Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024

Name: Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024
Start: 2024-03-08
End: 2024-03-25
Location: Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Algeria, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Estonia, Morocco, Italy, Belarus, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Norway, Austria, Latvia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Hungary, Tunisia, Denmark, Luxembourg, Libya, Malta, Bulgaria, Gibraltar [United Kingdom], Greece, Lithuania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Ireland, Turkey

Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024: 1,528 records at 762 stations, peak on 15 March 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024 set or tied 1,528 station records at 762 stations.
It ran from 8 March 2024 to 25 March 2024 (18 days) and its peak day was 15 March 2024.
Status: closed.
Linkoeping-Malmslaett set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.6 C (47.5 F) on 15 March 2024.
The busiest day was 15 March 2024 with 458 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 141 years.

Footprint

8 to 25 March 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	2024-03-15
Uppsala_Aut	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	2024-03-15
Cottbus	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2024-03-15
Greifswald	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2024-03-15
Arad	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	2024-03-11
Cet Central England	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2024-03-14
Angermunde	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	2024-03-15
Lichtentanne	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2024-03-15
Tizi Ouzou	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	2024-03-18
Biskra	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	2024-03-19
El-Golea	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2024-03-21
Tangier City	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2024-03-22
Vanersborg	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2024-03-15
Waren	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2024-03-13
Oxford	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2024-03-14
Buxton	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	2024-03-14
Greifswalder Oie	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	2024-03-15

Records per Day

Peak day 458

Records set or tied each day from 8 March 2024 to 25 March 2024. The most in one day was 458 on 15 March 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024
Date	Records
2024-03-08	1
2024-03-09	4
2024-03-10	36
2024-03-11	17
2024-03-12	14
2024-03-13	47
2024-03-14	275
2024-03-15	458
2024-03-16	163
2024-03-17	65
2024-03-18	77
2024-03-19	99
2024-03-20	73
2024-03-21	49
2024-03-22	102
2024-03-23	31
2024-03-24	12
2024-03-25	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024 ranked by margin
Greifswalder Oie, 03-15	4.3 C (7.7 F)
Uppsala_Aut, 03-15	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett, 03-15	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Cottbus, 03-15	3.0 C (5.4 F)
El-Golea, 03-25	2.7 C (4.9 F)
El-Golea, 03-21	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Greifswald, 03-15	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Lichtentanne, 03-15	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Tizi Ouzou, 03-17	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Angermunde, 03-15	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Vanersborg, 03-15	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Biskra, 03-19	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Arad, 03-11	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Tizi Ouzou, 03-18	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Cet Central England, 03-14	1.2 C (2.2 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

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 Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.1	124
3.7	133
3.0	103
2.1	103
2.4	90
1.3	118
1.4	126
1.6	103
1.8	141
1.0	69
1.4	123
1.2	112
1.8	94
1.5	119
0.4	130
4.3	76
0.4	112
0.4	112
2.7	79
0.1	102
0.1	119
0.1	108
1.3	95
0.2	124
0.1	139
4.0	86
0.1	123
2.3	86
3.3	86
0.9	92
1.3	84
0.1	94
1.4	87
0.9	84
1.7	86
3.6	67
4.5	61
0.1	67
3.9	67
0.9	87
2.5	77
1.5	86
1.0	86
0.8	84
1.2	84
1.2	58
3.3	63
1.8	84
0.8	58
1.5	79
0.8	77
0.8	77
0.1	84
1.9	79
1.0	86
2.6	63
3.9	63
1.7	67
0.8	84
1.5	87
1.2	87
0.6	55
4.4	63
0.7	55
1.7	67
2.2	67
1.8	67
1.5	67
0.8	79
2.5	76
3.3	57
0.1	84
0.5	78
2.1	33
0.4	86
1.8	63
0.5	74
0.2	79
0.7	79
2.7	27
0.3	84
0.9	77
1.0	67
5.7	36
5.3	41
2.4	63
0.8	71
1.0	67
2.2	67
3.0	52
0.7	79
1.5	67
2.1	63
0.7	67
3.2	63
2.1	66
1.7	72
0.8	73
1.4	72
1.0	67
1.8	67
0.4	79
3.8	57
3.9	63
0.9	67
0.8	67
0.5	67
0.1	71
1.2	63
1.3	63
2.0	67
2.3	62
2.0	63
1.7	67
1.4	67
0.1	72
1.1	60
3.6	2
1.6	60
0.8	73
1.6	63
0.8	67
2.3	63
0.6	67
0.3	67
0.1	67
0.6	73
1.4	67
1.9	63
1.0	67
1.1	67
1.1	62
1.1	67
1.7	61
1.0	63
0.8	63
0.2	71
2.2	52
1.1	63
2.8	52
0.3	33
1.5	63
2.1	63
0.7	63
1.6	63
0.6	63
0.6	63
1.1	63
1.4	63
0.6	67
1.8	57
2.2	41
2.8	63
1.0	72
2.7	19
1.8	26
0.2	72
0.6	73
5.5	31
1.3	63
1.8	52
1.4	63
0.1	65
3.5	52
3.2	52
1.6	63
0.2	67
1.6	63
0.7	63
0.5	63
0.7	67
1.6	63
1.2	63
1.5	63
3.7	52
0.6	67
1.0	63
2.2	54
0.5	57
0.2	72
4.2	23
0.7	63
1.2	63
1.6	63
2.9	50
4.8	36
2.6	43
2.8	16
3.8	30
2.0	47
2.9	47
2.6	33
1.6	61
0.1	33
0.2	63
2.7	52
0.5	63
0.5	67
0.7	63
1.0	63

