The Indian Met Department has confirmed that many parts of India are going through a heat wave.
It has been a very hot April for India.
How do we know there is a heatwave?
IMD (Indian Met Department) issues heatwave advisory every day from 01 April to 30th June. This is done every year. The data is shared with other public services like National Disaster Relief, Indian Railways, Ministry of Home Affairs, State Disaster Relief teams of the affected states, Road Transport Authorities (RTAs), etc.
We can also get this information from the website of the Indian Met Department.
Current heatwave in India
The current temperatures in most parts of the country are above normal for this time of the year and an official heatwave warning has been issued.
The following states have declared summer holidays for students in the state, on account of the heat conditions:
A. Andhra Pradesh – From May 6
B. Puducherry – From April 30 (Grades 1-9)
C. Chhatisgarh – April 24 onwards
D. Karnataka – April 10 onwards
E. Maharashtra – May 2 onwards (Grades 1-9)
Telangana has a yellow alert till May 2nd and an Orange Alert for May 3-4.
Sharing here the IMD forecast for the Maximum temperature in India for today and the next 4 days.
India’s maximum temperature forecast from 01 – 05 May 2022
All Images from Mausam.imd.gov.in
But, is this really very different from what happens every year? We share 2 maps below – the deviation of the temperature from min temperature at this time of the year, and the deviation from the max temperature this time of the year. Both these maps are for today.
Please analyse these maps and mention in the comments section:
- Which areas are much hotter than they usually are at this time of the year?
- Which areas are roughly as hot as they usually are at this time of the year?
