Morocco says 2024 'hottest year' on record

2024 was Morocco's hottest on record, the North African country's meteorological agency said on Friday, as reported by AFP, reflecting the record surface temperatures measured globally.
   It said several cities broke daily heat records, including 47.6 degrees
Celsius (117.7 Fahrenheit) registered in Marrakesh and 47.7 degrees Celsius
(117.8 Fahrenheit) in Beni Mellal in July last year.
   "The year 2024 stands out as the hottest ever recorded in Morocco, with an
average temperature anomaly of +1.49 degrees Celsius (+2.7 Fahrenheit)
compared to the 1991-2020 period," the agency said in its annual report,
citing "an increase in thermal anomalies, particularly during the autumn and
winter seasons".
   Morocco's all-time heat record was set in August 2023, when temperatures
hit 50.4 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in Agadir.