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‘2019 was 7th warmest year since 1901’
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- Though the rise in average temperatures over India in 2019 was the lowest since 2016, according to a report from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the year that went by was the 7th warmest, since record-keeping commenced in 1901.
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- Title of the IMD Report: ‘Climate Summary’
- Other Mentions in the Report:
(1) Annual mean surface air temperature: During the year, it was +0.36C above average (mean temperature from 1980-2010).
(2) Temperature in India: Highest warming observed was during 2016, 0.71C above the mean, while 2018 was the 6th warmest in India with 0.41C above the mean, 2017 was 0.55C warmer.
(3) WMO Observation: According to the World Meteorological Organisation, the rise in global mean surface temperature during 2019 (January to October) was +1.10C.
(4) Main contributors: The main contributors to the warming this year were temperatures in the pre-monsoon (March-May) and monsoon seasons (June-September).
(5) No declining trend: The only pattern is that global warming is raising average temperatures globally, as well as in India.
(6) High Rainfall in 2019: it was 9% over what is normal for a year due to the monsoon rains (June-Sept) being 10% over its normal, and the northeast monsoon rains being 9% over its normal.
Sources
The Hindu