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events that occurred on Earth in the year 2024. The several weather events which had a significant impact were blizzards, cold waves,

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s, heat waves, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones.

Deadliest events

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.

Heat waves and droughts

2024 Southeast Asia heat wave

Tornadoes

Tropical and subtropical cyclones

On January 1, 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season#Severe Tropical Storm Alvaro, Tropical Storm Alvaro made landfall in Madagascar. Alvaro would kill nineteen people. After a lull in activity, Cyclone Belal would form, bringing heavy wind to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion. A few days later, 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season#Severe Tropical Storm Candice, Tropical Storm Candice would form.

Extratropical cyclones and European windstorms

The first European windstorm of 2024 was 2023–24 European windstorm season#Storm Henk (Annelie), Storm Henk, which was named by the Met Office on 2 January 2024 and subsequently ''Annelie'' by the FUB the same day, due to the threat of very strong winds.

Wildfires

Timeline

This is a timeline of weather events during 2024.

January

* 30 December - 3 January - Tropical Storm Alvaro kills nineteen people. * January 6-7 - 2023–24 North American winter#Early January nor'easter, January 2024 nor'easter * January 8-10 - January 8-10, 2024 North American storm complex * 2023–24 North American winter#Second storm (January 10–13), January 10–13, 2024 North American blizzard – Followed very shortly after the previous storm with an identical track and affected the same areas, but brought blizzard conditions and very cold temperatures in its wake. * January 11-18 - Cyclone Belal * January 13-16 - January 13-16, 2024 North American winter storm

February

* February 1-5 - 2024 Chile wildfires * February 11-13 - February 2024 nor'easter * February 14 - March 6 - 2024 Port Hills fire in New Zealand * February 19 - 2023–24_Asian_winter#February, an avalanche in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province kills 25 people. * February 26 – March 14 – Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas and Oklahoma * February 29-present - 2024 Pakistan floods, Pakistan floods

March

* March 6-present - 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods * March 25-28 - Cyclone Gamane

April

* April 5 (or sooner)-present - 2024 Central Asian floods * April 14-present - 2024 Persian Gulf floods * April 25-28 - Tornado outbreak of April 26–28, 2024 * April 29-present - 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods in Brazil

May

* May 6-10 - Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024 * May 15-16 - 2024 Houston derecho * May 15-present - 2024 Canadian wildfires * May 21-present — May 2024 Midwestern United States tornado outbreak

References

External links

* Weather by year Weather-related lists 2024-related lists 2024 2024 meteorology