Last month was the hottest in March in India recorded 122 years historyIndian Meteorological Department (IMD).
mercury record in March exceeded all time average maximum temperature record of March 2010. India saw the average monthly temperature rise during March 2010 to 33.09°C.
However, the mercury last The month rose, recording an average daytime monthly temperature of 33.1 degrees, exceeding everyone heat records for The month since 1901. Delhi on Shahd March 20 maximum The temperature reached 39.9 degrees Celsius at the monitoring station in Pitampura, and it was the hottest day of The year.
The maximum Temperatures were 4.5 degrees above normal over most parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan.
leap in Unprecedented March?
high mercury in March is not unprecedented in any way. Temperatures in March in 2020 and 2021 also break records in Country.
March 2021 was the third warmest month in 121 years in terms of Monthly average maximum temperature, according to IMD.
IMD, in it’s a review for Month by observed monthly average maximumand the minimum and average temperature for The country as a whole during March of this year year are 32.65°C, 19.95°C and 26.30°C respectively, against Normal 31.24°C, 18.87°C and 25.06°C on Climatology period 1981-2010.
Multiple parts of The country recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in March.
Why is India experiencing early heat waves?
Experts say that rising Mercury in March is not so just It is restricted to India, but has been observed globally.
“worldwide alsowere the hottest years among last two decades. Climate change is having a severe impact weather intensity and duration, even in India – be it so in terms of heat waves, cyclone intensity or even heavy rain,” Rajendra Jinnamani, scientistthe National Weather Prediction Center at IMD told the Times of India.
Over the years, droughts have become longer in In some cases, as the torrential rains get bigger and the bouts of heat get hotter.
Mumbai breaks the record
The maximum Temperatures in Mumbai in March touch 40 degrees to highest for The year At 39.4 degrees, the IMD Santacruz Observatory recorded.
IMD data reveals that Mumbai scored over 40 degrees in March through 2021, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, with The warmest day of March was recorded (41.7 degrees) on March 28, 1956.
Maximum temperature above normal in April
Northwest and Central India and parts of it is expected that experience above normal maximum Temperatures in April, IMD said. It’s normal that below Normal maximum Weighted temperatures in Southern India peninsula, many parts of eastern parts of Country and neighboring regions of Northeast India, Director-General of the Meteorological Department of India, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said.
India is expected to receive normal rains of Long Period Average (LPA) in April , weather office He said. She said that northwest and central India and some parts of It was expected to receive Northeast India belowAbnormal rainfall in April.
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