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03/04/22 17:12 PM IST

India records its warmest days this March in 121 years

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  • India, on average, recorded its warmest March days in 121 years with the maximum temperature across the country clocking in at 1.86°C above normal, according to an analysis by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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  • The record-breaking figure was driven by large deviations in the maximum temperature in northwest and central India.
  • While the northwest region recorded its highest average maximum, central recorded its second warmest March in terms of day temperatures for the month since 1901.
  • Northwest and central India recorded heatwaves during the second half of March.
  • There were two heatwave events also in the month of March.
  • There was an anti-cyclonic circulation which led to advection of heat from the western side to north and central India.
  • Overall global warming is also one of the main reasons.
  • The weather department has predicted severe heatwave conditions at isolated places between April 3 and 6.
  • A "severe" heatwave is declared if the departure from normal temperature is more than 6.4 notches.
Source-LiveMint

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