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Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024

Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024: 535 records at 339 stations, peak on 16 December 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024 set or tied 535 station records at 339 stations.
  • It ran from 13 December 2024 to 21 December 2024 (9 days) and its peak day was 16 December 2024.
  • Status: closed.
  • Vilnius set a daily record high maximum temperature of 8.0 C (46.4 F) on 19 December 2024.
  • The busiest day was 16 December 2024 with 245 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 90 years.

Footprint

13 to 21 December 2024
Footprint of Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024 The area covered by Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
VilniusRecord high maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)2024-12-19
Visby_FlygplatsRecord high maximum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)2024-12-16
TuranyRecord high maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)2024-12-17
FalsterboRecord high minimum temperature7.4 C (45.3 F)2024-12-16
BorasRecord high minimum temperature5.8 C (42.4 F)2024-12-16
Olands Norra UddeRecord high maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)2024-12-16
Linkoeping-MalmslaettRecord high maximum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)2024-12-16
VanersborgRecord high maximum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)2024-12-16
BrestRecord high maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)2024-12-16
GreifswaldRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2024-12-16
AngermundeRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)2024-12-16
Hiddensee-VitteRecord high minimum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)2024-12-16
Bremen-SeefahrtschuleRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)2024-12-16
HelgolandRecord high minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)2024-12-16
Westermarkelsdorf/FehmarnRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)2024-12-16
MarnitzRecord high minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)2024-12-16
Greifswalder OieRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)2024-12-16
KristianstadRecord high maximum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)2024-12-16
GulbeneRecord high maximum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)2024-12-20

Records per Day

Peak day 245
Records per day during Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024 Records set or tied each day from 13 December 2024 to 21 December 2024. The most in one day was 245 on 16 December 2024. 0 63 125 188 250 12-1312-1412-1512-1612-1712-1812-1912-2012-21
Records set or tied each day from 13 December 2024 to 21 December 2024. The most in one day was 245 on 16 December 2024.
Records per day during Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024
DateRecords
2024-12-131
2024-12-145
2024-12-1526
2024-12-16245
2024-12-1760
2024-12-1858
2024-12-19116
2024-12-2022
2024-12-212

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024 ranked by margin
Turany, 12-172.7 C (4.9 F)
Vanersborg, 12-161.9 C (3.4 F)
Gulbene, 12-201.9 C (3.4 F)
Vilnius, 12-191.8 C (3.2 F)
Visby_Flygplats, 12-161.8 C (3.2 F)
Boras, 12-161.8 C (3.2 F)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett, 12-161.7 C (3.1 F)
Olands Norra Udde, 12-161.6 C (2.9 F)
Brest, 12-161.6 C (2.9 F)
Helgoland, 12-161.6 C (2.9 F)
Greifswald, 12-161.5 C (2.7 F)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, 12-161.5 C (2.7 F)
Hiddensee-Vitte, 12-161.3 C (2.3 F)
Greifswalder Oie, 12-161.3 C (2.3 F)
Angermunde, 12-161.0 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024 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. 0 25 50 75 100 0.01.32.53.85.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
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 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
1.888
2.782
1.876
0.690
0.390
1.668
1.768
1.868
1.968
1.674
1.568
1.068
1.368
0.568
1.668
1.568
0.568
1.368
1.970
0.768
0.868
1.568
1.070
0.368
0.768
1.168
0.468
0.368
1.668
0.668
0.268
1.853
0.176
1.068
1.568
0.268
1.268
1.068
0.768
0.170
0.768
0.768
0.759
0.768
1.453
0.868
0.768
0.568
0.168
0.468
0.368
0.459
1.653
0.168
0.659
0.268
0.168
0.268
0.268
0.468
0.268
0.168
0.268
0.268
0.468
2.437
1.264
0.468
1.064
1.453
2.053
0.268
1.953
2.153
2.853
0.664
0.753
0.959
0.666
1.060
1.753
1.053
1.055
1.253
1.353
1.052
1.253
2.253
2.153
1.953
5.026
0.353
0.859
0.559
4.535
0.953
1.753
1.253
1.853
1.553
1.159
0.852
1.553
0.459
0.353
0.353
0.953
0.253
1.053
0.652
1.453
0.453
0.753
1.753
0.153
1.053
1.339
0.359
1.139
0.753
0.359
1.053
0.353
0.553
1.253
1.242
0.518
0.853
2.839
1.744
2.542
0.353
0.653
0.153
0.253
1.642
1.542
0.153
0.253
1.637
0.337
0.535
0.439
0.437
0.553
2.639
0.353
0.535
0.153
0.753
1.241
0.453
2.118
0.553
0.253
0.339
0.353
0.439
0.937
1.042
2.531
0.342
0.437
0.439
0.435
2.137
1.137
1.639
0.731
1.239
2.639
1.035
0.153
0.535
0.237
0.538
0.18
1.139
1.739
0.542
1.342
2.131
2.725
0.431
1.031
0.235
1.739
0.542
1.239
1.235
2.239
0.539
0.437
0.537
1.231
0.535
1.235
0.942
2.411
0.939

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 20249,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 20266,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 20205,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 20213,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 20223,626 records
Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024 (this event)535 records

Every Record Set

20 of 535
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Germany and 23 other countries, 13 to 21 December 2024, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2024-12-16Visby_FlygplatsRecord high maximum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)7638 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-16FalsterboRecord high minimum temperature7.4 C (45.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9037 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-16BorasRecord high minimum temperature5.8 C (42.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)9037 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-16Olands Norra UddeRecord high maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6835 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-16Linkoeping-MalmslaettRecord high maximum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)6834 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16BorasRecord high maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)6834 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16VanersborgRecord high maximum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)6834 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16BrestRecord high maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)7433 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16GreifswaldRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6833 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16AngermundeRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)6832 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Hiddensee-VitteRecord high minimum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)6832 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Bremen-SeefahrtschuleRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6831 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16HelgolandRecord high minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6831 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Westermarkelsdorf/FehmarnRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6831 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16MarnitzRecord high minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6831 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Greifswalder OieRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)6831 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16KristianstadRecord high maximum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)6831 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-17TuranyRecord high maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)8238 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-19VilniusRecord high maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)8839 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-20GulbeneRecord high maximum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)7031 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 535 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.