Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024

Name: Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024
Start: 2024-10-13
End: 2024-11-04
Location: Japan, Russia, Korea, South, China, Korea, North

Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024: 639 records at 186 stations, peak on 18 October 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024 set or tied 639 station records at 186 stations.
It ran from 13 October 2024 to 4 November 2024 (23 days) and its peak day was 18 October 2024.
Status: closed.
Oshima set a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.5 C (70.7 F) on 18 October 2024.
The busiest day was 18 October 2024 with 102 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 85 years.

Footprint

13 October to 4 November 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pogranichnoe	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2024-10-15
Oshima	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	2024-10-18
Yonago	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	2024-10-18
Sakai	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	2024-10-18
Otaru	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	2024-10-23
Timiryazevskij	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	2024-10-14
Poronajsk	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2024-10-15
Hirado	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2024-10-18
Miyako	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	2024-10-23
Irozaki	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2024-10-23
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	2024-10-24
Sukumo	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	2024-11-02
Shirakawa	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2024-10-23
Fukui	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2024-10-18
Sumoto	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	2024-10-18
Miyakonojo	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2024-10-27
Yamagata	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2024-10-23
Onahama	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	2024-10-23

Records per Day

Peak day 102

Records set or tied each day from 13 October 2024 to 4 November 2024. The most in one day was 102 on 18 October 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024
Date	Records
2024-10-13	3
2024-10-14	29
2024-10-15	30
2024-10-16	14
2024-10-17	72
2024-10-18	102
2024-10-19	27
2024-10-21	16
2024-10-22	36
2024-10-23	77
2024-10-24	31
2024-10-25	12
2024-10-26	38
2024-10-27	43
2024-10-28	14
2024-10-29	7
2024-10-30	10
2024-10-31	9
2024-11-01	29
2024-11-02	19
2024-11-03	9
2024-11-04	12

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024 ranked by margin
Timiryazevskij, 10-14	5.1 C (9.2 F)
Miyako, 10-23	4.6 C (8.3 F)
Shirakawa, 10-23	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Yonago, 10-18	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Otaru, 10-23	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Yamagata, 10-23	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Miyakonojo, 10-27	3.5 C (6.3 F)
Onahama, 10-23	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Oshima, 10-18	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Sakai, 10-18	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Pogranichnoe, 10-15	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Oshima, 10-23	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Juzhno-Kurilsk, 10-24	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Irozaki, 10-23	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Fukui, 10-18	2.5 C (4.5 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 Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.0	73
0.1	76
3.6	73
3.6	68
2.8	68
3.0	73
3.0	81
4.6	63
2.5	68
2.4	73
0.4	65
5.1	60
1.4	81
2.8	68
3.8	68
2.5	73
2.1	73
3.5	70
3.6	63
3.2	63
2.1	67
2.8	64
3.1	63
2.3	73
3.2	63
0.4	85
0.7	81
2.3	68
3.7	54
1.9	73
3.9	45
1.8	64
1.9	70
1.8	73
0.6	52
3.3	54
3.0	46
2.1	63
1.4	68
2.2	58
1.3	73
2.0	60
1.2	71
2.0	63
1.6	71
1.3	69
3.5	58
3.5	47
2.3	63
3.1	54
2.0	63
2.2	65
2.1	63
1.9	54
1.2	67
1.8	63
0.9	70
1.8	63
2.9	63
3.0	63
2.4	60
1.5	63
0.8	76
1.5	64
2.9	54
2.0	63
2.0	63
2.5	54
0.8	71
1.5	63
3.1	37
1.7	63
1.1	69
1.3	63
1.1	68
3.5	45
1.8	63
2.0	58
0.7	71
2.4	58
0.9	73
2.1	60
1.5	63
0.9	73
1.7	60
1.6	67
0.7	68
0.9	65
1.6	63
0.8	68
1.0	67
1.8	58
1.0	63
1.0	65
2.4	54
1.4	63
1.4	63
1.3	60
2.9	50
3.3	52
0.9	64
2.7	54
1.5	24
1.3	60
1.5	63
1.0	63
1.4	24
1.0	66
2.1	53
0.9	58
2.6	45
1.0	65
1.3	63
1.4	63
2.5	48
0.5	67
1.4	59
0.2	71
1.4	54
0.9	63
1.4	58
1.7	50
1.2	63
1.1	63
1.9	54
0.9	66
1.7	58
1.4	63
0.9	66
2.6	45
0.9	63
0.9	63
1.2	54
0.1	67
1.3	59
5.6	16
2.9	31
3.9	26
0.3	69
0.8	64
0.6	65
1.4	58
1.3	54
0.8	63
0.7	63
0.7	63
2.1	44
1.6	53
2.6	37
0.6	63
0.9	63
1.7	53
2.0	46
0.8	63
1.7	50
1.0	63
3.0	46
1.0	63
0.6	63
1.3	58
0.8	63
0.5	63
1.3	18
1.9	47
0.3	64
2.3	44
0.1	66
2.7	37
0.5	63
1.1	54
0.4	63
0.8	58
0.6	58
0.7	59
1.8	54
0.4	60
1.3	54
0.5	63
1.0	54
1.7	50
2.3	46
0.5	63
0.3	65
0.4	63
0.5	63
1.6	50
4.8	20
3.0	48
1.5	52
3.4	31
1.7	45
1.3	47
0.3	61
0.4	58
1.6	45
0.8	54
2.2	44
2.0	45
2.5	37
0.3	63

