From 21-24 June, a powerful heat dome, a high-pressure system trapping hot air drove record-breaking temperatures across the central and eastern United States, with relentless heat building daily and offering little respite.
Hurricane Erick made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast, specifically in western Oaxaca near Punta Maldonado, around 06.00 local time on Thursday 19 June as a Category 3 major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of approximately 125 mph (205 km/h).
It has been reported that a temperature of 52.6°C on Failaka Island,Kuwait was recorded on 15 June. Nearby Bubyan Island recorded 51.3°C, and other regional temperatures exceeded 50°C.
On 12 June, San Antonio, Texas, experienced severe flash flooding triggered by a slow-moving thunderstorm system exhibiting “training,” where storms repeatedly passed over the same area.
In 2025, South Africa has experienced a notable continuation of summer-like temperatures into the autumn months of April and May, but now wintery conditions have struck in tragic fashion particularly in Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
An overview of extreme temperatures around the world for the week 24-31 May. New heat record for May in UAE…
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has confirmed that Mumbai witnessed the southwest monsoon’s earliest onset in 75 years, arriving today…
Last year saw a unique and destructive hurricane season with a total of 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes and 5…
Ayan a coastal town on the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai was hit by a powerful snowstorm…
May 2025 will be long remembered from a weather perspective for the extreme and record breaking temperatures that have been…
After suffering significant flooding in the capital city Kinshasa in April, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced another…
At the end of February 2025, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that the country would experience above average temperatures…
