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.[19]
In a near-record heat wave, temperatures in Antarctica reached 28 °C (50 °F) above normal on certain days.[20]
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.[21]
As reported in September, Brazil was experiencing its worst drought on record, affecting at least 59% of the country.[22]
Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 storm on record in the Atlantic (forming 28June and reaching Category5 on 1July),[24] broke records for rapid intensification (65 mph in 24 hours), overall strength, and location for June.[25] It killed 50 people.
Extratropical cyclones and European windstorms
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,[26] due to the threat of very strong winds.[27]
January 10–13, 2024 North American blizzard — Followed very shortly after the previous storm with an identical track and affected the same areas, but brought blizzard conditions and very cold temperatures in its wake.
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^"Copernicus: March 2024 is the tenth month in a row to be the hottest on record". Copernicus Programme (Europe). 9 April 2024.
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^"Copernicus: Summer 2024 – Hottest on record globally and for Europe". The Copernicus Programme. 6 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024.
^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.
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