Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024

Name: Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024
Start: 2024-07-11
End: 2024-07-28
Location: Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Estonia

Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024: 224 records at 115 stations, peak on 22 July 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024 set or tied 224 station records at 115 stations.
It ran from 11 July 2024 to 28 July 2024 (18 days) and its peak day was 22 July 2024.
Status: closed.
Vardoe set a daily record high minimum temperature of 14.7 C (58.5 F) on 23 July 2024.
The busiest day was 22 July 2024 with 42 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 90 years.

Footprint

11 to 28 July 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vardoe	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	2024-07-23
Tromso	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2024-07-22
Slettnes Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2024-07-23
Alta Lufthavn	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	2024-07-23
Orland	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2024-07-15
Skrova Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2024-07-22
Makkaur Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	2024-07-23
Torsvag Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	2024-07-22
Murmansk	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2024-07-22
Lidkoping	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2024-07-22
Virtsu	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	2024-07-24
Boden	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	2024-07-19
Nordstraum I Kvaenangen	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	2024-07-23
Tallinn	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	2024-07-24
Bodoe VI	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2024-07-26
Padun	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2024-07-26

Records per Day

Peak day 42

Records set or tied each day from 11 July 2024 to 28 July 2024. The most in one day was 42 on 22 July 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024
Date	Records
2024-07-11	1
2024-07-13	2
2024-07-14	2
2024-07-15	8
2024-07-16	2
2024-07-17	8
2024-07-18	7
2024-07-19	5
2024-07-20	9
2024-07-21	20
2024-07-22	42
2024-07-23	40
2024-07-24	35
2024-07-25	12
2024-07-26	18
2024-07-27	11
2024-07-28	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024 ranked by margin
Nordstraum I Kvaenangen, 07-23	8.2 C (14.8 F)
Vardoe, 07-22	4.7 C (8.5 F)
Alta Lufthavn, 07-23	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Skrova Fyr, 07-22	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Makkaur Fyr, 07-23	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Padun, 07-26	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Slettnes Fyr, 07-24	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Slettnes Fyr, 07-23	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Vardoe, 07-23	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Torsvag Fyr, 07-22	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Lidkoping, 07-22	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Orland, 07-15	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Murmansk, 07-22	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Tromso, 07-22	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Bodoe VI, 07-26	1.2 C (2.2 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

224 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 Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	90
4.7	90
1.4	90
3.1	50
4.4	51
0.9	83
3.6	51
2.3	63
3.3	50
0.2	86
2.8	51
1.5	83
2.6	59
0.7	77
0.8	67
1.2	70
8.2	26
0.5	78
3.2	60
3.3	60
2.1	51
0.4	69
2.3	58
0.2	10
0.4	67
2.2	48
1.6	58
0.5	54
0.7	58
3.4	37
0.3	63
1.3	60
1.0	60
1.4	49
0.6	60
0.6	58
0.3	63
0.3	2
0.6	60
0.6	58
0.6	51
0.1	58
1.2	51
2.7	21
0.3	58
0.9	51
0.5	55
0.3	60
0.1	63
0.2	58
0.7	51
6.9	8
0.2	54
1.6	49
3.1	5
0.4	51
3.4	26
1.3	44
0.1	55
0.5	36
2.8	8
0.4	48
0.6	37
0.1	51
1.3	42
0.5	32
1.5	25
0.1	43
0.5	42
2.2	20
1.1	36
0.4	49
0.3	42
0.9	24
1.4	21
1.1	21
0.8	25
1.1	27
1.6	21
0.7	34
1.0	37
0.2	43
0.1	43
1.3	21
2.1	26
0.2	41
2.6	6
0.6	30
2.2	21
0.5	31
2.4	20
1.6	22
0.6	27
0.1	37
0.7	27
1.2	21
2.5	10
0.8	21
1.4	24
2.5	10
0.6	21
0.7	34
3.0	8
3.0	10
0.7	21
0.7	27
1.5	21
1.1	24
1.4	15
0.3	27
1.2	21
1.3	20
1.9	2
0.7	26
2.6	8
0.3	21
0.2	27
3.0	8
1.6	21
0.8	21
0.5	24
0.2	21
1.4	24
0.6	24
1.4	20
0.9	8
1.7	8
2.1	8
3.1	5
0.1	21
2.2	8
0.4	21
2.7	8
0.8	18
0.6	21
1.7	6
1.1	10
0.2	21
1.7	8
0.4	26
1.7	8
0.5	27
0.4	13
0.5	24
1.0	10
0.2	10
0.8	5
1.7	8
0.4	14
0.1	14
1.4	10
0.1	10
0.3	2
0.8	8
0.5	20
1.0	15
3.0	6
1.0	2
1.3	5
0.1	8
0.3	10
0.5	10
1.7	6
0.5	14
0.3	5
0.4	5
0.1	10
0.1	10
0.2	23
0.4	10
1.0	5
0.5	19
1.2	5
0.3	21
2.7	5
0.1	21
1.4	5
0.6	5
0.9	10
0.2	5
0.4	15
0.4	19
0.2	8
0.5	5
0.5	5
0.7	5
1.0	5
1.0	5
0.3	10
0.4	8
0.8	5
0.9	5
0.8	4
0.2	8
0.6	3
0.1	3
0.2	13
0.1	13
0.1	13
0.9	10

