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Weather of 2024

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

File:2024 Billion Dollar Disasters.png with losses exceeding $1 billion in 2024]]

{{Weather by decade/2020–present}}

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Deadliest events

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|+ Deadliest meteorological events during 2024

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style="background:#DDDDFF" |12024 West African floods

|June 6–21

|1,500+

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style="background:#DDDDFF" |22024 North America heat waves

|March 17 – September 17

|1,161

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style="background:#DDDDFF" |32024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods

|March 6 – September 4

|1,084

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style="background:#DDDDFF" |42024 Hajj extreme heat disaster

|June 14–19

|1,031

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style="background:#DDDDFF" |5Typhoon Yagi (Enteng)

|August 31 — September 9

|844

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style="background:#DDDDFF" |62024 Enga landslide

|May 24

|670–2,000+

|{{Cite news|title=Landslide covered village to become cemetery|url=https://www.postcourier.com.pg/landslide-covered-village-to-become-cemetery/|date=5 June 2024|access-date=8 June 2024|publisher=Papua New Guinea Post-Courier|archive-date=8 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608220255/https://www.postcourier.com.pg/landslide-covered-village-to-become-cemetery/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Dziedzic |first=Stephen |date=2024-05-31 |title='The earth is moving': PNG PM explains why he can't send excavators to site of landslide disaster |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-31/first-look-at-the-png-landslide-site/103920178 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601132827/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-31/first-look-at-the-png-landslide-site/103920178 |archive-date=1 June 2024 |access-date=2024-05-31 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}

style="background:#DDDDFF" |72024 Pakistan heat wave

|May 21 – July

|568

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style="background:#DDDDFF" |82024 Kenya–Tanzania floods

|April 18 – early May

|461

style="background:#DDDDFF" |92024 Wayanad landslides

|July 30

|254

|{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Wayanad_landslides#cite_note-Time_of_first_landslide-27|title=2024 Wayanad landslides|date=September 27, 2024|via=Wikipedia}}{{Circular reference|date=February 2025}}

style="background:#DDDDFF" |10

|Hurricane Helene

|September 24–27

|251

|{{cite report |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL092024_Helene.pdf |title=NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER – TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT: HURRICANE HELENE (AL092024) |date=19 March 2025 |access-date=20 March 2025 |url-status=live |publisher=National Hurricane Center |first1=Andrew B. |last1=Hagen |first2=John P. |last2=Cangialosi |first3=Marc |last3=Chenard |first4=Laura |last4=Alaka |first5=Sandy |last5=Delgado |language=en}}

Types

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The following listed different types of special weather conditions worldwide.

= Cold snaps and winter storms =

{{See also|2023–24 North American winter}}

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

= Heat waves and droughts =

2024 Southeast Asia heat wave

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| image1= 1940-2024 Global surface temperature - stacked - Copernicus.jpg |caption1= In 2024, Earth saw the highest average annual surface air temperature ever recorded, outpacing 2023 on an average basis.{{Cite web |date=15 January 2025 |title=The 2024 Annual Climate Summary / Global Climate Highlights 2024 |url=https://sites.ecmwf.int/data/c3sci/global-climate-highlights/2024/chart-gallery/supplementary/GCH2024-gallery-figureS1/figureS1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115224213/https://sites.ecmwf.int/data/c3sci/global-climate-highlights/2024/chart-gallery/supplementary/GCH2024-gallery-figureS1/figureS1.pdf |archive-date=15 January 2025 |publisher=Copernicus Programme}}

| image2= 202505 Escalation of extreme heat - 247 countries - attribution to climate change.svg | caption2= Scientists in extreme event attribution have concluded that in virtually all countries and territories in the year beginning in May 2024, human-caused global warming increased the number of days of extreme heat events over long-term norms.{{cite web |last1=Giguere |first1=Otto |last2=Tanenenbaum |first2=Vahlbert |title=Climate Change and the Escalation of Global Extreme Heat: Assessing and Addressing the Risks |url=https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/wp-content/uploads/Report_-Climate-Change-and-the-Escalation-of-Global-Extreme-Heat-Heat-Action-Day-2025.pdf |publisher=Climate Central, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and World Weather Attribution |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531004758/https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/wp-content/uploads/Report_-Climate-Change-and-the-Escalation-of-Global-Extreme-Heat-Heat-Action-Day-2025.pdf |archive-date=31 May 2025 |date=30 May 2025 |url-status=live}}

