The October 2024 global surface temperature was 2.38°F (1.32°C) above the 20th-century average of 57.2°F (14.0°C), making it the second-warmest October on record, 0.09°F (0.05°C) below October 2023. According to NCEI’s Global Annual Temperature Outlook, there is a >99% chance that 2024 will rank as the warmest year on record.
October temperatures were above average across much of the global land surface except for Greenland, central and southern Africa, parts of central Asia and much of eastern Antarctica.
Overall, it was the warmest October on record over global land areas. North America had its warmest October on record while South America and Oceania were second warmest. Approximately 12 percent of the world’s surface had a record-high October temperature. Sea-surface temperatures were above average over most areas, while parts of the tropical eastern Pacific and the southeastern Pacific were below average, as were the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The global ocean was the second warmest on record for October.
