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View the monthly summary8 July 2024
June 2024 highlights:
- June 2024 was warmer globally than any previous June in the data record. The average European temperature for June 2024 was 1.57°C above the 1991-2020 average for June.
- June 2024 was wetter than average over Iceland, central and most of south-western Europe, with heavy precipitation leading to floods in regions of Germany, Italy, France and Switzerland. Outside Europe, in June 2024, it was wetter than average over parts of North America, with a series of storms, including exceptional Hurricane Beryl.
- Arctic sea ice extent was 3% below average. Antarctic sea ice extent was 12% below average, the second-lowest extent for June in the satellite data record.
Monthly climate update
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service recorded yet another series of record high temperatures for April 2024, another indication of the rapid warming underway as greenhouse gas emissions from human activity increase. Globally we had the warmest April on record, with temperatures 0.7 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average, or 1.58 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average for the month. Europe saw a sharp contrast in temperature anomalies across the continent. It was much warmer than average in the east of Europe and at the same time, Scandinavia was a few degrees colder than average last month. Sea surface temperatures were at a record high for April. This month Climate Now travels to Ireland to see the strategies deployed to slash emissions and boost biodiversity at Farm Zero C, as well as discussing the many challenges ahead on the road to climate neutrality. |
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Monthly summaries
Surface air temperature
This series of monthly maps and charts, generated from ERA5 data, covers global and European surface air temperatures.
Sea Ice
We produce sea ice maps every month. Based on ERA5 reanalysis data, these provide near real-time monitoring of the polar ice caps.
Hydrological variables
This series of monthly maps and charts, based on ERA5 data, covers several variables: precipitation, humidity, and soil moisture for Europe and the extra-tropical regions.
Surface in-situ monitoring for Europe
Monthly and yearly State-of-the-European-climate reports provided by C3S partners
European State of the Climate
European State of the Climate
An essential snapshot of the region and a useful benchmark for future assessments of the environment.
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Climate indicators
Climate Indicators show the long-term evolution of several key variables which are used to assess the global and regional trends of a changing climate.
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