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 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 Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024 (this event)	1,528 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,528

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Germany and 36 other countries, 8 to 25 March 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-03-11	Arad	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	123	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-13	Waren	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	130	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-14	Cet Central England	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-14	Oxford	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	112	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-14	Buxton	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	112	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	124	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Uppsala_Aut	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	133	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Cottbus	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	103	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Greifswald	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	103	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Angermunde	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Lichtentanne	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	141	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Vanersborg	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	119	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Greifswalder Oie	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	76	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-17	Tizi Ouzou	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	94	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-18	Tizi Ouzou	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	118	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-19	Biskra	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	126	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-21	El-Golea	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	90	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-21	Tizi Ouzou	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	102	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-22	Tangier City	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	69	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-25	El-Golea	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	79	40 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,528 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
3.1	124
3.7	133
3.0	103
2.1	103
2.4	90
1.3	118
1.4	126
1.6	103
1.8	141
1.0	69
1.4	123
1.2	112
1.8	94
1.5	119
0.4	130
4.3	76
0.4	112
0.4	112
2.7	79
0.1	102
0.1	119
0.1	108
1.3	95
0.2	124
0.1	139
4.0	86
0.1	123
2.3	86
3.3	86
0.9	92
1.3	84
0.1	94
1.4	87
0.9	84
1.7	86
3.6	67
4.5	61
0.1	67
3.9	67
0.9	87
2.5	77
1.5	86
1.0	86
0.8	84
1.2	84
1.2	58
3.3	63
1.8	84
0.8	58
1.5	79
0.8	77
0.8	77
0.1	84
1.9	79
1.0	86
2.6	63
3.9	63
1.7	67
0.8	84
1.5	87
1.2	87
0.6	55
4.4	63
0.7	55
1.7	67
2.2	67
1.8	67
1.5	67
0.8	79
2.5	76
3.3	57
0.1	84
0.5	78
2.1	33
0.4	86
1.8	63
0.5	74
0.2	79
0.7	79
2.7	27
0.3	84
0.9	77
1.0	67
5.7	36
5.3	41
2.4	63
0.8	71
1.0	67
2.2	67
3.0	52
0.7	79
1.5	67
2.1	63
0.7	67
3.2	63
2.1	66
1.7	72
0.8	73
1.4	72
1.0	67
1.8	67
0.4	79
3.8	57
3.9	63
0.9	67
0.8	67
0.5	67
0.1	71
1.2	63
1.3	63
2.0	67
2.3	62
2.0	63
1.7	67
1.4	67
0.1	72
1.1	60
3.6	2
1.6	60
0.8	73
1.6	63
0.8	67
2.3	63
0.6	67
0.3	67
0.1	67
0.6	73
1.4	67
1.9	63
1.0	67
1.1	67
1.1	62
1.1	67
1.7	61
1.0	63
0.8	63
0.2	71
2.2	52
1.1	63
2.8	52
0.3	33
1.5	63
2.1	63
0.7	63
1.6	63
0.6	63
0.6	63
1.1	63
1.4	63
0.6	67
1.8	57
2.2	41
2.8	63
1.0	72
2.7	19
1.8	26
0.2	72
0.6	73
5.5	31
1.3	63
1.8	52
1.4	63
0.1	65
3.5	52
3.2	52
1.6	63
0.2	67
1.6	63
0.7	63
0.5	63
0.7	67
1.6	63
1.2	63
1.5	63
3.7	52
0.6	67
1.0	63
2.2	54
0.5	57
0.2	72
4.2	23
0.7	63
1.2	63
1.6	63
2.9	50
4.8	36
2.6	43
2.8	16
3.8	30
2.0	47
2.9	47
2.6	33
1.6	61
0.1	33
0.2	63
2.7	52
0.5	63
0.5	67
0.7	63
1.0	63