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 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 Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024 (this event)	224 records

Every Record Set

20 of 224

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Norway and 4 other countries, 11 to 28 July 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-07-15	Orland	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	63	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-19	Boden	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-22	Vardoe	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	90	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-22	Tromso	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	90	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-22	Skrova Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	51	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-22	Torsvag Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-22	Murmansk	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	83	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-22	Lidkoping	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	59	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-23	Vardoe	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-23	Slettnes Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	50	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-23	Alta Lufthavn	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	51	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-23	Tromso	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	83	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-23	Makkaur Fyr	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-23	Nordstraum I Kvaenangen	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	8.2 C (14.8 F)	26	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-24	Vardoe	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	86	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-24	Virtsu	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	77	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-24	Tallinn	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	67	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-24	Slettnes Fyr	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	60	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-26	Bodoe VI	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-26	Padun	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60	30 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 224 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
2.8	90
4.7	90
1.4	90
3.1	50
4.4	51
0.9	83
3.6	51
2.3	63
3.3	50
0.2	86
2.8	51
1.5	83
2.6	59
0.7	77
0.8	67
1.2	70
8.2	26
0.5	78
3.2	60
3.3	60
2.1	51
0.4	69
2.3	58
0.2	10
0.4	67
2.2	48
1.6	58
0.5	54
0.7	58
3.4	37
0.3	63
1.3	60
1.0	60
1.4	49
0.6	60
0.6	58
0.3	63
0.3	2
0.6	60
0.6	58
0.6	51
0.1	58
1.2	51
2.7	21
0.3	58
0.9	51
0.5	55
0.3	60
0.1	63
0.2	58
0.7	51
6.9	8
0.2	54
1.6	49
3.1	5
0.4	51
3.4	26
1.3	44
0.1	55
0.5	36
2.8	8
0.4	48
0.6	37
0.1	51
1.3	42
0.5	32
1.5	25
0.1	43
0.5	42
2.2	20
1.1	36
0.4	49
0.3	42
0.9	24
1.4	21
1.1	21
0.8	25
1.1	27
1.6	21
0.7	34
1.0	37
0.2	43
0.1	43
1.3	21
2.1	26
0.2	41
2.6	6
0.6	30
2.2	21
0.5	31
2.4	20
1.6	22
0.6	27
0.1	37
0.7	27
1.2	21
2.5	10
0.8	21
1.4	24
2.5	10
0.6	21
0.7	34
3.0	8
3.0	10
0.7	21
0.7	27
1.5	21
1.1	24
1.4	15
0.3	27
1.2	21
1.3	20
1.9	2
0.7	26
2.6	8
0.3	21
0.2	27
3.0	8
1.6	21
0.8	21
0.5	24
0.2	21
1.4	24
0.6	24
1.4	20
0.9	8
1.7	8
2.1	8
3.1	5
0.1	21
2.2	8
0.4	21
2.7	8
0.8	18
0.6	21
1.7	6
1.1	10
0.2	21
1.7	8
0.4	26
1.7	8
0.5	27
0.4	13
0.5	24
1.0	10
0.2	10
0.8	5
1.7	8
0.4	14
0.1	14
1.4	10
0.1	10
0.3	2
0.8	8
0.5	20
1.0	15
3.0	6
1.0	2
1.3	5
0.1	8
0.3	10
0.5	10
1.7	6
0.5	14
0.3	5
0.4	5
0.1	10
0.1	10
0.2	23
0.4	10
1.0	5
0.5	19
1.2	5
0.3	21
2.7	5
0.1	21
1.4	5
0.6	5
0.9	10
0.2	5
0.4	15
0.4	19
0.2	8
0.5	5
0.5	5
0.7	5
1.0	5
1.0	5
0.3	10
0.4	8
0.8	5
0.9	5
0.8	4
0.2	8
0.6	3
0.1	3
0.2	13
0.1	13
0.1	13
0.9	10

