New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department revealed shocking data – which shows that last month was the hottest March in India in 122 years. March 2022, was the warmest March month in the country’s documented history since 1901.
IMD has informed that the temperatures – last month crossed the all-time average maximum temperature record of March 2010. India in March 2022 recorded an average day temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius, while in 2010 India’s average monthly day temperature was 33.09 degrees Celsius in March.
Meanwhile, March 2020 was also one of the warmest March for the northwestern region of India and the second warmest region in central India. This year, both regions have witnessed consecutive heatwaves.
Rajendra Jenamani, scientist, National Weather Forecasting Centre, IMD said that even in India, climate change is influencing the severity and length of extreme weather, be it in the form of heatwaves, cyclones strength, or heavy rainfall.
(Smit Soni)
