Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019

Name: Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019
Start: 2019-12-08
End: 2019-12-19
Location: China, Macau S.A.R

Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019: 110 records at 48 stations, peak on 17 December 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019 set or tied 110 station records at 48 stations.
It ran from 8 December 2019 to 19 December 2019 (12 days) and its peak day was 17 December 2019.
Status: closed.
Lingling set a daily record high maximum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 17 December 2019.
The busiest day was 17 December 2019 with 34 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 68 years.

Footprint

8 to 19 December 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lingling	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2019-12-17
Jian	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2019-12-17
Bijie	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2019-12-15
Qu Xian	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2019-12-17
Jingdezhen	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	2019-12-16
Hechi	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2019-12-17
Ganyu	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	2019-12-16
Guangzhou	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	2019-12-19
Shanwei	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2019-12-19
Taiyuan	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2019-12-10
Nanchang	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	2019-12-17
Ganzhou	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	2019-12-18
Dachen Dao	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2019-12-17
Fuzhou	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	2019-12-17
Yongan	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	2019-12-18
Dongtai	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	2019-12-11
Xingren	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	2019-12-17

Records per Day

Peak day 34

Records set or tied each day from 8 December 2019 to 19 December 2019. The most in one day was 34 on 17 December 2019.

Records per day during Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019
Date	Records
2019-12-08	1
2019-12-09	2
2019-12-10	4
2019-12-11	4
2019-12-12	1
2019-12-13	6
2019-12-14	3
2019-12-15	9
2019-12-16	22
2019-12-17	34
2019-12-18	18
2019-12-19	6

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019 ranked by margin
Lingling, 12-17	7.1 C (12.8 F)
Jian, 12-16	7.1 C (12.8 F)
Jian, 12-17	7.0 C (12.6 F)
Lingling, 12-16	6.8 C (12.2 F)
Jingdezhen, 12-16	5.2 C (9.4 F)
Yongan, 12-18	4.6 C (8.3 F)
Nanchang, 12-17	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Ganyu, 12-16	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Dachen Dao, 12-17	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Xingren, 12-17	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Hechi, 12-17	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Ganzhou, 12-18	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Guangzhou, 12-19	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Xingren, 12-18	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Shanwei, 12-19	1.8 C (3.2 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

110 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 China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
7.1	68
7.0	60
1.5	56
7.1	42
6.8	48
0.6	51
5.2	48
3.3	60
3.8	52
3.0	57
1.8	65
1.4	68
3.1	57
4.2	48
3.8	44
1.5	65
4.6	40
1.9	61
3.4	52
0.9	64
2.7	52
1.7	57
1.0	64
2.6	48
2.9	48
0.8	64
5.8	21
3.7	42
1.1	53
1.1	57
0.3	65
0.1	64
2.4	48
1.0	57
1.5	52
0.2	60
0.8	57
0.1	60
4.6	28
3.0	41
1.4	48
0.5	53
0.6	53
2.4	42
0.3	57
0.2	57
1.2	48
1.2	48
4.3	18
1.7	41
1.5	42
3.3	28
3.5	28
4.4	18
2.8	20
3.1	20
3.5	20
0.9	42
1.1	36
0.6	41
0.8	41
0.4	42
2.5	20
0.2	41
0.1	41
1.0	34
0.3	41
0.2	42
4.1	14
0.9	32
2.4	20
2.5	21
0.7	32
1.9	16
2.5	21
0.3	30
2.2	16
2.1	16
0.6	28
0.4	32
0.4	32
1.2	21
1.1	22
2.5	6
0.9	20
1.0	21
0.4	20
0.8	20
0.5	22
0.9	16
0.9	14
0.4	21
1.4	12
1.5	8
0.2	16
0.3	16
0.9	14
0.1	16
0.8	14
0.1	18
0.8	10
0.4	12
0.2	14
1.0	8
0.1	12
0.2	12
0.4	6
0.2	12
0.1	8
0.2	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019 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 China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019 (this event)	110 records

