Heat wave in China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022

Name: Heat wave in China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022
Start: 2022-09-17
End: 2022-10-07
Location: China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Japan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, South, Korea, North, Macau S.A.R, Tajikistan

Heat wave in China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022: 710 records at 317 stations, peak on 1 October 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022 set or tied 710 station records at 317 stations.
It ran from 17 September 2022 to 7 October 2022 (21 days) and its peak day was 1 October 2022.
Status: closed.
Astana set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.0 C (86.0 F) on 24 September 2022.
The busiest day was 1 October 2022 with 84 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 108 years.

Footprint

17 September to 7 October 2022

The area covered by Heat wave in China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 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 China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Astana	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2022-09-24
Uralsk	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2022-09-23
Vladivostok	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	2022-10-01
Rudnaja Pristan	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	2022-10-01
Shaoguan	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2022-10-04
Atbasar	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	2022-09-24
Kazalinsk	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	2022-09-25
Aralskoe More	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	2022-09-25
Nanping	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2022-10-01
Bailing-Miao	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	2022-10-01
Chengde	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	2022-10-01
Sapporo	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	2022-10-03
Otaru	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	2022-10-01
Yichang	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	2022-10-02
Suttsu	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2022-10-02
Turgaj	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	2022-09-24
Duolun	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	2022-10-01
Yuanping	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	2022-10-02
Bayan Mod	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	2022-10-01

Records per Day

Peak day 84

Records set or tied each day from 17 September 2022 to 7 October 2022. The most in one day was 84 on 1 October 2022.

Records per day during Heat wave in China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022
Date	Records
2022-09-17	5
2022-09-18	9
2022-09-19	12
2022-09-20	11
2022-09-21	29
2022-09-22	61
2022-09-23	56
2022-09-24	50
2022-09-25	37
2022-09-26	15
2022-09-27	48
2022-09-28	37
2022-09-29	33
2022-09-30	56
2022-10-01	84
2022-10-02	61
2022-10-03	60
2022-10-04	31
2022-10-05	10
2022-10-06	4
2022-10-07	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022 ranked by margin
Rudnaja Pristan, 10-01	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Turgaj, 09-24	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Astana, 09-24	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Kazalinsk, 09-25	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Atbasar, 09-24	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Aralskoe More, 09-25	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Otaru, 10-01	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Uralsk, 09-23	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Shaoguan, 10-04	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Yichang, 10-02	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Bailing-Miao, 10-01	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Yuanping, 10-02	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Sapporo, 10-03	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Duolun, 10-01	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Bayan Mod, 10-01	0.9 C (1.6 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 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.0	104
2.5	108
4.2	85
0.3	81
2.2	70
3.9	84
4.0	83
0.8	70
3.7	83
1.5	68
0.8	70
1.3	65
1.6	62
3.1	43
0.6	69
0.9	64
4.2	63
0.8	84
1.4	57
0.9	62
2.7	37
2.0	43
0.7	84
0.2	56
0.9	48
2.9	71
4.4	47
0.4	84
3.0	67
1.9	68
0.2	73
2.3	71
2.6	71
0.5	47
0.4	71
3.5	56
2.1	34
0.8	41
2.1	34
1.8	67
1.2	71
3.5	14
3.3	47
3.3	19
0.5	44
5.6	43
1.3	67
1.5	59
1.6	68
1.0	71
0.6	72
1.2	67
0.6	38
2.1	56
0.9	34
1.5	34
1.9	53
2.5	51
2.0	63
3.2	44
0.7	68
2.6	56
2.1	59
3.5	44
0.3	71
1.0	63
1.0	64
1.5	34
0.4	39
3.0	44
0.5	67
0.5	67
0.5	67
1.0	60
3.2	44
2.1	51
0.2	64
1.5	53
2.9	53
1.6	56
2.8	52
0.2	68
1.0	60
0.4	68
0.1	67
0.2	67
0.2	34
1.6	56
0.8	29
0.1	68
0.9	61
1.3	59
2.1	48
2.3	16
2.6	44
0.2	67
0.1	67
0.1	67
0.9	60
0.6	60
3.8	44
3.1	53
1.5	53
1.1	47
1.3	56
0.5	60
2.7	15
2.0	47
0.2	65
3.2	0
0.4	60
0.4	60
3.4	2
0.3	65
0.5	60
3.1	44
1.2	51
0.7	51
0.8	51
2.1	44
0.3	53
1.6	44
0.8	51
4.0	25
1.2	56
0.2	63
3.0	44
0.7	60
0.1	60
1.5	48
0.5	56
0.8	23
0.3	61
0.2	60
0.2	60
4.0	31
1.8	52
0.5	51
4.9	20
3.7	44
1.6	44
5.6	39
2.2	52
1.8	47
2.4	44
0.6	59
0.9	56
1.7	44
1.8	44
1.8	44
0.4	56
0.3	59
2.0	44
0.2	56
1.5	48
2.4	39
1.0	48
0.9	17
0.3	59
3.0	36
2.6	36
4.2	28
3.7	31
2.9	44
3.5	39
0.5	56
2.9	27
5.6	31
1.9	48
0.5	45
2.6	44
2.2	44
0.3	56
0.3	56
1.8	44
1.7	15
1.2	44
0.4	56
0.2	22
1.4	39
0.8	16
1.1	44
0.7	48
2.7	0
0.6	17
1.9	39
0.8	17
0.4	17
2.0	40
0.9	47
0.3	44
3.1	28
6.3	8
0.4	44
0.2	44
4.8	24
5.5	21
0.5	52
1.0	47
1.2	44

