Heat wave in Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 2024

Name: Heat wave in Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 2024
Start: 2024-01-16
End: 2024-01-22
Location: Japan, Korea, South, China, Korea, North

Heat wave in Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 2024: 130 records at 87 stations, peak on 18 January 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 2024 set or tied 130 station records at 87 stations.
It ran from 16 January 2024 to 22 January 2024 (7 days) and its peak day was 18 January 2024.
Status: closed.
Uwajima set a daily record high maximum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 18 January 2024.
The busiest day was 18 January 2024 with 46 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 72 years.

Footprint

16 to 22 January 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 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 Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Uwajima	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2024-01-18
Irozaki	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	2024-01-18
Miyako	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	2024-01-18
Miyakejima	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2024-01-18
Aburatsu	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	2024-01-18
Kumamoto	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2024-01-17
Saga	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2024-01-18
Akune	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2024-01-18
Kagoshima	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	2024-01-20
Hachinohe	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2024-01-18
Ajiro	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	2024-01-18
Fukue	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	2024-01-18
Kochi	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2024-01-20
Miyakonojo	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2024-01-21
Yingkou	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2024-01-17
Tanegashima	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	2024-01-18
Mutsu	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	2024-01-17

Records per Day

Peak day 46

Records set or tied each day from 16 January 2024 to 22 January 2024. The most in one day was 46 on 18 January 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 2024 ranked by margin
Uwajima, 01-18	4.9 C (8.8 F)
Aburatsu, 01-20	4.8 C (8.6 F)
Miyako, 01-18	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Saga, 01-18	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Irozaki, 01-18	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Fukue, 01-18	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Miyakejima, 01-18	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Hachinohe, 01-18	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Ajiro, 01-18	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Miyakonojo, 01-21	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Aburatsu, 01-18	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Kagoshima, 01-20	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Kumamoto, 01-17	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Mutsu, 01-17	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Akune, 01-18	1.7 C (3.1 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

130 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 Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.9	69
2.9	69
4.5	54
2.5	69
2.0	68
3.2	50
1.9	69
1.7	69
2.0	69
2.5	54
2.4	52
2.3	56
4.8	34
2.8	50
1.2	69
0.5	72
0.6	69
0.9	69
0.7	69
1.9	50
1.9	50
1.6	54
1.7	52
2.3	50
0.6	69
0.5	69
0.4	69
1.8	52
1.7	50
0.3	69
0.1	69
0.1	69
1.3	50
1.7	54
1.7	48
2.9	34
1.3	50
0.4	64
1.3	54
0.9	50
1.3	52
0.5	50
2.1	34
1.7	36
2.1	36
1.3	52
0.6	54
0.5	52
0.3	52
0.3	52
0.4	52
2.4	34
0.5	52
0.6	44
0.2	50
0.2	52
1.6	34
1.5	34
1.5	36
1.2	34
0.9	44
1.4	34
1.3	34
1.9	34
0.6	36
1.0	34
1.0	36
0.8	36
0.9	34
2.5	24
1.4	29
1.4	34
1.2	34
0.5	34
2.0	24
0.7	34
1.0	34
0.8	36
0.8	34
2.8	14
2.1	34
0.8	34
0.2	36
0.7	34
0.3	36
0.4	36
0.4	34
0.5	34
0.5	34
1.4	34
0.1	34
0.4	36
0.1	34
1.9	21
3.3	5
0.1	34
0.1	34
0.1	36
0.2	36
0.2	34
0.8	29
1.1	34
2.7	20
0.3	36
1.1	20
0.5	29
2.1	21
1.3	16
1.1	13
2.0	8
0.1	21
1.6	5
0.8	13
0.5	17
0.4	13
0.4	13
0.6	17
0.8	20
1.1	5
0.2	13
0.1	13
0.3	13
0.6	13
0.4	17
0.9	5
0.5	5
0.4	2
0.3	5
0.9	5
0.1	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 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 Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 2024 (this event)	130 records

Every Record Set

20 of 130

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Japan and 3 other countries, 16 to 22 January 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-01-17	Kumamoto	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	69	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-17	Yingkou	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-17	Mutsu	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	50	28 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Uwajima	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	69	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-18	Irozaki	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	69	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-18	Miyako	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	54	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-18	Miyakejima	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	69	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-18	Aburatsu	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	68	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Saga	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	50	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Akune	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Hachinohe	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	54	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Ajiro	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	52	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Fukue	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-18	Tanegashima	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	69	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-20	Kagoshima	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	69	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-20	Aburatsu	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	34	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-20	Kochi	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-20	Tanegashima	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	69	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-21	Miyakonojo	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-21	Irozaki	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69	29 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 130 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.

