Last 22 July 2024 was the hottest day since at least 1940 with an average global temperature of 17.16ºC, according to the C3S, and 23 July was a virtual tie at 17.15ºC. 

The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to C3S data. This article was originally published on 23 July 2024, and has been updated on 24 and 25 July 2024 to reflect the latest statistics and records.

In recent years, C3S and CAMS have offered a growing volume of environmental data spanning past, present, and short- to medium-term forecasts, along with future climate projections.

A heatwave is a prolonged period of much-warmer-than-average weather.

The second episode of the Climate & Atmosphere podcast's second season was dedicated to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) European State of the Climate 2023 report.

The thresholds of 1.5°C and 2°C above the pre-industrial average global temperature have been temporarily exceeded several times in recent months.

Data rescue is a relatively little-known field, but it is essential to complete our knowledge of the past climate, in particular in the most remote areas of the planet, where weather records are scarce.

C3S and CAMS held their annual General Assemblies back-to-back in Brussels in June. At the events, experts and stakeholders from both Copernicus services engaged in in-depth discussions about all aspects of the services’ work.

The annual General Assembly of the CAMS Evolution (CAMEO) project, held in Bonn in May, served as an occasion to take stock of the project’s achievements since it was launched in January 2023.