Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024

Name: Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024
Start: 2024-05-05
End: 2024-05-28
Location: China, Mongolia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan

Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024: 588 records at 161 stations, peak on 17 May 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024 set or tied 588 station records at 161 stations.
It ran from 5 May 2024 to 28 May 2024 (24 days) and its peak day was 17 May 2024.
Status: closed.
Naryn set a daily record high minimum temperature of 13.6 C (56.5 F) on 10 May 2024.
The busiest day was 18 May 2024 with 52 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 87 years.

Footprint

5 to 28 May 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024 is outlined, with 15 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 28 May 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Naryn	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	2024-05-10
Yumenzhen	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	2024-05-18
Hamar-Daban	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	2024-05-06
Erenhot	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	2024-05-17
Inga	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	2024-05-06
Altai	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2024-05-12
Hami	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2024-05-14
Lenghu	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	2024-05-22
Hanzhong	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	2024-05-24
Yibin	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2024-05-25
Tian-Shan	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	2024-05-10
Yulin	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2024-05-18
Nanchong	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	2024-05-24
Xinyang	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	2024-05-25
Yinchuan	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	2024-05-22

Records per Day

Peak day 50

Records set or tied each day from 5 May 2024 to 28 May 2024. The most in one day was 52 on 18 May 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024
Date	Records
2024-05-05	2
2024-05-06	26
2024-05-07	22
2024-05-08	4
2024-05-09	9
2024-05-10	12
2024-05-11	33
2024-05-12	45
2024-05-13	12
2024-05-14	21
2024-05-15	22
2024-05-16	34
2024-05-17	50
2024-05-18	52
2024-05-19	41
2024-05-20	35
2024-05-21	40
2024-05-22	38
2024-05-23	34
2024-05-24	16
2024-05-25	19
2024-05-26	16
2024-05-27	2
2024-05-28	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024 ranked by margin
Altai, 05-12	5.4 C (9.7 F)
Lenghu, 05-22	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Hami, 05-15	3.5 C (6.3 F)
Nanchong, 05-24	3.5 C (6.3 F)
Xinyang, 05-25	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Hami, 05-14	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Naryn, 05-10	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Hami, 05-12	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Yulin, 05-18	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Hamar-Daban, 05-06	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Hanzhong, 05-24	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Yibin, 05-25	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Yumenzhen, 05-21	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Hami, 05-13	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Yinchuan, 05-22	1.4 C (2.5 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

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 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.7	85
0.8	72
0.6	65
2.4	87
0.2	85
5.4	63
1.0	87
2.8	72
4.0	59
3.5	61
2.6	72
2.1	73
2.4	73
2.5	65
2.9	66
3.5	59
0.8	49
1.4	72
1.6	72
1.4	73
1.3	73
1.6	67
2.8	54
1.4	69
1.6	66
0.1	45
2.2	59
0.5	43
2.5	57
2.0	68
1.1	73
0.9	73
1.0	73
1.0	73
2.5	69
0.5	73
2.8	61
0.1	41
2.6	50
0.6	73
0.6	73
1.4	69
3.1	56
1.4	61
0.9	68
1.2	68
1.8	59
2.2	59
1.7	63
2.9	54
2.2	56
0.4	70
0.2	71
2.0	62
1.6	62
0.5	43
3.5	41
1.0	61
1.5	55
2.0	51
1.6	54
3.2	46
4.2	38
0.1	68
1.0	62
0.9	63
1.1	66
0.7	64
1.4	62
0.1	30
3.2	42
2.9	46
0.1	64
0.1	66
1.4	54
0.6	60
1.8	54
1.4	26
1.1	62
3.8	44
1.0	54
2.6	43
0.3	27
3.2	46
3.0	43
3.1	42
1.6	54
3.3	38
2.2	44
2.3	42
0.1	60
1.6	52
1.2	55
2.7	46
2.7	45
0.3	61
1.1	56
1.4	50
0.2	61
2.1	46
0.2	59
0.4	58
1.2	54
0.3	57
3.3	41
3.1	37
3.6	40
2.7	37
2.0	39
2.2	43
0.7	54
0.1	54
0.5	52
1.2	44
0.5	51
0.1	23
2.9	30
1.5	46
0.6	50
0.3	56
4.6	34
0.6	55
0.4	48
2.5	37
3.0	33
1.1	46
1.5	44
4.2	22
0.9	46
3.3	33
1.0	46
2.2	38
0.1	53
2.0	37
1.8	36
1.9	36
0.5	52
3.3	33
2.2	38
3.4	38
0.2	21
0.7	51
4.9	26
2.8	39
4.4	23
1.9	37
0.9	42
1.4	38
1.3	35
0.5	44
0.9	42
3.1	18
0.9	42
1.6	38
0.7	46
1.3	37
2.1	24
0.8	46
2.1	34
4.0	34
3.5	33
2.7	34
0.5	22
1.2	46
3.0	38
3.3	39
2.2	33
3.2	33
2.6	33
0.4	16
0.6	42
2.0	33
1.5	0
1.7	39
0.8	46
2.7	24
1.3	37
1.1	36
0.6	38
0.6	37
2.5	34
2.3	34
2.2	38
2.4	27
4.4	23
1.8	38
2.8	28
0.9	45
1.2	37
4.1	16
1.9	33
0.6	38
1.1	34
0.8	39
0.6	38
3.5	16
1.0	38
0.3	9
4.3	7
0.9	36