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 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 China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022 (this event)	710 records

Every Record Set

20 of 710

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in China and 11 other countries, 17 September to 7 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-09-23	Uralsk	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	108	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-24	Astana	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	104	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-24	Atbasar	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-24	Turgaj	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	63	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-25	Kazalinsk	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	83	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-25	Aralskoe More	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	83	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-29	Vladivostok	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	84	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Rudnaja Pristan	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	85	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Vladivostok	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	81	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Nanping	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Bailing-Miao	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	68	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Chengde	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Otaru	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	43	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Duolun	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Bayan Mod	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	62	35 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-02	Yichang	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-02	Suttsu	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-02	Yuanping	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	57	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-03	Sapporo	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	65	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-04	Shaoguan	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 710 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
4.0	104
2.5	108
4.2	85
0.3	81
2.2	70
3.9	84
4.0	83
0.8	70
3.7	83
1.5	68
0.8	70
1.3	65
1.6	62
3.1	43
0.6	69
0.9	64
4.2	63
0.8	84
1.4	57
0.9	62
2.7	37
2.0	43
0.7	84
0.2	56
0.9	48
2.9	71
4.4	47
0.4	84
3.0	67
1.9	68
0.2	73
2.3	71
2.6	71
0.5	47
0.4	71
3.5	56
2.1	34
0.8	41
2.1	34
1.8	67
1.2	71
3.5	14
3.3	47
3.3	19
0.5	44
5.6	43
1.3	67
1.5	59
1.6	68
1.0	71
0.6	72
1.2	67
0.6	38
2.1	56
0.9	34
1.5	34
1.9	53
2.5	51
2.0	63
3.2	44
0.7	68
2.6	56
2.1	59
3.5	44
0.3	71
1.0	63
1.0	64
1.5	34
0.4	39
3.0	44
0.5	67
0.5	67
0.5	67
1.0	60
3.2	44
2.1	51
0.2	64
1.5	53
2.9	53
1.6	56
2.8	52
0.2	68
1.0	60
0.4	68
0.1	67
0.2	67
0.2	34
1.6	56
0.8	29
0.1	68
0.9	61
1.3	59
2.1	48
2.3	16
2.6	44
0.2	67
0.1	67
0.1	67
0.9	60
0.6	60
3.8	44
3.1	53
1.5	53
1.1	47
1.3	56
0.5	60
2.7	15
2.0	47
0.2	65
3.2	0
0.4	60
0.4	60
3.4	2
0.3	65
0.5	60
3.1	44
1.2	51
0.7	51
0.8	51
2.1	44
0.3	53
1.6	44
0.8	51
4.0	25
1.2	56
0.2	63
3.0	44
0.7	60
0.1	60
1.5	48
0.5	56
0.8	23
0.3	61
0.2	60
0.2	60
4.0	31
1.8	52
0.5	51
4.9	20
3.7	44
1.6	44
5.6	39
2.2	52
1.8	47
2.4	44
0.6	59
0.9	56
1.7	44
1.8	44
1.8	44
0.4	56
0.3	59
2.0	44
0.2	56
1.5	48
2.4	39
1.0	48
0.9	17
0.3	59
3.0	36
2.6	36
4.2	28
3.7	31
2.9	44
3.5	39
0.5	56
2.9	27
5.6	31
1.9	48
0.5	45
2.6	44
2.2	44
0.3	56
0.3	56
1.8	44
1.7	15
1.2	44
0.4	56
0.2	22
1.4	39
0.8	16
1.1	44
0.7	48
2.7	0
0.6	17
1.9	39
0.8	17
0.4	17
2.0	40
0.9	47
0.3	44
3.1	28
6.3	8
0.4	44
0.2	44
4.8	24
5.5	21
0.5	52
1.0	47
1.2	44

