Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024

Name: Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024
Start: 2024-11-02
End: 2024-11-17
Location: Japan, China, Mongolia, Russia, Korea, South, Kazakhstan, Korea, North

Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024: 354 records at 219 stations, peak on 17 November 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024 set or tied 354 station records at 219 stations.
It ran from 2 November 2024 to 17 November 2024 (16 days) and its peak day was 17 November 2024.
Status: closed.
Miyako set a daily record high maximum temperature of 23.9 C (75.0 F) on 17 November 2024.
The busiest day was 17 November 2024 with 61 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 83 years.

Footprint

2 to 17 November 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Semej	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2024-11-04
Kolpasevo	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	2024-11-04
Onahama	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	2024-11-17
Ulaan-Gom	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	2024-11-12
Miyako	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2024-11-17
Cerlak	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2024-11-03
Yajlju	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2024-11-04
Hamar-Daban	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	2024-11-07
Krasnyj Chikoj	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	2024-11-07
Hohhot	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2024-11-09
Hiroo	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	2024-11-17
Mondy	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2024-11-05
Yakushima	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2024-11-16
Duolun	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2024-11-09
Yingkou	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	2024-11-09
Siping	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2024-11-10
Tsuruga	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2024-11-11
Fukuoka	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	2024-11-16
Yamagata	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	2024-11-17

Records per Day

Peak day 61

Records set or tied each day from 2 November 2024 to 17 November 2024. The most in one day was 61 on 17 November 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024
Date	Records
2024-11-02	2
2024-11-03	17
2024-11-04	21
2024-11-05	8
2024-11-06	13
2024-11-07	15
2024-11-08	24
2024-11-09	16
2024-11-10	25
2024-11-11	28
2024-11-12	24
2024-11-13	8
2024-11-14	25
2024-11-15	35
2024-11-16	32
2024-11-17	61

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024 ranked by margin
Miyako, 11-17	6.0 C (10.8 F)
Ulaan-Gom, 11-12	5.8 C (10.4 F)
Yamagata, 11-17	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Hiroo, 11-17	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Hohhot, 11-09	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Cerlak, 11-03	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Yajlju, 11-04	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Onahama, 11-17	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Kolpasevo, 11-04	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Mondy, 11-05	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Fukuoka, 11-16	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Siping, 11-10	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Krasnyj Chikoj, 11-07	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Duolun, 11-09	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Onahama, 11-11	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

354 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 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.0	41
2.2	72
0.8	83
5.8	61
2.2	46
2.5	44
0.9	83
2.3	70
2.6	70
1.3	67
3.0	63
0.7	71
1.6	70
1.5	67
1.3	72
1.2	67
3.6	47
1.3	66
1.0	67
1.6	62
0.9	66
0.8	62
1.0	39
0.9	70
1.9	69
1.3	63
2.1	63
0.8	66
2.2	52
0.3	72
2.4	49
1.0	63
1.1	69
1.5	67
0.7	62
0.7	62
1.0	62
1.3	62
0.9	62
1.6	55
3.2	54
0.9	63
0.6	63
2.2	47
0.6	62
0.1	66
1.7	47
1.5	47
2.3	49
1.6	52
0.6	62
0.6	62
0.2	66
1.8	63
0.7	30
0.4	62
0.2	63
0.2	63
0.1	62
0.9	55
1.0	55
0.3	62
0.2	62
0.7	59
1.3	52
0.8	55
0.9	55
1.5	49
4.5	42
1.3	63
1.9	55
1.4	62
3.4	49
2.1	54
2.1	54
2.4	51
1.2	52
1.5	45
1.1	47
1.0	47
0.4	55
1.0	52
3.4	43
1.0	55
0.3	55
1.4	54
1.0	52
2.0	44
1.0	49
0.4	52
0.6	52
0.8	47
0.2	55
0.9	49
0.5	52
0.8	47
1.1	55
0.9	44
1.0	47
0.5	52
1.0	49
2.3	31
4.7	40
0.7	52
0.1	52
1.4	45
0.2	52
0.7	49
0.2	52
0.4	47
1.3	44
1.3	46
3.9	26
3.6	31
2.7	34
2.6	41
3.1	41
0.5	18
4.1	30
0.9	45
0.6	45
0.4	45
0.7	40
2.3	27
1.9	36
1.5	45
2.0	41
0.8	40
0.5	45
0.2	44
0.5	44
0.5	40
0.6	46
0.9	31
0.4	49
0.5	47
2.0	26
1.2	46
2.5	34
3.4	31
0.6	49
2.7	30
0.8	45
0.2	41
0.6	11
0.9	30
2.6	30
0.6	37
2.7	26
0.5	37
1.3	31
0.2	45
1.7	26
1.8	34
2.3	31
2.0	34
4.2	34
0.5	45
4.8	23
1.8	37
3.6	26
1.2	4
1.1	3
2.3	27
4.1	20
1.8	26
0.5	34
0.7	30
1.6	20
0.9	27
2.8	26
2.4	37
0.4	41
0.3	41
4.9	27
1.5	31
1.2	30
0.9	30
1.4	26
3.6	4
1.3	26
0.6	30
1.4	20
0.3	30
0.8	27
0.5	31
0.5	31
0.5	31
3.3	5
2.0	26
5.3	18
1.1	31
0.8	34
0.5	30
2.2	20
3.2	9
2.4	11
3.0	4
0.1	31
1.0	25

