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Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024

Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024: 294 records at 100 stations, peak on 27 January 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024 set or tied 294 station records at 100 stations.
  • It ran from 17 January 2024 to 1 February 2024 (16 days) and its peak day was 27 January 2024.
  • Status: closed.
  • Cairns Post Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 31 January 2024.
  • The busiest day was 27 January 2024 with 41 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

17 January to 1 February 2024
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024 The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Cairns Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2024-01-31
Rockhampton AeroRecord high minimum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)2024-01-29
Quirindi Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)2024-01-27
GympieRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)2024-01-28
Mackay M.ORecord high minimum temperature28.5 C (83.3 F)2024-01-24
Glen Innes Ag Research STNRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2024-01-27
Narooma RvcpRecord high maximum temperature36.6 C (97.9 F)2024-01-21
Bundaberg AeroRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)2024-01-28
Mitchell Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)2024-01-27
SuratRecord high minimum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)2024-01-27
ApplethorpeRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2024-01-27
Yamba Pilot StationRecord high maximum temperature33.5 C (92.3 F)2024-01-18
Stanthorpe Leslie ParadeRecord high minimum temperature23.4 C (74.1 F)2024-01-27
Low Isles LighthouseRecord high minimum temperature28.7 C (83.7 F)2024-01-25
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioRecord high maximum temperature39.2 C (102.6 F)2024-01-25
Gladstone RadarRecord high minimum temperature27.4 C (81.3 F)2024-01-28
Oakey AeroRecord high minimum temperature25.3 C (77.5 F)2024-01-27

Records per Day

Peak day 41
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024 Records set or tied each day from 17 January 2024 to 1 February 2024. The most in one day was 41 on 27 January 2024. 0 13 25 38 50 01-1701-1901-2101-2301-2501-2701-2901-31
Records set or tied each day from 17 January 2024 to 1 February 2024. The most in one day was 41 on 27 January 2024.
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024
DateRecords
2024-01-171
2024-01-1814
2024-01-1910
2024-01-2012
2024-01-2110
2024-01-2229
2024-01-2317
2024-01-248
2024-01-2521
2024-01-2629
2024-01-2741
2024-01-2821
2024-01-2939
2024-01-3036
2024-01-313
2024-02-013

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024 ranked by margin
Surat, 01-273.3 C (5.9 F)
Oakey Aero, 01-273.1 C (5.6 F)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, 01-253.0 C (5.4 F)
Yamba Pilot Station, 01-181.6 C (2.9 F)
Mitchell Post Office, 01-271.4 C (2.5 F)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN, 01-271.2 C (2.2 F)
Low Isles Lighthouse, 01-251.2 C (2.2 F)
Mackay M.O, 01-291.2 C (2.2 F)
Cairns Post Office, 01-270.9 C (1.6 F)
Cairns Post Office, 01-310.7 C (1.3 F)
Narooma Rvcp, 01-210.6 C (1.1 F)
Yamba Pilot Station, 01-290.6 C (1.1 F)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, 01-270.4 C (0.7 F)
Rockhampton Aero, 01-290.3 C (0.5 F)
Quirindi Post Office, 01-270.3 C (0.5 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024 294 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. 0 38 75 113 150 0.01.02.03.04.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
294 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 Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.7129
0.342
0.982
0.247
0.348
0.331
1.253
0.222
0.616
1.410
3.350
0.319
0.444
1.646
0.632
1.250
1.256
0.341
3.050
3.136
0.333
1.050
0.956
0.856
0.664
1.656
0.736
0.936
1.052
1.350
0.464
3.444
0.23
1.253
0.750
0.824
3.016
1.550
1.946
1.932
0.736
0.20
1.253
1.136
1.436
2.344
0.556
2.141
2.128
1.250
1.536
0.550
0.744
1.036
0.256
1.540
0.850
1.448
1.344
1.650
1.454
0.245
0.836
0.153
0.844
1.044
1.048
0.444
2.042
1.444
1.841
0.736
0.248
0.936
0.325
0.444
0.848
0.520
2.241
0.150
0.149
1.024
1.912
1.620
0.344
0.936
0.936
0.444
0.244
0.125
0.49
0.441
0.836
1.824
0.248
0.925
0.633
0.436
1.425
0.144
0.336
1.222
2.622
0.144
0.144
1.118
0.144
0.16
0.336
1.520
0.433
0.626
0.916
1.98
0.936
1.228
1.230
3.222
0.341
0.430
0.336
1.425
0.730
0.136
0.629
0.825
0.232
1.522
0.333
1.322
2.216
1.910
2.824
0.232
1.110
0.332
0.421
0.522
0.525
0.725
0.436
0.525
0.828
1.418
0.828
1.426
1.318
0.617
0.310
1.010
1.118
1.225
0.228
0.236
1.88
0.525
1.420
1.516
1.722
1.228
0.38
0.417
0.128
0.225
0.725
0.920
1.06
0.225
0.425
0.128
2.50
0.922
1.322
0.630
1.94
0.132
0.14
0.58
0.220
0.625
0.125
0.125
0.125
2.54
0.622
1.025
1.412
0.822
0.510
0.612
0.525
0.625
0.310
0.89
1.018
0.522
0.922
0.422
0.125
0.328

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 20223,626 records
Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024 (this event)294 records

Every Record Set

20 of 294
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 17 January to 1 February 2024, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2024-01-18Yamba Pilot StationRecord high maximum temperature33.5 C (92.3 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4630 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-21Narooma RvcpRecord high maximum temperature36.6 C (97.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1633 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-24Mackay M.ORecord high minimum temperature28.5 C (83.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)3136 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-25Low Isles LighthouseRecord high minimum temperature28.7 C (83.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)5029 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-25Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioRecord high maximum temperature39.2 C (102.6 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)5029 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-27Cairns Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature26.8 C (80.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)8240 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-27Quirindi Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4840 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-27Glen Innes Ag Research STNRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)5334 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-27Mitchell Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)1032 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-27SuratRecord high minimum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)5032 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-27ApplethorpeRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)1931 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-27Stanthorpe Leslie ParadeRecord high minimum temperature23.4 C (74.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)4430 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-27Oakey AeroRecord high minimum temperature25.3 C (77.5 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)3628 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-28GympieRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4740 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-28Bundaberg AeroRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)2233 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-28Gladstone RadarRecord high minimum temperature27.4 C (81.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4129 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-29Rockhampton AeroRecord high minimum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4241 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-29Yamba Pilot StationRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3230 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-29Mackay M.ORecord high maximum temperature36.6 C (97.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)5629 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-31Cairns Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)12945 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 294 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.