means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites..January 9, 2024: A resident walks through floodwater in Rochester, Australia, after heavy rainfall. January 2024 was the second-wettest January for the globe, following on the heels of a record-wet December.Our planet just added to its streak of record-warmth months, starting the new year with the warmest January on record.
Temperatures were above average throughout the Arctic, most of northeastern North America, central Russia, southern and western Asia, Africa, South America, eastern and southeastern Asia and Australia. Africa and South America saw their warmest Januarys on record.
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