The Year's Weather – 2024

The World Meteorological Organization confirmed that 2024 was the warmest year on record[1]. The global mean sea level continued to rise in 2024. Over the Antarctica and Arctic, sea-ice extent remained well below average during the year and the minimum sea-ice extents were respectively the second and seventh lowest in satellite records. In 2024, various extreme weather events affected many parts of the world, including heatwaves in East Asia, Southeast Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central America and many parts of Africa; severe drought in many parts of the Americas and Africa; extreme rainfall that triggered severe flooding in Central Europe, the Sahel of Africa, southern Brazil, Afghanistan and East Africa; blizzards in South Korea; severe damages and heavy casualties inflicted by Super Typhoon Yagi and its remnant in the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand and Myanmar. A number of major hurricanes also brought severe impacts to the United States and the Caribbean. Rampant wildfires also wreaked havoc in Chile, Canada and the western United States.