Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020

Name: Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020
Start: 2020-06-26
End: 2020-07-20
Location: Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Gibraltar [United Kingdom], Tunisia

Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020: 112 records at 68 stations, peak on 7 July 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020 set or tied 112 station records at 68 stations.
It ran from 26 June 2020 to 20 July 2020 (25 days) and its peak day was 7 July 2020.
Status: closed.
Laghouat set a daily record high minimum temperature of 29.0 C (84.2 F) on 3 July 2020.
The busiest day was 1 July 2020 with 12 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 104 years.

Footprint

26 June to 20 July 2020

The area covered by Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Laghouat	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2020-07-03
Lisboa Geofisica	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2020-07-16
Cadiz	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	2020-07-07
El-Golea	Record high minimum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	2020-07-04
Tarifa	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2020-07-13
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2020-07-12
Beni-Saf	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2020-07-02
Jerez de la Frontera	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	2020-07-07
Ouarzazate	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	2020-07-07
Tangier City	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	2020-07-07
Moron de la Frontera	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	2020-07-07
Midelt	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	2020-06-30
Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	2020-07-07
Melilla	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	2020-07-02
Granada/Aeropuerto	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	2020-07-12
Gabes	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	2020-06-27
Sale	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	2020-07-15
Anfa	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2020-07-17
Saniat Rmel	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	2020-07-12
Biskra	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2020-07-03

Records per Day

Peak day 12

Records set or tied each day from 26 June 2020 to 20 July 2020. The most in one day was 12 on 1 July 2020.

Records per day during Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020
Date	Records
2020-06-26	1
2020-06-27	4
2020-06-28	1
2020-06-29	2
2020-06-30	1
2020-07-01	12
2020-07-02	10
2020-07-03	9
2020-07-04	3
2020-07-05	8
2020-07-06	9
2020-07-07	12
2020-07-08	7
2020-07-09	2
2020-07-11	2
2020-07-12	7
2020-07-13	2
2020-07-14	3
2020-07-15	1
2020-07-16	8
2020-07-17	4
2020-07-18	1
2020-07-19	1
2020-07-20	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020 ranked by margin
Tangier City, 07-07	5.1 C (9.2 F)
Cadiz, 07-07	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Ouarzazate, 07-07	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Beni-Saf, 07-02	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Almeria/Aeropuerto, 07-12	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Laghouat, 07-03	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Melilla, 07-02	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Lisboa Geofisica, 07-16	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Jerez de la Frontera, 07-07	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Midelt, 06-30	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Moron de la Frontera, 07-07	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Anfa, 07-17	1.0 C (1.8 F)
El-Golea, 07-04	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Sale, 07-15	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Saniat Rmel, 07-12	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

112 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 Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.0	104
1.5	51
3.1	61
0.9	65
0.6	68
2.2	50
2.6	31
1.3	61
2.8	36
5.1	10
1.0	61
1.2	20
0.5	61
1.6	31
0.3	30
0.9	44
1.0	42
0.5	38
0.9	38
0.6	27
5.3	5
2.2	21
0.7	45
2.0	29
0.6	31
3.2	21
3.2	20
0.1	38
0.8	46
1.8	30
2.2	26
1.2	29
1.6	31
1.1	26
0.5	38
1.5	25
0.7	33
0.4	29
0.9	30
1.4	27
0.6	29
0.5	29
0.4	33
0.2	30
1.6	14
0.1	35
0.3	29
0.4	29
0.2	31
1.3	22
1.1	2
1.3	21
1.5	14
0.2	24
1.0	5
1.5	5
2.8	6
0.9	21
0.7	22
1.0	10
1.0	5
0.2	21
0.4	17
0.1	31
0.3	20
1.9	3
0.4	21
1.7	3
1.3	16
0.7	5
0.2	15
0.7	15
1.6	1
0.7	26
0.1	21
0.3	10
0.1	7
1.6	2
0.5	14
1.0	8
1.2	5
0.2	10
0.1	10
0.3	7
1.2	7
0.4	5
0.7	9
0.2	16
0.5	4
1.0	5
0.2	14
0.6	8
0.7	1
0.1	7
0.8	10
0.1	4
0.1	5
0.1	10
0.4	7
0.5	5
1.1	1
1.1	1
0.1	4
0.6	6
0.8	1
0.4	5
0.7	5
0.3	3
0.2	1
0.7	5
0.2	2
0.1	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020 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 Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020 (this event)	112 records

