List of Indian heat waves

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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) 1,030
2015 May–June 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) 2,500
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 May-now 52.9 °C (127.2 °F) >219

Difficulties in estimation

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

Notes

  1. ^ This figure is for the state of Bihar only. There were further deaths in other states

References

  1. ^ a b "Heat wave is scorching India", Daily News (Kingsport), 12–14 June 1998.
  2. ^ "India would welcome monsoon to halt deadly temperatures", The Item (Sumter), 17 June 1995.
  3. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  4. PMID 28630921
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  5. PMID 24633076
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