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.

Deadliest events

Deadliest meteorological events during 2024
Rank Event Date(s) Deaths (+Missing) Refs
1 Tropical Storm Alvaro December 30–January 3 19 [1]
2 January 8–10, 2024 North American storm complex January 8–10 6
3 Storm Henk January 2–5 2 [2][3][4]
4 Tropical Cyclone Belal January 11–present 2 [5] [6]
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Types

The following listed different types of special weather conditions worldwide.

Cold snaps and winter storms

Heat waves and droughts

Tornadoes

Tropical and subtropical cyclones

On January 1, Tropical Storm Alvaro made landfall in Madagascar.[7] Alvaro would kill ten people.[8]

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,[9] due to the threat of very strong winds.[10]

Wildfires

Timeline

This is a timeline of weather events during 2024.

January

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Jolly, Bradley (2 January 2024). "Storm Henk claims first victim as one dies after tree crushes car". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ↑ https://www.voiceofeurope.com/extreme-weather-ravages-europe-cold-grips-scandinavia-storm-henk-hits-western-europe/
  5. ↑ "One dead as storm hits French Indian Ocean island". Yahoo News. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  6. ↑ Mohabuth, Yasine; Vock, Ido (15 January 2024). "Cyclone Belal: Flooding as storm hits Réunion and heads for Mauritius". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. 1 2 "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.
  9. ↑ https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20240102.gif
  10. ↑ 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
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