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In recent decades, new high temperature records have substantially outpaced new low temperature records on a growing portion of Earth's surface. [1] Comparison shows seasonal variability for record increases. The list of weather records includes the most extreme occurrences of weather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are ...
India’s capital territory of Delhi sweltered to its highest-ever temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, as an oppressive heat wave forced authorities to ...
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]
Climate data for Bengaluru (1991–2020, extremes 1901–present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F)
The initial version of Global Historical Climatology Network was developed in the summer of 1992. [3] This first version, known as Version 1 was a collaboration between research stations and data sets alike to the World Weather Records program and the World Monthly Surface Station Climatology from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. [4]
Temperature records for Delhi exist for a period of a little over 100 years. The lowest ever temperature reading during this period is −2.2 °C (28.0 °F), recorded on 11 January 1967 at Met Delhi Palam. The highest ever temperature reading during the same period is 49.9 °C (121.8 °F) recorded on 28 and 29 May 2024, at IMD Delhi Mungeshpur ...
In May 2015, India was struck by a severe heat wave. [2] As of 3 June 2015, it caused the deaths of at least 2,500 people [1] in multiple regions. [3] [4] The heat wave occurred during the Indian dry season, which typically lasts from March to July with peak temperatures in April and May. [5]
In India, the month of May is typically one of the hottest and driest. [1] In 2016, the heat came early, with 111 heat-related casualties reported by 8 April. [ 6 ] Most of the heat waves in India since 1998 are associated with droughts; [ 7 ] a major drought and worsening water shortages had affected around 330 million people by 23 May. [ 8 ]