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2024 European State of the Climate Report
May 2 , 2025
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- In the whole of 2024, the sea surface temperatures (SST) for the European region were the highest on record, at 0.7°C above average, and for the Mediterranean Sea, 1.2°C above average.
- As for precipitation, one of the 10 wettest years since 1950 was seen in western Europe.
- Overall, Europe experienced above-average precipitation, with around 34 per cent of the land area seeing above-average annual precipitation.
- The year 2024 also witnessed the most widespread flooding since 2013.
- July 2024 saw the longest heatwave on record for southeastern Europe.
- In the summer, southeastern Europe experienced a record 23 tropical nights, far exceeding the previous record of 16 in 2012.
- Tropical nights occur when the minimum daily temperature does not fall below 20°C.
- In September, fires burned around 110,000 hectares in one week in Portugal, affecting over 42,000 people.
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