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2025 warmest year in Meghalaya since 1901: IMD report

2025 warmest year in Meghalaya since 1901: IMD report

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Meghalaya recorded its warmest year since 1901 in 2025, with an annual mean temperature of 20.77 °C, which is 0.96 °C above the 1991‑2020 average. The state also experienced monsoon rainfall 43 % below normal, and the long‑term trend shows the annual mean temperature rising about 0.73 °C per century, signalling a warming trend and accompanying extreme weather events.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    IMD report finds record-high temperatures in 2025 alongside widespread rainfall deficits and extreme weather events

    — The National Herald

  • center · 3 outlets

    It said the annual mean temperature of 20.77 degrees Celsius was 0.96 degrees above the long-period average of 1991-2020

    — Deccan Chronicle

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SHILLONG: Meghalaya recorded its warmest year since 1901 in 2025, with the annual mean temperature rising to 20.77 degrees Celsius, even as the state received 43 per cent below-normal southwest monsoon rainfall, according to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) report. The annual mean…

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2025 warmest year in Meghalaya since 1901: IMD report

SHILLONG: Meghalaya recorded its warmest year since 1901 in 2025, with the annual mean temperature rising to 20.77 degrees Celsius, even as the state received 43 per cent below-normal southwest monsoon rainfall, according to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) report. The annual mean…

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