Weather Patterns
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IMD forecasts ‘above normal’ rainfall during southwest monsoon season this year
Nearly the entire country, except some parts in the northwest, east and northeast, is likely to get good rainfall, the weather agency said.
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High probability of heatwave spells lasting 10 to 20 days between April and June: IMD
Most parts of India will witness above normal temperatures this summer, the weather department said.
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Fog in northern India, dry winter in hills caused by El Niño, lack of western disturbances: IMD
Delhi and surrounding areas are likely to have cold weather for five more days, the department said.
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J&K: Pahalgam records highest January temperature at 14.1 degrees Celsius amid dry winter
Temperatures in the region during the daytime have at times been at least 6 degrees Celsius above the norm.
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Southern peninsular India saw sixth lowest October rainfall in 123 years, says weather agency
The region comprising received only 74.9 mm of rain in October – 60% below normal.
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Monsoon season ends with ‘near normal’ rainfall, says IMD
India received 820 mm against a long-period average of 868.6 mm amid positive factors countering the El Nino conditions.
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Changing monsoon pattern, influenced by global and local factors, poses a challenge for India
The persistent patterns of surpluses and deficits with a blend of extremes are now the norm for more than half a century.
Raghu Murtugudde
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What 1,000-year-old stalagmites in a cave in Cherrapunji reveal about India’s monsoon patterns
The subcontinent frequently experienced long, severe droughts unlike any observed in the last 150 years of reliable monsoon rainfall measurements.
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Using old tea garden records, scientists are piecing together the picture of climate change
The data reveals increasing frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall in North East India over the past century.
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Why India’s northeastern states are witnessing frequent floods
While reports of devastating floods in the region have been making headlines for nearly a decade, it has seen a gradual decline in the seasonal total rainfall.
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2021 was India’s fifth warmest year since 1901, says weather department
In 2021, the annual mean air temperature was 0.44 degree Celsius above normal.
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At 40.1 degrees Celsius, Delhi records hottest day in March since 1945, dust storm expected tomorrow
The weather department said that low wind speed and clear skies over the last three to four days caused the mercury to soar.
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