Weather of 2024

[5] 2024 Southeast Asia heat wave For the first time, in each month in a 12-month period (through June 2024), Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.50 °C (2.70 °F) above the pre-industrial baseline.

[8] The global average surface temperature in August 2024 was 1.51 °C (2.72 °F) above the pre-industrial level—the 13th month in a 14-month period for which it exceeded the 1.50 °C (2.70 °F) threshold.

Worldwide, at least 90 tornado-related deaths have been confirmed – 53 in the United States, 14 in China, 12 in South Africa, 5 in India, 3 in Indonesia, 2 in Mexico and 1 in Russia.

[16] After a lull in activity, Cyclone Belal would form, bringing heavy wind to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion.

The first European windstorm of 2024 was Storm Henk, which was named by the Met Office on 2 January 2024 and subsequently Annelie by the FUB the same day,[19] due to the threat of very strong winds.

The 27 weather and climate disaster events in the United States with losses exceeding $1 billion in 2024
The Copernicus Programme reported that 2024 continued 2023's series of record high global average sea surface temperatures. [ 6 ]
Climate change's increase of water temperatures intensified peak wind speeds in all eleven 2024 Atlantic hurricanes. [ 13 ]
The 2024 hurricane season saw an early flareup of activity including the earliest Category 5 storm on record, an unusual mid-season pause, and a final flareup to end the season. [ 14 ]