​Last month was the warmest February globally since complete weather records have existed (since 1940), and this fact is exceptional because it was the ninth month in a row to set a global heat record, according to Copernicus Climate Data Change Service. The global average temperature was 13.54 °C, surpassing the record set in February 2016.

February 2024 was the warmest on record, averaging 1.77°C warmer than the pre-industrial period (1850–1900). Since June 2023, all months have been the warmest compared to the past for each individual month, making it nine warmest months in a row (seven in 2023 and the first two in 2024). And the temperature of the oceans has reached a record high.

Globally, the average temperature for the last 12 months (March 2023 to February 2024) was 1.56 C higher than the average temperature for the second half of the 19th century. The first half of the month was particularly exceptional, when there were also days when the global average temperature exceeded the pre-industrial average by 2 C.

In Europe, February 2024 was 3.3 C warmer than the 1991-2020 average February, with central and eastern Europe unusually warm. This was also observed in Romania, where the west of the country experienced a heatwave that resulted in temperatures of 21–22 °C, 15 °C above normal. Temperatures above 21 C were also seen in Oltenia and Muntenia, while Banat experienced extremely hot nights.