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IMD became a member of the World Meteorological Organisation after independence on 27 April 1949. [5] The agency has gained in prominence due to the significance of the monsoon rains on Indian agriculture. It plays a vital role in preparing the annual monsoon forecast, as well as in tracking the progress of the monsoon across India every season ...
The next day, the IMD noted that a low-pressure area had formed adjacent to the cyclonic circulation. [5] Late on 23 May, the IMD upgraded the system into a well-marked low, stating that it was rapidly coalescing. [6] The next day, the IMD stated that the depression formed in the Bay of Bengal, designating it as BOB 01. [7]
Severe Cyclonic Storm Dana [a] (/ ˈ d ɑː n ə /) was a strong tropical cyclone which affected the states of West Bengal and Odisha in India. [2] The third cyclonic storm and second severe cyclonic storm of the 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Dana formed from a low pressure area that the Indian Meteorological Department first monitored on October 20.
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy [a] (/ ˌ b ɪ p ər ˈ dʒ ɔɪ /) was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone that formed over the east-central Arabian Sea.The third depression and the second cyclonic storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Biparjoy originated from a depression that was first noted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 June, before ...
The IMD upgraded the depression to a deep depression, and subsequently to Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy. [35] [36] The JTWC subsequently classified it as Tropical Cyclone 02A. [37] By 00:00 UTC on 7 June, the IMD upgraded the system to a severe cyclonic storm with winds of 100 km/h (65 mph). [38]
In April 2024, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of heatwave conditions for 10 to 20 days in several parts of the country. The IMD said that the conditions would eventually subside with the onset of the neutral phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and the monsoon in June. [41]
The 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average season, including ten named storms (including an unnamed tropical storm), six tropical cyclones and two intense tropical cyclones.
[13] [14] On 9 May, the IMD upgraded the system to a depression as very intense atmospheric convection consolidated near the center. [15] The JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the system. [16] On 10 May, the IMD upgraded the depression to a deep depression, and subsequently to a cyclonic storm on 11 May. It received the name Mocha.