This is a list of serious heat waves in India.
| Year | Duration | Max. temperature | Deaths | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 50.6 °C (123.1 °F) | [1] | ||
| 1995 | June | 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) | >350 | [2] |
| 1998 | May–June | 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) | 2,500 | [1] |
| 2002 | April–May | 49 °C (120 °F) | 1030 | |
| 2015 | May–June | 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) | 2500 | |
| 2016 | April–May | 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) | 160 | |
| 2019 | May-June | 50.8 °C (123.4 °F) | 184[note 1] | |
| 2022 | March-June | 49.2 °C (120.6 °F) | 90 | |
| 2023 | April–June | 46.2 °C (115.2 °F) | 111 | [3] |
| 2024 | April-June | 50.5 °C (122.9 °F) | 411 |
Difficulties in estimation
[edit]Recent computerization of healthcare and adoption of diagnostic codes like ICD-10 makes tracking of causality during estimation harder, resulting in underestimations, despite more complete data being available upon diagnosis.[4][5]
See also
[edit]- List of heat waves
- Climate of India
- Climate change in South Asia
- Climate change
- Heat stroke – ICD-10 code: T67
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Heat wave is scorching India", Daily News (Kingsport), 12–14 June 1998.
- ↑ "India would welcome monsoon to halt deadly temperatures", The Item (Sumter), 17 June 1995.
- ↑ Banerjee, Shoumojit (2023-04-17). "Maharashtra heat-stroke deaths | As toll rises to 13, Opposition MVA spars with ruling Shinde-Fadnavis government". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ↑
- ↑ Azhar, Gulrez Shah; Mavalankar, Dileep; Nori-Sarma, Amruta; Rajiva, Ajit; Dutta, Priya; Jaiswal, Anjali; Sheffield, Perry; Knowlton, Kim; Hess, Jeremy J.; Akiba, Suminori (14 March 2014). "Heat-Related Mortality in India: Excess All-Cause Mortality Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave". PLOS ONE. 9 (3) e91831. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...991831A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091831. PMC 3954798. PMID 24633076.