2024 was one of the hottest and rainiest years recorded in France

The year 2024 was one of the five hottest years ever recorded in France since records began in 1900.

This year, expected to be the hottest in the world, will also be one of the five hottest years in France since 1900, with a provisional average temperature of 14.0°C, Météo France announced during a conference. press this Thursday, December 19. “During the year 2024, days warmer than normal were twice as numerous as colder days,” according to its 2024 climate report.

It also highlights that nine of the ten hottest years in France occurred after 2010, a sign of global warming. On a global scale, the European Copernicus Observatory announced in mid-December that it is now “certain” that 2024 will be the hottest year ever measured, ahead of 2023, and the first to exceed the bar of 1, 5°C of warming compared to the pre-industrial period, set by the Paris agreement.

A particularly rainy year

Marked by major floods in several regions, 2024 is also “among the 10 rainiest years” since 1959, with 15% precipitation above normal and the greatest deficit of sunshine in 30 years, according to this report. annual.

In 2022, France had experienced one of its least rainy years: these variations are representative of the climate anticipated by Météo France in the coming years. “The total precipitation will remain very variable,” explained Virginie Schwarz, President and CEO of Météo France, on Thursday.

As a result, in 2024, soils remained wetter than normal for eight months, the highest level in more than 30 years, according to the weather forecasting organization.