Climate Report | The world will swing between extreme cold and extreme heat in July 2024

Arab Weather - July 2024 was ranked as one of the hottest months ever in terms of average global temperatures, coming in second place with a difference of only 0.04 degrees Celsius from the record set in July 2023, making it almost equal to the temperature of the previous month. The month recorded many heat records, and cold records were also observed in some parts of the Southern Hemisphere.

Temperature variation between different regions of the world

Europe : The northwest of the continent experienced significant cooling due to very cold air masses, while extreme heat continued in most of southern and eastern Europe.

North Africa and the Middle East : It was unusually hot in North Africa, with high temperatures recorded in the Mediterranean region, including the sea itself.

North America : Western parts recorded extreme heat, with California experiencing its hottest July on record. Data recorded a record temperature for the state, despite a cold marine layer off the coast.

Asia : The region saw another month of near-records, with significant heat in the oceans around Japan and the North Pacific.

South America: Some parts of Argentina have set cold records, with notable records at weather stations that have data going back nearly 100 years.

South Africa: There were cold records, although most of the continent was warm. Antarctica also recorded milder than seasonal average temperatures.

Australia : Some relatively cold records were set, with a weather station in the tropics recording record cold with data spanning nearly 130 years.

July 2024 stands out as a month of extreme climate change, with noticeable impacts across the globe. Unusual weather events were concentrated in both hot and cold regions, reflecting the continued rapid climate change.