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Warsaw: 5th July. Record-low water level in the Vistula. The river gauge at the Boulevards station, as well as those upstream and downstream of Warsaw, are below historical minimums. The record for the Boulevards station was broken after the previous low level record in September 2024, 10 months prior. IPGW (National Meteorology and Hydrology organisation) spokesperson Grzegorz Walijewski advised that the level of just 19cm has been recorded with the river able to be crossed on foot in some locations. The photo shows the Vistula at the location of the Southern Bridge. ( Photo: X @PStrzalkowski)

Rainfall on the 12th June in the suburbs of San Antonio, Texas led to 13 fatalities after slow moving storms led to rainfall totals of up to 18mm in 5 minutes, and 175mm in 2 hours. (photo:KABBFOX29 on X)

The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the arrival of the Monsoon in Darwin on 9th February 2025, breaking the previous record of 25th January 1973, by 15 days. Records commenced in 1957.

The Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia released a report that showed “The year of 2024, with the mean air temperature of 13,3ºС, was the warmest (Figure 1) in Serbia in the period from 1951 up to day, and warmest for Belgrade, with the mean air temperature of 15,9º, since the record-keeping in 1888 began”

Data shows 2023 ranked 2nd and the top 5 warmest years have all occurred since 2018 – see graph below taken from the report that can be accessed here:

Forecasters said there had never been a September heatwave on record as long-lived as this year’s episode.

The UK had the hottest June on record, the Met Office has confirmed.