In 2023, India endured its second-hottest year on record.
At least 102 weather stations across 26 states and Union Territories shattered their monthly highest 24-hour maximum temperature in 122 years.
Twenty-seven of the weather stations with record-breaking temperatures were in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (9 each).
Thirty-four of the weather stations with record-breaking 24-hour maximum temperatures were reported in September.
Except for October, minimum temperatures remained above normal in the other five months, with anomalies increasing from 0.57°C in July to 1.71°C in December.