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March 2021 was the third warmest in 121 years says IMD

NEW DELHI: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), in terms of the monthly average maximum temperature, the month of March this year was the third-warmest in 121 years. IMD is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India.

The IMD, in its review for the month, said "The all India average monthly maximum temperature during March 2021 with 32.65 degrees Celsius is the warmest in the last 11 years, and third warmest in the last 121 years with 2010 and 2004 as the ever warmest and second warmest month with 33.09 degrees Celsius and 32.82 degrees Celsius, respectively." 

According to the IMD, the observed monthly average maximum, minimum and mean temperature for the country as a whole during March this year are 32.65 degrees Celsius, 19.95 degrees Celsius and 26.30 degrees Celsius, respectively, as against the normal 31.24 degrees Celsius, 18.87 degrees Celsius and 25.06 degrees Celsius based on the climatology period 1981-2010.

In its earlier report, the IMD had said that this year January and February were also the third and second warmest winter months in 121 years in terms of mean and minimum temperatures respectively.

Several parts of the country had recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in March. The heatwave conditions at most places with "severe heatwave conditions" at isolated places occurred over west Rajasthan during March 29-31, the IMD said.

Heatwave conditions at a few places over east Rajasthan were also reported during March 30-31 over Odisha and adjoining parts of Gangetic West Bengal, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu on March 31.

As per IMD's record, the highest maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius was recorded at Baripada (Odisha) on March 30.

The month also saw higher than normal as a total of seven Western Disturbances moved across the western Himalayan region against the normal of four Western Disturbances.

Dust raising Strong Surface Winds (SSW) prevailed during March 30-31 over parts of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Strong Surface Winds (speed reaching 30-40 kilometres per hour) prevailed over Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal.

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