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A taxi driver in New Delhi pours water on his face to beat the summer heat.

How was May? Lowest average max temp in 44 years, 2nd highest rains in 121 years

1 min read . Updated: 11 Jun 2021

Fishing boats lie along a beach on the Bay of Bengal. (AFP)

Depression in Bay of Bengal intensifies, to cross AP coast on 13 Oct

1 min read . Updated: 12 Oct 2020

Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary M Rajeevan

IMD developing flood warning system for Bengaluru, Kolkata

1 min read . Updated: 07 Sep 2020

Representative image (AP)

High flash flood risk in MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, moderate risk in Goa: CWC

1 min read . Updated: 22 Aug 2020

Children play in a waterlogged street following monsoon rainfall (AFP)

Heavy rain predicted in Odisha, relief commissioner asks districts collectors to

1 min read . Updated: 19 Aug 2020

Balloon sellers walk in the rain outside Birla Mandir, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Aug 12, 2020. (PTI)

Delhi: Rainfall in August so far lowest in 10 years

1 min read . Updated: 12 Aug 2020

Gurugram: Dark clouds gather in the sky during monsoon season, in Gurugram, (PTI)

IMD plans to use artificial intelligence in weather forecasting

1 min read . Updated: 02 Aug 2020

A boy reacts during monsoon rain. (PTI)

Heavy rainfall warning for Bihar by IMD, state govt advises precaution

1 min read . Updated: 24 Jun 2020

The agency had last predicted that monsoon will come to the state on 11 June and that prediction has no come true (AP)

Monsoon has arrived in Maharashtra today: IMD

1 min read . Updated: 11 Jun 2020

The government has called an urgent meeting in the afternoon (Photo: AP)

Floods in Kerala, parties want bypolls suspended

1 min read . Updated: 21 Oct 2019

An areal view of overflowing Vishwamitri River after heavy rain in Vadodara on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Gujarat: Heavy rain in Saurashtra, Kutch; death toll rises to 31

2 min read . Updated: 11 Aug 2019

K.J. Ramesh, director general of meteorology at IMD (Photo: Ramesh Pathania )

El Niño threat has passed... rain deficit will decrease by July-end: K.J. Ramesh

5 min read . Updated: 28 Jul 2019

IMD: Monsoon may gain pace in parts of south India in 4-5 days

2 min read . Updated: 18 Jun 2019

Skymet had earlier predicted a sluggish start to the monsoon this year due to El Nino. (Photo: HT)

IMD’s first long-range monsoon forecast to mark El Nino impact

1 min read . Updated: 15 Apr 2019

Traffic chaos at Vijay Chowk on the first day of the New Year 2019. PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist

Delhi records third lowest average minimum temperature in last 50 years

1 min read . Updated: 02 Jan 2019

People walk past uprooted trees as Cyclone Phethai barrels through coastal Andhra Pradesh, at Kakinada town in East Godavari. Photo:AP

Cyclone Phethai weakens after landfall near Kakinada

1 min read . Updated: 17 Dec 2018

Uttrakhand is yet to recover from the trail of destruction left by flash floods in June 2013—the country’s worst natural disaster since the tsunami in 2004. Photo: PTI

Amid Kerala floods, IMD issues heavy rain warning for Uttarakhand

3 min read . Updated: 12 Aug 2018

While El Nino generally hampers the progress of the south-west monsoon and is associated with droughts, La Nina is considered to be favourable.

Threat of El Nino looms

1 min read . Updated: 24 Jul 2018

IMD officials said that fewer low pressure systems have developed over Bay of Bengal during the current monsoon season, and those which developed largely moved westwards.

Overall rainfall deficit narrows to 4%, but UP, Bihar, Jharkhand still face dry conditions

2 min read . Updated: 16 Jul 2018

The four-month monsoon season normally begins from 1 June and ends on 30 September. Photo: Mint

Monsoon gains pace, covers country 17 days in advance

1 min read . Updated: 29 Jun 2018

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