Annual Climate Report: Israel 2024

03 January 2025

An exceptionally warm year was observed in Israel, with average temperatures approximately 1°C above the 1991-2020 climatological baseline. This positions 2024 as the second warmest year on record since systematic observations began in 1950, surpassed only by the record set in 2010.

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  • Israel Meteorological Service

The summer of 2024 was particularly notable, setting new temperature records across the country. Summer temperatures averaged 2°C above the average, exceeding the previous record highs observed in 2012 and 2023 by more than 0.5°C. June emerged as the most anomalous month, with temperatures ranging 3 to 3.5°C above the average. This surpassed the previous June record from 2016 by over 1°C.

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