2024-08-095
2024-08-103

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024 ranked by margin
Maimun Saleh, 07-222.4 C (4.3 F)
Dabo, 08-101.8 C (3.2 F)
Bintulu, 07-261.7 C (3.1 F)
Miri, 07-261.5 C (2.7 F)
Sultan Syarif Kasim II, 07-211.5 C (2.7 F)
Kota Kinabalu Intl, 07-281.2 C (2.2 F)
Phuket Airport, 07-311.0 C (1.8 F)
Malacca, 07-221.0 C (1.8 F)
Phuket Airport, 08-011.0 C (1.8 F)
Sitiawan, 07-160.7 C (1.3 F)
Ko Samui, 07-250.6 C (1.1 F)
Maimun Saleh, 07-240.6 C (1.1 F)
Trang, 07-250.3 C (0.5 F)
Miri, 07-280.2 C (0.4 F)
Penang Intl, 07-180.2 C (0.4 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024 296 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. 0 20 40 60 80 0.00.81.52.33.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
296 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 Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.171
0.164
0.226
1.519
0.637
0.751
0.21
1.047
0.60
1.845
2.420
1.532
1.728
0.262
1.033
1.225
1.041
0.356
0.21
0.22
1.237
0.547
0.456
1.535
0.351
1.128
1.139
1.037
0.247
1.126
0.925
0.222
1.630
0.836
0.740
0.733
0.118
0.727
0.824
0.70
0.244
1.410
0.827
0.122
0.538
1.67
0.636
0.535
0.535
0.625
0.630
0.40
0.29
0.65
1.66
1.227
2.110
2.71
0.47
0.433
0.628
0.822
0.39
0.337
0.237
0.436
1.713
0.730
0.622
0.213
0.443
1.030
2.41
0.245
0.826
0.537
0.813
0.234
1.41
0.521
0.919
1.018
0.332
0.532
0.426
1.023
1.013
0.525
0.22
2.03
0.42
0.827
0.29
0.728
0.237
0.40
0.629
0.134
0.910
0.20
0.430
0.526
0.711
0.329
0.19
1.312
1.410
0.326
0.18
0.30
0.337
0.42
0.137
0.430
0.239
0.610
0.614
0.77
0.86
0.136
1.215
1.216
0.430
0.427
0.427
0.426
0.610
0.322
0.525
0.511
0.20
1.42
0.127
0.428
0.230
1.11
1.015
0.623
1.28
0.230
0.521
0.71
0.67
0.57
0.517
0.127
0.121
0.521
0.610
1.31
0.325
0.714
1.45
0.515
1.23
0.418
0.47
0.319
0.410
0.510
0.315
0.612
1.21
0.913
0.715
0.127
0.86
0.812
0.419
0.419
0.612
0.67
0.84
0.514
0.610
0.63
0.61
0.62
0.311
0.115
0.610
0.115
0.89
0.222
0.810
0.615
0.96
0.81
0.67
0.76
0.46
0.43
0.41
0.47
0.510
0.510
0.69
0.66
0.79
0.412

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024 (this event)296 records

Every Record Set

20 of 296
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Indonesia and 4 other countries, 12 July to 10 August 2024, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2024-07-16SitiawanRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)5129 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-18Penang IntlRecord high minimum temperature28.8 C (83.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)128 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-18Maimun SalehRecord high minimum temperature28.1 C (82.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)125 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-21Sultan Syarif Kasim IIRecord high minimum temperature25.5 C (77.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)3226 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-21DaboRecord high minimum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)225 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-22Maimun SalehRecord high maximum temperature35.2 C (95.4 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)2026 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-22MalaccaRecord high minimum temperature25.9 C (78.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)3326 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-24Maimun SalehRecord high minimum temperature28.7 C (83.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)027 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-25Ko SamuiRecord high minimum temperature28.2 C (82.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3730 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-25TrangRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)5626 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-26Surat ThaniRecord high minimum temperature25.7 C (78.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7139 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-26LabuanRecord high maximum temperature34.5 C (94.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)6436 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-26MiriRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)1933 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-26BintuluRecord high maximum temperature35.5 C (95.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)2826 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-28MiriRecord high minimum temperature27.1 C (80.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)2636 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-28LabuanRecord high minimum temperature26.9 C (80.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)6226 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-28Kota Kinabalu IntlRecord high minimum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)2526 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-31Phuket AirportRecord high maximum temperature33.7 C (92.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4728 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-01Phuket AirportRecord high maximum temperature34.2 C (93.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4126 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-10DaboRecord high minimum temperature26.8 C (80.2 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)4527 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 296 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.