Cold at its peak with New Year, dense fog alert in 18 states

With the beginning of the year 2024, cold has started showing its effect. Cold wave is at its peak in North India, and the Meteorological Department has issued an alert of fog and severe cold in many states. The effect of snowfall on the mountains is clearly visible in the lower areas also. Waterfall in Doda froze due to snowfall in Kashmir. At the same time, an alert of severe cold has been issued for the next three days in Madhya Pradesh.

Weather conditions: Where will the weather be?

1. Cold wave:

• There will be effect of cold wave in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh.
• The temperature will continue to drop with cold winds in these areas.

2. Rain and strong winds:

• There is a possibility of light rain in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
• Strong winds can blow at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour in these areas.

3.Frost in North-East:

• Ground frost conditions will persist in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.

dense fog alert

On January 2:

• Dense fog will occur over parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Western Uttar Pradesh, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Odisha.

On 2-3 January:

• Dense fog likely in Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
• There will also be dense fog in the North-East states (Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura) between January 2 and 6.

bitter cold:

• On January 2, cold will be at its peak in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh.

Coldest place: Tabo village of Lahaul-Spiti

• The temperature in Tabo village of Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh was recorded at -16.7 degrees Celsius, which was the coldest.

2024: India’s hottest year

Temperature record of 2024:

• 2024 was the hottest year in India since 1901.
• The average minimum temperature was 0.90 degrees Celsius more than the LPA (Long Period Average).
• According to DG Mrityunjay Mohapatra of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), India’s average land surface air temperature in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius higher than the 1991-2020 average.

2024 breaks 2016 record:

• The average temperature in 2016 was 0.54 degrees Celsius above normal.
• 2024 broke this record and achieved the status of the hottest year.

Global Temperature:

• According to the European Climate Agency ‘Copernicus’, 2024 could be the year when the global average temperature will rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.