Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024

Name: Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024
Start: 2024-06-09
End: 2024-06-26
Location: Japan, China, Korea, South, Korea, North, Mongolia, Russia

Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024: 398 records at 179 stations, peak on 14 June 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024 set or tied 398 station records at 179 stations.
It ran from 9 June 2024 to 26 June 2024 (18 days) and its peak day was 14 June 2024.
Status: closed.
Xinyang set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 39.3 C (102.7 F) on 14 June 2024.
The busiest day was 14 June 2024 with 54 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 81 years.

Footprint

9 to 26 June 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Xinyang	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	2024-06-14
Ilyinskiy	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2024-06-09
Chengshantou	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	2024-06-18
Shimonoseki	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	2024-06-13
Jinan	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	2024-06-14
Shenyang	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2024-06-18
Sakai	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2024-06-24
Omaezaki	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	2024-06-25
Huimin	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	2024-06-11
Sendai	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2024-06-16
Chengde	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	2024-06-17
Yinchuan	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	2024-06-11
Ishinomaki	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	2024-06-14
Miyako	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	2024-06-15
Matsue	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	2024-06-24
Taiyuan	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	2024-06-14
Jiexiu	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	2024-06-14

Records per Day

Peak day 54

Records set or tied each day from 9 June 2024 to 26 June 2024. The most in one day was 54 on 14 June 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024
Date	Records
2024-06-09	13
2024-06-10	13
2024-06-11	16
2024-06-12	41
2024-06-13	49
2024-06-14	54
2024-06-15	39
2024-06-16	17
2024-06-17	24
2024-06-18	28
2024-06-19	17
2024-06-20	13
2024-06-21	10
2024-06-22	12
2024-06-23	8
2024-06-24	30
2024-06-25	10
2024-06-26	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024 ranked by margin
Taiyuan, 06-14	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Jiexiu, 06-14	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Chengde, 06-17	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Ishinomaki, 06-14	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Chengshantou, 06-18	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Huimin, 06-11	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Shimonoseki, 06-13	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Shenyang, 06-18	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Jinan, 06-14	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Miyako, 06-15	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Sakai, 06-24	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Omaezaki, 06-25	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Sendai, 06-16	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Yinchuan, 06-11	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Xinyang, 06-16	1.3 C (2.3 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

398 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 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.6	72
2.2	72
0.9	81
2.0	69
2.0	64
1.9	71
1.5	64
1.6	69
2.8	62
2.2	63
1.3	69
1.3	73
1.3	72
1.8	69
2.3	57
1.1	69
4.2	43
3.9	45
0.6	71
0.8	66
0.9	69
0.9	72
0.7	71
1.2	64
1.0	69
0.9	69
3.7	49
0.9	64
0.4	71
0.4	71
0.2	73
2.2	52
1.6	59
3.0	45
1.2	63
1.2	63
0.2	72
0.5	69
2.9	39
2.5	40
1.4	54
0.8	66
0.5	69
0.2	71
1.0	58
0.9	61
0.1	69
2.8	44
3.3	28
1.7	56
1.0	63
0.4	64
1.7	56
0.2	69
0.8	63
0.6	65
0.6	65
1.6	58
0.2	69
2.5	44
0.8	57
4.3	27
0.8	61
0.8	59
0.5	63
0.2	64
0.6	63
1.0	52
1.4	59
1.8	46
0.1	66
1.8	40
2.1	46
0.4	62
1.8	45
0.8	57
0.1	66
0.8	59
3.1	36
0.1	61
1.6	49
0.2	62
0.2	63
1.4	52
1.0	56
0.5	59
2.8	33
0.2	63
1.2	49
0.8	50
1.4	46
2.1	41
0.1	62
2.1	40
0.9	50
1.4	48
1.8	40
1.5	45
1.4	49
1.5	45
1.7	45
1.1	41
1.5	47
3.1	22
0.8	52
1.0	46
1.7	44
0.9	49
1.3	45
2.9	23
1.0	48
0.9	50
1.2	48
0.3	56
0.5	52
0.3	59
1.2	49
0.9	49
1.0	52
0.4	52
0.9	46
0.8	45
1.3	45
0.9	45
0.7	49
3.5	24
0.1	52
0.2	52
2.4	31
0.2	52
1.0	44
0.6	44
0.6	46
0.4	52
1.0	45
0.8	46
0.5	46
3.2	21
1.3	34
0.8	45
0.3	52
0.8	46
0.3	48
1.2	45
0.8	46
0.2	52
0.7	43
4.0	14
3.2	25
0.6	45
0.8	40
0.1	49
0.1	49
2.1	27
1.9	36
0.4	46
0.4	45
2.2	25
0.5	45
3.0	25
0.4	46
0.3	45
1.7	34
1.0	40
1.2	36
1.3	27
1.5	36
0.2	45
0.4	40
0.3	40
0.1	46
1.0	34
1.0	33
1.2	36
0.2	46
1.1	38
1.4	28
1.3	36
0.2	43
0.2	45
0.6	39
0.7	38
2.5	20
1.1	36
1.0	36
0.6	42
0.2	46
0.3	46
0.1	44
3.7	2
1.1	34
0.9	33
2.2	25
0.2	46
2.4	25
0.6	33
0.8	34
0.2	40
1.7	25
2.1	18

