SINGAPORE - The year 2024 tied 2019 and 2016 as the warmest year on record for Singapore, with the annual mean temperature at 28.4 deg C, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said on Jan 10.

There was also more rain in 2024 as well, with the 2,739.8mm recorded 8.1 per cent above the long-term average of 2,534.3mm, and the 12th highest since 1980. The long-term average refers to the 30-year period between 1991 and 2020.

El Nino contributed to the warmer temperatures here, as well as rainfall earlier in the year, the MSS said.

The year 2024 also marked the fourth straight year Singapore’s mean temperature over a decade had reached a new high. The new mark is 28.11 deg C, 0.05 deg C above the previous record from 2014 to 2023.

The monthly mean temperatures in 2024 also exceeded the long-term average in all the months except January.

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