Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020

Name: Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020
Start: 2020-11-05
End: 2020-11-24
Location: China, Russia, Japan, Mongolia, Korea, South, Kazakhstan, Korea, North, Vietnam, Macau S.A.R

Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020: 1,221 records at 478 stations, peak on 18 November 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020 set or tied 1,221 station records at 478 stations.
It ran from 5 November 2020 to 24 November 2020 (20 days) and its peak day was 18 November 2020.
Status: closed.
Barabinsk set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 10.8 C (51.4 F) on 7 November 2020.
The busiest day was 19 November 2020 with 162 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 113 years.

Footprint

5 to 24 November 2020

The area covered by Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Barabinsk	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2020-11-07
Olekminsk	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2020-11-11
Dinghai	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	2020-11-20
Kokpekty	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2020-11-09
Jian	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	2020-11-20
Kyra	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	2020-11-09
Viljujsk	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2020-11-11
Qu Xian	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2020-11-20
Omsk	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2020-11-07
Mogoca	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2020-11-14
Enisejsk	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2020-11-11
Sumoto	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	2020-11-20
Achinsk	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	2020-11-09
Erbogacen	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	2020-11-10
Ulleungdo	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2020-11-18
Zhijiang	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	2020-11-19
Nanchang	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	2020-11-19
Ganzhou	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	2020-11-20
Chongqing	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	2020-11-18

Records per Day

Peak day 143

Records set or tied each day from 5 November 2020 to 24 November 2020. The most in one day was 162 on 19 November 2020.

Records per day during Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020
Date	Records
2020-11-05	1
2020-11-06	7
2020-11-07	31
2020-11-08	61
2020-11-09	67
2020-11-10	52
2020-11-11	74
2020-11-12	77
2020-11-13	77
2020-11-14	80
2020-11-15	79
2020-11-16	85
2020-11-17	85
2020-11-18	143
2020-11-19	162
2020-11-20	80
2020-11-21	20
2020-11-22	23
2020-11-23	15
2020-11-24	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020 ranked by margin
Jian, 11-20	7.7 C (13.9 F)
Dinghai, 11-20	6.8 C (12.2 F)
Qu Xian, 11-20	6.6 C (11.9 F)
Zhijiang, 11-19	5.9 C (10.6 F)
Ganzhou, 11-20	5.8 C (10.4 F)
Nanchang, 11-19	5.7 C (10.3 F)
Erbogacen, 11-10	4.6 C (8.3 F)
Kyra, 11-09	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Chongqing, 11-18	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Viljujsk, 11-11	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Achinsk, 11-09	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Ulleungdo, 11-18	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Mogoca, 11-14	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Olekminsk, 11-11	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Omsk, 11-07	1.0 C (1.8 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 China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.3	88
6.8	60
1.2	109
7.7	60
0.1	113
6.6	60
2.9	89
4.4	80
1.0	91
2.0	87
0.8	63
0.3	93
5.9	63
5.8	60
5.7	58
2.1	79
4.6	80
0.9	89
2.5	78
3.7	63
5.8	58
4.5	50
4.1	57
3.3	63
1.2	82
3.1	80
0.1	65
4.1	62
4.4	62
4.4	63
3.8	50
3.4	59
0.6	56
1.7	43
0.6	55
7.6	64
1.6	82
2.7	78
2.2	82
1.9	82
4.0	61
7.1	28
1.3	80
1.6	80
0.4	53
4.5	72
1.4	80
0.2	78
3.3	63
3.5	62
3.8	63
4.5	58
4.2	57
4.1	58
6.2	48
4.5	60
2.9	60
4.3	50
4.2	50
2.8	59
3.1	59
3.1	59
11.3	45
1.7	77
0.5	50
1.2	72
0.1	82
5.7	38
3.0	62
2.6	59
3.0	63
3.5	60
2.9	63
4.2	52
2.8	60
3.4	53
6.4	26
2.3	63
2.4	59
2.8	59
2.5	59
2.4	59
3.3	60
2.5	63
0.6	44
0.5	44
1.9	63
4.5	52
0.6	41
3.0	58
2.6	57
2.1	63
3.7	45
3.0	50
6.2	28
3.4	52
2.0	59
1.8	60
2.2	24
2.4	59
1.8	63
2.1	59
1.2	67
0.9	31
4.8	59
4.8	61
0.4	78
3.4	59
2.6	66
2.7	60
3.0	57
2.2	63
2.1	62
2.0	58
2.7	50
1.9	58
3.2	58
2.2	60
1.7	60
1.7	60
2.1	55
0.4	43
3.7	40
1.7	59
0.3	41
1.9	59
2.7	53
1.3	59
4.2	57
3.7	59
8.0	45
3.4	66
3.9	60
0.9	63
2.7	59
2.4	63
1.7	63
1.7	63
2.0	62
1.8	58
1.3	63
1.3	63
1.8	63
2.1	63
2.6	55
3.0	45
1.4	57
0.9	60
3.7	40
3.2	53
2.7	59
1.7	63
4.9	45
1.6	63
2.8	59
2.6	59
0.9	65
3.1	51
1.8	63
1.2	60
1.7	57
1.7	57
1.3	62
2.3	58
0.9	63
1.9	52
0.5	66
1.2	60
5.5	28
1.2	61
0.3	69
0.2	68
1.4	55
1.9	50
1.9	53
0.8	63
0.2	68
0.2	68
1.3	57
2.4	59
0.6	69
1.6	59
1.3	60
1.7	63
1.6	55
6.1	25
2.4	59
2.0	59
2.5	59
1.6	63
0.8	63
0.7	63
1.6	55
0.8	58
0.4	66
1.3	55
0.6	60
5.1	28
1.0	60
2.0	59

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020 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 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020 (this event)	1,221 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,221

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in China and 8 other countries, 5 to 24 November 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-11-07	Barabinsk	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	88	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-07	Omsk	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	91	38 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Kokpekty	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	113	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Kyra	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80	39 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Achinsk	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	78	36 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-10	Erbogacen	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	80	36 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-11	Olekminsk	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	109	41 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-11	Viljujsk	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	89	39 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-11	Enisejsk	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	93	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-11	Olekminsk	Record high maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	89	36 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-14	Mogoca	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	87	38 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-18	Ulleungdo	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	79	36 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-18	Chongqing	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	63	35 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-19	Zhijiang	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	63	36 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-19	Nanchang	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	58	36 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-20	Dinghai	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	60	41 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-20	Jian	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	60	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-20	Qu Xian	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	60	39 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-20	Sumoto	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	63	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-20	Ganzhou	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	60	36 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,221 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.