The India Meteorological Department reported on Wednesday that in December 2022, India experienced its warmest month in 122 years.
The average maximum, minimum, and mean temperatures for the entire nation in December 2022 were 27.32 degrees Celsius, 15.65 degrees Celsius, and 21.49 degrees Celsius, respectively, as opposed to the averages of 26.53 degrees Celsius, 14.44 degrees Celsius, and 20.49 degrees Celsius. According to climate specialists and meteorologists, such records are to be expected in light of the current climate catastrophe.
The average maximum, minimum, and mean temperatures were all above average by 0.79, 1.21, and 1.00 degrees Celsius, respectively. In India, December saw average maximum temperatures that were second only to 2016 and second only to 2008, respectively. The average temperature was the highest.
Temperature Alert For India
India's east, northeast, and center had hot temperatures in December. The average maximum temperature over east and northeast India was 25.85 degrees Celsius, which was the highest in 122 years. After the years 2008 and 1958, the average lowest temperature was the third-highest at 19.11 degrees Celsius, and the mean temperature was likewise at its greatest.
With a maximum temperature of 29.49 degrees Celsius, central India experienced the sixth-highest average temperature. Since 1901, the average minimum temperature and average maximum temperature over northwest India were both among the 20th and 24th highest. The average maximum temperature and average lowest temperature over South Peninsular India were both among the top five.
Limited Rainfall Over India
The nation experienced 13.6 mm of rain in December, 14% less than the Long Period Average (LPA) of 15.9 mm. In India, the northwest experienced an 83% rain shortfall, the center experienced a 77% rain deficiency, the east and northeast experienced a 53% rain deficiency, and the peninsula experienced a 79% rain excess.
According to M. Mohapatra, director general of IMD, up until the end of December, northwest India experienced no cold wave or cold day conditions. This was primarily because the northwest was not affected by any significant western disturbances, which are what often trigger wintertime temperature drops. Temperatures, therefore, stayed above average throughout the whole month. Additionally, rainfall was limited to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with little rainfall in the majority of the rest of the nation, which contributed to the country's high daytime temperatures.
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