WASHINGTON — The National Centers for Environmental Information just released their global climate assessment for July of 2024, and found that the month was in fact the warmest the month has even been across the globe.
The map below highlights the temperature departure from average. Areas highlighted in red ended up with temperatures warmer than average and areas highlighted in blue were cooler than average.
Temperatures were significantly above average for much of Africa, Europe and Asia, all of which had their warmest July on record.
Here in D.C., we ended up with our fourth warmest July on record.
A couple other notable weather extremes from the month include:
- Hurricane Beryl was the earliest category 5 hurricane to develop in the Atlantic basin.
- Typhoon Gaemi was a category 4 equivalent typhoon that caused significant flooding and wind damage in Taiwan and China.
- A series of heat waves in several Mediterranean countries saw widespread temperature exceeding 100 degrees and hundreds of deaths were likely related to heat.
- Heavy rain in remote areas of southwestern Ethiopia led to landslides that killed more than 200 people and destroyed crops.
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Given how the first half of the year has been and looking ahead to longer range guidance, there is a 77% that 2024 will rank as the warmest year on record.