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5 sourced facts about weather and climate, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerabout 1.46°C (2.63°F)
NOAA confirmed 2024 as the planet's warmest year on record, with the 10 warmest years all occurring in the past decade.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2024) noaa.gov
Answer18 named storms
Eleven of the 18 storms became hurricanes, and five strengthened into major hurricanes.
Source: Wikipedia: 2024 Atlantic hurricane season (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout $131 billion
That made 2024 the third-costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record, behind only 2017 and 2005.
Source: Wikipedia: 2024 Atlantic hurricane season (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 12.1 meters (2000–2020 avg.)
Mawsynram's rainfall is so intense it rivals a couple of spots in Colombia for the title of wettest place on Earth.
Source: Wikipedia: Mawsynram (2020) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 302 mph (estimated)
The estimate, from Doppler radar during the Bridge Creek-Moore tornado, remained the record as of 2025.
Source: Wikipedia: List of weather records (2025) en.wikipedia.org