Weather of 2024

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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.

Deadliest events[edit]

Deadliest meteorological events during 2024
Rank Event Date(s) Deaths (+Missing) Refs
1 January 13–16, 2024 North American winter storm January 13–16 30
2 Afghanistan avalanche February 19 25 [1]
3 Tropical Storm Alvaro December 30–January 3 19 [2]
4 Cyclone Belal January 11–18 6 [3][4]
5 January 8–10, 2024 North American storm complex January 8–10 6
6 Storm Henk January 2–5 2 [5][6][7]
7 Pakistan floods 35 [8]
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Types[edit]

The following listed different types of special weather conditions worldwide.

Cold snaps and winter storms[edit]

On February 19, an avalanche in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province killed 25 people.[1]

Heat waves and droughts[edit]

Tornadoes[edit]

Tropical and subtropical cyclones[edit]

On January 1, Tropical Storm Alvaro made landfall in Madagascar.[citation needed] Alvaro would kill nineteen people.[9] 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]

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,[10] due to the threat of very strong winds.[11]

Wildfires[edit]

Timeline[edit]

This is a timeline of weather events during 2024.

January[edit]

February[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Flora Drury (February 19, 2024). "Afghanistan: Landslide kills 25 after heavy snow". BBC News. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Mauritius and Reunion assess damage from Indian Ocean cyclone that killed at least 4 people". AP News. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ "Maurice : en crise après le passage du cyclone Belal, le directeur météo annonce sa démission". LINFO.re (in French). 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-19..
  5. ^ Webb, Daniel Jae (2 January 2024). "Storm Henk: Person dies as car crushed by tree near Malmesbury" (News article). Wiltshire 999s. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. ^ Jolly, Bradley (2 January 2024). "Storm Henk claims first victim as one dies after tree crushes car". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Extreme weather ravages Europe: Cold grips Scandinavia, storm Henk hits Western Europe". 4 January 2024.
  8. ^ "At least 35 killed as Pakistan rains collapse buildings, trigger landslides".
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20240102.gif
  11. ^ 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]

Global weather by year
Preceded by
2023
Weather of
2024
Succeeded by
2025