Data | Climate change: Unseasonal rains and extreme heat hit India
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India has recorded both excess rainfall and extreme heat in the last six months

April 29, 2022 08:14 pm | Updated April 30, 2022 04:28 pm IST

BHOPAL: Girls covered from scarves during scorching heat in Bhopal on Friday.                                                      Photo: A.M.FARUQUI/The Hindu

BHOPAL: Girls covered from scarves during scorching heat in Bhopal on Friday. Photo: A.M.FARUQUI/The Hindu | Photo Credit: A.M.FARUQUI

In the last six months, India has recorded both excess rainfall and extreme heat. In the post-monsoon period, during the months of November and December last year, unseasonal rainfall over 60% the normal levels was recorded across India. This year, in the months of March and April, the northern, north-western and north-eastern regions recorded a 5°C increase in temperature from the usual levels on many days.

Heating up

The chart shows deviation in maximum temperature in °C across sub-divisions between March 3 and April 20, 2022.

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Pouring down

The heat map shows deviation in rainfall in % across meteorological sub-divisions.

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Source: AGRICOOP

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