Heat wave in United States, 23 to 30 November 2022

Name: Heat wave in United States, 23 to 30 November 2022
Start: 2022-11-23
End: 2022-11-30
Location: United States

Heat wave in United States, 23 to 30 November 2022: 330 records at 261 stations, peak on 25 November 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in United States, 23 to 30 November 2022 set or tied 330 station records at 261 stations.
It ran from 23 November 2022 to 30 November 2022 (8 days) and its peak day was 25 November 2022.
Status: closed.
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp set a daily record high maximum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 27 November 2022.
The busiest day was 25 November 2022 with 166 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 122 years.

Footprint

23 to 30 November 2022

The area covered by Heat wave in United States, 23 to 30 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, 23 to 30 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2022-11-27
Gull Lake Dam	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2022-11-27
Calistoga	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2022-11-24
Towner 2 NE	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2022-11-26
Camp Crook	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2022-11-26
Foxholm 7 N	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2022-11-25
Max	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2022-11-26
Ashland	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2022-11-25
Kenmare 1 WSW	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2022-11-25
Stambaugh 2SSE	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2022-11-27
Grand Portage	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2022-11-27
Hancock Houghton Co AP	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2022-11-26
Alberta Ford For Ctr	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2022-11-27
Bowman	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2022-11-26
Big Bay 1NW	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2022-11-27
Superior	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2022-11-26
Marquette	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2022-11-27
Gordon	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2022-11-27
Cotton	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2022-11-28

Records per Day

Peak day 166

Records set or tied each day from 23 November 2022 to 30 November 2022. The most in one day was 166 on 25 November 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in United States, 23 to 30 November 2022 ranked by margin
Big Bay 1NW, 11-27	6.6 C (11.9 F)
Alberta Ford For Ctr, 11-27	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Hancock Houghton Co AP, 11-26	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Hancock Houghton Co AP, 11-26	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, 11-27	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Max, 11-26	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Stambaugh 2SSE, 11-27	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Grand Portage, 11-27	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Camp Crook, 11-26	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Gull Lake Dam, 11-27	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Superior, 11-26	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Kenmare 1 WSW, 11-25	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Foxholm 7 N, 11-25	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Marquette, 11-27	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Cotton, 11-28	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

330 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, 23 to 30 November 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.4	122
1.7	104
0.5	104
0.6	108
2.2	92
1.1	95
3.3	84
0.6	85
1.2	83
3.3	60
2.8	60
5.0	60
5.0	56
0.5	68
6.6	37
1.7	48
1.1	48
3.8	43
1.1	60
0.6	60
0.5	60
0.6	59
3.3	48
0.5	51
0.5	59
6.4	32
3.4	24
1.6	49
1.1	52
0.6	37
0.5	48
1.1	37
1.1	37
2.8	23
2.8	24
5.0	27
1.1	37
1.1	37
5.8	16
3.2	32
1.1	37
0.6	41
2.8	11
1.9	32
2.6	32
3.3	24
1.6	11
1.1	24
5.0	21
2.2	27
2.2	32
3.9	13
3.4	16
2.1	35
2.5	32
2.7	27
2.3	32
0.5	36
1.7	27
0.6	32
1.1	36
3.9	13
0.6	36
3.3	17
5.4	13
2.3	32
4.7	13
4.4	16
4.7	13
1.7	32
2.4	27
2.1	32
5.3	12
2.2	27
2.6	27
2.3	27
4.0	16
1.1	36
1.2	36
1.1	24
2.2	32
3.7	16
1.1	27
5.6	8
3.4	13
4.6	13
4.3	13
5.1	12
3.8	16
1.6	32
4.9	13
1.2	32
0.6	24
1.1	11
2.8	24
1.7	24
2.2	11
1.1	27
2.2	20
0.7	32
0.8	32
1.1	27
0.7	32
1.7	27
3.2	16
1.0	32
0.7	32
1.5	27
3.6	13
0.5	32
0.6	24
2.8	13
3.3	16
0.6	24
0.6	27
3.3	8
0.6	27
0.5	32
1.8	16
2.8	8
2.8	8
3.3	12
4.4	8
3.3	8
3.1	13
1.1	27
2.5	16
3.1	13
0.7	27
1.0	27
4.8	4
0.2	32
0.2	27
3.0	16
1.1	27
0.1	32
2.6	16
2.3	16
2.7	13
3.3	12
2.0	20
3.3	13
0.2	32
0.3	27
1.0	27
2.0	16
0.5	27
1.7	13
0.6	16
1.1	12
0.5	16
1.7	12
1.1	20
3.3	8
2.2	12
1.0	20
2.2	12
2.3	12
3.3	8
0.1	27
0.1	27
2.8	13
2.1	16
1.9	16
0.3	27
2.9	13
2.9	13
2.9	13
0.2	27
0.1	27
1.3	16
0.5	27
2.3	13
2.0	16
2.1	16
2.3	13
2.3	13
1.4	17
3.0	8
1.1	11
0.6	20
1.2	19
2.8	12
1.7	16
0.8	20
2.7	8
2.8	8
2.8	8
2.2	13
1.1	16
1.5	16
2.0	13
1.3	16
2.1	13
1.9	13
1.4	16
2.4	12
2.2	12
2.8	8
0.7	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in United States, 23 to 30 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, 23 to 30 November 2022 (this event)	330 records

