Data from the Hong Kong Observatory for 2024 shows the number of extreme heat days (>35C) was 2 in 2025. Source: Hong Kong Observatory.
9 February 2025
Hong Kong extreme heat days series updated
Category: Temperature
6 February 2025
Jan 2025 – Australia Sea Surface Temperatures record
January 2025 sea surface temperatures around Australia were at record levels in January, going back to 1900, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
2025 – Hottest January on Record
January 2025 globally was 0.09 degrees Celsius (0.16 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than January 2024, the previous hottest January, and was 1.75 C (3.15 F) warmer than it was before industrial times, Copernicus calculated. (Source BBC)
9 January 2025
December 2024 – Australia Sea Surface Temperatures record
In the Australian region, December 2024 SSTs were the warmest on record for the month
12 December 2024
November 2024 – Australia Sea Surface Temperatures record
In the Australian region, November 2024 SSTs were the warmest on record for the month.
10 November 2024
Mt Fuji – latest snow arrival on record
30th October 2024. Mt Fuji surpassed the previous record of the latest date in the year without a covering of snow on the summit. 26th October was the previous record from both 1955 and 2016. Snow finally arrived on the summit, 3776 metres above sea level, on 6th November.
25 July 2024
Hottest Day
July 21st, 22nd and 23rd this year all exceeded the previous 2023 record for global temperature with 22nd setting the new record in data going back to 1980.
11 April 2024
Alpine Glacial Retreat
April 10th 2024. 92/93 Glaciers monitored by the Austrian Alpine club retreated in 2023 accoring to their latest survey, released yesterday. 79 measured glaciers were on average 23.9 metres shorter in 2023 than 2022. Switzerland has also reported 4% of it’s total glacial volume disappeared in 2023.
15 March 2024
Brisbane Overnight Temperature
March 15th, 2024. Bureau of Meteorology. Brisbane recorded 74 nights above 20°C before the minimum dropped. This broke the previous record, set in 1978, of 59 days.
11 March 2024
Hobart Overnight Temperature Confusion
March 10th, 2024. Bureau of Meteorology. The overnight temperature in Hobart (9-10th) was reported in the media to be the hottest for 112 years. Official records show a discrepancy. The March record minimum of 21.1 (March, 1906) and the overall minimum record of 24.7 °C, set in February 1912 remain. The discrepancy is due to timing. Temperatures above 26°C were recorded overnight in Hobart but by about 6am on 10th March, the temperature had started to fall meaning in the 24 hours to 9am, the minimum was 16.9°C.
1 March 2024
UK February Temperature Records
March 1st 2024. UK Met Office. England and Wales had the warmest February in a record kept since 1884. Considering the whole UK, February was the second warmest, with four of the top ten occurring in the last five years. 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2019. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2024/february-2024-warm-and-wet-for-the-uk
18 February 2024
Carnarvon (WA) Temperature Record
February 18th, 2024. A maximum temperature of 49.9°C was recorded at Carnarvon Airport on 18th February. This broke the previous record of 47.7°C by 2.2 degrees, set on on both 20th January 2015 and 6th March 2007. The old February record was 46.9°C on 9th February 1984. Continuous temperature records commenced at Carnarvon Airport in September 1948.