Monthly Report on Global Extreme Climate Events

Extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this period

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Monthly mean temperatures were extremely high from Japan to Indonesia, in southern Central Siberia, from western South Asia to around the Persian Gulf, from the southern Arabian Peninsula to western Northern Africa via southern Europe, in western North America, and from the southeastern USA to northern South America.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely high from southern Central Siberia to eastern Mongolia, in and around southern Central Asia, from the northern Indochina Peninsula to central India, in Turkey, from the Midwest to southeastern USA, and in southern Mexico.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely low from eastern to southern Europe and in northern Mexico.

	Type	Area	Remarks
1	Warm	From Japan to Indonesia	Hot weather caused 62 fatalities due to heat stroke in Japan (Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan, as of 20 August 2024). The monthly mean temperature in Japan was the highest on record for July since 1898 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
2	Typhoon · Heavy Rain	From southern China to the Philippines	It was reported that Typhoon "GAEMI" and heavy rains caused a total of at least 130 fatalities from southern China to the Philippines (EM-DAT). The monthly precipitation amount in China was the third highest on record for July since 1961 (China Meteorological Administration).
3	Warm	Southern Central Siberia
4	Wet	From southern Central Siberia to eastern Mongolia
5	Wet	In and around southern Central Asia
6	Wet	From the northern Indochina Peninsula to central India	It was reported that heavy rains caused a total of at least 700 fatalities in and around South Asia (the government of Pakistan, the government of Nepal, EM-DAT, European Commission).
7	Warm	From western South Asia to around the Persian Gulf	The monthly mean temperature in Bahrain was the highest on record for July since 1902 (Bahrain Meteorological Directorate).
8	Wet	Turkey	The monthly precipitation amount in Turkey was the second highest on record for July since 1959 (Turkish State Meteorological Service).
9	Dry	From eastern to southern Europe
10	Warm	From the southern Arabian Peninsula to western Northern Africa via southern Europe	The monthly mean temperature in Serbia was the highest on record for July since 1951 (Republic Hydrometeorological service of Serbia). The monthly mean temperature in Romania was the second highest on record for July since 1901 (National Meteorological Administration, Romania). The monthly mean temperature in Turkey was the highest on record for July since 1971 (Turkish State Meteorological Service).
11	Heavy Rain	Southern Ethiopia	It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 250 fatalities in southern Ethiopia (EM-DAT).
12	Wet	From the Midwest to southeastern USA	It was reported that Hurricane "BERYL" caused a total of at least 30 fatalities from eastern North America to Caribbean countries (EM-DAT).
13	Warm	Western North America	The monthly mean temperature in the western USA was the highest on record for July since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA). The monthly mean temperature in the northwestern USA was the second highest on record for July since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
14	Dry	Northern Mexico
15	Wet	Southern Mexico
16	Warm	From the southeastern USA to northern South America

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