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 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 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024 (this event)	639 records

Every Record Set

20 of 639

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Japan and 4 other countries, 13 October to 4 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-10-14	Timiryazevskij	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	60	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-15	Pogranichnoe	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	76	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-15	Pogranichnoe	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	81	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-15	Poronajsk	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	81	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-18	Oshima	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	73	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-18	Yonago	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	73	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-18	Sakai	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	73	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-18	Hirado	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	73	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-18	Fukui	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	73	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-18	Sumoto	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	73	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-23	Otaru	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	68	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-23	Oshima	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-23	Miyako	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	63	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-23	Irozaki	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	68	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-23	Shirakawa	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	68	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-23	Yamagata	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	63	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-23	Onahama	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	63	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-24	Juzhno-Kurilsk	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-27	Miyakonojo	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	70	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-02	Sukumo	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	65	37 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 639 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
3.0	73
0.1	76
3.6	73
3.6	68
2.8	68
3.0	73
3.0	81
4.6	63
2.5	68
2.4	73
0.4	65
5.1	60
1.4	81
2.8	68
3.8	68
2.5	73
2.1	73
3.5	70
3.6	63
3.2	63
2.1	67
2.8	64
3.1	63
2.3	73
3.2	63
0.4	85
0.7	81
2.3	68
3.7	54
1.9	73
3.9	45
1.8	64
1.9	70
1.8	73
0.6	52
3.3	54
3.0	46
2.1	63
1.4	68
2.2	58
1.3	73
2.0	60
1.2	71
2.0	63
1.6	71
1.3	69
3.5	58
3.5	47
2.3	63
3.1	54
2.0	63
2.2	65
2.1	63
1.9	54
1.2	67
1.8	63
0.9	70
1.8	63
2.9	63
3.0	63
2.4	60
1.5	63
0.8	76
1.5	64
2.9	54
2.0	63
2.0	63
2.5	54
0.8	71
1.5	63
3.1	37
1.7	63
1.1	69
1.3	63
1.1	68
3.5	45
1.8	63
2.0	58
0.7	71
2.4	58
0.9	73
2.1	60
1.5	63
0.9	73
1.7	60
1.6	67
0.7	68
0.9	65
1.6	63
0.8	68
1.0	67
1.8	58
1.0	63
1.0	65
2.4	54
1.4	63
1.4	63
1.3	60
2.9	50
3.3	52
0.9	64
2.7	54
1.5	24
1.3	60
1.5	63
1.0	63
1.4	24
1.0	66
2.1	53
0.9	58
2.6	45
1.0	65
1.3	63
1.4	63
2.5	48
0.5	67
1.4	59
0.2	71
1.4	54
0.9	63
1.4	58
1.7	50
1.2	63
1.1	63
1.9	54
0.9	66
1.7	58
1.4	63
0.9	66
2.6	45
0.9	63
0.9	63
1.2	54
0.1	67
1.3	59
5.6	16
2.9	31
3.9	26
0.3	69
0.8	64
0.6	65
1.4	58
1.3	54
0.8	63
0.7	63
0.7	63
2.1	44
1.6	53
2.6	37
0.6	63
0.9	63
1.7	53
2.0	46
0.8	63
1.7	50
1.0	63
3.0	46
1.0	63
0.6	63
1.3	58
0.8	63
0.5	63
1.3	18
1.9	47
0.3	64
2.3	44
0.1	66
2.7	37
0.5	63
1.1	54
0.4	63
0.8	58
0.6	58
0.7	59
1.8	54
0.4	60
1.3	54
0.5	63
1.0	54
1.7	50
2.3	46
0.5	63
0.3	65
0.4	63
0.5	63
1.6	50
4.8	20
3.0	48
1.5	52
3.4	31
1.7	45
1.3	47
0.3	61
0.4	58
1.6	45
0.8	54
2.2	44
2.0	45
2.5	37
0.3	63

