Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022

Name: Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022
Start: 2022-10-24
End: 2022-11-17
Location: United States, Mexico

Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022: 3,289 records at 1,691 stations, peak on 7 November 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022 set or tied 3,289 station records at 1,691 stations.
It ran from 24 October 2022 to 17 November 2022 (25 days) and its peak day was 7 November 2022.
Status: closed.
Cooperstown set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 6 November 2022.
The busiest day was 7 November 2022 with 491 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 142 years.

Footprint

24 October to 17 November 2022

The area covered by Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cooperstown	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2022-11-06
Hooker	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2022-11-09
Eskridge	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2022-11-10
Indian Lake 2SW	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2022-11-06
Saint Johnsbury	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2022-11-06
Eads	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2022-11-09
Richfield	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2022-11-09
Greenville Muni AP	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2022-10-26
Elkhart	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2022-11-09
Clayton Muni Air Pk	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2022-11-09
Algona	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2022-11-10
Atlantic 1 NE	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2022-11-10
Mason City	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2022-11-10
Clay Ctr	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2022-11-10
El Dorado	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2022-11-10
Manhattan	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2022-11-10
Estherville 4E	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2022-11-10
Ft Dodge 5NNW	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2022-11-10
Chapman	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2022-11-10

Records per Day

Peak day 491

Records set or tied each day from 24 October 2022 to 17 November 2022. The most in one day was 491 on 7 November 2022.

Records per day during Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022
Date	Records
2022-10-24	3
2022-10-25	18
2022-10-26	89
2022-10-27	40
2022-10-28	4
2022-10-29	3
2022-10-30	13
2022-10-31	48
2022-11-01	67
2022-11-02	193
2022-11-03	207
2022-11-04	125
2022-11-05	240
2022-11-06	360
2022-11-07	491
2022-11-08	297
2022-11-09	277
2022-11-10	375
2022-11-11	161
2022-11-12	192
2022-11-13	77
2022-11-14	6
2022-11-15	1
2022-11-17	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022 ranked by margin
Mason City, 11-10	6.6 C (11.9 F)
Ft Dodge 5NNW, 11-10	6.6 C (11.9 F)
Saint Johnsbury, 11-12	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Chapman, 11-10	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Greenville Muni AP, 10-26	5.6 C (10.1 F)
Cooperstown, 11-06	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Estherville 4E, 11-10	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Indian Lake 2SW, 11-06	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Saint Johnsbury, 11-06	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Eskridge, 11-10	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Eads, 11-09	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Elkhart, 11-09	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Hooker, 11-09	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Richfield, 11-09	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Atlantic 1 NE, 11-10	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

500 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 and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.5	125
2.2	108
1.7	107
2.2	94
1.1	125
2.7	94
2.7	94
0.6	127
1.1	104
6.6	112
1.1	106
1.1	106
2.2	91
0.6	104
5.6	97
6.1	111
1.1	98
3.3	84
6.6	97
6.1	112
6.1	109
5.0	128
0.5	100
1.1	94
1.1	95
2.8	84
1.1	94
2.2	84
5.6	122
5.0	112
5.6	97
4.4	104
0.6	95
5.5	112
0.6	94
4.5	97
3.3	84
5.0	112
2.3	84
5.0	112
5.0	112
1.1	89
4.4	119
1.1	94
6.7	81
2.7	83
4.4	112
1.1	84
1.1	84
1.1	84
3.9	107
4.4	112
3.3	79
3.9	120
3.9	112
3.9	112
3.9	112
3.9	112
1.7	80
2.8	80
3.9	112
0.6	84
3.3	99
3.3	111
3.3	107
4.4	105
3.9	112
1.1	84
3.4	122
0.5	84
0.6	86
2.8	109
2.8	107
4.5	95
3.9	104
3.9	112
1.6	84
1.1	83
1.6	83
0.5	84
5.0	91
3.4	104
3.4	112
3.3	109
3.3	112
2.8	112
2.7	113
2.8	119
2.8	107
2.8	128
0.6	83
2.8	123
0.6	86
3.3	68
6.7	72
2.3	109
2.3	101
2.8	112
2.8	112
2.3	113
1.7	123
2.2	120
2.8	112
2.2	116
2.8	97
2.2	113
2.8	100
2.3	112
2.2	126
1.7	120
2.2	112
2.2	112
2.2	100
1.6	112
2.3	97
3.3	91
2.2	97
1.6	126
1.7	112
2.2	119
0.5	84
1.7	107
1.6	109
1.7	122
1.7	108
2.2	125
1.7	107
1.7	101
2.7	119
2.8	104
2.3	108
2.2	108
2.2	100
1.7	100
1.6	104
1.7	113
2.3	107
2.2	119
3.4	87
2.8	97
2.2	72
3.9	66
1.1	107
5.0	76
1.1	112
1.7	120
1.7	108
1.1	111
1.7	63
1.2	112
1.1	124
1.1	113
1.1	112
3.9	77
1.1	112
1.7	111
1.7	119
1.7	108
1.1	112
1.6	120
1.6	108
2.8	97
1.7	121
3.3	89
1.1	112
1.1	122
1.1	109
0.5	73
1.6	126
1.7	97
1.1	107
1.1	101
2.3	97
1.6	124
2.7	91
1.1	100
1.7	112
2.8	95
3.4	87
0.5	76
3.3	91
1.7	97
0.6	72
1.2	97
1.1	122
0.5	112
2.2	91
3.3	84
0.6	112
1.7	93
1.1	100
5.0	73
1.1	112
1.6	97
0.6	120
1.1	112
1.1	108
1.1	108
1.1	124
0.6	126

