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The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2024. The several weather events which had a significant impact were blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones.

Deadliest events

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Deadliest meteorological events during 2024
Rank Event Date(s) Deaths Refs
1 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods March 6 – September 4 1,084
2 Typhoon Yagi (Enteng) August 31 — September 8 844
3 2024 Enga landslide May 24 670–2,000+ [1][2]
4 2024 Wayanad landslides July 30 254 [3]
5 Hurricane Helene September 24–27 235 [4][5]
6 2024 Spain floods October 29 – November 16 231 [6]
7 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods April 29 – May 181 [7][8]
8 Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine) October 19–29 178
9 Cyclone Chido December 7–16 172+
10 Cyclone Remal May 24–28 85 [9][10]

Types

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The following listed different types of special weather conditions worldwide.

Cold snaps and winter storms

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On February 19, following a heavy snow, an avalanche in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province killed 25 people.[11]

Heat waves and droughts

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The Copernicus Programme reported that 2024 continued 2023's series of record high global average sea surface temperatures.[12]

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.[13]

In a near-record heat wave, temperatures in Antarctica reached 28 °C (50 °F) above normal on certain days.[14]

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.[15]

As reported in September, Brazil was experiencing its worst drought on record, affecting at least 59% of the country.[16]

For the week of October 23-28, 48 U.S. states were experiencing at least moderate drought, the greatest number of states in U.S. Drought Monitor history.[17]

Tornadoes

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The 2024 Greenfield tornado is one of four EF4 tornadoes that occur during the 2024 season thus far, and the second EF4 tornado that occured during May of 2024. It was part of a a larger tornado outbreak sequence that occured towards the end of May.

There have been 1,768 preliminary filtered reports of tornadoes in the United States in 2024,[18] of which at least 1,642 have been confirmed. 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.

Tropical and subtropical cyclones

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Climate change's increase of water temperatures intensified peak wind speeds in all eleven 2024 Atlantic hurricanes.[19]
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.[20]

On January 1, Tropical Storm Alvaro made landfall in Madagascar.[21] Alvaro would kill nineteen people.[22] After a lull in activity, Cyclone Belal would form, bringing heavy wind to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion. A few days later, Tropical Storm Candice would form.

Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 storm on record in the Atlantic (forming 28 June and reaching Category 5 on 1 July),[23] broke records for rapid intensification 65 mph (105 km/h) in 24 hours), overall strength, and location for June.[24] It killed 50 people.

Extratropical cyclones and European windstorms

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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,[25] due to the threat of very strong winds.[26]

Wildfires

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Timeline

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This is a timeline of weather events during 2024.

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Landslide covered village to become cemetery". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 5 June 2024. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ Dziedzic, Stephen (2024-05-31). "'The earth is moving': PNG PM explains why he can't send excavators to site of landslide disaster". ABC News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  3. ^ "2024 Wayanad landslides". September 27, 2024 – via Wikipedia.
  4. ^ Sutton, Joe (October 2, 2024). "Helene death toll rises to at least 191". CNN. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Masters, Jeff; Henson, Bob (October 2, 2024). "Helene is now the deadliest mainland U.S. hurricane since Katrina". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Al menos 95 muertos y decenas de desaparecidos en la peor gota fría del siglo en España". El País (in Spanish). 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Defesa Civil atualiza balanço das enchentes no RS - 19/5, 9h". Portal do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese). 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  8. ^ "Rio Grande do Sul Flood Emergency: Snapshot #4" (PDF). United Nations. 2024-07-07. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  9. ^ "Cyclone Remal: 12 killed, 27 million without power in Bangladesh". Somoy TV. 27 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Cyclone Remal kills 6 people in West Bengal". Daily Sun. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  11. ^ a b Flora Drury (February 19, 2024). "Afghanistan: Landslide kills 25 after heavy snow". BBC News. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  12. ^ "Copernicus: March 2024 is the tenth month in a row to be the hottest on record". Copernicus Programme (Europe). 9 April 2024.
  13. ^ Berwyn, Bob (9 July 2024). "Average Global Temperature Has Warmed 1.5 Degrees Celsius Above Pre-industrial Levels for 12 Months in a Row". Inside Climate News. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. (Copernicus graphic)
  14. ^ Gayle, Damien; Noor, Dharna (1 August 2024). "Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Copernicus: Summer 2024 – Hottest on record globally and for Europe". The Copernicus Programme. 6 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024.
  16. ^ McCoy, Terrence (12 September 2024). "More than half of Brazil is racked by drought. Blame deforestation". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.
  17. ^ "National Current Conditions / October 23, 2024 - October 29, 2024". Drought.gov. United States Drought Monitor. November 2024. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024. Archive link will show web page on the date reporting the "48 states" statistic.
  18. ^ "Annual Severe Weather Report Summary 2024". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  19. ^ Gilford, Daniel M.; Giguere, Joseph; Pershing, Andrew J. (20 November 2024). "Human-caused ocean warming has intensified recent hurricanes". Environmental Research: Climate. 3 (4): 045019. doi:10.1088/2752-5295/ad8d02.
    ● Explained in "Climate change increased wind speeds for every 2024 Atlantic hurricane: Analysis" (PDF). Climate Central. 20 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2024.
  20. ^ Freedman, Andrew (27 November 2024). "2024's record-breaking, destructive Atlantic hurricane season ends". Axios. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Data: Colorado State University
  21. ^ "Tropical Cyclone Alvaro kills 12 people in Madagascar". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  22. ^ a b "Madagascar - Tropical Cyclone ALVARO (GDACS, BNGRC, Meteo Madagascar) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 January 2024)". European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via reliefweb.int.
  23. ^ Gilbert, Mary; Wolfe, Elizabeth (1 July 2024). "Beryl strengthens into the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record after devastating Windward Islands". CNN. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. (Beryl had increased to Category 5.)
  24. ^ Andrew, Andrew (1 July 2024). "Why Hurricane Beryl is a warning of what is to come this season". Axios. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. (when Beryl was still Category 4)
  25. ^ https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20240102.gif
  26. ^ Staff of the Meteorological Office (2 January 2024). "Storm Henk named by Met Office" (Press release). Met Office. Exeter, South West England: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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Global weather by year
Preceded by
2023
Weather of
2024
Succeeded by
2025