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Heat waves in India
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- The Indian Meteorological Department has announced that months of March, April and May are to be warmer than normal.
- Average maximum temperatures are likely to be warmer than normal by 0.5 degree Celsius over most of the meteorological subdivisions from central India and some subdivisions from north-west India.
Heat Waves
- According to the World Meteorological Organization, a Heat wave occurs when the daily maximum temperature of 5 consecutive days exceeds average maximum temperature by 5 degrees Celsius.
- During a heat wave, the weather is excessively hot and also highly humid.
- Heat waves usually occur in oceanic countries.
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