Warmest Years on Record
10.3% of 6,472 long-record stations worldwide had 2024 as their warmest year. The year most often the warmest, by continent and country.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).
Key Facts
- Of the 6,472 stations in the world with at least 50 complete years of record, 664 (10.3%) had 2024 as their warmest year on record.
- The years that were the warmest on record at the most stations are 2024 (664 stations), 2012 (388 stations), 1931 (353 stations), 1934 (329 stations) and 1921 (299 stations).
- 1,472 of the 6,472 stations (22.7%) had their warmest year in the 2020s. That decade is not over.
- The year that was most often the warmest, by continent: Africa 2024 (15.8% of 19 stations), Asia 2024 (14.9% of 281 stations), Europe 2024 (14.7% of 1,446 stations), North America 2024 (8.5% of 4,497 stations) and Oceania 2024 (11.6% of 225 stations).
Warmest Years
World, 6,472 stations| Year | Stations with this as their warmest year |
|---|---|
| 1794 | 0 |
| 1795 | 0 |
| 1796 | 0 |
| 1797 | 0 |
| 1798 | 0 |
| 1799 | 0 |
| 1800 | 0 |
| 1801 | 0 |
| 1802 | 0 |
| 1803 | 0 |
| 1804 | 0 |
| 1805 | 0 |
| 1806 | 0 |
| 1807 | 0 |
| 1808 | 0 |
| 1809 | 0 |
| 1810 | 0 |
| 1811 | 0 |
| 1812 | 0 |
| 1813 | 0 |
| 1814 | 0 |
| 1815 | 0 |
| 1816 | 0 |
| 1817 | 0 |
| 1818 | 0 |
| 1819 | 0 |
| 1820 | 0 |
| 1821 | 0 |
| 1822 | 0 |
| 1823 | 0 |
| 1824 | 0 |
| 1825 | 0 |
| 1826 | 0 |
| 1827 | 0 |
| 1828 | 0 |
| 1829 | 0 |
| 1830 | 0 |
| 1831 | 0 |
| 1832 | 0 |
| 1833 | 0 |
| 1834 | 0 |
| 1835 | 0 |
| 1836 | 0 |
| 1837 | 0 |
| 1838 | 0 |
| 1839 | 0 |
| 1840 | 0 |
| 1841 | 0 |
| 1842 | 0 |
| 1843 | 0 |
| 1844 | 0 |
| 1845 | 0 |
| 1846 | 0 |
| 1847 | 0 |
| 1848 | 0 |
| 1849 | 0 |
| 1850 | 0 |
| 1851 | 0 |
| 1852 | 0 |
| 1853 | 0 |
| 1854 | 0 |
| 1855 | 0 |
| 1856 | 0 |
| 1857 | 0 |
| 1858 | 0 |
| 1859 | 0 |
| 1860 | 0 |
| 1861 | 0 |
| 1862 | 0 |
| 1863 | 0 |
| 1864 | 0 |
| 1865 | 0 |
| 1866 | 0 |
| 1867 | 0 |
| 1868 | 0 |
| 1869 | 0 |
| 1870 | 0 |
| 1871 | 0 |
| 1872 | 0 |
| 1873 | 0 |
| 1874 | 0 |
| 1875 | 0 |
| 1876 | 0 |
| 1877 | 0 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 0 |
| 1881 | 0 |
| 1882 | 0 |
| 1883 | 0 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 0 |
| 1886 | 0 |
| 1887 | 0 |
| 1888 | 0 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1890 | 0 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 0 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1896 | 8 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 0 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 3 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 0 |
| 1904 | 0 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1906 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 0 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 29 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1913 | 7 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 4 |
| 1920 | 2 |
| 1921 | 299 |
| 1922 | 9 |
| 1923 | 0 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 9 |
| 1926 | 22 |
| 1927 | 50 |
| 1928 | 8 |
| 1929 | 1 |
| 1930 | 7 |
| 1931 | 353 |
| 1932 | 4 |
| 1933 | 70 |
| 1934 | 329 |
| 1935 | 1 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1937 | 3 |
| 1938 | 67 |
| 1939 | 27 |
| 1940 | 17 |
| 1941 | 27 |
| 1942 | 6 |
| 1943 | 14 |
| 1944 | 1 |
| 1945 | 8 |
| 1946 | 42 |
| 1947 | 4 |
| 1948 | 15 |
| 1949 | 92 |
| 1950 | 15 |
| 1951 | 12 |
| 1952 | 14 |
| 1953 | 110 |
| 1954 | 198 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1956 | 14 |
| 1957 | 8 |
| 1958 | 80 |
| 1959 | 20 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1962 | 4 |
| 1963 | 16 |
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1966 | 17 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 0 |
| 1972 | 15 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 14 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1981 | 73 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 |
| 1987 | 188 |
| 1988 | 21 |
| 1989 | 32 |
| 1990 | 143 |
| 1991 | 16 |
| 1992 | 30 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 55 |
| 1995 | 78 |
| 1996 | 29 |
| 1997 | 25 |
| 1998 | 270 |
| 1999 | 41 |
| 2000 | 58 |
| 2001 | 22 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 41 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 54 |
| 2007 | 137 |
| 2008 | 56 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 69 |
| 2011 | 60 |
| 2012 | 388 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2014 | 168 |
| 2015 | 216 |
| 2016 | 140 |
| 2017 | 100 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 94 |
| 2020 | 204 |
| 2021 | 52 |
| 2022 | 125 |
| 2023 | 215 |
| 2024 | 664 |
| 2025 | 212 |
Of the 6,472 stations in the world with at least 50 complete years of record, 664 (10.3%) had 2024 as their warmest year on record.
