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European State of the Climate 2022
Welcome to the summary of the European State of the Climate 2022, compiled by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission.
About       Static Summary       Interactive Summary      Summary video       Key events      Key events video      

Globe in 2022

The global context is given by the Climate Indicators for which data are available for the majority of the year. These indicators typically build on multi-source or community estimates, leading to a delay in producing final data records, and so not all indicators are covered here.

Globe in 2022
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Europe in 2022

Monitoring the climate
This section provides an overview of Europe in 2022, compared to the long-term trends of variables across the climate system.
Temperature
Lake and Sea Temperatures
Wildfires
Precipitation
Soil moisture
River discharge
Land cryosphere
Atmospheric circulation
Clouds and sunshine duration
Wind and solar energy resources
Spotlight on...
Key events that occurred in Europe during the year are described within a climatic context.
Extreme heat
Drought

Arctic in 2022

Monitoring the climate
This section provides an overview of the Arctic in 2022, compared to the long-term trends of key variables across the climate system. 
Temperature
Wildfires
Ocean
Spotlight on...
Key events that occurred in the Arctic during the year are described within a climatic context.
Greenland heatwaves

Animations & Resources

19 Apr 2023Download (87.52 MB)

ESOTC 2022 - Summary

19 Apr 2023Download (14.7 MB)

ESOTC 2022 - Temperature

19 Apr 2023Download (24.56 MB)

ESOTC 2022 - Drought

19 Apr 2023Download (15.82 MB)

ESOTC 2022 - Greenhouse gases

19 Apr 2023Download (50.49 MB)

ESOTC 2022 - Greenland heatwaves

19 Apr 2023Download (15.21 MB)

ESOTC 2022 - Extreme heat

19 Apr 2023Download (46.21 MB)

ESOTC 2022 - Records and key events

27 Apr 2023Download (52.4 MB)

Key Climate Events 2022

Summer temperature anomalies over Europe

Summer temperature anomalies over Europe

extreme heat infographic

Extreme heat in southern Europe

drought infographic

Drought in Europe

Greenland temperature infographic

Greenland temperature

Key events infographic

Key events in 2022

ice sheet loss infographic

Loss of ice sheet - Greenland and Antarctica

FURTHER RESOURCES

Climate bulletin

The conditions of the past month are presented, using key climate change indicators. Analysis of the maps and guidance on how they are produced is also provided.

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Climate indicators

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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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