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024 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 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024 (this event)	588 records

Every Record Set

20 of 588

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in China and 5 other countries, 5 to 28 May 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-05-06	Hamar-Daban	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	87	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-06	Inga	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	87	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-10	Naryn	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	85	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-10	Naryn	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	85	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-10	Tian-Shan	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	49	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-12	Altai	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	63	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-12	Hami	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	72	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-13	Hami	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	72	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-14	Hami	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-15	Hami	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	61	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-17	Erenhot	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-18	Yumenzhen	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	72	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-18	Yulin	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	65	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-21	Yumenzhen	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-22	Lenghu	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	59	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-22	Yinchuan	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	73	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-24	Hanzhong	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	73	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-24	Nanchong	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	59	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-25	Yibin	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	73	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-25	Xinyang	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	66	32 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 588 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
2.7	85
0.8	72
0.6	65
2.4	87
0.2	85
5.4	63
1.0	87
2.8	72
4.0	59
3.5	61
2.6	72
2.1	73
2.4	73
2.5	65
2.9	66
3.5	59
0.8	49
1.4	72
1.6	72
1.4	73
1.3	73
1.6	67
2.8	54
1.4	69
1.6	66
0.1	45
2.2	59
0.5	43
2.5	57
2.0	68
1.1	73
0.9	73
1.0	73
1.0	73
2.5	69
0.5	73
2.8	61
0.1	41
2.6	50
0.6	73
0.6	73
1.4	69
3.1	56
1.4	61
0.9	68
1.2	68
1.8	59
2.2	59
1.7	63
2.9	54
2.2	56
0.4	70
0.2	71
2.0	62
1.6	62
0.5	43
3.5	41
1.0	61
1.5	55
2.0	51
1.6	54
3.2	46
4.2	38
0.1	68
1.0	62
0.9	63
1.1	66
0.7	64
1.4	62
0.1	30
3.2	42
2.9	46
0.1	64
0.1	66
1.4	54
0.6	60
1.8	54
1.4	26
1.1	62
3.8	44
1.0	54
2.6	43
0.3	27
3.2	46
3.0	43
3.1	42
1.6	54
3.3	38
2.2	44
2.3	42
0.1	60
1.6	52
1.2	55
2.7	46
2.7	45
0.3	61
1.1	56
1.4	50
0.2	61
2.1	46
0.2	59
0.4	58
1.2	54
0.3	57
3.3	41
3.1	37
3.6	40
2.7	37
2.0	39
2.2	43
0.7	54
0.1	54
0.5	52
1.2	44
0.5	51
0.1	23
2.9	30
1.5	46
0.6	50
0.3	56
4.6	34
0.6	55
0.4	48
2.5	37
3.0	33
1.1	46
1.5	44
4.2	22
0.9	46
3.3	33
1.0	46
2.2	38
0.1	53
2.0	37
1.8	36
1.9	36
0.5	52
3.3	33
2.2	38
3.4	38
0.2	21
0.7	51
4.9	26
2.8	39
4.4	23
1.9	37
0.9	42
1.4	38
1.3	35
0.5	44
0.9	42
3.1	18
0.9	42
1.6	38
0.7	46
1.3	37
2.1	24
0.8	46
2.1	34
4.0	34
3.5	33
2.7	34
0.5	22
1.2	46
3.0	38
3.3	39
2.2	33
3.2	33
2.6	33
0.4	16
0.6	42
2.0	33
1.5	0
1.7	39
0.8	46
2.7	24
1.3	37
1.1	36
0.6	38
0.6	37
2.5	34
2.3	34
2.2	38
2.4	27
4.4	23
1.8	38
2.8	28
0.9	45
1.2	37
4.1	16
1.9	33
0.6	38
1.1	34
0.8	39
0.6	38
3.5	16
1.0	38
0.3	9
4.3	7
0.9	36

