IMD prediction about the weather of March
The weather has once again turned at the end of February. Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana received rain. The hilly states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir saw heavy snowfall. The Meteorological Department said on Friday that the month of March in India is likely to be hotter than normal. During this time, hot winds will also run. This is a sign of summer arrival across the country.
Temperature will be higher than normal
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Senior Meteorologist D. Shivanand Pai said through a video conference that in March, the maximum temperature of the month is likely to be higher than normal in most parts of the country, except for some far southern parts of peninsular India. Pai said that the maximum temperature in the South Peninsular region is expected to be below normal.
February was the hottest February after 1901
March has been estimated to be more hot because the country was the hottest February since 1901, when the average temperature was 22.04 ° C, which was 1.34 degrees above normal 20.70 degrees.
In February, 10.9 mm of rain was received across the country
When asked about the impact of hot weather conditions on the Rabi crop, Pai said that according to their discussion with the experts of the Ministry of Agriculture, about 60 percent of the wheat variety to be grown in the country is heat resistant. Pai said that in February, there was 10.9 mm of rainfall across the country – which is the lowest rainfall since 1901 and the fifth lowest rainfall since 2001.
Fourth lowest rainfall since 2001 in February
Meteorologist D. Shivanand Pai said that South Peninsular India received 1.2 mm of rainfall which is the lowest rainfall since 1901 and the fourth lowest rainfall since 2001. (With language input)
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