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 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 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024 (this event)	354 records

Every Record Set

20 of 354

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Japan and 6 other countries, 2 to 17 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-11-03	Cerlak	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	44	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-04	Semej	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	83	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-04	Kolpasevo	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-04	Yajlju	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-05	Mondy	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	70	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-07	Hamar-Daban	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	83	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-07	Krasnyj Chikoj	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	67	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-09	Hohhot	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	70	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-09	Duolun	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	72	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-09	Yingkou	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	67	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-10	Siping	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	67	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-11	Onahama	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	66	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-11	Tsuruga	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-12	Ulaan-Gom	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	61	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-16	Yakushima	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	71	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-16	Fukuoka	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-17	Miyako	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	41	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-17	Onahama	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-17	Hiroo	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	63	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-17	Yamagata	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	47	29 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 354 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
6.0	41
2.2	72
0.8	83
5.8	61
2.2	46
2.5	44
0.9	83
2.3	70
2.6	70
1.3	67
3.0	63
0.7	71
1.6	70
1.5	67
1.3	72
1.2	67
3.6	47
1.3	66
1.0	67
1.6	62
0.9	66
0.8	62
1.0	39
0.9	70
1.9	69
1.3	63
2.1	63
0.8	66
2.2	52
0.3	72
2.4	49
1.0	63
1.1	69
1.5	67
0.7	62
0.7	62
1.0	62
1.3	62
0.9	62
1.6	55
3.2	54
0.9	63
0.6	63
2.2	47
0.6	62
0.1	66
1.7	47
1.5	47
2.3	49
1.6	52
0.6	62
0.6	62
0.2	66
1.8	63
0.7	30
0.4	62
0.2	63
0.2	63
0.1	62
0.9	55
1.0	55
0.3	62
0.2	62
0.7	59
1.3	52
0.8	55
0.9	55
1.5	49
4.5	42
1.3	63
1.9	55
1.4	62
3.4	49
2.1	54
2.1	54
2.4	51
1.2	52
1.5	45
1.1	47
1.0	47
0.4	55
1.0	52
3.4	43
1.0	55
0.3	55
1.4	54
1.0	52
2.0	44
1.0	49
0.4	52
0.6	52
0.8	47
0.2	55
0.9	49
0.5	52
0.8	47
1.1	55
0.9	44
1.0	47
0.5	52
1.0	49
2.3	31
4.7	40
0.7	52
0.1	52
1.4	45
0.2	52
0.7	49
0.2	52
0.4	47
1.3	44
1.3	46
3.9	26
3.6	31
2.7	34
2.6	41
3.1	41
0.5	18
4.1	30
0.9	45
0.6	45
0.4	45
0.7	40
2.3	27
1.9	36
1.5	45
2.0	41
0.8	40
0.5	45
0.2	44
0.5	44
0.5	40
0.6	46
0.9	31
0.4	49
0.5	47
2.0	26
1.2	46
2.5	34
3.4	31
0.6	49
2.7	30
0.8	45
0.2	41
0.6	11
0.9	30
2.6	30
0.6	37
2.7	26
0.5	37
1.3	31
0.2	45
1.7	26
1.8	34
2.3	31
2.0	34
4.2	34
0.5	45
4.8	23
1.8	37
3.6	26
1.2	4
1.1	3
2.3	27
4.1	20
1.8	26
0.5	34
0.7	30
1.6	20
0.9	27
2.8	26
2.4	37
0.4	41
0.3	41
4.9	27
1.5	31
1.2	30
0.9	30
1.4	26
3.6	4
1.3	26
0.6	30
1.4	20
0.3	30
0.8	27
0.5	31
0.5	31
0.5	31
3.3	5
2.0	26
5.3	18
1.1	31
0.8	34
0.5	30
2.2	20
3.2	9
2.4	11
3.0	4
0.1	31
1.0	25