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.1	124
3.7	133
3.0	103
2.1	103
2.4	90
1.3	118
1.4	126
1.6	103
1.8	141
1.0	69
1.4	123
1.2	112
1.8	94
1.5	119
0.4	130
4.3	76
0.4	112
0.4	112
2.7	79
0.1	102
0.1	119
0.1	108
1.3	95
0.2	124
0.1	139
4.0	86
0.1	123
2.3	86
3.3	86
0.9	92
1.3	84
0.1	94
1.4	87
0.9	84
1.7	86
3.6	67
4.5	61
0.1	67
3.9	67
0.9	87
2.5	77
1.5	86
1.0	86
0.8	84
1.2	84
1.2	58
3.3	63
1.8	84
0.8	58
1.5	79
0.8	77
0.8	77
0.1	84
1.9	79
1.0	86
2.6	63
3.9	63
1.7	67
0.8	84
1.5	87
1.2	87
0.6	55
4.4	63
0.7	55
1.7	67
2.2	67
1.8	67
1.5	67
0.8	79
2.5	76
3.3	57
0.1	84
0.5	78
2.1	33
0.4	86
1.8	63
0.5	74
0.2	79
0.7	79
2.7	27
0.3	84
0.9	77
1.0	67
5.7	36
5.3	41
2.4	63
0.8	71
1.0	67
2.2	67
3.0	52
0.7	79
1.5	67
2.1	63
0.7	67
3.2	63
2.1	66
1.7	72
0.8	73
1.4	72
1.0	67
1.8	67
0.4	79
3.8	57
3.9	63
0.9	67
0.8	67
0.5	67
0.1	71
1.2	63
1.3	63
2.0	67
2.3	62
2.0	63
1.7	67
1.4	67
0.1	72
1.1	60
3.6	2
1.6	60
0.8	73
1.6	63
0.8	67
2.3	63
0.6	67
0.3	67
0.1	67
0.6	73
1.4	67
1.9	63
1.0	67
1.1	67
1.1	62
1.1	67
1.7	61
1.0	63
0.8	63
0.2	71
2.2	52
1.1	63
2.8	52
0.3	33
1.5	63
2.1	63
0.7	63
1.6	63
0.6	63
0.6	63
1.1	63
1.4	63
0.6	67
1.8	57
2.2	41
2.8	63
1.0	72
2.7	19
1.8	26
0.2	72
0.6	73
5.5	31
1.3	63
1.8	52
1.4	63
0.1	65
3.5	52
3.2	52
1.6	63
0.2	67
1.6	63
0.7	63
0.5	63
0.7	67
1.6	63
1.2	63
1.5	63
3.7	52
0.6	67
1.0	63
2.2	54
0.5	57
0.2	72
4.2	23
0.7	63
1.2	63
1.6	63
2.9	50
4.8	36
2.6	43
2.8	16
3.8	30
2.0	47
2.9	47
2.6	33
1.6	61
0.1	33
0.2	63
2.7	52
0.5	63
0.5	67
0.7	63
1.0	63