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Annual Report on Global Extreme Climate Events -----

Major extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this year

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  • Annual mean temperatures were above normal in most parts of the world, and very high from East Asia to Southeast Asia, from Central Asia to the northern part of Northern Africa, in northern North America, from eastern to southern North America, and in central South America.
  • Extremely high temperatures were frequently observed in eastern East Asia, from southern China to northeastern Australia, in southern India, in southern Central Asia, in the Arabian Peninsula, from eastern Europe to northwestern Northern Africa, in and around northern Madagascar, in northern North America, and from southern North America to central South America. (Map)
  • Annual precipitation amounts were above normal from northwestern Central Asia to the Arabian Peninsula and from central to western Europe, and below normal in southwestern Central Asia and from southwestern Europe to western Northern Africa.
  • Extremely high precipitation amounts were frequently observed in western Russia and central Europe. Extremely low precipitation amounts were frequently observed from southern China to the Indochina Peninsula, in the northern part of Northern Africa, and from eastern to central Canada. (Map)

TypePeriodAreaRemarks
1WarmMarch, June-October In and around eastern East Asia
  • It was reported that hot weather from July to September caused 104 fatalities due to heat stroke in Japan (Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Japan in March, July, August and September were the highest on record for respective months since 1898 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Korea in March and September were the highest on record for respective months since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in China in September and October were the highest on record for respective months since 1961 (China Meteorological Administration).
  • The seasonal mean temperatures in Japan in spring (from March to May), summer (from June to August), and autumn (from September to November) were the highest on record for respective seasons since 1898 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
2WarmApril-December Southeast Asia
  • In northern Viet Nam 44.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Nghean on 7 May, which is a new national maximum temperature record in Viet Nam (Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration).
3WarmJune-August From eastern China to southern Central Asia
  • The seasonal mean temperature in China in summer (from June to August) was the second highest on record for this season since 1961 (China Meteorological Administration).
  • In China's Xinjiang province 52.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Turpan on 16 July, which is a new national maximum temperature record in China (China Meteorological Administration).
4WetMarch-July From central India to Pakistan
  • It was reported that heavy rains from June to August caused a total of at least 1,010 fatalities from Afghanistan to India (EM-DAT).
5WarmJuly-December From Turkey to the Arabian Peninsula
  • The monthly mean temperature in Bahrain in August was the highest on record for this month since 1902 (Bahrain Meteorological Directorate).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Turkey in November and December were the highest on record for respective months since 1971 (Turkish State Meteorological Service).
6WetAugust, October-December Central Europe
7WarmMarch, June-December From central Europe to Western Africa
  • The monthly mean temperatures in the UK in June and September were the highest on record for respective months since 1884 (UK Met Office).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Spain in August was the highest on record for this month since 1961 (The State Meteorological Agency, Spain).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Germany in September was the highest on record for this month since 1881 (Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany).
  • The monthly mean temperature in France in September was the highest on record for this month since 1900 (Meteo France).
8DryFebruary-April From Spain to northern Algeria
  • The monthly precipitation amount in Spain in April was the lowest on record for this month since 1961 (The State Meteorological Agency, Spain).
9Heavy RainSeptember Libya
  • It was reported that heavy rains due to Storm "Daniel" in September caused at least 12,350 fatalities in Libya (EM-DAT).
10Heavy RainMarch-May, October-December From Somalia to Cameroon
  • It was reported that heavy rains from March to May and from October to December caused a total of at least 3,970 fatalities from Somalia to Cameroon (EM-DAT, OCHA).
11CycloneFebruary-March From Madagascar to Malawi
  • It was reported that Cyclone "FREDDY" from February to March caused a total of at least 860 fatalities from Madagascar to Malawi (EM-DAT).
12WarmJanuary, May-December From northern to central North America
  • It was reported that wildfires in 2023 caused about 185,000 square kilometers burned in Canada, which is the largest area burned in a year in the country since 1983 (Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center Inc.).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in northern and the Upper Midwest of the USA in December were the highest on record for this month since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
13WarmMay-December From southern North America to central South America
  • In southeastern Brazil 44.8 degrees Celsius was recorded at Aracuai on 19 November, which is a new national maximum temperature record in Brazil (Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, Brazil).
14WildfireAugust The state of Hawaii, USA
  • It was reported that wildfires in August caused at least 120 fatalities in the state of Hawaii, USA (EM-DAT).
15WarmMarch, June-September From northern to southeastern Australia
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Australia in winter (from June to August) was the highest on record for this season since 1910 (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia).
The impacts of each disaster are based on EM-DAT and reports by United Nations organizations and each government.
EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database - Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) - CRED, D. Guha-Sapir - www.emdat.be, Brussels, Belgium.
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