Nagpur: April in Nagpur is famous for its scorching summer heat and dry weather. However, this year the month witnessed abnormal weather, which also served as a sign of the impact of climate change in the region.
April this year became the coldest and wettest in last many decades. This year, April month witnessed total 81.2 mm of rainfall with thunderstorm almost daily. According to climactic features of Nagpur city, “Thunderstorms are most common in the afternoon or evening when the western disturbances pass north India because they draw moist air from the sea to inland. On rare instances, these summer thunderstorms are also followed by strong winds, squalls, and hail.”
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As per the data, this month’s average precipitation is 19.4 mm, there are typically 1.7 rainy days and the average number of days of thunderstorms are zero. The relative humidity lies within 47% to 32%. However, this year, April month witnessed a total 11 rainy days, in which four rainy days witnessed rainfall in double digits. This year the month witnessed more than 12 days of thunderstorms with three days of hail.
Normally, the average maximum temperature of Nagpur city, during April month is 35.2 degrees Celsius and it crosses the 40 degrees mark in the last week of the month. However, on April 19, 2023, the maximum temperature of Nagpur city was recorded at 42 degrees Celsius. Whereas, most of the days, the maximum temperature was recorded above normal. On four occasions, the maximum temperature crossed the 40 degrees Celsius mark. The days were April 13 (41.0 degrees Celsius), April 17 (40.9 degrees Celsius), April 18 (41.2 degrees Celsius) and April 19 (42.0 degrees Celsius).
Despite thunderstorms, cloudy weather and rains, the maximum temperature of Nagpur was recorded above 37 degrees Celsius on 17 days in April. With 42.0 degrees Celsius, this April month witnessed the lowest maximum temperature in the last 11 years.
The highest maximum temperature in 2013 in April was 44.7 degrees Celsius which was observed on April 30, in 2014 it was 43.7 degrees Celsius (April 29), in 2015 it was 44.5 degrees Celsius (April 29), in 2016 it was 45.0 degrees Celsius (April 22), in 2017 it was 45.5 degrees Celsius (April 19), in 2018 it was 45.2 degrees Celsius (April 30), in 2019 it was 45.3 degrees Celsius (April 28), in 2020 it was 43.4 degrees Celsius (April 18), in 2021 it was 43.1 degrees Celsius (April 29) and in 2022 it was 45.2 degrees Celsius (April 30).
