The India Meteorological Department(IMD) said on Monday that India is expected to experience hotter-than-usual temperatures from April to June, with more heatwave days in central and eastern India and the northwestern plains.
Most parts of the country will see higher-than-normal maximum temperatures, except for some areas in western and eastern India where the temperatures are expected to be normal.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said in an online press conference.”From April to June, most parts of north and east India, central India, and the plains of northwest India are expected to experience two to four more heatwave days than normal,” he said.
Minimum temperatures will also be above normal in most regions,
Usually, India records four to seven heatwave days from April to June.
An IMD official had earlier said to news agency PTI taht northwest India might face double the number of heatwave days during the summer.The region normally experiences five to six heatwave days during the season.States likely to see above-normal heatwave days include Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and the northern parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
In April, most parts of India will likely witness higher-than-usual maximum temperatures. However, some areas in the extreme southern and the northwestern regions may experience normal temperatures.Minimum temperatures will be higher than usual across most of the country, except for a few places in the northwest and the northeast where temperatures may be normal or slightly below normal, Mohapatra said.
Climate change-induced heat stress is one of the key factors driving electricity demand.
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