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.0	41
2.2	72
0.8	83
5.8	61
2.2	46
2.5	44
0.9	83
2.3	70
2.6	70
1.3	67
3.0	63
0.7	71
1.6	70
1.5	67
1.3	72
1.2	67
3.6	47
1.3	66
1.0	67
1.6	62
0.9	66
0.8	62
1.0	39
0.9	70
1.9	69
1.3	63
2.1	63
0.8	66
2.2	52
0.3	72
2.4	49
1.0	63
1.1	69
1.5	67
0.7	62
0.7	62
1.0	62
1.3	62
0.9	62
1.6	55
3.2	54
0.9	63
0.6	63
2.2	47
0.6	62
0.1	66
1.7	47
1.5	47
2.3	49
1.6	52
0.6	62
0.6	62
0.2	66
1.8	63
0.7	30
0.4	62
0.2	63
0.2	63
0.1	62
0.9	55
1.0	55
0.3	62
0.2	62
0.7	59
1.3	52
0.8	55
0.9	55
1.5	49
4.5	42
1.3	63
1.9	55
1.4	62
3.4	49
2.1	54
2.1	54
2.4	51
1.2	52
1.5	45
1.1	47
1.0	47
0.4	55
1.0	52
3.4	43
1.0	55
0.3	55
1.4	54
1.0	52
2.0	44
1.0	49
0.4	52
0.6	52
0.8	47
0.2	55
0.9	49
0.5	52
0.8	47
1.1	55
0.9	44
1.0	47
0.5	52
1.0	49
2.3	31
4.7	40
0.7	52
0.1	52
1.4	45
0.2	52
0.7	49
0.2	52
0.4	47
1.3	44
1.3	46
3.9	26
3.6	31
2.7	34
2.6	41
3.1	41
0.5	18
4.1	30
0.9	45
0.6	45
0.4	45
0.7	40
2.3	27
1.9	36
1.5	45
2.0	41
0.8	40
0.5	45
0.2	44
0.5	44
0.5	40
0.6	46
0.9	31
0.4	49
0.5	47
2.0	26
1.2	46
2.5	34
3.4	31
0.6	49
2.7	30
0.8	45
0.2	41
0.6	11
0.9	30
2.6	30
0.6	37
2.7	26
0.5	37
1.3	31
0.2	45
1.7	26
1.8	34
2.3	31
2.0	34
4.2	34
0.5	45
4.8	23
1.8	37
3.6	26
1.2	4
1.1	3
2.3	27
4.1	20
1.8	26
0.5	34
0.7	30
1.6	20
0.9	27
2.8	26
2.4	37
0.4	41
0.3	41
4.9	27
1.5	31
1.2	30
0.9	30
1.4	26
3.6	4
1.3	26
0.6	30
1.4	20
0.3	30
0.8	27
0.5	31
0.5	31
0.5	31
3.3	5
2.0	26
5.3	18
1.1	31
0.8	34
0.5	30
2.2	20
3.2	9
2.4	11
3.0	4
0.1	31
1.0	25