Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022

Name: Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022
Start: 2022-10-03
End: 2022-10-21
Location: United States

Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022: 167 records at 49 stations, peak on 6 October 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022 set or tied 167 station records at 49 stations.
It ran from 3 October 2022 to 21 October 2022 (19 days) and its peak day was 6 October 2022.
Status: closed.
Skagway set a daily record high maximum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 17 October 2022.
The busiest day was 6 October 2022 with 28 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 109 years.

Footprint

3 to 21 October 2022

The area covered by Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022 is outlined, with 9 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Skagway	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2022-10-17
Anchorage Merrill Fld	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2022-10-08
Haines AP	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2022-10-16
Seward AP	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2022-10-05
Wrangell AP	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2022-10-09
Juneau AP	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2022-10-09
Eagle	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2022-10-09
Little Port Walter	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2022-10-10
Ketchikan AP	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2022-10-18

Records per Day

Peak day 28

Records set or tied each day from 3 October 2022 to 21 October 2022. The most in one day was 28 on 6 October 2022.

Records per day during Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022
Date	Records
2022-10-03	1
2022-10-04	5
2022-10-05	20
2022-10-06	28
2022-10-07	15
2022-10-08	21
2022-10-09	15
2022-10-10	4
2022-10-12	2
2022-10-13	7
2022-10-14	2
2022-10-15	6
2022-10-16	13
2022-10-17	14
2022-10-18	8
2022-10-19	5
2022-10-21	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022 ranked by margin
Anchorage Merrill Fld, 10-08	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Haines AP, 10-16	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Wrangell AP, 10-18	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Skagway, 10-17	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Anchorage Merrill Fld, 10-06	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Skagway, 10-09	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Anchorage Merrill Fld, 10-06	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Skagway, 10-16	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Wrangell AP, 10-09	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Juneau AP, 10-09	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Haines AP, 10-17	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Anchorage Merrill Fld, 10-05	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Haines AP, 10-13	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Little Port Walter, 10-10	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Seward AP, 10-05	1.1 C (2.0 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

167 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 United States, 3 to 21 October 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.3	96
0.6	90
3.9	96
3.9	85
2.8	96
1.7	108
1.6	96
1.1	109
2.3	85
3.9	69
2.3	84
1.1	96
1.7	99
2.2	80
3.3	79
0.5	99
1.2	85
1.1	84
0.6	87
2.8	76
2.2	64
0.5	84
0.6	84
1.1	52
1.6	80
1.7	69
0.5	84
0.6	80
0.6	80
2.8	69
1.1	64
1.2	63
3.4	40
1.1	69
1.7	57
1.1	57
0.6	68
1.6	47
1.1	64
1.7	52
1.1	59
1.7	59
0.5	57
1.7	43
0.5	51
3.9	43
1.7	52
1.7	59
0.5	59
4.5	7
1.1	52
1.2	52
2.3	43
1.1	57
1.1	41
1.1	40
0.5	14
2.7	19
1.1	52
2.2	21
1.1	47
1.6	15
0.6	43
3.4	8
3.4	7
1.7	28
2.2	44
1.7	28
1.6	37
1.6	37
0.6	44
1.7	28
0.6	43
0.6	47
0.5	47
1.1	43
5.0	16
0.5	47
1.1	43
1.1	36
1.1	28
1.1	36
2.3	24
0.6	40
2.8	27
0.6	41
0.6	43
1.1	20
2.2	28
2.3	5
2.8	32
0.6	3
0.6	39
1.2	28
0.6	21
1.7	7
2.2	4
2.2	19
2.2	7
1.7	7
0.6	24
0.6	35
1.1	27
2.2	19
1.1	7
0.5	36
0.5	33
0.5	21
1.7	4
2.2	28
1.1	17
0.6	20
1.1	7
1.2	7
0.6	19
2.2	28
1.2	8
1.1	19
0.5	36
0.7	35
1.1	9
1.1	12
1.1	19
0.6	20
0.5	28
1.1	7
1.1	7
1.1	28
0.5	28
1.1	7
2.2	4
0.5	7
0.6	19
0.5	9
0.6	28
0.5	20
0.6	28
1.1	16
0.6	9
0.5	16
1.1	12
4.4	4
1.5	19
0.6	7
1.1	4
0.6	1
1.1	9
1.7	16
0.5	20
0.5	12
1.1	19
3.0	4
1.1	5
2.8	9
1.1	4
0.6	19
1.1	19
2.8	1
1.3	9
1.3	12
0.6	7
1.1	8
1.2	9
0.6	5
0.6	4
0.1	9
0.1	7

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022 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 United States, 3 to 21 October 2022 (this event)	167 records

