Adam H. Sobel, Atmospheric scientist at the Columbia University has also anticipated a cyclone over the Arabian Sea, early next week.
In New Delhi, Palam area recorded 47.6-degree Celsius, six notches above the normal, followed by Aya Nagar, Safdarjung and Lodhi Road
Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and parts of Uttar Pradesh have been experiencing blistering heat for days with temperatures soaring over 45 degrees Celsius in some places.
Half a dozen districts, including large parts of Kolkata, wore a battered look as lakhs of people were homeless and low-lying areas swamped by the cyclone that slammed the Digha coast of West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is monitoring the situation from Nabanna, the state secretariat, however, claimed at least 10-12 people lost their lives.
The landfall of cyclone 'Amphan' would be on May 20 between Digha in West Bengal and Hatia Island in Bangladesh, he said.
The onset of monsoon over Kerala marks the commencement of the four-month long rainfall season from June to September.
The onset of monsoon over Kerala marks the official commencement of the four-month rainfall season in the country
The met department has revised its monsoon onset and withdrawal dates over parts of India based on its extensive analysis of recent data
The latest India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts show that sea surface temperatures might further cool, enhancing the probability of La Niña after July
According to IMD, the snowfall or rainfall, and gusty wind is likely in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on March 10, 11 and 12
In a Facebook post on Sunday night, Shimla police stated that the MeT department has issued orange warning for January 13 and yellow warning for January 16 of heavy rain and snow
An official statement issued by the IMD showed that almost 1,560 people died in 2019 due to unusual weather events
The temperature recorded by the Safdurjung laboratory at 2:30 pm was 9.4 degrees Celsius
Cold wave conditions are likely to abate from these regions from December 31 onwards, the IMD said
"The mean maximum temperature for December was less than 20 degrees Celsius only in 1919, 1929, 1961 and 1997," an official of the India Meteorological Department said
A "severe cold day" is when the maximum temperature is at least 6.5 degrees Celsius below the normal
The southwest monsoon till first week of September has recorded its best performance since 2014, thereby receding drought fears
Rice cropping down 37% in ongoing Kharif season, as 25% meteorological subdivisions record excess rainfall while 20% are deficient
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