The years that were the warmest on record at the most stations are 2024 (664 stations), 2012 (388 stations), 1931 (353 stations), 1934 (329 stations) and 1921 (299 stations).
1,472 of the 6,472 stations (22.7%) had their warmest year in the 2020s. That decade is not over.
By decade
| Decade | Stations with their warmest year in it | Share of stations | Stations with one of their five warmest years in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1870s | 4 | 0.1% | 24 |
| 1880s | 5 | 0.1% | 39 |
| 1890s | 22 | 0.3% | 129 |
| 1900s | 14 | 0.2% | 147 |
| 1910s | 73 | 1.1% | 430 |
| 1920s | 401 | 6.2% | 1,432 |
| 1930s | 866 | 13.4% | 3,492 |
| 1940s | 226 | 3.5% | 1,665 |
| 1950s | 476 | 7.4% | 2,349 |
| 1960s | 70 | 1.1% | 609 |
| 1970s | 61 | 0.9% | 629 |
| 1980s | 359 | 5.5% | 2,007 |
| 1990s | 690 | 10.7% | 3,706 |
| 2000s | 441 | 6.8% | 3,312 |
| 2010s | 1,292 | 20.0% | 6,562 |
| 2020s (to date) | 1,472 | 22.7% | 5,826 |
The set is the 6,472 stations with at least 50 complete years (all twelve months with 20 or more days of maximum and minimum). A station's warmest year is the one with the highest annual mean temperature, a tie going to the later year. The count describes these stations, not the whole area.
Continents
The year most often the warmest| Place | Stations | Year most often the warmest | Stations with that year | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 19 | 2024 | 3 | 15.8% |
| Asia | 281 | 2024 | 42 | 14.9% |
| Europe | 1,446 | 2024 | 212 | 14.7% |
| North America | 4,497 | 2024 | 381 | 8.5% |
| Oceania | 225 | 2024 | 26 | 11.6% |
Countries
37 with long-record stations| Place | Stations | Year most often the warmest | Stations with that year | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 212 | 2024 | 26 | 12.3% |
| Austria | 6 | 2024 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Belarus | 5 | 2000 | 2 | 40.0% |
| Canada | 238 | 1931 | 57 | 23.9% |
| China | 189 | 2024 | 41 | 21.7% |
| Croatia | 13 | 2023 | 6 | 46.2% |
| Denmark | 6 | 2020 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Estonia | 19 | 2020 | 14 | 73.7% |
| Finland | 69 | 2020 | 61 | 88.4% |
| France | 45 | 2022 | 21 | 46.7% |
| Germany | 344 | 2024 | 173 | 50.3% |
| Hungary | 5 | 2019 | 3 | 60.0% |
| Iceland | 6 | 2025 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Iran | 6 | 2006 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Ireland | 5 | 2025 | 2 | 40.0% |
| Italy | 6 | 2001 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Kazakhstan | 25 | 2025 | 12 | 48.0% |
| Lithuania | 5 | 2008 | 2 | 40.0% |
| Mexico | 216 | 1998 | 15 | 6.9% |
| Netherlands | 16 | 2024 | 6 | 37.5% |
| Norway | 64 | 2014 | 17 | 26.6% |
| Portugal | 6 | 1995 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Puerto Rico [United States] | 13 | 2024 | 4 | 30.8% |
| Romania | 21 | 2023 | 9 | 42.9% |
| Russia | 471 | 2015 | 84 | 17.8% |
| Slovenia | 11 | 2022 | 5 | 45.5% |
| South Africa | 7 | 2024 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Spain | 72 | 2022 | 34 | 47.2% |
| Sweden | 136 | 2020 | 65 | 47.8% |
| Switzerland | 9 | 2022 | 4 | 44.4% |
| Thailand | 12 | 2010 | 3 | 25.0% |
| Turkey | 6 | 1966 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 7 | 2023 | 4 | 57.1% |
| Ukraine | 21 | 2019 | 4 | 19.0% |
| United Kingdom | 67 | 2025 | 19 | 28.4% |
| United States | 4,025 | 2024 | 377 | 9.4% |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 2001 | 2 | 33.3% |
Each place counts the stations with at least 50 complete years of record. The share is the stations with that year as their warmest, out of all of them. A place with few stations can show a large share from only a few stations.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13. Counts are computed by this site from annual mean temperatures of complete years.