With an area-averaged temperature of 8.1 °C, the year was the warmest on record, ahead of 2022. Five months ranked within the top 10. An extremely warm September and October ultimately led to the warmest autumn in Styria's measurement history. With an average annual total of 1268 mm, it was the third wettest year since 1961. Large amounts of rainfall fell in July, August, and December. The 48-hour precipitation totals in early August corresponded, in parts of Styria, to an event that occurs less than once every 100 years. A notable late frost event in early April caused significant damage to the already well-advanced vegetation in fruit cultivation…