Heat wave in United States, 1 to 8 April 2024

Name: Heat wave in United States, 1 to 8 April 2024
Start: 2024-04-01
End: 2024-04-08
Location: United States

Heat wave in United States, 1 to 8 April 2024: 263 records at 225 stations, peak on 3 April 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in United States, 1 to 8 April 2024 set or tied 263 station records at 225 stations.
It ran from 1 April 2024 to 8 April 2024 (8 days) and its peak day was 3 April 2024.
Status: closed.
Salmon AP set a daily record high minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 4 April 2024.
The busiest day was 3 April 2024 with 67 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 114 years.

Footprint

1 to 8 April 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in United States, 1 to 8 April 2024 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in United States, 1 to 8 April 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Salmon AP	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2024-04-04
Landsburg	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2024-04-01
Dillon U of Montana Western	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2024-04-03
Dunkirk 19NNE	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2024-04-04
Buffalo Bill Dam	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2024-04-05
Estes Park	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2024-04-03
Ekalaka	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2024-04-05
Moorcroft 3S	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2024-04-05
Prosser	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2024-04-03
Fairfield	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2024-04-03
Lead	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2024-04-05
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2024-04-02
Cascade Locks	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2024-04-03
Falls City 2 SSW	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2024-04-03
Livingston AP	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2024-04-03
Lovell	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2024-04-06
Seaside	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2024-04-02
Saint Ignatius	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2024-04-03
Riddle	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2024-04-03
Seeley Lake Rs	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2024-04-03

Records per Day

Peak day 67

Records set or tied each day from 1 April 2024 to 8 April 2024. The most in one day was 67 on 3 April 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in United States, 1 to 8 April 2024 ranked by margin
Landsburg, 04-01	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Moorcroft 3S, 04-05	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Livingston AP, 04-03	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Lead, 04-05	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Salmon AP, 04-04	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Dunkirk 19NNE, 04-04	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Lovell, 04-06	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Seeley Lake Rs, 04-03	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Buffalo Bill Dam, 04-05	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Estes Park, 04-03	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Prosser, 04-03	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Fairfield, 04-03	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Saint Ignatius, 04-03	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Riddle, 04-03	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Seaside, 04-02	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

263 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, 1 to 8 April 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.3	100
3.3	83
0.6	102
1.7	94
1.1	114
1.1	96
0.5	99
3.3	70
1.1	85
1.1	85
2.8	70
0.6	80
0.6	73
0.5	73
1.6	65
3.3	63
1.1	63
1.1	64
1.1	64
1.6	63
1.1	69
3.9	51
0.5	64
2.8	58
1.1	57
1.7	64
0.6	63
2.2	34
5.6	32
0.5	65
3.3	33
0.5	65
2.2	47
0.6	47
4.4	33
1.1	54
0.6	55
3.9	20
3.9	33
2.8	31
4.5	32
3.3	32
6.2	20
0.5	52
3.3	26
1.1	32
1.7	36
2.7	33
4.4	8
1.7	32
1.1	36
2.8	36
2.2	37
1.1	32
0.6	47
0.5	47
3.8	24
3.9	37
0.5	40
0.6	48
1.1	32
1.1	34
0.6	32
5.5	28
3.9	19
1.1	26
5.0	8
2.2	33
1.7	34
4.4	11
1.6	33
2.2	37
1.1	23
0.6	32
0.6	40
1.1	20
0.6	32
1.7	22
0.6	23
1.1	19
2.3	32
0.5	20
1.1	32
2.7	32
3.3	24
2.8	32
2.3	34
0.5	32
1.7	24
0.6	33
1.1	32
1.6	33
1.1	14
1.1	24
3.4	12
1.6	23
1.3	32
6.3	3
0.5	32
2.7	11
0.5	31
1.1	20
2.2	19
0.5	32
2.8	23
1.1	19
1.1	32
3.9	11
2.0	33
0.4	37
1.6	34
0.9	32
2.8	8
2.8	17
1.1	7
0.5	36
2.2	24
1.1	33
1.2	33
1.2	32
1.1	32
0.5	34
0.6	18
1.1	5
1.7	3
1.1	18
0.6	18
0.6	19
2.7	4
0.6	18
0.6	32
0.6	31
1.1	24
1.6	22
2.5	18
0.8	24
0.1	34
0.7	32
0.3	34
1.0	32
0.6	18
2.3	8
1.1	23
1.2	24
2.8	11
1.6	24
1.7	20
0.5	33
0.3	32
1.9	20
0.3	32
0.1	32
0.4	32
0.3	32
0.2	29
1.7	12
0.5	20
1.7	11
2.3	11
1.7	8
1.6	3
0.5	24
0.2	29
1.9	8
1.1	11
1.7	7
0.5	26
2.5	3
0.6	20
0.5	20
0.5	24
0.6	23
2.0	12
0.4	24
0.6	22
0.6	18
0.6	22
1.0	22
0.7	22
1.7	8
0.2	24
0.6	8
0.6	8
0.6	18
0.5	18
1.0	14
0.4	20
0.4	18
1.3	11
0.4	18
0.6	5
1.1	3
0.5	11
0.4	18
1.3	12
2.2	5
0.4	18
0.2	18
0.1	18
1.0	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in United States, 1 to 8 April 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 United States, 1 to 8 April 2024 (this event)	263 records

