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Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022

Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022: 266 records at 164 stations, peak on 12 November 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022 set or tied 266 station records at 164 stations.
  • It ran from 5 November 2022 to 15 November 2022 (11 days) and its peak day was 12 November 2022.
  • Status: closed.
  • Wuhan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 29.0 C (84.2 F) on 11 November 2022.
  • The busiest day was 11 November 2022 with 59 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 76 years.

Footprint

5 to 15 November 2022
Footprint of Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022 The area covered by Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
WuhanRecord high maximum temperature29.0 C (84.2 F)2022-11-11
KumamotoRecord high maximum temperature27.4 C (81.3 F)2022-11-12
JianRecord high maximum temperature33.1 C (91.6 F)2022-11-13
AburatsuRecord high maximum temperature27.5 C (81.5 F)2022-11-13
Krasnyj ChikojRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2022-11-08
ChangdeRecord high maximum temperature29.5 C (85.1 F)2022-11-12
ChongqingRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2022-11-11
LinglingRecord high maximum temperature32.6 C (90.7 F)2022-11-11
NanchengRecord high maximum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)2022-11-11
NanpingRecord high maximum temperature31.3 C (88.3 F)2022-11-12
GanzhouRecord high maximum temperature32.6 C (90.7 F)2022-11-11
SinuijuRecord high minimum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)2022-11-11
ShenyangRecord high minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)2022-11-10
HanzhongRecord high minimum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)2022-11-10
AnqingRecord high maximum temperature28.4 C (83.1 F)2022-11-10
NanchangRecord high maximum temperature32.3 C (90.1 F)2022-11-11
Qu XianRecord high maximum temperature32.3 C (90.1 F)2022-11-13
ShantouRecord high maximum temperature30.3 C (86.5 F)2022-11-14

Records per Day

Peak day 53
Records per day during Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022 Records set or tied each day from 5 November 2022 to 15 November 2022. The most in one day was 59 on 11 November 2022. 0 15 30 45 60 11-0511-0711-0811-0911-1011-1111-1211-1311-1411-15
Records set or tied each day from 5 November 2022 to 15 November 2022. The most in one day was 59 on 11 November 2022.
Records per day during Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022
DateRecords
2022-11-051
2022-11-074
2022-11-0818
2022-11-0922
2022-11-1057
2022-11-1159
2022-11-1253
2022-11-1344
2022-11-146
2022-11-152

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022 ranked by margin
Sinuiju, 11-115.8 C (10.4 F)
Jian, 11-134.0 C (7.2 F)
Wuhan, 11-113.8 C (6.8 F)
Chongqing, 11-112.9 C (5.2 F)
Changde, 11-122.8 C (5.0 F)
Nancheng, 11-132.8 C (5.0 F)
Lingling, 11-112.7 C (4.9 F)
Nancheng, 11-112.6 C (4.7 F)
Aburatsu, 11-132.5 C (4.5 F)
Shenyang, 11-102.5 C (4.5 F)
Ganzhou, 11-112.4 C (4.3 F)
Nanping, 11-122.3 C (4.1 F)
Nancheng, 11-122.1 C (3.8 F)
Qu Xian, 11-132.0 C (3.6 F)
Anqing, 11-101.6 C (2.9 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 China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022 266 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 20 40 60 80 0.01.53.04.56.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
266 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 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
3.868
0.361
4.064
2.564
2.871
0.976
2.956
2.769
2.669
2.369
2.469
2.864
5.847
2.564
1.369
1.669
1.138
2.064
2.164
1.069
1.069
1.564
1.068
1.569
1.764
0.969
0.143
0.668
0.569
1.164
0.869
0.769
1.264
0.568
0.769
0.569
0.543
0.864
0.368
0.268
0.468
0.168
0.764
0.964
5.824
0.169
0.864
2.352
0.664
0.564
0.764
0.364
0.364
0.664
3.641
0.564
1.556
1.056
1.452
2.941
0.261
1.547
2.841
1.052
0.556
1.849
3.141
3.928
4.028
2.141
3.627
0.752
1.251
0.948
0.548
3.028
3.824
0.152
0.452
0.452
1.641
2.328
0.152
3.635
0.248
0.148
0.348
1.09
0.349
0.552
2.428
2.928
2.128
0.843
1.041
3.523
1.632
0.641
0.741
0.141
0.537
0.141
0.141
0.343
0.443
0.19
2.224
2.328
1.528
1.935
2.428
0.545
2.235
2.623
1.435
3.916
3.617
2.623
1.328
0.735
1.528
0.637
0.50
1.428
0.137
1.627
1.228
1.128
1.435
1.823
0.335
2.023
2.523
3.323
2.123
0.235
0.828
1.324
1.028
0.30
2.116
1.424
1.128
0.135
0.728
1.539
1.324
0.728
2.424
0.628
0.335
1.225
0.528
0.332
0.728
0.724
1.024
1.624
0.228
1.520
1.623
1.616
1.024
0.724
0.228
1.420
1.416
0.920
0.928
0.228
0.128
0.328
0.624
0.424
0.228
0.128
0.128
0.335
0.624
0.824
0.524
1.417
0.224
0.524
3.01
0.524
0.816
1.925
0.424
0.817
0.128
2.59
0.724
0.924
0.823
0.523
1.216
1.312
0.817
0.917

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022 (this event)266 records

Every Record Set

20 of 266
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 15 November 2022, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2022-11-08Krasnyj ChikojRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)7633 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-10ShenyangRecord high minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)6430 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-10HanzhongRecord high minimum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)6930 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-10AnqingRecord high maximum temperature28.4 C (83.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6930 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-11WuhanRecord high maximum temperature29.0 C (84.2 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)6835 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-11ChongqingRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)5632 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-11LinglingRecord high maximum temperature32.6 C (90.7 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)6932 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-11NanchengRecord high maximum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)6932 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-11GanzhouRecord high maximum temperature32.6 C (90.7 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)6931 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-11SinuijuRecord high minimum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)5.8 C (10.4 F)4731 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-11NanchangRecord high maximum temperature32.3 C (90.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3830 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-12KumamotoRecord high maximum temperature27.4 C (81.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)6135 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-12ChangdeRecord high maximum temperature29.5 C (85.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)7133 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-12NanpingRecord high maximum temperature31.3 C (88.3 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)6932 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-12NanchengRecord high maximum temperature32.5 C (90.5 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)6430 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-13JianRecord high maximum temperature33.1 C (91.6 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)6434 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-13AburatsuRecord high maximum temperature27.5 C (81.5 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)6434 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-13NanchengRecord high maximum temperature32.5 C (90.5 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)6431 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-13Qu XianRecord high maximum temperature32.3 C (90.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)6430 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-14ShantouRecord high maximum temperature30.3 C (86.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)6930 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 266 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.