Germany Confirms 2024 as Warmest Year, Highlights Accelerating Climate Crisis

The DWD's updated analysis reveals a 2.5°C rise since pre-industrial times, with extreme weather events becoming more frequent and severe.

The Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) confirmed 2024 as Germany's warmest year on record, with an average temperature of 10.9°C, surpassing the previous record set in 2023.
Germany has already experienced a 2.5°C temperature increase since pre-industrial times, according to the DWD's newly adopted Loess analysis method, which better captures the accelerated warming trend.
Extreme weather events, including heatwaves, heavy rainfall, and droughts, are becoming increasingly common, with what was once considered extreme now being normalized.
2024 also saw an unprecedented number of hot days, with 52 summer days (above 25°C) and 12 hot days (above 30°C), nearly double and triple the usual averages respectively.
The DWD emphasized the urgent need for stronger climate action, stating that every avoided 0.1°C of warming could significantly reduce severe impacts.