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For the first time, in each month in a 12-month period (through June 2024), Earth’s average temperature exceeded {{convert|1.50|C-change|F-change}} above the pre-industrial baseline.{{cite news |last1=Berwyn |first1=Bob |title=Average Global Temperature Has Warmed 1.5 Degrees Celsius Above Pre-industrial Levels for 12 Months in a Row |url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09072024/average-global-temperatures-above-pre-industrial-levels-for-12-months/ |work=Inside Climate News |date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709182740/https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09072024/average-global-temperatures-above-pre-industrial-levels-for-12-months/ |archive-date=9 July 2024 |url-status=live }} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240708211659/https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-june-2024-marks-12th-month-global-temperature-reaching-15degc-above-pre-industrial Copernicus graphic])

In a near-record heat wave, temperatures in Antarctica reached {{convert|28|C-change|F-change}} above normal on certain days.{{cite news |last1=Gayle |first1=Damien |last2=Noor |first2=Dharna |title=Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/01/antarctic-temperatures-rise-10c-above-average-in-near-record-heatwave |work=The Guardian |date=1 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804113822/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/01/antarctic-temperatures-rise-10c-above-average-in-near-record-heatwave |archive-date=4 August 2024 |url-status=live }}

The global average surface temperature in August 2024 was {{convert|1.51|C-change|F-change}} above the pre-industrial level—the 13th month in a 14-month period for which it exceeded the {{convert|1.50|C-change|F-change}} threshold.{{cite web |title=Copernicus: Summer 2024 – Hottest on record globally and for Europe |url=https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-summer-2024-hottest-record-globally-and-europe |publisher=The Copernicus Programme |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908080033/https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-summer-2024-hottest-record-globally-and-europe |archive-date=8 September 2024 |date=6 September 2024 |url-status=live}}

As reported in September, Brazil was experiencing its worst drought on record, affecting at least 59% of the country.{{cite news |last1=McCoy |first1=Terrence |title=More than half of Brazil is racked by drought. Blame deforestation. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/12/brazil-drought/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912211128/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/12/brazil-drought/ |archive-date=12 September 2024 |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |title=National Current Conditions / October 23, 2024 - October 29, 2024 |url=https://www.drought.gov/current-conditions |website=Drought.gov |publisher=United States Drought Monitor |access-date=5 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106041744/https://www.drought.gov/current-conditions |archive-date=6 November 2024 |date=November 2024 |url-status=live}} Archive link will show web page on the date reporting the "48 states" statistic.

= Tornadoes =

{{Main|Tornadoes of 2024}}{{See also|Research on tornadoes in 2024}}{{expand section|date=December 2024}}

There have been 1,768 preliminary filtered reports of tornadoes in the United States in 2024,{{Cite web |title=Annual Severe Weather Report Summary 2024 |url=https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/monthly/2024_annual_summary.html |access-date=December 18, 2024 |website=Storm Prediction Center |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}} 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 =

