2022 makes it to the top five: IMD

WHAT DOES THE REPORT SAY:- Over India, the annual mean land surface air temperature in 2022 was +0.51 degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average (1981-2010 period). Since national records began in 1901, the year 2022 ranked as the sixth warmest on record. Although greater than the previous year 2021 (anomaly of +0.440C), this is still lower than the maximum warming recorded over India in 2016 (anomaly of +0.710C). The all India mean temperatures during the winter (January to February) season was normal with anomaly of -0.04°C while during other seasons, it was above normal ( pre-monsoon (March to May) season (anomaly of ±1.06°C), monsoon (June to September) season (anomaly of +0.36°C) and post-monsoon (October to December) season (anomaly of +0.52°C).

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz

The five warmest years on record, in descending order were 2016 (+0.71°C), 2009(+0.55°C), 2017 (+0.541°C), 2010 (+0.539°C) and 2022 (+0.51°C). It may be mentioned that 11 out of the 15 warmest years were during the recent fifteen years (2008- 2022).

Impacts of Extreme Weather Events 2022:-

Tropical Cyclones in the Indian Seas:

In 2022, there were three cyclones formed over the north Indian Ocean. Of these, two were Severe Cyclonic Storms “ASANI” and “MANDOUS” and one was Cyclonic Storm “SITRANG”.All the cyclones formed over the Bay of Bengal.

Other than Tropical Cyclones, various parts of the country also experienced Extreme Weather Events like extremely heavy rainfall, landslide, lightning, thunderstorm, etc. There was also significant flooding in India at various stages during the monsoon season, particularly in the north-east in June 2022.