Every Record Set

20 of 167

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in United States, 3 to 21 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-10-05	Seward AP	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-05	Anchorage Merrill Fld	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-06	Anchorage Merrill Fld	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-06	Anchorage Merrill Fld	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-08	Anchorage Merrill Fld	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-08	Haines AP	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-09	Skagway	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-09	Wrangell AP	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-09	Juneau AP	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-09	Eagle	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-10	Little Port Walter	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-13	Haines AP	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-15	Haines AP	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-16	Haines AP	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-16	Haines AP	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-16	Skagway	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	85	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-17	Skagway	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-17	Haines AP	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-18	Wrangell AP	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-18	Ketchikan AP	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84	38 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 167 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.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.3	96
0.6	90
3.9	96
3.9	85
2.8	96
1.7	108
1.6	96
1.1	109
2.3	85
3.9	69
2.3	84
1.1	96
1.7	99
2.2	80
3.3	79
0.5	99
1.2	85
1.1	84
0.6	87
2.8	76
2.2	64
0.5	84
0.6	84
1.1	52
1.6	80
1.7	69
0.5	84
0.6	80
0.6	80
2.8	69
1.1	64
1.2	63
3.4	40
1.1	69
1.7	57
1.1	57
0.6	68
1.6	47
1.1	64
1.7	52
1.1	59
1.7	59
0.5	57
1.7	43
0.5	51
3.9	43
1.7	52
1.7	59
0.5	59
4.5	7
1.1	52
1.2	52
2.3	43
1.1	57
1.1	41
1.1	40
0.5	14
2.7	19
1.1	52
2.2	21
1.1	47
1.6	15
0.6	43
3.4	8
3.4	7
1.7	28
2.2	44
1.7	28
1.6	37
1.6	37
0.6	44
1.7	28
0.6	43
0.6	47
0.5	47
1.1	43
5.0	16
0.5	47
1.1	43
1.1	36
1.1	28
1.1	36
2.3	24
0.6	40
2.8	27
0.6	41
0.6	43
1.1	20
2.2	28
2.3	5
2.8	32
0.6	3
0.6	39
1.2	28
0.6	21
1.7	7
2.2	4
2.2	19
2.2	7
1.7	7
0.6	24
0.6	35
1.1	27
2.2	19
1.1	7
0.5	36
0.5	33
0.5	21
1.7	4
2.2	28
1.1	17
0.6	20
1.1	7
1.2	7
0.6	19
2.2	28
1.2	8
1.1	19
0.5	36
0.7	35
1.1	9
1.1	12
1.1	19
0.6	20
0.5	28
1.1	7
1.1	7
1.1	28
0.5	28
1.1	7
2.2	4
0.5	7
0.6	19
0.5	9
0.6	28
0.5	20
0.6	28
1.1	16
0.6	9
0.5	16
1.1	12
4.4	4
1.5	19
0.6	7
1.1	4
0.6	1
1.1	9
1.7	16
0.5	20
0.5	12
1.1	19
3.0	4
1.1	5
2.8	9
1.1	4
0.6	19
1.1	19
2.8	1
1.3	9
1.3	12
0.6	7
1.1	8
1.2	9
0.6	5
0.6	4
0.1	9
0.1	7

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.3	96
0.6	90
3.9	96
3.9	85
2.8	96
1.7	108
1.6	96
1.1	109
2.3	85
3.9	69
2.3	84
1.1	96
1.7	99
2.2	80
3.3	79
0.5	99
1.2	85
1.1	84
0.6	87
2.8	76
2.2	64
0.5	84
0.6	84
1.1	52
1.6	80
1.7	69
0.5	84
0.6	80
0.6	80
2.8	69
1.1	64
1.2	63
3.4	40
1.1	69
1.7	57
1.1	57
0.6	68
1.6	47
1.1	64
1.7	52
1.1	59
1.7	59
0.5	57
1.7	43
0.5	51
3.9	43
1.7	52
1.7	59
0.5	59
4.5	7
1.1	52
1.2	52
2.3	43
1.1	57
1.1	41
1.1	40
0.5	14
2.7	19
1.1	52
2.2	21
1.1	47
1.6	15
0.6	43
3.4	8
3.4	7
1.7	28
2.2	44
1.7	28
1.6	37
1.6	37
0.6	44
1.7	28
0.6	43
0.6	47
0.5	47
1.1	43
5.0	16
0.5	47
1.1	43
1.1	36
1.1	28
1.1	36
2.3	24
0.6	40
2.8	27
0.6	41
0.6	43
1.1	20
2.2	28
2.3	5
2.8	32
0.6	3
0.6	39
1.2	28
0.6	21
1.7	7
2.2	4
2.2	19
2.2	7
1.7	7
0.6	24
0.6	35
1.1	27
2.2	19
1.1	7
0.5	36
0.5	33
0.5	21
1.7	4
2.2	28
1.1	17
0.6	20
1.1	7
1.2	7
0.6	19
2.2	28
1.2	8
1.1	19
0.5	36
0.7	35
1.1	9
1.1	12
1.1	19
0.6	20
0.5	28
1.1	7
1.1	7
1.1	28
0.5	28
1.1	7
2.2	4
0.5	7
0.6	19
0.5	9
0.6	28
0.5	20
0.6	28
1.1	16
0.6	9
0.5	16
1.1	12
4.4	4
1.5	19
0.6	7
1.1	4
0.6	1
1.1	9
1.7	16
0.5	20
0.5	12
1.1	19
3.0	4
1.1	5
2.8	9
1.1	4
0.6	19
1.1	19
2.8	1
1.3	9
1.3	12
0.6	7
1.1	8
1.2	9
0.6	5
0.6	4
0.1	9
0.1	7