With respect to rainfall, December was an exceptionally moist month over the nation, barring states in north and northwest India. The nation obtained 25.5mm, which was 60 per cent above regular, final month.

During the October to December post-monsoon interval, the southern peninsular India recorded 98.5mm, which was the tenth highest since 1901. The Northeast monsoon season, which formally resulted in December, was largely nicely distributed over this area, that receives almost 30 per cent of its annual rainfall throughout these three months.

“East, northeast and southern peninsular India received good rainfall mainly contributed by cyclone Michaung,” mentioned Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director common, IMD. The IMD additional mentioned that over the previous century, the nation’s most temperature had risen at a charge of 1.01 levels Celius whereas the minimal temperatures jumped at a charge of 0.31 levels Celsius.

Seasonally additionally, the October to February months confirmed a considerably larger warming pattern over the previous 100 years. The post-monsoon interval (October to December) had warmed by 1 diploma Celsius whereas the winter season (January to February) had proven a bounce in temperatures by 0.83 levels Celsius, since 1901, the Met division mentioned on Monday.