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.0	104
2.5	108
4.2	85
0.3	81
2.2	70
3.9	84
4.0	83
0.8	70
3.7	83
1.5	68
0.8	70
1.3	65
1.6	62
3.1	43
0.6	69
0.9	64
4.2	63
0.8	84
1.4	57
0.9	62
2.7	37
2.0	43
0.7	84
0.2	56
0.9	48
2.9	71
4.4	47
0.4	84
3.0	67
1.9	68
0.2	73
2.3	71
2.6	71
0.5	47
0.4	71
3.5	56
2.1	34
0.8	41
2.1	34
1.8	67
1.2	71
3.5	14
3.3	47
3.3	19
0.5	44
5.6	43
1.3	67
1.5	59
1.6	68
1.0	71
0.6	72
1.2	67
0.6	38
2.1	56
0.9	34
1.5	34
1.9	53
2.5	51
2.0	63
3.2	44
0.7	68
2.6	56
2.1	59
3.5	44
0.3	71
1.0	63
1.0	64
1.5	34
0.4	39
3.0	44
0.5	67
0.5	67
0.5	67
1.0	60
3.2	44
2.1	51
0.2	64
1.5	53
2.9	53
1.6	56
2.8	52
0.2	68
1.0	60
0.4	68
0.1	67
0.2	67
0.2	34
1.6	56
0.8	29
0.1	68
0.9	61
1.3	59
2.1	48
2.3	16
2.6	44
0.2	67
0.1	67
0.1	67
0.9	60
0.6	60
3.8	44
3.1	53
1.5	53
1.1	47
1.3	56
0.5	60
2.7	15
2.0	47
0.2	65
3.2	0
0.4	60
0.4	60
3.4	2
0.3	65
0.5	60
3.1	44
1.2	51
0.7	51
0.8	51
2.1	44
0.3	53
1.6	44
0.8	51
4.0	25
1.2	56
0.2	63
3.0	44
0.7	60
0.1	60
1.5	48
0.5	56
0.8	23
0.3	61
0.2	60
0.2	60
4.0	31
1.8	52
0.5	51
4.9	20
3.7	44
1.6	44
5.6	39
2.2	52
1.8	47
2.4	44
0.6	59
0.9	56
1.7	44
1.8	44
1.8	44
0.4	56
0.3	59
2.0	44
0.2	56
1.5	48
2.4	39
1.0	48
0.9	17
0.3	59
3.0	36
2.6	36
4.2	28
3.7	31
2.9	44
3.5	39
0.5	56
2.9	27
5.6	31
1.9	48
0.5	45
2.6	44
2.2	44
0.3	56
0.3	56
1.8	44
1.7	15
1.2	44
0.4	56
0.2	22
1.4	39
0.8	16
1.1	44
0.7	48
2.7	0
0.6	17
1.9	39
0.8	17
0.4	17
2.0	40
0.9	47
0.3	44
3.1	28
6.3	8
0.4	44
0.2	44
4.8	24
5.5	21
0.5	52
1.0	47
1.2	44