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A fog alert was issued in 18 states across the country on Thursday. According to the weather department, there will be severe cold in MP for the next 3 days. Tabo village of Lahaul-Spiti was the coldest on Wednesday, the temperature here was -16.7ºC. There was also snowfall in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday. The waterfall froze in Doda.
In January this year, except parts of UP, MP, Rajasthan, Bihar and Gujarat, the minimum temperature will be above normal in the rest of the regions. However, the cold wave will continue in the northern states of India.
On the other hand, the past year 2024 was the hottest. The Meteorological Department (IMD) said that after 1901, 2024 has been the hottest year so far in the country. So far, the highest heat has been recorded in the last three months of the year (October-December). October 2024 was the hottest month in 123 years. The Meteorological Department started recording temperature records since 1901.
Between 1991 and 2020, the average temperature increased by 0.54 degrees Celsius in 2016. It increased by 0.65 degrees Celsius in 2024. This means that a difference of 0.11 degrees was recorded between the 2016 temperatures and 2024.
Photos of snowfall from the States…
Jammu and Kashmir: Army soldiers patrol the LoC amid waist-deep snow.
Himachal Pradesh: Aerial view of Solang valley, there was heavy snowfall here.
Himachal Pradesh: Tourists go ice skating on the first day of the year 2025.
Snowfall resumed in Jammu and Kashmir from Thursday. The snow on the road was removed with a JCB machine.
Heavy snowfall accumulated on the roofs of houses and on roads in Gulmarg.
Cold will increase in Prayagraj during Mahakumbh, there is also a chance of rain in January Asked about the weather conditions in Prayagraj during Mahakumbh (January 13-February 26), IMD Director General Dr Mrityunjay Mohapatra said although during this period the minimum temperature will be lower than normal at night. This means that the cold will increase.
According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of above-normal rainfall in January in northern India, comprising eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
2.11 crore tourists reached Jammu and Kashmir in 2024, 5.25 lakh tourists reached Ladakh in 2023. This figure will come down to 3.75 lakh in 2024. According to the Ladakh tourism department, 2 .10 crore tourists came to Jammu and Kashmir in 2023. This number will increase to 2.11 crore in 2024.
January 3: Cold wave in 5 states
Frost on the ground in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and rain in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. A wind speed of 50 kilometers per hour is also expected here. Cold wave will prevail in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh.
2024 was the hottest year on record, with an average temperature 0.65 degrees above normal. Before that, 2017 was the hottest year. The country’s average annual temperature in 2024 was recorded at 25.75 degrees Celsius, 0.65 degrees Celsius higher than normal (25.10 degrees).
According to the IMD, in 2024, the night temperature for four consecutive months in July, August, September and October was the highest in history, while February was the second hottest month, allowing the annual nighttime temperature of 2024 to be the highest.
The daytime temperature was also the fourth warmest recorded during the year, resulting in the highest average annual daytime temperature in history. IMD Director General Dr Mrityunjay Mahapatra said that the average annual temperature is increasing continuously from 1901 to 2024, it has been increasing very rapidly in the last decade and a half.
La Nina conditions have formed, but will end in three months. La Nina conditions have finally formed, but they are so weak that they will likely end in 3 months. According to IMD, this will not have much impact on the current winter season. In Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, cold wave days will be one to two days less than normal. The number of cold wave days may be higher in Gujarat and its neighboring states.
Now the weather conditions in the United States…
Madhya Pradesh shivered with cold wind, alert in 14 districts today: Cold wave will prevail in Bhopal, Jabalpur-Gwalior.
There is a cold wave alert in 14 districts including Bhopal, Jabalpur-Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh today. Earlier, there was moderate to dense fog in 37 districts of the state in the morning. The fog was so dense in Bhopal, Ujjain and Shajapur that visibility was reduced to just 50 meters. …
Fog alert in 21 districts of Rajasthan today: Temperature rises by 8 degrees; Relief for the next five days
After the cold wave in Rajasthan subsided and the sun rose, people got some respite from the intense cold in the afternoon of the first day of the year. Maximum temperatures in Jaipur, Sikar, Alwar and Mount Abu (Sirohi) increased by 4 to 8 degrees Celsius. Similar weather conditions are expected to persist in the state until January 6. …
Cold wave in 57 towns of Uttar Pradesh, mercury reaches 6°: Visibility 80 meters
In UP, melting has increased due to icy winds coming from the mountains. Since Thursday morning, there is a cold wave in 57 districts and dense fog in 50 districts. Visibility is reduced to 80 meters. Meerut remained the coldest district on Wednesday. The mercury here was recorded at 6 degrees. The weather service says the weather will stay like this for the next 3 days. …
Cold wave alert for 2 days in Chhattisgarh, cold shivers: Shivering increased due to cold winds
The period of falling night temperatures has started in Chhattisgarh. Cold weather started increasing in many districts, including Raipur, in the morning and evening. The temperature will drop further in the next 24 hours. Balrampur district was the coldest in the state on Wednesday with the minimum temperature here being 6.4 degrees. The cold snap could last two days here. …
Chandigarh-Cold wave alert in 7 districts of Punjab, first rains of the year expected from January 4
Today, the meteorological department again issued an alert regarding cold wave in Punjab-Chandigarh. Due to lack of sunshine for a few days, the daytime temperature across the state still remains 1.8 degrees below normal. But the next two days will be a relief. But from January 4, the weather will change again and there will be chances of rain again in the state. …
Haryana colder than Himachal, temperature below 14 degrees: Fog alert in 8 districts
It is extremely cold in Haryana these days. The situation is that the weather here has become colder than in Himachal. The temperature in Shimla and Manali remained around 16 degrees, while the temperature in all cities of Haryana was recorded below 14 degrees. Balsamand of Hisar was the coldest. The daytime temperature here was recorded at 10.1 degrees. …