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Meghalaya records warmest year since 1901 as monsoon falls 43 per cent short

Meghalaya records warmest year since 1901 as monsoon falls 43 per cent short

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

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Meghalaya records warmest year since 1901 as monsoon falls 43 per cent short

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

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