2024 has started abnormally warm/mild.
4 out of the 5 months so far this year have finished in the top 15 warmest.
February: Record Warmest
March: 12th Warmest
April: 15th Warmest
May: 12th Warmest
Not surprisingly, this makes the period of January-May 2024 one of the warmest on record.
1. 2012: 46.7
2. 1921: 45.7
3. 2024: 45.5
4. 1880: 45.5
5. 1998: 44.4