2024 was by far the warmest year in Burgenland's meteorological record, with a mean temperature of 12.5 °C (anomaly +3.2 °C). Starting with the winter of 2023/2024, Burgenland experienced three consecutive record-warm seasons. Following an extremely mild period from early February to mid-April, and the advanced plant development associated with it, a cold air intrusion in the second half of April caused significant damage to fruit and wine growing. From mid-June to early September, two exceptionally long heatwaves dominated the summer weather, with a combined average of 56 Kysely days. In September, the Mediterranean low "Anett" caused severe damage through storms and heavy rainfall…