Excerpt: “Key Points:
- The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was above-average with 18 named tropical systems, 11 hurricanes, five of which were major hurricanes. It will be one of the costliest seasons on record once a full evaluation of estimated cost has concluded.
- Beryl, Debby, Francine, Helene and Milton each made landfall in the continental U.S. during 2024, tying for fourth place with 1893, 2004 and 2005. A record six landfalls occurred in 1886, 1985 and 2020.
- The first significant lake-effect snows of the season began in late November and brought widespread snow accumulations of 1–3 feet across portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York state.
- Following a very dry start to fall, the extent of moderate to exceptional drought across the contiguous U.S. was reduced by nearly 10.5% during November.
- September–November and January–November were the warmest such periods on record for the nation.”
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