Heat wave in Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019

Name: Heat wave in Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019
Start: 2019-11-22
End: 2019-11-27
Location: Japan, Russia, Korea, South

Heat wave in Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019: 126 records at 96 stations, peak on 24 November 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019 set or tied 126 station records at 96 stations.
It ran from 22 November 2019 to 27 November 2019 (6 days) and its peak day was 24 November 2019.
Status: closed.
Im. Poliny Osipenko set a daily record high maximum temperature of 5.4 C (41.7 F) on 23 November 2019.
The busiest day was 24 November 2019 with 59 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 72 years.

Footprint

22 to 27 November 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	2019-11-23
Choshi	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	2019-11-24
Sovetskaja Gavan	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2019-11-23
Ajiro	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2019-11-24
Osaka	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	2019-11-23
Akita	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	2019-11-24
Niigata	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	2019-11-24
Tsu	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	2019-11-24
Izuhara	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	2019-11-24
Maebashi	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2019-11-24
Omaezaki	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	2019-11-24
Yokohama	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2019-11-24
Nikko	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	2019-11-24
Kawaguchiko	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2019-11-25
Hularin	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2019-11-23
Cekunda	Record high maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	2019-11-23
Sutur	Record high maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	2019-11-23
Fukui	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	2019-11-24
Kofu	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	2019-11-24
Irozaki	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2019-11-24

Records per Day

Peak day 59

Records set or tied each day from 22 November 2019 to 27 November 2019. The most in one day was 59 on 24 November 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019 ranked by margin
Im. Poliny Osipenko, 11-23	6.8 C (12.2 F)
Hularin, 11-23	6.5 C (11.7 F)
Niigata, 11-24	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Sovetskaja Gavan, 11-23	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Ajiro, 11-24	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Choshi, 11-24	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Nikko, 11-24	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Akita, 11-24	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Tsu, 11-24	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Kawaguchiko, 11-25	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Maebashi, 11-24	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Omaezaki, 11-24	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Irozaki, 11-24	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Osaka, 11-23	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Yokohama, 11-24	1.8 C (3.2 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

126 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 Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.8	72
2.5	68
2.8	60
2.7	58
2.2	64
3.0	53
1.8	64
2.2	58
1.4	64
2.0	58
2.2	58
2.0	58
1.8	58
2.5	53
1.0	64
1.8	58
1.9	50
6.5	36
0.7	64
0.1	64
1.0	60
0.2	68
1.9	50
1.4	58
1.2	58
1.0	58
0.8	58
0.9	58
1.0	58
1.3	50
0.5	60
1.7	50
1.0	58
0.8	58
1.5	50
1.3	50
1.5	50
0.8	58
0.8	58
1.0	53
3.0	38
0.6	58
0.3	64
1.6	50
0.8	58
1.3	50
1.1	50
0.5	58
1.1	50
2.2	46
1.1	50
0.5	58
0.5	58
0.3	58
0.4	58
0.3	58
0.1	58
0.2	58
0.3	58
0.9	50
0.9	50
0.1	58
0.1	58
0.1	58
0.2	58
0.9	50
2.9	30
0.5	50
0.5	50
0.1	53
0.2	52
1.2	40
0.3	50
0.2	50
0.6	50
1.5	38
3.7	20
4.2	14
3.1	20
2.5	20
0.2	50
1.6	32
1.6	32
1.0	37
0.8	38
0.1	33
1.0	33
1.4	32
0.5	33
2.0	20
2.0	17
0.2	33
0.2	32
4.4	5
1.2	20
1.3	20
1.4	17
0.3	32
0.8	20
0.6	20
0.7	20
0.8	20
0.6	20
1.0	20
0.3	22
0.9	16
1.6	4
1.2	20
0.7	14
0.4	17
1.8	4
0.2	8
1.1	4
0.9	4
0.7	17
0.2	14
0.8	4
0.1	12
0.6	4
0.1	5
0.5	9
0.1	4
0.2	4
0.2	4
1.4	4
0.3	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019 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 Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019 (this event)	126 records