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 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 and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022 (this event)	3,289 records

Every Record Set

20 of 3,289

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 October to 17 November 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-10-26	Greenville Muni AP	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	97	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-06	Cooperstown	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	125	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-06	Indian Lake 2SW	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	94	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-06	Saint Johnsbury	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	94	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-09	Hooker	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-09	Eads	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-09	Richfield	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	125	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-09	Elkhart	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-09	Clayton Muni Air Pk	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	Eskridge	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	Algona	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	127	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	Atlantic 1 NE	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	Mason City	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	112	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	Clay Ctr	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	El Dorado	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	Manhattan	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	Estherville 4E	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	Ft Dodge 5NNW	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	97	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-10	Chapman	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	112	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-12	Saint Johnsbury	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	111	51 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 3,289 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
4.5	125
2.2	108
1.7	107
2.2	94
1.1	125
2.7	94
2.7	94
0.6	127
1.1	104
6.6	112
1.1	106
1.1	106
2.2	91
0.6	104
5.6	97
6.1	111
1.1	98
3.3	84
6.6	97
6.1	112
6.1	109
5.0	128
0.5	100
1.1	94
1.1	95
2.8	84
1.1	94
2.2	84
5.6	122
5.0	112
5.6	97
4.4	104
0.6	95
5.5	112
0.6	94
4.5	97
3.3	84
5.0	112
2.3	84
5.0	112
5.0	112
1.1	89
4.4	119
1.1	94
6.7	81
2.7	83
4.4	112
1.1	84
1.1	84
1.1	84
3.9	107
4.4	112
3.3	79
3.9	120
3.9	112
3.9	112
3.9	112
3.9	112
1.7	80
2.8	80
3.9	112
0.6	84
3.3	99
3.3	111
3.3	107
4.4	105
3.9	112
1.1	84
3.4	122
0.5	84
0.6	86
2.8	109
2.8	107
4.5	95
3.9	104
3.9	112
1.6	84
1.1	83
1.6	83
0.5	84
5.0	91
3.4	104
3.4	112
3.3	109
3.3	112
2.8	112
2.7	113
2.8	119
2.8	107
2.8	128
0.6	83
2.8	123
0.6	86
3.3	68
6.7	72
2.3	109
2.3	101
2.8	112
2.8	112
2.3	113
1.7	123
2.2	120
2.8	112
2.2	116
2.8	97
2.2	113
2.8	100
2.3	112
2.2	126
1.7	120
2.2	112
2.2	112
2.2	100
1.6	112
2.3	97
3.3	91
2.2	97
1.6	126
1.7	112
2.2	119
0.5	84
1.7	107
1.6	109
1.7	122
1.7	108
2.2	125
1.7	107
1.7	101
2.7	119
2.8	104
2.3	108
2.2	108
2.2	100
1.7	100
1.6	104
1.7	113
2.3	107
2.2	119
3.4	87
2.8	97
2.2	72
3.9	66
1.1	107
5.0	76
1.1	112
1.7	120
1.7	108
1.1	111
1.7	63
1.2	112
1.1	124
1.1	113
1.1	112
3.9	77
1.1	112
1.7	111
1.7	119
1.7	108
1.1	112
1.6	120
1.6	108
2.8	97
1.7	121
3.3	89
1.1	112
1.1	122
1.1	109
0.5	73
1.6	126
1.7	97
1.1	107
1.1	101
2.3	97
1.6	124
2.7	91
1.1	100
1.7	112
2.8	95
3.4	87
0.5	76
3.3	91
1.7	97
0.6	72
1.2	97
1.1	122
0.5	112
2.2	91
3.3	84
0.6	112
1.7	93
1.1	100
5.0	73
1.1	112
1.6	97
0.6	120
1.1	112
1.1	108
1.1	108
1.1	124
0.6	126