Every Record Set

20 of 330

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in United States, 23 to 30 November 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-11-24	Calistoga	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-25	Foxholm 7 N	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-25	Ashland	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-25	Kenmare 1 WSW	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	83	34 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-26	Towner 2 NE	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-26	Camp Crook	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-26	Max	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-26	Hancock Houghton Co AP	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56	31 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-26	Bowman	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68	30 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-26	Superior	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48	26 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-26	Hancock Houghton Co AP	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	43	26 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-27	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	122	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-27	Gull Lake Dam	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-27	Stambaugh 2SSE	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60	33 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-27	Grand Portage	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60	33 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-27	Alberta Ford For Ctr	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60	31 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-27	Big Bay 1NW	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	37	29 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-27	Marquette	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48	26 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-27	Gordon	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60	25 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-28	Cotton	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60	25 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 330 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.

Date	Records
2022-11-23	2
2022-11-24	101
2022-11-25	166
2022-11-26	33
2022-11-27	23
2022-11-28	3
2022-11-29	1
2022-11-30	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.4	122
1.7	104
0.5	104
0.6	108
2.2	92
1.1	95
3.3	84
0.6	85
1.2	83
3.3	60
2.8	60
5.0	60
5.0	56
0.5	68
6.6	37
1.7	48
1.1	48
3.8	43
1.1	60
0.6	60
0.5	60
0.6	59
3.3	48
0.5	51
0.5	59
6.4	32
3.4	24
1.6	49
1.1	52
0.6	37
0.5	48
1.1	37
1.1	37
2.8	23
2.8	24
5.0	27
1.1	37
1.1	37
5.8	16
3.2	32
1.1	37
0.6	41
2.8	11
1.9	32
2.6	32
3.3	24
1.6	11
1.1	24
5.0	21
2.2	27
2.2	32
3.9	13
3.4	16
2.1	35
2.5	32
2.7	27
2.3	32
0.5	36
1.7	27
0.6	32
1.1	36
3.9	13
0.6	36
3.3	17
5.4	13
2.3	32
4.7	13
4.4	16
4.7	13
1.7	32
2.4	27
2.1	32
5.3	12
2.2	27
2.6	27
2.3	27
4.0	16
1.1	36
1.2	36
1.1	24
2.2	32
3.7	16
1.1	27
5.6	8
3.4	13
4.6	13
4.3	13
5.1	12
3.8	16
1.6	32
4.9	13
1.2	32
0.6	24
1.1	11
2.8	24
1.7	24
2.2	11
1.1	27
2.2	20
0.7	32
0.8	32
1.1	27
0.7	32
1.7	27
3.2	16
1.0	32
0.7	32
1.5	27
3.6	13
0.5	32
0.6	24
2.8	13
3.3	16
0.6	24
0.6	27
3.3	8
0.6	27
0.5	32
1.8	16
2.8	8
2.8	8
3.3	12
4.4	8
3.3	8
3.1	13
1.1	27
2.5	16
3.1	13
0.7	27
1.0	27
4.8	4
0.2	32
0.2	27
3.0	16
1.1	27
0.1	32
2.6	16
2.3	16
2.7	13
3.3	12
2.0	20
3.3	13
0.2	32
0.3	27
1.0	27
2.0	16
0.5	27
1.7	13
0.6	16
1.1	12
0.5	16
1.7	12
1.1	20
3.3	8
2.2	12
1.0	20
2.2	12
2.3	12
3.3	8
0.1	27
0.1	27
2.8	13
2.1	16
1.9	16
0.3	27
2.9	13
2.9	13
2.9	13
0.2	27
0.1	27
1.3	16
0.5	27
2.3	13
2.0	16
2.1	16
2.3	13
2.3	13
1.4	17
3.0	8
1.1	11
0.6	20
1.2	19
2.8	12
1.7	16
0.8	20
2.7	8
2.8	8
2.8	8
2.2	13
1.1	16
1.5	16
2.0	13
1.3	16
2.1	13
1.9	13
1.4	16
2.4	12
2.2	12
2.8	8
0.7	16

