The 2016 Indian heat wave was a major heat wave in April and May of that year. A national record high temperature of 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) was set in the town of Phalodi, in the state of Rajasthan. Over 1,100 people died with 330 million affected to...
Indian heat wave can refer to a number of major heat waves that have occurred in India:
From April 2024 to June 2024, a severe and long heat wave affected India. The heat wave occurred during the Indian summer or pre-monsoon, which typically lasts from March to June, with peak temperatures in April and May. The year marked the third...
In May 2015, India was struck by a severe heat wave. As of 3 June 2015, it caused the deaths of at least 2,500 people in multiple regions. The heat wave occurred during the Indian dry season, which typically lasts from March to July with peak...
This is a list of serious heat waves in India.
More than 1,030 people were killed in the 2002 heatwave in South India. Most of the dead were poor and elderly and a majority of deaths occurred in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. In the districts that were impacted most, the heat was so...
This is a partial list of temperature phenomena that have been labeled as heat waves, listed in order of occurrence.
A heat wave or heatwave, sometimes described as extreme heat, is a period of abnormally hot weather that lasts for multiple days. A heat wave is usually measured relative to the usual climate in the area and to normal temperatures for the season....
The 2025 India–Pakistan heat wave refers to a deadly extreme weather event of abnormally high temperatures that affected the Indian subcontinent beginning in early April 2025 and ending in July 2025. The weather phenomenon arrived earlier than the...
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic...