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.0	73
0.1	76
3.6	73
3.6	68
2.8	68
3.0	73
3.0	81
4.6	63
2.5	68
2.4	73
0.4	65
5.1	60
1.4	81
2.8	68
3.8	68
2.5	73
2.1	73
3.5	70
3.6	63
3.2	63
2.1	67
2.8	64
3.1	63
2.3	73
3.2	63
0.4	85
0.7	81
2.3	68
3.7	54
1.9	73
3.9	45
1.8	64
1.9	70
1.8	73
0.6	52
3.3	54
3.0	46
2.1	63
1.4	68
2.2	58
1.3	73
2.0	60
1.2	71
2.0	63
1.6	71
1.3	69
3.5	58
3.5	47
2.3	63
3.1	54
2.0	63
2.2	65
2.1	63
1.9	54
1.2	67
1.8	63
0.9	70
1.8	63
2.9	63
3.0	63
2.4	60
1.5	63
0.8	76
1.5	64
2.9	54
2.0	63
2.0	63
2.5	54
0.8	71
1.5	63
3.1	37
1.7	63
1.1	69
1.3	63
1.1	68
3.5	45
1.8	63
2.0	58
0.7	71
2.4	58
0.9	73
2.1	60
1.5	63
0.9	73
1.7	60
1.6	67
0.7	68
0.9	65
1.6	63
0.8	68
1.0	67
1.8	58
1.0	63
1.0	65
2.4	54
1.4	63
1.4	63
1.3	60
2.9	50
3.3	52
0.9	64
2.7	54
1.5	24
1.3	60
1.5	63
1.0	63
1.4	24
1.0	66
2.1	53
0.9	58
2.6	45
1.0	65
1.3	63
1.4	63
2.5	48
0.5	67
1.4	59
0.2	71
1.4	54
0.9	63
1.4	58
1.7	50
1.2	63
1.1	63
1.9	54
0.9	66
1.7	58
1.4	63
0.9	66
2.6	45
0.9	63
0.9	63
1.2	54
0.1	67
1.3	59
5.6	16
2.9	31
3.9	26
0.3	69
0.8	64
0.6	65
1.4	58
1.3	54
0.8	63
0.7	63
0.7	63
2.1	44
1.6	53
2.6	37
0.6	63
0.9	63
1.7	53
2.0	46
0.8	63
1.7	50
1.0	63
3.0	46
1.0	63
0.6	63
1.3	58
0.8	63
0.5	63
1.3	18
1.9	47
0.3	64
2.3	44
0.1	66
2.7	37
0.5	63
1.1	54
0.4	63
0.8	58
0.6	58
0.7	59
1.8	54
0.4	60
1.3	54
0.5	63
1.0	54
1.7	50
2.3	46
0.5	63
0.3	65
0.4	63
0.5	63
1.6	50
4.8	20
3.0	48
1.5	52
3.4	31
1.7	45
1.3	47
0.3	61
0.4	58
1.6	45
0.8	54
2.2	44
2.0	45
2.5	37
0.3	63