Global and regional climate in 2024
Abstract After exceptional conditions in 2023, 2024 continued to exceed previous global and regional temperature records by substantial margins. The global mean surface temperature in 2024 was 1.55 ± 0.13°C above the pre‐industrial average, with new temperature records set in 100 countries affecting 40% of the world’s population. 2024 was the third‐wettest year on record globally, with an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season and several newsworthy European flash‐flooding events. It remains to be seen whether the recent step change in observed temperatures represents a true and persistent acceleration in warming trends.
Authors
- Holly Titchner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-5490)
- Rachel Killick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5335-4097)
- Mike Kendon
- Caroline Sandford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6482-2908)
- Nick A Rayner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8334-5519)
- Matthew D. Palmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-198X)
- Colin Peter Morice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-1021)
- Robert Dunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2469-5989)
Institutions
- Met Office (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Weather
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.7776
- Primary Topic
- Climate variability and models
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00