Every Record Set

20 of 263

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in United States, 1 to 8 April 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-04-01	Landsburg	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-02	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-02	Seaside	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Dillon U of Montana Western	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-03	Estes Park	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-03	Prosser	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-03	Fairfield	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-03	Cascade Locks	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Falls City 2 SSW	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Livingston AP	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Saint Ignatius	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Riddle	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Seeley Lake Rs	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-04	Salmon AP	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-04	Dunkirk 19NNE	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-05	Buffalo Bill Dam	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-05	Ekalaka	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-05	Moorcroft 3S	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-05	Lead	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-06	Lovell	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65	32 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 263 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
2.3	100
3.3	83
0.6	102
1.7	94
1.1	114
1.1	96
0.5	99
3.3	70
1.1	85
1.1	85
2.8	70
0.6	80
0.6	73
0.5	73
1.6	65
3.3	63
1.1	63
1.1	64
1.1	64
1.6	63
1.1	69
3.9	51
0.5	64
2.8	58
1.1	57
1.7	64
0.6	63
2.2	34
5.6	32
0.5	65
3.3	33
0.5	65
2.2	47
0.6	47
4.4	33
1.1	54
0.6	55
3.9	20
3.9	33
2.8	31
4.5	32
3.3	32
6.2	20
0.5	52
3.3	26
1.1	32
1.7	36
2.7	33
4.4	8
1.7	32
1.1	36
2.8	36
2.2	37
1.1	32
0.6	47
0.5	47
3.8	24
3.9	37
0.5	40
0.6	48
1.1	32
1.1	34
0.6	32
5.5	28
3.9	19
1.1	26
5.0	8
2.2	33
1.7	34
4.4	11
1.6	33
2.2	37
1.1	23
0.6	32
0.6	40
1.1	20
0.6	32
1.7	22
0.6	23
1.1	19
2.3	32
0.5	20
1.1	32
2.7	32
3.3	24
2.8	32
2.3	34
0.5	32
1.7	24
0.6	33
1.1	32
1.6	33
1.1	14
1.1	24
3.4	12
1.6	23
1.3	32
6.3	3
0.5	32
2.7	11
0.5	31
1.1	20
2.2	19
0.5	32
2.8	23
1.1	19
1.1	32
3.9	11
2.0	33
0.4	37
1.6	34
0.9	32
2.8	8
2.8	17
1.1	7
0.5	36
2.2	24
1.1	33
1.2	33
1.2	32
1.1	32
0.5	34
0.6	18
1.1	5
1.7	3
1.1	18
0.6	18
0.6	19
2.7	4
0.6	18
0.6	32
0.6	31
1.1	24
1.6	22
2.5	18
0.8	24
0.1	34
0.7	32
0.3	34
1.0	32
0.6	18
2.3	8
1.1	23
1.2	24
2.8	11
1.6	24
1.7	20
0.5	33
0.3	32
1.9	20
0.3	32
0.1	32
0.4	32
0.3	32
0.2	29
1.7	12
0.5	20
1.7	11
2.3	11
1.7	8
1.6	3
0.5	24
0.2	29
1.9	8
1.1	11
1.7	7
0.5	26
2.5	3
0.6	20
0.5	20
0.5	24
0.6	23
2.0	12
0.4	24
0.6	22
0.6	18
0.6	22
1.0	22
0.7	22
1.7	8
0.2	24
0.6	8
0.6	8
0.6	18
0.5	18
1.0	14
0.4	20
0.4	18
1.3	11
0.4	18
0.6	5
1.1	3
0.5	11
0.4	18
1.3	12
2.2	5
0.4	18
0.2	18
0.1	18
1.0	8

