Above normal summer temps likely across country except South, central India: IMD

Day temperatures are likely to be above normal in north northeast parts of east and west India the India Meteorological Department IMD said Monday in its summer forecast for March to May However it has forecast a likelihood of below normal temperatures in south and the adjoining central IndiaDuring the upcoming hot weather season March to May above normal seasonal maximum day temperatures are likely over most of the subdivisions of north northwest and northeast India few subdivisions from eastern and western parts of central India and few coastal subdivisions of north peninsular India the forecast saidThere is a probability forecast for above maximum temperatures in Chhattisgarh Odisha Gujarat coastal Maharashtra Goa and coastal Andhra Pradesh IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said over the IndoGangetic plains from Punjab Haryana Chandigarh Delhi east UP west UP Chhattisgarh Jharkhand to Odisha the temperature is expected to be above normal by more than 05 degree Celsius during March to MayThere is a high probability with more than 75 per cent of above normal temperature over Chhattisgarh and Odisha where mercury will be above normal He said in these two states temperature is likely to be above normal by 086 degree Celsius and 066 degree Celsius respectively There is also a 60 per cent probability of above normal temperature over Haryana Chandigarh and Delhi by 05 degree Celsius he said There is likely to be some relief in parts of south IndiaBelow normal seasonal maximum temperatures are likely over most of the subdivisions of south peninsula and adjoining central India the summer forecast added It said above normal seasonal minimum night temperatures are likely over most of the of north India along the foot hills of Himalayas northeast India western part of central India and southern part of peninsular India However below normal season minimum temperatures are likely over most of the subdivisions of eastern part of the central India and few subdivisions of extreme northern part of the country the IMD addedThe IMD added that moderate La Nina conditions are prevailing over the equatorial Pacific and sea surface temperatures SSTs are below normal over the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean The latest model forecast indicates that La Nintildea conditions are likely to sustain during the upcoming hot weather season March to May it added La Nina is associated with the cooling of the Pacific waters and El Nino is its anthesis The phenomenon has a impact on the weather of the Indian subcontinent The IMD said it will release the second summer forecast for April to June in AprilThe IMD last month had said the minimum temperature recorded in the country in January was the warmest for the month in 62 years South India was particularly warm The month was the warmest in 121 years with 2233 degrees Celsius in south India followed by 2214 degrees Celsius in 1919 and 2193 degrees Celsius in 2020 as the second and third warmest months Central India was also the warmest 1482 degrees Celsius in the last 38 years after 1982 1492 degrees Celsius while 1958 with 1506 degrees Celsius was the warmest in the 19012021 periodThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever