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Annual Report on Global Extreme Climate Events -----

Major extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this year

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  • Annual mean temperatures were above normal in most parts of the world, and very high in East Asia, in Southeast Asia, in South Asia, in the Middle East, from Western Russia to Europe, from Northern Africa to southwestern Western Africa, in North America except Alaska and western Canada, from Central America to northern South America, in central South America and from Melanesia to the Australian coast.
  • Extremely high temperatures were frequently observed in areas where the annual mean temperatures were very high. (Map)
  • Annual precipitation amounts were above normal in northern East Asia, from Central Asia to South Asia, in the coastal areas of the Arabian Peninsula, from northern to central Europe, from the Caribbean countries to eastern Mexico, and in eastern Brazil, and below normal in northwestern Northern Africa and in northwestern Mexico.
  • Extremely high precipitation amounts were frequently observed in eastern China, in eastern Indonesia, in southern India, in the western part of Western Africa and in northern Chile. Extremely low precipitation amounts were frequently observed in northwestern Eastern Siberia, in northern Madagascar and in northern Brazil. (Map)
TypePeriodAreaRemarks
1WarmFebruary, April, June-October The eastern part of East Asia
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Japan in April, July and October were the highest on record for respective months since 1898 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Korea in February, April, June, August and September were the highest on record for respective months since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in China in April, August and September were the highest on record for respective months since 1961 (China Meteorological Administration).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Hong Kong in April was the highest on record for this month since 1884 (Hong Kong Observatory).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Japan in summer (from June to August) was the highest on record for this season tied with 2023 since 1898 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Korea in summer (from June to August) was the highest on record for this season since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
2TyphoonJuly, September-October From southern China to Southeast Asia
  • It was reported that Typhoon "GAEMI" in July, Typhoon "Yagi" in September, Typhoon "TRAMI" in October and heavy rains caused a total of at least 1,240 fatalities in China and Southeast Asian countries (EM-DAT).
3WarmJanuary-April, July-November Southeast Asia
4Cold WaveMarch Afghanistan
  • It was reported that cold waves in March caused at least 1,190 fatalities in Afghanistan (EM-DAT).
5DryMarch, May, July, September In and around Ukraine
6WarmApril, June-August From the Arabian Peninsula to around the eastern Mediterranean Sea
  • It was reported that heat waves in June caused at least 1,300 fatalities in Saudi Arabia (EM-DAT, World Meteorological Organization).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Bahrain in July was the highest on record for this month since 1902 (Bahrain Meteorological Directorate).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Turkey in April, June and July were the highest on record for respective months since 1971 (Turkish State Meteorological Service).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Greece from June to August were the highest on record for respective months since 1960 (Hellenic National Meteorological Service).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Romania in June and August were the highest on record for respective months since 1901 (National Meteorological Administration, Romania).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Serbia from June to August were the highest on record for respective months since 1951 (Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia).
7WetSeptember-October In and around southern Europe
  • It was reported that heavy rains in October caused at least 230 fatalities in eastern Spain (EM-DAT).
  • The monthly precipitation amount in Austria in September was the highest on record for this month since 1858 (Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Austria).
  • The monthly precipitation amount in Spain in October was the highest on record for this month since 1961 (The State Meteorological Agency, Spain).
8Heavy RainMarch-September From northern Eastern Africa to Western Africa
  • It was reported that heavy rains from March to September caused a total of at least 2,900 fatalities from northern Eastern Africa to Western Africa (EM-DAT).
9WarmJune-October, December From the western USA to Mexico
  • The monthly mean temperatures in the southwestern USA in June and October were the highest on record for respective months since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
  • The monthly mean temperature in the western USA in July was the highest on record for this month since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in the southwestern USA in summer (from June to August) was the highest on record for this season since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
10WetSeptember The southeastern USA
  • It was reported that Hurricane "HELENE" in September caused at least 220 fatalities in the southeastern USA (FEMA).
11WarmJanuary-April, September-October From Central America to northern South America, central South America
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Argentina in February, September and October were the highest on record for respective months since 1961 (National Meteorological Service of Argentina).
12WildfireFebruary Chile
  • It was reported that wildfires caused at least 380 fatalities in Chile (EM-DAT).
13ColdMay Southern South America
  • The monthly mean temperature in Argentina in May was the lowest on record for this month since 1961 (National Meteorological Service of Argentina).
The impacts of each disaster are based on EM-DAT and reports by United Nations organizations and each government.
EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database - Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) - CRED, D. Guha-Sapir - www.emdat.be, Brussels, Belgium.
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