Tropical cyclones in 2024

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In 2024, tropical cyclones will form in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). So far, thirty-four systems have formed, with twenty-four of them being named. The most intense storm of the year so far is Djoungou, with a minimum barometric pressure of 922 hPa (27.23 inHg).^{[citation needed]} Among this year's systems, so far, six have intensified into major tropical cyclones. One system, that being Hurricane Beryl, intensified into a Category 5 tropical cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson scale (SSHWS) with one-minute sustained winds of 270 km/h (165 mph).^[1] The ACE index for 2024 (seven basins combined) so far, as calculated by Colorado State University (CSU), is approximately 131.7 units.^[2] This number represents sum of the squares of the maximum sustained wind speed (knots) for all named storms while they are at least tropical storm equivalent intensity, divided by 10,000.

Tropical cyclones are primarily monitored by ten warning centers around the world, which are designated as a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These centers are: National Hurricane Center (NHC), Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Météo-France (MFR), Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Papua New Guinea's National Weather Service (PNGNWS), Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS), and New Zealand's MetService. Unofficial, but still notable, warning centers include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA; albeit official within the Philippines), the United States's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), and the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center.