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	90
4.7	90
1.4	90
3.1	50
4.4	51
0.9	83
3.6	51
2.3	63
3.3	50
0.2	86
2.8	51
1.5	83
2.6	59
0.7	77
0.8	67
1.2	70
8.2	26
0.5	78
3.2	60
3.3	60
2.1	51
0.4	69
2.3	58
0.2	10
0.4	67
2.2	48
1.6	58
0.5	54
0.7	58
3.4	37
0.3	63
1.3	60
1.0	60
1.4	49
0.6	60
0.6	58
0.3	63
0.3	2
0.6	60
0.6	58
0.6	51
0.1	58
1.2	51
2.7	21
0.3	58
0.9	51
0.5	55
0.3	60
0.1	63
0.2	58
0.7	51
6.9	8
0.2	54
1.6	49
3.1	5
0.4	51
3.4	26
1.3	44
0.1	55
0.5	36
2.8	8
0.4	48
0.6	37
0.1	51
1.3	42
0.5	32
1.5	25
0.1	43
0.5	42
2.2	20
1.1	36
0.4	49
0.3	42
0.9	24
1.4	21
1.1	21
0.8	25
1.1	27
1.6	21
0.7	34
1.0	37
0.2	43
0.1	43
1.3	21
2.1	26
0.2	41
2.6	6
0.6	30
2.2	21
0.5	31
2.4	20
1.6	22
0.6	27
0.1	37
0.7	27
1.2	21
2.5	10
0.8	21
1.4	24
2.5	10
0.6	21
0.7	34
3.0	8
3.0	10
0.7	21
0.7	27
1.5	21
1.1	24
1.4	15
0.3	27
1.2	21
1.3	20
1.9	2
0.7	26
2.6	8
0.3	21
0.2	27
3.0	8
1.6	21
0.8	21
0.5	24
0.2	21
1.4	24
0.6	24
1.4	20
0.9	8
1.7	8
2.1	8
3.1	5
0.1	21
2.2	8
0.4	21
2.7	8
0.8	18
0.6	21
1.7	6
1.1	10
0.2	21
1.7	8
0.4	26
1.7	8
0.5	27
0.4	13
0.5	24
1.0	10
0.2	10
0.8	5
1.7	8
0.4	14
0.1	14
1.4	10
0.1	10
0.3	2
0.8	8
0.5	20
1.0	15
3.0	6
1.0	2
1.3	5
0.1	8
0.3	10
0.5	10
1.7	6
0.5	14
0.3	5
0.4	5
0.1	10
0.1	10
0.2	23
0.4	10
1.0	5
0.5	19
1.2	5
0.3	21
2.7	5
0.1	21
1.4	5
0.6	5
0.9	10
0.2	5
0.4	15
0.4	19
0.2	8
0.5	5
0.5	5
0.7	5
1.0	5
1.0	5
0.3	10
0.4	8
0.8	5
0.9	5
0.8	4
0.2	8
0.6	3
0.1	3
0.2	13
0.1	13
0.1	13
0.9	10