Every Record Set

20 of 112

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Spain and 5 other countries, 26 June to 20 July 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-06-27	Gabes	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38	22 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-30	Midelt	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	20	25 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-02	Beni-Saf	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	31	29 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-02	Melilla	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31	24 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-03	Laghouat	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	104	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-03	Biskra	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-04	El-Golea	Record high minimum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	65	32 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-07	Cadiz	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	61	33 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-07	Jerez de la Frontera	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	61	27 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-07	Ouarzazate	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36	26 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-07	Tangier City	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	10	26 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-07	Moron de la Frontera	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	61	26 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-07	Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61	25 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-12	Almeria/Aeropuerto	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50	30 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-12	Granada/Aeropuerto	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	30	24 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-12	Saniat Rmel	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	38	21 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-13	Tarifa	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68	31 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-15	Sale	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	44	22 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-16	Lisboa Geofisica	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	51	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-17	Anfa	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	42	22 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 112 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
2.0	104
1.5	51
3.1	61
0.9	65
0.6	68
2.2	50
2.6	31
1.3	61
2.8	36
5.1	10
1.0	61
1.2	20
0.5	61
1.6	31
0.3	30
0.9	44
1.0	42
0.5	38
0.9	38
0.6	27
5.3	5
2.2	21
0.7	45
2.0	29
0.6	31
3.2	21
3.2	20
0.1	38
0.8	46
1.8	30
2.2	26
1.2	29
1.6	31
1.1	26
0.5	38
1.5	25
0.7	33
0.4	29
0.9	30
1.4	27
0.6	29
0.5	29
0.4	33
0.2	30
1.6	14
0.1	35
0.3	29
0.4	29
0.2	31
1.3	22
1.1	2
1.3	21
1.5	14
0.2	24
1.0	5
1.5	5
2.8	6
0.9	21
0.7	22
1.0	10
1.0	5
0.2	21
0.4	17
0.1	31
0.3	20
1.9	3
0.4	21
1.7	3
1.3	16
0.7	5
0.2	15
0.7	15
1.6	1
0.7	26
0.1	21
0.3	10
0.1	7
1.6	2
0.5	14
1.0	8
1.2	5
0.2	10
0.1	10
0.3	7
1.2	7
0.4	5
0.7	9
0.2	16
0.5	4
1.0	5
0.2	14
0.6	8
0.7	1
0.1	7
0.8	10
0.1	4
0.1	5
0.1	10
0.4	7
0.5	5
1.1	1
1.1	1
0.1	4
0.6	6
0.8	1
0.4	5
0.7	5
0.3	3
0.2	1
0.7	5
0.2	2
0.1	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.0	104
1.5	51
3.1	61
0.9	65
0.6	68
2.2	50
2.6	31
1.3	61
2.8	36
5.1	10
1.0	61
1.2	20
0.5	61
1.6	31
0.3	30
0.9	44
1.0	42
0.5	38
0.9	38
0.6	27
5.3	5
2.2	21
0.7	45
2.0	29
0.6	31
3.2	21
3.2	20
0.1	38
0.8	46
1.8	30
2.2	26
1.2	29
1.6	31
1.1	26
0.5	38
1.5	25
0.7	33
0.4	29
0.9	30
1.4	27
0.6	29
0.5	29
0.4	33
0.2	30
1.6	14
0.1	35
0.3	29
0.4	29
0.2	31
1.3	22
1.1	2
1.3	21
1.5	14
0.2	24
1.0	5
1.5	5
2.8	6
0.9	21
0.7	22
1.0	10
1.0	5
0.2	21
0.4	17
0.1	31
0.3	20
1.9	3
0.4	21
1.7	3
1.3	16
0.7	5
0.2	15
0.7	15
1.6	1
0.7	26
0.1	21
0.3	10
0.1	7
1.6	2
0.5	14
1.0	8
1.2	5
0.2	10
0.1	10
0.3	7
1.2	7
0.4	5
0.7	9
0.2	16
0.5	4
1.0	5
0.2	14
0.6	8
0.7	1
0.1	7
0.8	10
0.1	4
0.1	5
0.1	10
0.4	7
0.5	5
1.1	1
1.1	1
0.1	4
0.6	6
0.8	1
0.4	5
0.7	5
0.3	3
0.2	1
0.7	5
0.2	2
0.1	1