Weather of 2024
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.
| Weather year articles (2020–present) |
|---|
| 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Deadliest events[edit]
| Rank | Event | Date(s) | Deaths (+Missing) | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropical Storm Alvaro | December 30–January 3 | 10 | [1] |
| 2 | Storm Henk | January 2–present | 1 | [2][3] |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 10 |
Types[edit]
![[icon]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024) |
The following listed different types of special weather conditions worldwide.
Cold snaps and winter storms[edit]
| This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024) |
Heat waves and droughts[edit]
| This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024) |
Tornadoes[edit]
| This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024) |
Tropical and subtropical cyclones[edit]
| This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024) |
On January 1, Tropical Storm Alvaro made landfall in Madagascar.[4] Alvaro would kill ten people.[1]
Extratropical cyclones and European windstorms[edit]
| This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024) |
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,[5] due to the threat of very strong winds.[6]
Wildfires[edit]
| This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024) |
Timeline[edit]
This is a timeline of weather events during 2024.
January[edit]
| This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024) |
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weather of 2024.
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rana, Aqsa Younas (2 January 2024). "Severe Tropical Storm Alvaro: A Wake-Up Call for Disaster Preparedness in Madagascar". BNN. Hong Kong: BNN Breaking. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
| Global weather by year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 2023 |
Weather of 2024 |
Succeeded by 2025 |