IMD’s State of Climate Report 2019
January 10 , 2020
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- India Meteorological Department (IMD) released State of the Climate Report-2019.
- The past decade was the hottest on record for India.
- 2019 was the seventh warmest year since 1901.
- The annual rainfall in 2019 was 109% of the long period average for 1961–2010.
- Five cyclones were recorded from the Arabian Sea- the highest number of Arabian Sea cyclones since 1902.
- The normal number is one per year.
- Of all the states, Bihar reported highest deaths (650) due to extreme weather events.
- New Delhi recorded the longest cold wave duration of 18 days, since 1902, this year.
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