2024 become the hottest year in India since 1901, surpassing 2016 record

The year 2024 is over. People all over the world welcomed the New Year with great enthusiasm. Meanwhile, this year has set a new record as it leaves. 2024 broke the record of 2016 and made the record of being the hottest year since 1901. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), 2024 was the hottest year in India since 1901, with the average minimum temperature being 0.90 degrees Celsius above normal.
Giving information in a virtual press briefing, the Director General of the department, Mrityunjay Mahapatra, said that in 2024, the annual average land surface air temperature across India was 0.65 degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average (1991-2020 period). The year 2024 has now been recorded as the hottest year since 1901, surpassing 2016 in which the average temperature was recorded 0.54 degrees Celsius above normal.
2024 was the hottest year in India since 1901
According to the European climate agency Copernicus, 2024 is expected to be the hottest year globally, with average temperatures crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. At the same time, a joint review by World Weather Attribution and Climate Central highlighted that in 2024, an average of 41 additional days of extreme heat were seen worldwide compared to previous years.
The month of November was also hot
Earlier, the month of November was also very hot. Usually, the cold starts in the month of November, but this time there was no such cold. The Meteorological Department had said that November has been the second hottest since 1901. When the average maximum temperature was recorded at 29.37 degrees Celsius, which was 0.623 degrees more than the normal 28.75 degrees of the season.
The month of October was also the hottest since 1901. The Meteorological Department had said that the average temperature in this month was recorded 1.23 degrees Celsius higher than normal. IMD Director General Mahapatra attributed the absence of western disturbances and active low-pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal to the hot weather. The Meteorological Department had expected fewer cold wave days this time.