Summer arrived early in India this year with the country experiencing the hottest February in the last 125 years.
IMD data shows February 2025 as the ‘hottest’ since 1901, with the average mean temperature for the month settling at 22.04°C
The data also points out that February recorded the second-highest maximum temperature since 1901 at 29.07°C, with a rise of 1.49°C.
The data showed that February 2025 was also one of the driest in 125 years with less than half the rainfall compared to other years.