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.3	100
3.3	83
0.6	102
1.7	94
1.1	114
1.1	96
0.5	99
3.3	70
1.1	85
1.1	85
2.8	70
0.6	80
0.6	73
0.5	73
1.6	65
3.3	63
1.1	63
1.1	64
1.1	64
1.6	63
1.1	69
3.9	51
0.5	64
2.8	58
1.1	57
1.7	64
0.6	63
2.2	34
5.6	32
0.5	65
3.3	33
0.5	65
2.2	47
0.6	47
4.4	33
1.1	54
0.6	55
3.9	20
3.9	33
2.8	31
4.5	32
3.3	32
6.2	20
0.5	52
3.3	26
1.1	32
1.7	36
2.7	33
4.4	8
1.7	32
1.1	36
2.8	36
2.2	37
1.1	32
0.6	47
0.5	47
3.8	24
3.9	37
0.5	40
0.6	48
1.1	32
1.1	34
0.6	32
5.5	28
3.9	19
1.1	26
5.0	8
2.2	33
1.7	34
4.4	11
1.6	33
2.2	37
1.1	23
0.6	32
0.6	40
1.1	20
0.6	32
1.7	22
0.6	23
1.1	19
2.3	32
0.5	20
1.1	32
2.7	32
3.3	24
2.8	32
2.3	34
0.5	32
1.7	24
0.6	33
1.1	32
1.6	33
1.1	14
1.1	24
3.4	12
1.6	23
1.3	32
6.3	3
0.5	32
2.7	11
0.5	31
1.1	20
2.2	19
0.5	32
2.8	23
1.1	19
1.1	32
3.9	11
2.0	33
0.4	37
1.6	34
0.9	32
2.8	8
2.8	17
1.1	7
0.5	36
2.2	24
1.1	33
1.2	33
1.2	32
1.1	32
0.5	34
0.6	18
1.1	5
1.7	3
1.1	18
0.6	18
0.6	19
2.7	4
0.6	18
0.6	32
0.6	31
1.1	24
1.6	22
2.5	18
0.8	24
0.1	34
0.7	32
0.3	34
1.0	32
0.6	18
2.3	8
1.1	23
1.2	24
2.8	11
1.6	24
1.7	20
0.5	33
0.3	32
1.9	20
0.3	32
0.1	32
0.4	32
0.3	32
0.2	29
1.7	12
0.5	20
1.7	11
2.3	11
1.7	8
1.6	3
0.5	24
0.2	29
1.9	8
1.1	11
1.7	7
0.5	26
2.5	3
0.6	20
0.5	20
0.5	24
0.6	23
2.0	12
0.4	24
0.6	22
0.6	18
0.6	22
1.0	22
0.7	22
1.7	8
0.2	24
0.6	8
0.6	8
0.6	18
0.5	18
1.0	14
0.4	20
0.4	18
1.3	11
0.4	18
0.6	5
1.1	3
0.5	11
0.4	18
1.3	12
2.2	5
0.4	18
0.2	18
0.1	18
1.0	8