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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.
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| Rank | Event | Date(s) | Deaths | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods | March 6 – present | 1,084 | |
| 2 | Typhoon Yagi | August 31 — September 8 | 844 | |
| 3 | 2024 Wayanad landslides | July 30, 2024 | 420 | [1] |
| 4 | Hurricane Helene | September 24-27 | 231+ | [2][3] |
| 5 | 2024 Spain floods | October 29 – present | 205+ | [4] |
| 6 | 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods | April 29 – present | 181 | [5][6] |
| 7 | Tropical Storm Trami | October 19-29 | 162+ | |
| 8 | 2024 Enga landslide | May 24 | 160–2,000+ | [7][8] |
| 9 | Cyclone Remal | May 24–28 | 84+ | [9][10] |
| 10 | Hurricane Beryl | June 28 – July 11 | 71 | [11][12][13][14] |
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The following listed different types of special weather conditions worldwide.
Cold snaps and winter storms
On February 19, following a heavy snow, an avalanche in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province killed 25 people.[15]
Heat waves and droughts
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.[17]
In a near-record heat wave, temperatures in Antarctica reached 28 °C (50 °F) above normal on certain days.[18]
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.[19]
As reported in September, Brazil was experiencing its worst drought on record, affecting at least 59% of the country.[20]
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.[21]
Tornadoes
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Tropical and subtropical cyclones
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On January 1, Tropical Storm Alvaro made landfall in Madagascar.[citation needed] 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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This is a timeline of weather events during 2024.
January
- 30 December - 3 January — Tropical Storm Alvaro kills nineteen people.[22]
- January 2-5 — European windstorm Hank (Annelie)
- January 2-6 — 2024 France floods of January
- January 6-7 — January 2024 nor'easter
- January 8-10 — January 8-10, 2024 North American storm complex
- 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.
- January 11-18 — Cyclone Belal
- January 13-16 — January 13-16, 2024 North American winter storm
February
- February 1-5 — 2024 Chile wildfires
- February 11-13 — February 2024 nor'easter
- February 14 - March 6 — 2024 Port Hills fire in New Zealand
- February 19 — an avalanche in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province kills 25 people.[15]
- February 26 – March 14 — Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas and Oklahoma
- February 29-present — Pakistan floods
March
- March 6-present — 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- March 7-13 — 2024 Sumatra flash floods
- March 11 — 2024 France floods of March 11
- March 25-28 — Cyclone Gamane
- March 31 — 2024 France floods of March 31
April
- April 1-present — 2024 Southeast Asia heat wave
- April 1-30 — 2024 Central Asian floods
- April 4-9 — European windstorm Kathleen (Timea), which caused extensive flooding in the U.K. and, to a lesser degree, in Ireland
- April 5 (or sooner)-present — 2024 Central Asian floods
- April 14-present — 2024 Persian Gulf floods
- April 25-28 — Tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024
- April 29-present — 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods in Brazil
May
- May 6-10 — Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024
- May 11-12 — 2024 West Sumatra floods
- May 15-16 — 2024 Houston derecho
- May 15-present — 2024 Canadian wildfires
- May 21-present — 2024 Pakistan heat wave
- May 19-26 — Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024
- May 24 — 2024 Enga landslide
- May 24-28 — Cyclone Remal
- May 30 - June 13 — 2024 Germany floods
- May 30 - June 13 — 2024 Switzerland floods
June
- June 11-14 — June 2024 South Florida floods
- June 15-26 — Post Fire in California
- June 16-19 — 2024 Hajj disaster
- June 17-present — Salt Fire (2024) in New Mexico
- June 17-present — South Fork Fire in New Mexico
- June 17-19 — Tropical Storm Alberto
- June 21-22 — 2024 Switzerland floods of 21-22 June
- June 25-26 — 2024 Switzerland floods of 25-26 June
- June 26-24 — Point Fire (2024) in California
- June 28 - July 11 — Hurricane Beryl
- June 29-30 — 2024 Switzerland floods of 29-30 June
- June 30 - July 1 — Tropical Storm Chris
July
- July 2-8 — Thompson Fire in California
- July 6 — 2024 Sulawesi landslide
- July 8-10 — Hurricane Beryl tornado outbreak
- July 13-16 — Severe weather sequence of July 13–16, 2024
- July 19-27 — Typhoon Gaemi
August
- August 3-9 — Hurricane Debby
- August 14-20 — Hurricane Ernesto
- August 21 - September 1 — Typhoon Shanshan
- August 25 - September 2 — Cyclone Asna
- August 31 - September 8 — Typhoon Yagi
September
- September 9-12 — Hurricane Francine
- September 14-21 — Central European floods
- September 22-27 — Hurricane John
- September 24-27 — Hurricane Helene
- September 26 - October 4 — Typhoon Krathon
October
- October 5-10 — Hurricane Milton
- October 18-20 — 2024 British Columbia floods
- October 19-22 — Hurricane Oscar
- October 19-29 — Tropical Storm Trami
- October 22-26 — Cyclone Dana
- October 24-present — Typhoon Kong-rey
- October 29-present — October 2024 Spain floods
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