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.5	125
2.2	108
1.7	107
2.2	94
1.1	125
2.7	94
2.7	94
0.6	127
1.1	104
6.6	112
1.1	106
1.1	106
2.2	91
0.6	104
5.6	97
6.1	111
1.1	98
3.3	84
6.6	97
6.1	112
6.1	109
5.0	128
0.5	100
1.1	94
1.1	95
2.8	84
1.1	94
2.2	84
5.6	122
5.0	112
5.6	97
4.4	104
0.6	95
5.5	112
0.6	94
4.5	97
3.3	84
5.0	112
2.3	84
5.0	112
5.0	112
1.1	89
4.4	119
1.1	94
6.7	81
2.7	83
4.4	112
1.1	84
1.1	84
1.1	84
3.9	107
4.4	112
3.3	79
3.9	120
3.9	112
3.9	112
3.9	112
3.9	112
1.7	80
2.8	80
3.9	112
0.6	84
3.3	99
3.3	111
3.3	107
4.4	105
3.9	112
1.1	84
3.4	122
0.5	84
0.6	86
2.8	109
2.8	107
4.5	95
3.9	104
3.9	112
1.6	84
1.1	83
1.6	83
0.5	84
5.0	91
3.4	104
3.4	112
3.3	109
3.3	112
2.8	112
2.7	113
2.8	119
2.8	107
2.8	128
0.6	83
2.8	123
0.6	86
3.3	68
6.7	72
2.3	109
2.3	101
2.8	112
2.8	112
2.3	113
1.7	123
2.2	120
2.8	112
2.2	116
2.8	97
2.2	113
2.8	100
2.3	112
2.2	126
1.7	120
2.2	112
2.2	112
2.2	100
1.6	112
2.3	97
3.3	91
2.2	97
1.6	126
1.7	112
2.2	119
0.5	84
1.7	107
1.6	109
1.7	122
1.7	108
2.2	125
1.7	107
1.7	101
2.7	119
2.8	104
2.3	108
2.2	108
2.2	100
1.7	100
1.6	104
1.7	113
2.3	107
2.2	119
3.4	87
2.8	97
2.2	72
3.9	66
1.1	107
5.0	76
1.1	112
1.7	120
1.7	108
1.1	111
1.7	63
1.2	112
1.1	124
1.1	113
1.1	112
3.9	77
1.1	112
1.7	111
1.7	119
1.7	108
1.1	112
1.6	120
1.6	108
2.8	97
1.7	121
3.3	89
1.1	112
1.1	122
1.1	109
0.5	73
1.6	126
1.7	97
1.1	107
1.1	101
2.3	97
1.6	124
2.7	91
1.1	100
1.7	112
2.8	95
3.4	87
0.5	76
3.3	91
1.7	97
0.6	72
1.2	97
1.1	122
0.5	112
2.2	91
3.3	84
0.6	112
1.7	93
1.1	100
5.0	73
1.1	112
1.6	97
0.6	120
1.1	112
1.1	108
1.1	108
1.1	124
0.6	126