Date	Records
2024-01-16	4
2024-01-17	12
2024-01-18	46
2024-01-19	17
2024-01-20	21
2024-01-21	21
2024-01-22	9

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.9	69
2.9	69
4.5	54
2.5	69
2.0	68
3.2	50
1.9	69
1.7	69
2.0	69
2.5	54
2.4	52
2.3	56
4.8	34
2.8	50
1.2	69
0.5	72
0.6	69
0.9	69
0.7	69
1.9	50
1.9	50
1.6	54
1.7	52
2.3	50
0.6	69
0.5	69
0.4	69
1.8	52
1.7	50
0.3	69
0.1	69
0.1	69
1.3	50
1.7	54
1.7	48
2.9	34
1.3	50
0.4	64
1.3	54
0.9	50
1.3	52
0.5	50
2.1	34
1.7	36
2.1	36
1.3	52
0.6	54
0.5	52
0.3	52
0.3	52
0.4	52
2.4	34
0.5	52
0.6	44
0.2	50
0.2	52
1.6	34
1.5	34
1.5	36
1.2	34
0.9	44
1.4	34
1.3	34
1.9	34
0.6	36
1.0	34
1.0	36
0.8	36
0.9	34
2.5	24
1.4	29
1.4	34
1.2	34
0.5	34
2.0	24
0.7	34
1.0	34
0.8	36
0.8	34
2.8	14
2.1	34
0.8	34
0.2	36
0.7	34
0.3	36
0.4	36
0.4	34
0.5	34
0.5	34
1.4	34
0.1	34
0.4	36
0.1	34
1.9	21
3.3	5
0.1	34
0.1	34
0.1	36
0.2	36
0.2	34
0.8	29
1.1	34
2.7	20
0.3	36
1.1	20
0.5	29
2.1	21
1.3	16
1.1	13
2.0	8
0.1	21
1.6	5
0.8	13
0.5	17
0.4	13
0.4	13
0.6	17
0.8	20
1.1	5
0.2	13
0.1	13
0.3	13
0.6	13
0.4	17
0.9	5
0.5	5
0.4	2
0.3	5
0.9	5
0.1	12

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.9	69
2.9	69
4.5	54
2.5	69
2.0	68
3.2	50
1.9	69
1.7	69
2.0	69
2.5	54
2.4	52
2.3	56
4.8	34
2.8	50
1.2	69
0.5	72
0.6	69
0.9	69
0.7	69
1.9	50
1.9	50
1.6	54
1.7	52
2.3	50
0.6	69
0.5	69
0.4	69
1.8	52
1.7	50
0.3	69
0.1	69
0.1	69
1.3	50
1.7	54
1.7	48
2.9	34
1.3	50
0.4	64
1.3	54
0.9	50
1.3	52
0.5	50
2.1	34
1.7	36
2.1	36
1.3	52
0.6	54
0.5	52
0.3	52
0.3	52
0.4	52
2.4	34
0.5	52
0.6	44
0.2	50
0.2	52
1.6	34
1.5	34
1.5	36
1.2	34
0.9	44
1.4	34
1.3	34
1.9	34
0.6	36
1.0	34
1.0	36
0.8	36
0.9	34
2.5	24
1.4	29
1.4	34
1.2	34
0.5	34
2.0	24
0.7	34
1.0	34
0.8	36
0.8	34
2.8	14
2.1	34
0.8	34
0.2	36
0.7	34
0.3	36
0.4	36
0.4	34
0.5	34
0.5	34
1.4	34
0.1	34
0.4	36
0.1	34
1.9	21
3.3	5
0.1	34
0.1	34
0.1	36
0.2	36
0.2	34
0.8	29
1.1	34
2.7	20
0.3	36
1.1	20
0.5	29
2.1	21
1.3	16
1.1	13
2.0	8
0.1	21
1.6	5
0.8	13
0.5	17
0.4	13
0.4	13
0.6	17
0.8	20
1.1	5
0.2	13
0.1	13
0.3	13
0.6	13
0.4	17
0.9	5
0.5	5
0.4	2
0.3	5
0.9	5
0.1	12