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The climate of Rajasthan in northwestern India is generally arid or semi-arid and features fairly hot temperatures over the year with extreme temperatures in both summer and winter. The hottest months are May and June. The monsoon season is from July to September; however, rainfall remains moderate. [1]
Since May 2024, a severe and long heat wave has impacted India. [1] The heat wave occurred during the Indian dry season, which typically lasts from March to July with peak temperatures in April and May. Rajasthan's Churu recorded 50.5 °C (122.9 °F), which was the highest temperature in India in eight years. [2]
A national record high temperature of 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) was set in the town of Phalodi, in the state of Rajasthan. [1] [2] Over 1,100 people died with 330 million affected to some degree. [3] There were also water shortages with drought worsening the impact of the heat wave. [4]
The highest temperatures recorded in Phalodi during 2016 summers from 18 May to 21 May when it rose up to 51 degrees Celsius, which is the current national record. [ 2 ] Climate data for Phalodi (1991–2020, extremes 1940–present)
August was about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees F This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say Skip to main content
Max. temperature Deaths Ref 1956: 50.6 °C (123.1 °F) [1] 1995: June: 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) >350 [2] 1998: May–June: 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) 2,500 [1] 2002: April–May: 49 °C (120 °F) 1030: 2015: May–June: 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) 2500: 2016: April–May: 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) 160: 2019: May-June: 50.8 °C (123.4 °F) 184 [note 1] 2022: March ...
Just as 68 degrees F is considered the best temperature for a house in winter, experts call 78 degrees F the magic number for the summer months. This interior temperature should be amenable to ...
It was one of the hottest and longest heat waves in the subcontinent since the two countries began recording weather reports. The highest temperatures occurred in Churu, Rajasthan, reaching up to 50.8 °C (123.4 °F), [5] a near record high in India, missing the record of 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) set in 2016 by a fraction of a degree. [6]