IMD’s DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra stated that the annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius above the long-term average (1991-2020 period).

The IMD also forecast an active western disturbance starting today, which is expected to raise temperatures in eastern, central, and northern India over the next 3-5 days.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that 2024 is the hottest year in India since 1901, with record temperatures and global warming concerns highlighted by experts. Rising minimum temperatures in India are alarming amid significant global temperature increases.

The year 2024 emerged as the warmest on record in India since 1901, with the average minimum temperature soaring 0.90 degrees Celsius above the long-period average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Wednesday.

The IMD chief said that the average minimum temperature was the highest on record for July, August, September, and October, and the second highest for February.

The year 2024 has broken the previous temperature record of 2016 when the mean land surface air temperature was 0.54°C above normal. This is according to the European climate agency Copernicus, which indicates that 2024 likely ended as the warmest year on the planet.

The average maximum temperature was 31.25 degrees Celsius, which is 0.20 degrees Celsius above normal, while the average minimum temperature reached 20.24 degrees Celsius, exceeding the norm by 0.90 degrees Celsius.