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.4	122
1.7	104
0.5	104
0.6	108
2.2	92
1.1	95
3.3	84
0.6	85
1.2	83
3.3	60
2.8	60
5.0	60
5.0	56
0.5	68
6.6	37
1.7	48
1.1	48
3.8	43
1.1	60
0.6	60
0.5	60
0.6	59
3.3	48
0.5	51
0.5	59
6.4	32
3.4	24
1.6	49
1.1	52
0.6	37
0.5	48
1.1	37
1.1	37
2.8	23
2.8	24
5.0	27
1.1	37
1.1	37
5.8	16
3.2	32
1.1	37
0.6	41
2.8	11
1.9	32
2.6	32
3.3	24
1.6	11
1.1	24
5.0	21
2.2	27
2.2	32
3.9	13
3.4	16
2.1	35
2.5	32
2.7	27
2.3	32
0.5	36
1.7	27
0.6	32
1.1	36
3.9	13
0.6	36
3.3	17
5.4	13
2.3	32
4.7	13
4.4	16
4.7	13
1.7	32
2.4	27
2.1	32
5.3	12
2.2	27
2.6	27
2.3	27
4.0	16
1.1	36
1.2	36
1.1	24
2.2	32
3.7	16
1.1	27
5.6	8
3.4	13
4.6	13
4.3	13
5.1	12
3.8	16
1.6	32
4.9	13
1.2	32
0.6	24
1.1	11
2.8	24
1.7	24
2.2	11
1.1	27
2.2	20
0.7	32
0.8	32
1.1	27
0.7	32
1.7	27
3.2	16
1.0	32
0.7	32
1.5	27
3.6	13
0.5	32
0.6	24
2.8	13
3.3	16
0.6	24
0.6	27
3.3	8
0.6	27
0.5	32
1.8	16
2.8	8
2.8	8
3.3	12
4.4	8
3.3	8
3.1	13
1.1	27
2.5	16
3.1	13
0.7	27
1.0	27
4.8	4
0.2	32
0.2	27
3.0	16
1.1	27
0.1	32
2.6	16
2.3	16
2.7	13
3.3	12
2.0	20
3.3	13
0.2	32
0.3	27
1.0	27
2.0	16
0.5	27
1.7	13
0.6	16
1.1	12
0.5	16
1.7	12
1.1	20
3.3	8
2.2	12
1.0	20
2.2	12
2.3	12
3.3	8
0.1	27
0.1	27
2.8	13
2.1	16
1.9	16
0.3	27
2.9	13
2.9	13
2.9	13
0.2	27
0.1	27
1.3	16
0.5	27
2.3	13
2.0	16
2.1	16
2.3	13
2.3	13
1.4	17
3.0	8
1.1	11
0.6	20
1.2	19
2.8	12
1.7	16
0.8	20
2.7	8
2.8	8
2.8	8
2.2	13
1.1	16
1.5	16
2.0	13
1.3	16
2.1	13
1.9	13
1.4	16
2.4	12
2.2	12
2.8	8
0.7	16