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.7	85
0.8	72
0.6	65
2.4	87
0.2	85
5.4	63
1.0	87
2.8	72
4.0	59
3.5	61
2.6	72
2.1	73
2.4	73
2.5	65
2.9	66
3.5	59
0.8	49
1.4	72
1.6	72
1.4	73
1.3	73
1.6	67
2.8	54
1.4	69
1.6	66
0.1	45
2.2	59
0.5	43
2.5	57
2.0	68
1.1	73
0.9	73
1.0	73
1.0	73
2.5	69
0.5	73
2.8	61
0.1	41
2.6	50
0.6	73
0.6	73
1.4	69
3.1	56
1.4	61
0.9	68
1.2	68
1.8	59
2.2	59
1.7	63
2.9	54
2.2	56
0.4	70
0.2	71
2.0	62
1.6	62
0.5	43
3.5	41
1.0	61
1.5	55
2.0	51
1.6	54
3.2	46
4.2	38
0.1	68
1.0	62
0.9	63
1.1	66
0.7	64
1.4	62
0.1	30
3.2	42
2.9	46
0.1	64
0.1	66
1.4	54
0.6	60
1.8	54
1.4	26
1.1	62
3.8	44
1.0	54
2.6	43
0.3	27
3.2	46
3.0	43
3.1	42
1.6	54
3.3	38
2.2	44
2.3	42
0.1	60
1.6	52
1.2	55
2.7	46
2.7	45
0.3	61
1.1	56
1.4	50
0.2	61
2.1	46
0.2	59
0.4	58
1.2	54
0.3	57
3.3	41
3.1	37
3.6	40
2.7	37
2.0	39
2.2	43
0.7	54
0.1	54
0.5	52
1.2	44
0.5	51
0.1	23
2.9	30
1.5	46
0.6	50
0.3	56
4.6	34
0.6	55
0.4	48
2.5	37
3.0	33
1.1	46
1.5	44
4.2	22
0.9	46
3.3	33
1.0	46
2.2	38
0.1	53
2.0	37
1.8	36
1.9	36
0.5	52
3.3	33
2.2	38
3.4	38
0.2	21
0.7	51
4.9	26
2.8	39
4.4	23
1.9	37
0.9	42
1.4	38
1.3	35
0.5	44
0.9	42
3.1	18
0.9	42
1.6	38
0.7	46
1.3	37
2.1	24
0.8	46
2.1	34
4.0	34
3.5	33
2.7	34
0.5	22
1.2	46
3.0	38
3.3	39
2.2	33
3.2	33
2.6	33
0.4	16
0.6	42
2.0	33
1.5	0
1.7	39
0.8	46
2.7	24
1.3	37
1.1	36
0.6	38
0.6	37
2.5	34
2.3	34
2.2	38
2.4	27
4.4	23
1.8	38
2.8	28
0.9	45
1.2	37
4.1	16
1.9	33
0.6	38
1.1	34
0.8	39
0.6	38
3.5	16
1.0	38
0.3	9
4.3	7
0.9	36