Weather of 2024
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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Deadliest events[edit]
| Rank | Event | Date(s) | Deaths (+Missing) | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods | March 6—18 May | 741+ | |
| 2 | 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods | April 29–present | 155 | [1] |
| 3 | Pakistan floods | February 29–present | 100+ | [2] |
| 4 | Persian Gulf floods | 14 April – present | 33 | |
| 5 | January 13–16, 2024 North American winter storm | January 13–16 | 30 | |
| 6 | Afghanistan avalanche | February 19 | 25 | [3] |
| 7 (tie) | Tropical Storm Alvaro | December 30–January 3 | 19 | [4] |
| 7 (tie) | Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024 | May 19–26 | 19 (+7 non-tornadic) | [5][6][7][8][9] |
| 9 (tie) | Cyclone Remal | May 24—present | 18 | [10][11] |
| 9 (tie) | Cyclone Gamane | March 25–28 | 18 | [12] |
| 11 | 2024 Central Asian floods | April 2024 | 8 | [13] |
Types[edit]
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The following listed different types of special weather conditions worldwide.
Cold snaps and winter storms[edit]
On February 19, following a heavy snow, an avalanche in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province killed 25 people.[3]
Heat waves and droughts[edit]
Tornadoes[edit]
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Tropical and subtropical cyclones[edit]
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On January 1, Tropical Storm Alvaro made landfall in Madagascar.[citation needed] Alvaro would kill nineteen people.[15] 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.
Extratropical cyclones and European windstorms[edit]
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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,[16] due to the threat of very strong winds.[17]
Wildfires[edit]
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Timeline[edit]
This is a timeline of weather events during 2024.
January[edit]
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- 30 December - 3 January - Tropical Storm Alvaro kills nineteen people.[15]
- 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[edit]
- 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.[3]
- February 26 – March 14 – Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas and Oklahoma
- February 29-present - Pakistan floods
March[edit]
- March 6-present - 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- March 25-28 - Cyclone Gamane
April[edit]
- April 5 (or sooner)-present - 2024 Central Asian floods
- April 14-present - 2024 Persian Gulf floods
- April 25-28 - Tornado outbreak of April 26–28, 2024
- April 29-present - 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods in Brazil
May[edit]
- May 6-10 - Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024
- May 15-16 - 2024 Houston derecho
- May 15-present - 2024 Canadian wildfires
- May 19-26 — Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "40 lost lives, 62 injured in rain related incidents: PDMA". 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Flora Drury (February 19, 2024). "Afghanistan: Landslide kills 25 after heavy snow". BBC News. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ United States Embassy Antananarivo (10 January 2024). "U.S. Provides Assistance in Madagascar to Victims of Storm Alvaro". United States Embassy in Madagascar. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Harris, Tim; Wesner Childs, Jan. "5 Dead, At Least 35 Hurt Following Iowa Tornadoes". The Weather Channel. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Freedman, Pete; Solomon, Richard (26 May 2024). "Dozens injured and at least two confirmed dead -- so far -- following reported tornado Saturday night, Cooke County Sheriff says". wfaa.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Straker, Renee; Childs, Jan Wesner (May 26, 2024). "Texas Tornado Kills At Least 5; Two Die In Oklahoma Twister | Weather.com". The Weather Channel. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CNNMay25was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
CNNKentuckywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Cyclone Remal: 12 killed, 27 million without power in Bangladesh". Somoy TV. 27 May 2024.
- ^ Sun, Daily (2024-05-27). "Cyclone Remal kills 6 people in West Bengal". daily-sun. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ Rabary, Lovasoa; Obulutsa, George; Donovan, Kirsten (29 March 2024). "Madagascar cyclone Gamane kills at least 18, displaces thousands, government says". Reuters. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Kilner, James (2024-04-07). "Watch: Worst floods in decades sweep Russia and Kazakhstan". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Copernicus: March 2024 is the tenth month in a row to be the hottest on record". Copernicus Programme (Europe). 9 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20240102.gif
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to Weather of 2024 at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by 2023 |
Weather of 2024 |
Succeeded by 2025 |