Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024

Name: Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024
Start: 2024-08-05
End: 2024-08-26
Location: Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Burma, Singapore

Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024: 198 records at 60 stations, peak on 10 August 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024 set or tied 198 station records at 60 stations.
It ran from 5 August 2024 to 26 August 2024 (22 days) and its peak day was 10 August 2024.
Status: closed.
Mae Sot set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 9 August 2024.
The busiest day was 10 August 2024 with 23 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 73 years.

Footprint

5 to 26 August 2024

The area covered by Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024 is outlined, with 12 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mae Sot	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2024-08-09
Surin	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	2024-08-24
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2024-08-22
Surat Thani	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2024-08-23
Khon Kaen	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	2024-08-11
Chiang Rai	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	2024-08-11
Mae Sariang	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	2024-08-16
Phan Thiet	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	2024-08-18
Dongfang	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	2024-08-22
Ubon Ratchathani	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	2024-08-14
Loei	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2024-08-10
Chiang Mai	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2024-08-15

Records per Day

Peak day 23

Records set or tied each day from 5 August 2024 to 26 August 2024. The most in one day was 23 on 10 August 2024.

Records per day during Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024
Date	Records
2024-08-05	1
2024-08-06	4
2024-08-07	2
2024-08-08	8
2024-08-09	13
2024-08-10	23
2024-08-11	19
2024-08-13	10
2024-08-14	5
2024-08-15	15
2024-08-16	21
2024-08-17	15
2024-08-18	13
2024-08-19	13
2024-08-20	6
2024-08-21	5
2024-08-22	15
2024-08-23	6
2024-08-24	3
2024-08-26	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024 ranked by margin
Khon Kaen, 08-11	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Dongfang, 08-21	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Loei, 08-10	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Prachuap Khiri Khan, 08-22	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Surin, 08-24	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Mae Sot, 08-09	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Chiang Rai, 08-11	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Phan Thiet, 08-18	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Surin, 08-06	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Surat Thani, 08-23	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Mae Sariang, 08-16	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Mae Sot, 08-11	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Khon Kaen, 08-15	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Khon Kaen, 08-10	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Surat Thani, 08-22	0.6 C (1.1 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

198 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 Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.8	66
0.9	73
0.7	71
1.0	70
0.7	73
0.8	67
0.7	67
0.7	69
1.2	59
0.6	67
0.7	65
0.8	50
0.1	70
0.3	33
0.7	63
1.1	45
0.3	66
0.5	44
1.1	47
0.3	63
1.4	25
0.1	30
0.2	58
0.6	51
1.0	39
1.3	37
0.1	56
1.5	31
1.1	49
0.7	45
0.6	3
0.9	37
1.4	15
0.7	38
0.8	47
1.2	34
1.0	40
1.0	31
0.3	47
0.7	37
0.1	51
0.2	45
0.5	37
0.6	29
0.5	37
0.5	43
0.7	29
0.2	43
0.8	23
0.5	37
0.8	17
0.5	28
0.2	38
0.8	25
0.8	30
1.0	26
1.3	21
0.3	37
0.6	23
1.3	12
0.2	34
0.3	34
1.5	7
0.1	37
0.7	21
1.2	1
1.7	9
0.5	28
0.6	28
1.6	9
1.3	7
1.7	9
1.5	9
0.5	27
0.1	0
0.2	29
0.6	30
0.2	38
0.8	8
0.3	23
0.7	11
0.4	17
0.9	15
0.8	21
0.3	29
0.8	10
0.1	38
0.1	4
0.2	31
0.2	21
1.2	9
0.1	34
0.2	0
0.3	14
0.2	21
1.6	1
0.5	17
1.1	8
0.2	24
1.2	4
1.3	3
1.1	7
0.6	19
0.3	21
0.1	31
0.6	18
0.6	5
0.4	13
0.9	9
1.2	3
0.2	23
0.2	21
0.1	21
0.9	3
0.1	19
1.0	10
1.2	3
0.1	19
0.1	27
0.3	9
0.4	6
0.9	4
0.3	9
0.8	7
0.4	7
0.3	7
0.2	15
0.2	14
0.2	15
0.4	12
0.6	8
0.5	12
0.4	19
0.8	1
0.4	4
0.6	9
0.4	4
0.4	9
0.3	6
0.2	12
1.0	3
0.4	12
0.5	9
0.4	9
0.5	1
0.2	9
0.6	1
0.1	9
0.7	3
0.7	3
0.3	1
0.6	1
0.3	7
0.2	7
0.3	7
0.3	7
0.1	20
0.2	13
0.4	14
0.6	1
0.1	15
0.6	1
0.2	6
0.5	2
0.1	9
0.2	8
0.1	9
0.1	8
0.1	8
0.4	1
0.3	3
0.1	8
0.2	5
0.7	9
0.3	13
0.4	2
0.3	9
0.6	5
0.3	6
0.3	3
0.2	1
0.1	1
0.2	3
0.1	5
0.2	4
0.3	3
1.0	5
0.9	5
0.3	2
0.2	3
0.1	3
0.1	3
0.2	3
0.5	5
0.2	5
0.5	2
0.1	1
0.1	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 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 Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024 (this event)	198 records