Every Record Set

20 of 110

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in China and Macau S.A.R, 8 to 19 December 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-12-10	Taiyuan	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	68	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-11	Dongtai	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-15	Bijie	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	56	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-16	Jian	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	42	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-16	Lingling	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	48	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-16	Jingdezhen	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	48	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-16	Ganyu	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	52	30 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-17	Lingling	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	68	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-17	Jian	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	60	38 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-17	Qu Xian	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-17	Hechi	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-17	Nanchang	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	48	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-17	Dachen Dao	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	44	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-17	Fuzhou	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	65	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-17	Xingren	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-18	Ganzhou	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	57	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-18	Yongan	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	40	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-18	Xingren	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	61	27 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-19	Guangzhou	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	57	30 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-19	Shanwei	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	65	30 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 110 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.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
7.1	68
7.0	60
1.5	56
7.1	42
6.8	48
0.6	51
5.2	48
3.3	60
3.8	52
3.0	57
1.8	65
1.4	68
3.1	57
4.2	48
3.8	44
1.5	65
4.6	40
1.9	61
3.4	52
0.9	64
2.7	52
1.7	57
1.0	64
2.6	48
2.9	48
0.8	64
5.8	21
3.7	42
1.1	53
1.1	57
0.3	65
0.1	64
2.4	48
1.0	57
1.5	52
0.2	60
0.8	57
0.1	60
4.6	28
3.0	41
1.4	48
0.5	53
0.6	53
2.4	42
0.3	57
0.2	57
1.2	48
1.2	48
4.3	18
1.7	41
1.5	42
3.3	28
3.5	28
4.4	18
2.8	20
3.1	20
3.5	20
0.9	42
1.1	36
0.6	41
0.8	41
0.4	42
2.5	20
0.2	41
0.1	41
1.0	34
0.3	41
0.2	42
4.1	14
0.9	32
2.4	20
2.5	21
0.7	32
1.9	16
2.5	21
0.3	30
2.2	16
2.1	16
0.6	28
0.4	32
0.4	32
1.2	21
1.1	22
2.5	6
0.9	20
1.0	21
0.4	20
0.8	20
0.5	22
0.9	16
0.9	14
0.4	21
1.4	12
1.5	8
0.2	16
0.3	16
0.9	14
0.1	16
0.8	14
0.1	18
0.8	10
0.4	12
0.2	14
1.0	8
0.1	12
0.2	12
0.4	6
0.2	12
0.1	8
0.2	6

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
7.1	68
7.0	60
1.5	56
7.1	42
6.8	48
0.6	51
5.2	48
3.3	60
3.8	52
3.0	57
1.8	65
1.4	68
3.1	57
4.2	48
3.8	44
1.5	65
4.6	40
1.9	61
3.4	52
0.9	64
2.7	52
1.7	57
1.0	64
2.6	48
2.9	48
0.8	64
5.8	21
3.7	42
1.1	53
1.1	57
0.3	65
0.1	64
2.4	48
1.0	57
1.5	52
0.2	60
0.8	57
0.1	60
4.6	28
3.0	41
1.4	48
0.5	53
0.6	53
2.4	42
0.3	57
0.2	57
1.2	48
1.2	48
4.3	18
1.7	41
1.5	42
3.3	28
3.5	28
4.4	18
2.8	20
3.1	20
3.5	20
0.9	42
1.1	36
0.6	41
0.8	41
0.4	42
2.5	20
0.2	41
0.1	41
1.0	34
0.3	41
0.2	42
4.1	14
0.9	32
2.4	20
2.5	21
0.7	32
1.9	16
2.5	21
0.3	30
2.2	16
2.1	16
0.6	28
0.4	32
0.4	32
1.2	21
1.1	22
2.5	6
0.9	20
1.0	21
0.4	20
0.8	20
0.5	22
0.9	16
0.9	14
0.4	21
1.4	12
1.5	8
0.2	16
0.3	16
0.9	14
0.1	16
0.8	14
0.1	18
0.8	10
0.4	12
0.2	14
1.0	8
0.1	12
0.2	12
0.4	6
0.2	12
0.1	8
0.2	6