In the last six months, India has recorded both excess rainfall and extreme heat. In the post-monsoon period, during the months of November and December last year, unseasonal rainfall over 60% the normal levels was recorded across India. This year, in the months of March and April, the northern, north-western and north-eastern regions recorded a 5°C increase in temperature from the usual levels on many days.
Heating up
The chart shows deviation in maximum temperature in °C across sub-divisions between March 3 and April 20, 2022.
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Pouring down
The heat map shows deviation in rainfall in % across meteorological sub-divisions.
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Source: AGRICOOP
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