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| Tropical cyclones in 2024 | |
|---|---|
 Year summary map | |
| Year boundaries | |
| First system | Anggrek |
| Formed | January 10, 2024 |
| Strongest system | |
| Name | Yagi |
| Lowest pressure | 915 mbar (hPa); 27.02 inHg |
| Longest lasting system | |
| Name | 05F |
| Duration | 29 days |
| Year statistics | |
| Total systems | 72 |
| Named systems | 51 |
| Total fatalities | 1,339 total |
| Total damage | $24.056 billion (2024 USD) |
In 2024, tropical cyclones will form in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). So far, 69 systems have formed, with 48 of them being named. The most intense storm of the year so far is Typhoon Yagi, with a minimum barometric pressure of 915 hPa (27.02 inHg).[1] Yagi is also the deadliest and costliest tropical cyclone to date, with at least 840 fatalities and a damage total of $14 billion after causing widespread destruction in Vietnam, Myanmar, China and the Philippines. Among this year's systems, so far, eleven have intensified into major tropical cyclones. Two systems, that being Hurricane Beryl and Typhoon Yagi, became Category 5 tropical cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson scale (SSHWS), with Beryl intensifying a Category 5 tropical cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson scale (SSHWS) with one-minute sustained winds of 270 km/h (165 mph).[2] The ACE index for 2024 (seven basins combined) so far, as calculated by Colorado State University (CSU), is approximately 203 units.[3] This number represents sum of the squares of the maximum sustained wind speed (knots) for all named storms while they are at least tropical storm equivalent intensity, divided by 10,000.
Tropical cyclones are primarily monitored by ten warning centers around the world, which are designated as a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These centers are: National Hurricane Center (NHC), Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Météo-France (MFR), Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Papua New Guinea's National Weather Service (PNGNWS), Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS), and New Zealand's MetService. Unofficial, but still notable warning centers include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA; albeit official within the Philippines), the United States Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center.
- ^ https://wiki.chlod.net/jtwc/prog/2024-09-05-0840-wp1224prog.txt
- ^ Masters, Jeff; Henson, Bob (July 2, 2024). "Jamaica prepares for record-breaking Hurricane Beryl". New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Real-Time Tropical Cyclone North Atlantic Ocean Statistics". Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Retrieved July 4, 2024.