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 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 Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024 (this event)	398 records

Every Record Set

20 of 398

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Japan and 5 other countries, 9 to 26 June 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-06-09	Ilyinskiy	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	81	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-11	Huimin	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-11	Yinchuan	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	73	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-13	Shimonoseki	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	69	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-14	Xinyang	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-14	Jinan	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	71	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-14	Ishinomaki	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	57	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-14	Taiyuan	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	43	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-14	Jiexiu	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-15	Miyako	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	69	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-16	Sendai	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	69	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-16	Xinyang	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	72	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-17	Chengde	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-18	Chengshantou	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-18	Shenyang	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	64	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-18	Huimin	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-24	Sakai	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	69	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-24	Matsue	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-24	Chengshantou	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	66	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-25	Omaezaki	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	64	33 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 398 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 2026-10-12. 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
0.6	72
2.2	72
0.9	81
2.0	69
2.0	64
1.9	71
1.5	64
1.6	69
2.8	62
2.2	63
1.3	69
1.3	73
1.3	72
1.8	69
2.3	57
1.1	69
4.2	43
3.9	45
0.6	71
0.8	66
0.9	69
0.9	72
0.7	71
1.2	64
1.0	69
0.9	69
3.7	49
0.9	64
0.4	71
0.4	71
0.2	73
2.2	52
1.6	59
3.0	45
1.2	63
1.2	63
0.2	72
0.5	69
2.9	39
2.5	40
1.4	54
0.8	66
0.5	69
0.2	71
1.0	58
0.9	61
0.1	69
2.8	44
3.3	28
1.7	56
1.0	63
0.4	64
1.7	56
0.2	69
0.8	63
0.6	65
0.6	65
1.6	58
0.2	69
2.5	44
0.8	57
4.3	27
0.8	61
0.8	59
0.5	63
0.2	64
0.6	63
1.0	52
1.4	59
1.8	46
0.1	66
1.8	40
2.1	46
0.4	62
1.8	45
0.8	57
0.1	66
0.8	59
3.1	36
0.1	61
1.6	49
0.2	62
0.2	63
1.4	52
1.0	56
0.5	59
2.8	33
0.2	63
1.2	49
0.8	50
1.4	46
2.1	41
0.1	62
2.1	40
0.9	50
1.4	48
1.8	40
1.5	45
1.4	49
1.5	45
1.7	45
1.1	41
1.5	47
3.1	22
0.8	52
1.0	46
1.7	44
0.9	49
1.3	45
2.9	23
1.0	48
0.9	50
1.2	48
0.3	56
0.5	52
0.3	59
1.2	49
0.9	49
1.0	52
0.4	52
0.9	46
0.8	45
1.3	45
0.9	45
0.7	49
3.5	24
0.1	52
0.2	52
2.4	31
0.2	52
1.0	44
0.6	44
0.6	46
0.4	52
1.0	45
0.8	46
0.5	46
3.2	21
1.3	34
0.8	45
0.3	52
0.8	46
0.3	48
1.2	45
0.8	46
0.2	52
0.7	43
4.0	14
3.2	25
0.6	45
0.8	40
0.1	49
0.1	49
2.1	27
1.9	36
0.4	46
0.4	45
2.2	25
0.5	45
3.0	25
0.4	46
0.3	45
1.7	34
1.0	40
1.2	36
1.3	27
1.5	36
0.2	45
0.4	40
0.3	40
0.1	46
1.0	34
1.0	33
1.2	36
0.2	46
1.1	38
1.4	28
1.3	36
0.2	43
0.2	45
0.6	39
0.7	38
2.5	20
1.1	36
1.0	36
0.6	42
0.2	46
0.3	46
0.1	44
3.7	2
1.1	34
0.9	33
2.2	25
0.2	46
2.4	25
0.6	33
0.8	34
0.2	40
1.7	25
2.1	18

