2024 becomes India’s hottest year since 1901: IMD | India News – Times of India

New Delhi: India recorded the highest temperature since 1901 in 2024. Average minimum temperature 0.90 degrees Celsius above the long-term average, according to India Meteorological Department (IMDOn Wednesday.
The annual average temperature reached 25.75 degrees Celsius, which is 0.65 degrees above the long-term average. beating the previous record from 2016, when Ground surface air temperature 0.54 degrees Celsius above normal, making 1901 the warmest year on record.
Director General of IMD during a virtual press briefing Murtyunjay Mohapatra said that the annual average land surface air temperature across India in 2024 exceeded the long-term average (1991-2020 period) by 0.65 degrees Celsius.
Mohapatra added that the average maximum temperature was recorded at 31.25 degrees Celsius, 0.20 degrees above normal, while the average minimum temperature was 20.24 degrees Celsius, 0.90 degrees above normal.
The IMD chief noted record-breaking average minimum temperatures for July, August, September and October, with February being the second highest temperature recorded.
The European Climate Agency Copernicus said 2024 was likely to be the hottest year on record, marking the first time the global average temperature rose 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, news agency PTI reported. degrees Celsius had risen.
According to the annual review report of two environmental research institutes, Global climate attribution And Climate centralthe world experienced an average of 41 additional days of dangerous heat levels in 2024.
Mohapatra further emphasized the significant increase in minimum temperature during 2024. “Long-term data shows that most parts of the country are witnessing an increasing trend in minimum temperature, especially in the post-monsoon and winter seasons,” he added.
The IMD has predicted that short-lived La Nina conditions, with cooler surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean, will develop in January, which is usually associated with cold spells over northern India.
“It is unlikely to significantly affect the warming trend,” an IMD scientist told news agency PTI. June 2023 marked the first monthly global warming exceeding the 1.5 degree threshold, which continued for all years except July 2024.
Experts say that the global temperature will now continuously exceed this limit. The global average temperature has increased by 1.3 degrees Celsius compared to the 1850-1900 baseline, resulting in an increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.