The Institute of Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of Armenia has announced that April 2024 was the hottest and driest April on record since 1935. The average monthly temperature in Armenia during April was 9.4°C, which exceeded the norm for April (4.9°C) by 4.5°C. In the second half of the month, temperature fluctuations were particularly high, with daily average temperatures in certain regions being 6-8°C higher than the norm. New temperature records were set on April 17-20 and 28-30, with temperatures reaching as high as 30-32°C in Yerevan and the Ararat field.

Not only was April the hottest on record, but it was also accompanied by severe droughts. The average number of rainfall events for the month in Armenia was only 23.4 mm, which is only 33% of the norm. This is the lowest number of rainfall events observed in April in Armenia since 1935. The third decade of the month was particularly dry, with most regions of the Republic not reporting any rainfall events or recording less than 5 mm of rainfall.

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