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
| Rank | Event | Date(s) | Deaths (+Missing) | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan floods | February 29–present | 40 | [1] |
| 2 | January 13–16, 2024 North American winter storm | January 13–16 | 30 | |
| 3 | Afghanistan avalanche | February 19 | 25 | [2] |
| 4 | Tropical Storm Alvaro | December 30–January 3 | 19 | [3] |
| 5 | Cyclone Gamane | March 25–28 | 18 | [4] |
| 6 | 2024 Central Asian floods | April 2024 | 8 | [5] |
| 7 | Cyclone Belal | January 11–18 | 6 | [6][7] |
| 8 | January 8–10, 2024 North American storm complex | January 8–10 | 6 | |
| 9 | Storm Henk | January 2–5 | 2 | [8][9][10] |
| 10 |
Types
The following listed different types of special weather conditions worldwide.
Cold snaps and winter storms
On February 19, an avalanche in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province killed 25 people.[2]
Heat waves and droughts
Tornadoes
Tropical and subtropical cyclones
On January 1, Tropical Storm Alvaro made landfall in Madagascar.[citation needed] Alvaro would kill nineteen people.[12] 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
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,[13] due to the threat of very strong winds.[14]
Wildfires
Timeline
This is a timeline of weather events during 2024.
January
- 30 December - 3 January - Tropical Storm Alvaro kills nineteen people.[12]
- January 5-8 - January 8-10, 2024 North American storm complex
- January 12-18 - January 13-16, 2024 North American winter storm
February
- February 11-13 - February 2024 nor'easter
- February 19 - an avalanche in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province killed 25 people.[2]
March
April
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mauritius and Reunion assess damage from Indian Ocean cyclone that killed at least 4 people". AP News. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "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..
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jolly, Bradley (2 January 2024). "Storm Henk claims first victim as one dies after tree crushes car". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Extreme weather ravages Europe: Cold grips Scandinavia, storm Henk hits Western Europe". 4 January 2024.
- ^ "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
Media related to Weather of 2024 at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by 2023 |
Weather of 2024 |
Succeeded by 2025 |