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WMO’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 Report
June 27 , 2025
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- 2024 was the warmest year on record in Asia with widespread and the prolonged heat waves.
- Global mean temperature in 2024 was the highest from 1850–2024.
- It was surpassing 1.45 °C set in 2023.
- Sea surface temperatures in Asia reached record highs, warming nearly twice as fast as the global average.
- Sea level rise on Asia’s Pacific and the Indian Ocean coasts exceeded the global average.
- 23 out of 24 monitored glaciers in the Himalayas and Tian Shan have lost mass, increasing glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) and landslide risks.
- Marine heatwaves of strong to extreme intensity affected most Asian ocean areas in 2024.
- UAE saw 259.5 mm rainfall in 24 hours — among the most extreme events since 1949.
- Lightning strikes across India in 2024 killed about 1,300 people; 72 died on July 10.
- Drought in China affected 4.8 million people and caused Chinese yuan (CNY) 2.89 billion in direct losses.
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