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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· Nov 01, 2023 · 11:05 am

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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· Sep 30, 2023 · 08:44 pm

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

· Dec 20, 2022 · 11:30 am

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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· Sep 21, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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.

Sahana Ghosh

· Sep 11, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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.

Raghu Murtugudde

· Jul 03, 2022 · 07:30 am

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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· Jan 14, 2022 · 05:17 pm

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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· Mar 29, 2021 · 10:51 pm

Temperatures in March-May to remain above normal in most parts, except south and central India: IMD

States in the southern peninsula and Madhya Pradesh are likely to experience temperatures below normal.

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· Mar 01, 2021 · 06:30 pm

‘Very dense’ fog reduces visibility to zero in Delhi, over 130 flights delayed, traffic affected

Air Quality Index in the Capital also entered the ‘severe’ category on Saturday morning.

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· Jan 16, 2021 · 10:55 am

Mercury dips to 3.2 degrees Celsius in Delhi, cold wave to stay for next two days, says IMD

In neighbouring Haryana, temperature dipped below 2 degrees Celsius in a few cities.

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· Jan 13, 2021 · 02:04 pm

Delhi temperature rises to 11.4 degrees Celsius amid dense fog, cloud cover; more rains expected

Neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab also recorded above-normal minimum temperatures.

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· Jan 04, 2021 · 12:38 pm