In January, the world's atmospheric data centers processed observational data for 2024. As a result, a new record was set for the average global temperature. According to Olga Zorkaltseva from the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics SB RAS, such a temperature anomaly was expected ten years later. These processes did not bypass the territory of the Russian Federation.

- Even against average temperatures in 2000—2024, December 2024 is quite impressive: surface air temperature was five degrees warmer than normally over the whole country.