Every Record Set

20 of 198

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Thailand and 6 other countries, 5 to 26 August 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-08-06	Surin	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	71	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-09	Mae Sot	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	66	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-09	Khon Kaen	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	63	26 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-10	Chiang Rai	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	33	28 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-10	Khon Kaen	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63	28 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-10	Loei	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47	26 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-11	Chiang Rai	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-11	Mae Sot	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	69	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-11	Khon Kaen	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	59	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-14	Ubon Ratchathani	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	66	27 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-15	Khon Kaen	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	65	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-15	Chiang Mai	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44	26 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-16	Mae Sariang	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-18	Phan Thiet	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	50	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-21	Dongfang	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45	27 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-22	Prachuap Khiri Khan	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	70	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-22	Surat Thani	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-22	Dongfang	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	70	28 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-23	Surat Thani	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	73	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Surin	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	73	33 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 198 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 2026-10-12. 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
0.8	66
0.9	73
0.7	71
1.0	70
0.7	73
0.8	67
0.7	67
0.7	69
1.2	59
0.6	67
0.7	65
0.8	50
0.1	70
0.3	33
0.7	63
1.1	45
0.3	66
0.5	44
1.1	47
0.3	63
1.4	25
0.1	30
0.2	58
0.6	51
1.0	39
1.3	37
0.1	56
1.5	31
1.1	49
0.7	45
0.6	3
0.9	37
1.4	15
0.7	38
0.8	47
1.2	34
1.0	40
1.0	31
0.3	47
0.7	37
0.1	51
0.2	45
0.5	37
0.6	29
0.5	37
0.5	43
0.7	29
0.2	43
0.8	23
0.5	37
0.8	17
0.5	28
0.2	38
0.8	25
0.8	30
1.0	26
1.3	21
0.3	37
0.6	23
1.3	12
0.2	34
0.3	34
1.5	7
0.1	37
0.7	21
1.2	1
1.7	9
0.5	28
0.6	28
1.6	9
1.3	7
1.7	9
1.5	9
0.5	27
0.1	0
0.2	29
0.6	30
0.2	38
0.8	8
0.3	23
0.7	11
0.4	17
0.9	15
0.8	21
0.3	29
0.8	10
0.1	38
0.1	4
0.2	31
0.2	21
1.2	9
0.1	34
0.2	0
0.3	14
0.2	21
1.6	1
0.5	17
1.1	8
0.2	24
1.2	4
1.3	3
1.1	7
0.6	19
0.3	21
0.1	31
0.6	18
0.6	5
0.4	13
0.9	9
1.2	3
0.2	23
0.2	21
0.1	21
0.9	3
0.1	19
1.0	10
1.2	3
0.1	19
0.1	27
0.3	9
0.4	6
0.9	4
0.3	9
0.8	7
0.4	7
0.3	7
0.2	15
0.2	14
0.2	15
0.4	12
0.6	8
0.5	12
0.4	19
0.8	1
0.4	4
0.6	9
0.4	4
0.4	9
0.3	6
0.2	12
1.0	3
0.4	12
0.5	9
0.4	9
0.5	1
0.2	9
0.6	1
0.1	9
0.7	3
0.7	3
0.3	1
0.6	1
0.3	7
0.2	7
0.3	7
0.3	7
0.1	20
0.2	13
0.4	14
0.6	1
0.1	15
0.6	1
0.2	6
0.5	2
0.1	9
0.2	8
0.1	9
0.1	8
0.1	8
0.4	1
0.3	3
0.1	8
0.2	5
0.7	9
0.3	13
0.4	2
0.3	9
0.6	5
0.3	6
0.3	3
0.2	1
0.1	1
0.2	3
0.1	5
0.2	4
0.3	3
1.0	5
0.9	5
0.3	2
0.2	3
0.1	3
0.1	3
0.2	3
0.5	5
0.2	5
0.5	2
0.1	1
0.1	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.8	66
0.9	73
0.7	71
1.0	70
0.7	73
0.8	67
0.7	67
0.7	69
1.2	59
0.6	67
0.7	65
0.8	50
0.1	70
0.3	33
0.7	63
1.1	45
0.3	66
0.5	44
1.1	47
0.3	63
1.4	25
0.1	30
0.2	58
0.6	51
1.0	39
1.3	37
0.1	56
1.5	31
1.1	49
0.7	45
0.6	3
0.9	37
1.4	15
0.7	38
0.8	47
1.2	34
1.0	40
1.0	31
0.3	47
0.7	37
0.1	51
0.2	45
0.5	37
0.6	29
0.5	37
0.5	43
0.7	29
0.2	43
0.8	23
0.5	37
0.8	17
0.5	28
0.2	38
0.8	25
0.8	30
1.0	26
1.3	21
0.3	37
0.6	23
1.3	12
0.2	34
0.3	34
1.5	7
0.1	37
0.7	21
1.2	1
1.7	9
0.5	28
0.6	28
1.6	9
1.3	7
1.7	9
1.5	9
0.5	27
0.1	0
0.2	29
0.6	30
0.2	38
0.8	8
0.3	23
0.7	11
0.4	17
0.9	15
0.8	21
0.3	29
0.8	10
0.1	38
0.1	4
0.2	31
0.2	21
1.2	9
0.1	34
0.2	0
0.3	14
0.2	21
1.6	1
0.5	17
1.1	8
0.2	24
1.2	4
1.3	3
1.1	7
0.6	19
0.3	21
0.1	31
0.6	18
0.6	5
0.4	13
0.9	9
1.2	3
0.2	23
0.2	21
0.1	21
0.9	3
0.1	19
1.0	10
1.2	3
0.1	19
0.1	27
0.3	9
0.4	6
0.9	4
0.3	9
0.8	7
0.4	7
0.3	7
0.2	15
0.2	14
0.2	15
0.4	12
0.6	8
0.5	12
0.4	19
0.8	1
0.4	4
0.6	9
0.4	4
0.4	9
0.3	6
0.2	12
1.0	3
0.4	12
0.5	9
0.4	9
0.5	1
0.2	9
0.6	1
0.1	9
0.7	3
0.7	3
0.3	1
0.6	1
0.3	7
0.2	7
0.3	7
0.3	7
0.1	20
0.2	13
0.4	14
0.6	1
0.1	15
0.6	1
0.2	6
0.5	2
0.1	9
0.2	8
0.1	9
0.1	8
0.1	8
0.4	1
0.3	3
0.1	8
0.2	5
0.7	9
0.3	13
0.4	2
0.3	9
0.6	5
0.3	6
0.3	3
0.2	1
0.1	1
0.2	3
0.1	5
0.2	4
0.3	3
1.0	5
0.9	5
0.3	2
0.2	3
0.1	3
0.1	3
0.2	3
0.5	5
0.2	5
0.5	2
0.1	1
0.1	1