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India: 2020 was the 8th warmest year since 1901
Last Updated : 05 Jan 2021 11:34:38 AM IST

 

The Climate Research and Services (CRS) of Indian Meteorological Department has released a statement on Climate of India during 2020 which said that 2020 was the eighth warmest year since 1901.

During the year, annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over the country was 0.29 degree Celsius above normal (based on the data of 1981-2010)," the IMD said in a statement on Climate of India during 2020.
 
"The year 2020 was the eighth warmest year on record since nation-wide records commenced in 1901. However, this is substantially lower than the highest warming observed over India during 2016 (+0.71 degree Celsius),” it said.
 
The five warmest years on record in order were: 2016 (+ 0.71 degree C), 2009 (+0.55 degree C), 2017 (+0.541 degree C), 2010 (+0.539 degrees C), and 2015 (+0.42 degree C).
 

Twelve out of the 15 warmest years since 1901 were during the last 15 years -- between 2006 and 2020, according to the IMD data. 



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