Third warmest March in 121 years recorded over India, says IMD

India recorded its third warmest March in 121 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said in its month-to-month report for March 2021 launched on Monday.
The month-to-month most temperature recorded over the nation final month was 32.65 levels Celsius versus a standard of 31.24 levels (reference with 1980-2010), making March 2021 additionally the warmest since 2011 over the nation.
The minimal and imply temperatures recorded over India final month have been additionally above regular, the IMD talked about in its report.
“Both the day and night temperatures during the second half of March showcased an increasing trend, especially over parts of central India and Rajasthan. The overall increase in temperatures was observed on a day-to-day basis and was not due to any particular weather,” mentioned R Okay Jenamani, senior scientist on the National Weather Forecasting Centre, New Delhi.
But what’s worrying is the beneath regular rainfall reported in March, with the nation clocking a deficiency of 45.2 per cent.
Generally, convective actions start in March and sporadic thunderstorms are reported from most elements of the nation.
Barring Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Assam, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, rainfall exercise over the remaining areas remained beneath regular final month.
In all, seven western disturbances crossed the intense northern areas of India.
These eastward propagating wind techniques, originating from the Mediterranean Sea, trigger rain or snowfall alongside its path. Normally, there are 4 such techniques recorded in March.
“Due to active western disturbances, the western Himalayan regions, mainly over Jammu and Kashmir, received widespread rain and snowfall, in March. Some of these systems also brought hail and thunderstorms over parts of central India,” added Jenamani.
With these consecutive western disturbances, warmth circumstances over north India, notably Delhi, Punjab and neighbouring areas, remained in test.
“No heat wave condition emerged till the fag end of the month, till it was reported in west Rajasthan from March 30 to 31,” mentioned an IMD official.