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Last updated May 3, 2022
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India Extreme Heat 2016

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On Thursday, May 19, a city in India's Rajasthan state broke the country's all-time temperature record after registering a temperature of 123.8°F (51°C).

Summer-like heat got off to an early start in India in 2016, with 111 heat-related casualties reported as early as April 8. Official forecasts predict that India will continue to experience warmer-than-normal temperatures from April to June 2016.

In 2015, the country experienced its worst heat wave on record, an event that took over 2,300 lives. Loss of life due to excessive heat occurs every year in India during the summer, but the country has experienced rising temperatures and unseasonable weather conditions more frequently in recent years, and research suggests climate change is the driving factor.

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Rose Andreatta

Rose Andreatta is the director of the Climate Signals project and has over a decade of experience translating scientific information into usable formats for a variety of audiences. Rose earned her Master’s of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University and holds a Certificate of Achievement in Weather Forecasting from Pennsylvania State University.

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