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The city receives 2578 hours of sunshine per annum, with the maximum sunlight occurring in March. [4] Pollution is a major concern in Kolkata, and the Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) level is high when compared to other major cities of India, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] leading to regular smog and haze .
Climate data for Kolkata (Dumdum Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1939–2020 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 32.5 (90.5) 37.3
AccuWeather forecasters say an area of low pressure that originated in the Bay of Bengal brought a record-breaking period of torrential rainfall over Kolkata to start the week. In a 24-hour period ...
Highest minimum temperature for a 24-hour period and for a calendar day: 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) at Qurayyat, Oman on 25 June 2018. [ 194 ] Highest average monthly temperature: 42.3 °C (108.1 °F), in Death Valley, California, for the month of July 2018.
Annual rainfall varies in different parts of the state. North Bengal receives the highest rainfall, 200 to 400 cm. In the coastal areas rainfall is about 200 cm, in the Ganga plain and in the central part of the state rainfall is about 150–200 cm, and in the western plateau region the amount of rainfall received is about 100 to 125 cm ...
Intense rainfall was expected in Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya from 14 to 16 September. [17] A "red" alert was later issued for West Bengal and Odisha with a greater expectation for intense rain. [18] In Kolkata, 72.4 mm (2.85 in) of rain was recorded over a 24-hour period. [19]
During the Triassic period of 251–199.6 Ma, the Indian subcontinent was the part of a vast supercontinent known as Pangaea.Despite its position within a high-latitude belt at 55–75° S—latitudes now occupied by parts of the Antarctic Peninsula, as opposed to India's current position between 8 and 37° N—India likely experienced a humid temperate climate with warm and frost-free weather ...
Russian soccer rules stated teams could refuse to play if temperatures dropped below -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit), but the temp that day at kickoff was -13.9 Celsius (6.98 Fahrenheit ...