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India’s Record-Breaking Warm Year 2024
May 6 , 2025
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- The annual average land surface air temperature during 2024 was +0.65 degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average (1991-2020).
- This was the hottest year since the nationwide records began in 1901.
- It surpasses the previous highest recorded temperature of +0.54 degrees in 2016.
- In most parts of the eastern coast, heatwave conditions were observed in April, while in May, they were widespread across northwestern India.
- In June, most of northern and central India experienced heatwaves.
- In 2024, November’s maximum monthly temperature was the second highest ever recorded across the country since 1901.
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