Every Record Set

20 of 126

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Japan and 2 other countries, 22 to 27 November 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-11-23	Im. Poliny Osipenko	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	72	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-23	Sovetskaja Gavan	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-23	Osaka	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	64	30 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-23	Hularin	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	36	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-23	Cekunda	Record high maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	64	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-23	Sutur	Record high maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	64	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Choshi	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	68	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-24	Ajiro	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	58	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Akita	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64	30 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Niigata	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	53	30 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Tsu	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Izuhara	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	64	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Maebashi	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	58	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Omaezaki	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	58	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Yokohama	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	58	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Nikko	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	53	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Fukui	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	64	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Kofu	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	58	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-24	Irozaki	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	50	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-25	Kawaguchiko	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58	28 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 126 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 2026-10-18. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2019-11-22	1
2019-11-23	39
2019-11-24	59
2019-11-25	25
2019-11-26	1
2019-11-27	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.8	72
2.5	68
2.8	60
2.7	58
2.2	64
3.0	53
1.8	64
2.2	58
1.4	64
2.0	58
2.2	58
2.0	58
1.8	58
2.5	53
1.0	64
1.8	58
1.9	50
6.5	36
0.7	64
0.1	64
1.0	60
0.2	68
1.9	50
1.4	58
1.2	58
1.0	58
0.8	58
0.9	58
1.0	58
1.3	50
0.5	60
1.7	50
1.0	58
0.8	58
1.5	50
1.3	50
1.5	50
0.8	58
0.8	58
1.0	53
3.0	38
0.6	58
0.3	64
1.6	50
0.8	58
1.3	50
1.1	50
0.5	58
1.1	50
2.2	46
1.1	50
0.5	58
0.5	58
0.3	58
0.4	58
0.3	58
0.1	58
0.2	58
0.3	58
0.9	50
0.9	50
0.1	58
0.1	58
0.1	58
0.2	58
0.9	50
2.9	30
0.5	50
0.5	50
0.1	53
0.2	52
1.2	40
0.3	50
0.2	50
0.6	50
1.5	38
3.7	20
4.2	14
3.1	20
2.5	20
0.2	50
1.6	32
1.6	32
1.0	37
0.8	38
0.1	33
1.0	33
1.4	32
0.5	33
2.0	20
2.0	17
0.2	33
0.2	32
4.4	5
1.2	20
1.3	20
1.4	17
0.3	32
0.8	20
0.6	20
0.7	20
0.8	20
0.6	20
1.0	20
0.3	22
0.9	16
1.6	4
1.2	20
0.7	14
0.4	17
1.8	4
0.2	8
1.1	4
0.9	4
0.7	17
0.2	14
0.8	4
0.1	12
0.6	4
0.1	5
0.5	9
0.1	4
0.2	4
0.2	4
1.4	4
0.3	4

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.8	72
2.5	68
2.8	60
2.7	58
2.2	64
3.0	53
1.8	64
2.2	58
1.4	64
2.0	58
2.2	58
2.0	58
1.8	58
2.5	53
1.0	64
1.8	58
1.9	50
6.5	36
0.7	64
0.1	64
1.0	60
0.2	68
1.9	50
1.4	58
1.2	58
1.0	58
0.8	58
0.9	58
1.0	58
1.3	50
0.5	60
1.7	50
1.0	58
0.8	58
1.5	50
1.3	50
1.5	50
0.8	58
0.8	58
1.0	53
3.0	38
0.6	58
0.3	64
1.6	50
0.8	58
1.3	50
1.1	50
0.5	58
1.1	50
2.2	46
1.1	50
0.5	58
0.5	58
0.3	58
0.4	58
0.3	58
0.1	58
0.2	58
0.3	58
0.9	50
0.9	50
0.1	58
0.1	58
0.1	58
0.2	58
0.9	50
2.9	30
0.5	50
0.5	50
0.1	53
0.2	52
1.2	40
0.3	50
0.2	50
0.6	50
1.5	38
3.7	20
4.2	14
3.1	20
2.5	20
0.2	50
1.6	32
1.6	32
1.0	37
0.8	38
0.1	33
1.0	33
1.4	32
0.5	33
2.0	20
2.0	17
0.2	33
0.2	32
4.4	5
1.2	20
1.3	20
1.4	17
0.3	32
0.8	20
0.6	20
0.7	20
0.8	20
0.6	20
1.0	20
0.3	22
0.9	16
1.6	4
1.2	20
0.7	14
0.4	17
1.8	4
0.2	8
1.1	4
0.9	4
0.7	17
0.2	14
0.8	4
0.1	12
0.6	4
0.1	5
0.5	9
0.1	4
0.2	4
0.2	4
1.4	4
0.3	4