{{Main|Tropical cyclones in 2024}}{{expand section|date=January 2024}}

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On January 1, Tropical Storm Alvaro made landfall in Madagascar.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Alvaro kills 12 people in Madagascar |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/tropical-cyclone-alvaro-kills-12-people-in-madagascar/3104289 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=www.aa.com.tr}} Alvaro would kill nineteen people.{{cite web |date=5 January 2024 |title=Madagascar - Tropical Cyclone ALVARO (GDACS, BNGRC, Meteo Madagascar) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 January 2024) |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-tropical-cyclone-alvaro-update-gdacs-bngrc-meteo-madagascar-echo-daily-flash-5-january-2024 |access-date=5 January 2024 |publisher=European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |via=reliefweb.int}} 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{{nbsp}}June and reaching Category{{nbsp}}5 on 1{{nbsp}}July),{{cite news |last1=Gilbert |first1=Mary |last2=Wolfe |first2=Elizabeth |title=Beryl strengthens into the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record after devastating Windward Islands |date=1 July 2024 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/weather/hurricane-beryl-caribbean-landfall-monday/index.html |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240702040745/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/weather/hurricane-beryl-caribbean-landfall-monday/index.html |archive-date=2 July 2024 |url-status=live }} (Beryl had increased to Category 5.) broke records for rapid intensification {{cvt|65|mph}} in 24 hours), overall strength, and location for June.{{cite news |last1=Andrew |first1=Andrew |title=Why Hurricane Beryl is a warning of what is to come this season |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/01/hurricane-beryl-rapid-intensification-warning-sign |work=Axios |date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701141322/https://www.axios.com/2024/07/01/hurricane-beryl-rapid-intensification-warning-sign |archive-date=1 July 2024 |url-status=live }} (when Beryl was still Category 4) The system killed 73 people.

Hurricane Helene in September made landfall near Perry, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of {{Convert|140|mph|km/h|abbr=on}},{{Cite web |last=Omer |first=Sevil |date=2025-02-21 |title=Hurricane Helene: Facts, FAQs, and how to help |url=https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/hurricane-helene-facts-faqs-how-to-help#:~:text=Hurricane%20Helene%20ranked%20among%20the,claimed%20at%20least%20227%20lives. |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=World Vision |language=en-US}} Killing 251 people, making it the deadliest hurricane in the continental U.S. since Hurricane Katrina. In the southern Appalachians, up to {{Convert|30|in|cm|abbr=on}} of rain fell, leading to the National Weather Service having to issue 34 flash flood emergencies. In Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, a {{Convert|106|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} gust was recorded, followed by {{Convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in Alma, Georgia, and {{Convert|99|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in Perry, Florida. In the Tampa–St. Petersburg area, storm surge up to {{Convert|7.3|ft|m|abbr=on}} was measured, while {{Convert|12-16|ft|m|abbr=on}} of surge was measured in Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee, where 80 percent of buildings were destroyed.{{Cite web |title=Hurricane Helene Final Report: Most Shocking Things {{!}} Weather.com |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2025-03-19-hurricane-helene-final-report-nhc-deaths-damage-flooding |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}}

= Extratropical cyclones and European windstorms =

{{see also|2023–24 European windstorm season}}

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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,https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20240102.gif due to the threat of very strong winds.{{cite web |author1=Staff of the Meteorological Office |title=Storm Henk named by Met Office |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2023/storm-henk-named-by-met-office |website=Met Office |publisher=Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |access-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102142213/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2023/storm-henk-named-by-met-office |archive-date=2 January 2024 |location=Exeter, South West England |format=Press release |date=2 January 2024 |url-status=live}}

= Wildfires =

{{see also|Wildfires in 2024|Wildfires in the United States during 2024}}

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The Park Fire was ignited by arson north of Chico, California on July 24. The fire destroyed 709 structures and damaged 54 others and rapidly spread to 429,603 acres.{{cite web |title=California's Park Fire Spread Fast and Hot |url=https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153254/californias-park-fire-spread-fast-and-hot |website=NASA Earth Observatory |access-date=March 9, 2025}}

In September, there were a few wildfires burning outside Los Angeles and San Bernardino, the Line Fire, Bridge Fire, and Airport Fire. They were fueled by strong winds and hot, dry conditions.{{cite web |title=Bridge, Line, and Airport Fires, California |url=https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldview-image-archive/bridge-line-airport-fires-california |website=NASA Earth Data |access-date=March 9, 2025}}

Timeline

This is a timeline of weather events during 2024.

= January =

{{see also|January 2024 North American winter storm (disambiguation)|label1=List of storms referred to as 'January 2024 North American winter storm' for disambiguation}}

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See also

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References

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