India's Hottest Year: 2024 Sets Temperature Records

In 2024, India experienced its highest recorded temperatures since 1901, with notable increases in minimum temperatures. The era-breaking year saw a global increase reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, sparking concerns about persistent warming trends and the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.

In 2024, India recorded its warmest year since 1901, with the average minimum temperature rising 0.90 degrees Celsius above historical norms, according to the India Meteorological Department's Director General, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra.

Surpassing 2016, 2024 emerged as the hottest year with an annual mean temperature of 25.75 degrees Celsius, exceeding the long-term average by 0.65 degrees, indicating an ongoing trend of rising minimum temperatures, especially post-monsoon and in the winter seasons.

Globally, 2024 was likely the warmest year on record, as reported by Copernicus, aligning with a worrying trend identified by World Weather Attribution and Climate Central, pointing to 41 additional days of hazardous heat and the growing influence of greenhouse gases.

(With inputs from agencies.)