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.6	72
2.2	72
0.9	81
2.0	69
2.0	64
1.9	71
1.5	64
1.6	69
2.8	62
2.2	63
1.3	69
1.3	73
1.3	72
1.8	69
2.3	57
1.1	69
4.2	43
3.9	45
0.6	71
0.8	66
0.9	69
0.9	72
0.7	71
1.2	64
1.0	69
0.9	69
3.7	49
0.9	64
0.4	71
0.4	71
0.2	73
2.2	52
1.6	59
3.0	45
1.2	63
1.2	63
0.2	72
0.5	69
2.9	39
2.5	40
1.4	54
0.8	66
0.5	69
0.2	71
1.0	58
0.9	61
0.1	69
2.8	44
3.3	28
1.7	56
1.0	63
0.4	64
1.7	56
0.2	69
0.8	63
0.6	65
0.6	65
1.6	58
0.2	69
2.5	44
0.8	57
4.3	27
0.8	61
0.8	59
0.5	63
0.2	64
0.6	63
1.0	52
1.4	59
1.8	46
0.1	66
1.8	40
2.1	46
0.4	62
1.8	45
0.8	57
0.1	66
0.8	59
3.1	36
0.1	61
1.6	49
0.2	62
0.2	63
1.4	52
1.0	56
0.5	59
2.8	33
0.2	63
1.2	49
0.8	50
1.4	46
2.1	41
0.1	62
2.1	40
0.9	50
1.4	48
1.8	40
1.5	45
1.4	49
1.5	45
1.7	45
1.1	41
1.5	47
3.1	22
0.8	52
1.0	46
1.7	44
0.9	49
1.3	45
2.9	23
1.0	48
0.9	50
1.2	48
0.3	56
0.5	52
0.3	59
1.2	49
0.9	49
1.0	52
0.4	52
0.9	46
0.8	45
1.3	45
0.9	45
0.7	49
3.5	24
0.1	52
0.2	52
2.4	31
0.2	52
1.0	44
0.6	44
0.6	46
0.4	52
1.0	45
0.8	46
0.5	46
3.2	21
1.3	34
0.8	45
0.3	52
0.8	46
0.3	48
1.2	45
0.8	46
0.2	52
0.7	43
4.0	14
3.2	25
0.6	45
0.8	40
0.1	49
0.1	49
2.1	27
1.9	36
0.4	46
0.4	45
2.2	25
0.5	45
3.0	25
0.4	46
0.3	45
1.7	34
1.0	40
1.2	36
1.3	27
1.5	36
0.2	45
0.4	40
0.3	40
0.1	46
1.0	34
1.0	33
1.2	36
0.2	46
1.1	38
1.4	28
1.3	36
0.2	43
0.2	45
0.6	39
0.7	38
2.5	20
1.1	36
1.0	36
0.6	42
0.2	46
0.3	46
0.1	44
3.7	2
1.1	34
0.9	33
2.2	25
0.2	46
2.4	25
0.6	33
0.8	34
0.2	40
1.7	25
2.1	18