First 40 c...& 50c

 First 40c date for the Season:

• February: In exceptionally warm years, parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Telangana can hit 40°C by the last week of February. For instance, in 2023, several locations in Maharashtra and Gujarat recorded temperatures close to or at 40°C as early as February 12-16.

Pune historically recorded its earliest 40°C on March 28, 1892,

1953  .           28 -Feb Akola 40.0°c , Ahmedabad 28 Feb 40.6 °c, Baroda 28th Feb 40.6°

1956              

1963.             23-Feb   Bhubaneshwar 42.7c    

1973             28-Feb  Ahmadabad, Baroda, Bharuch, Rajkot, Surat.Baroda 41.7c, Bharuch 42.8c

1974              27 - Feb   Jalgaon

1976              20- Feb   Dohad  42.0c

1981 3-Mar Mumbai Scruz 40.0

1982 20-Mar Baroda 41.0

1983 11-Mar Solapur 40.0

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988 16-Mar Nagpur 40.0

1989

1990 4-Apr Nagpur

1991

1992 17-Mar Solapur

1993

1994 13-Mar Solapur

1995 22 Mar Ahmadabad

1996 29- Feb Chandrapur

1997 12-Mar Nagpur

1998 21 Mar Ahemadabad

1999

2000 18-March Kurnool (sent by Shitij)

2001 26-Feb Titalgarh

2002 18-March Ahmadabad "

2003 2-March Solapur ''

2004 6-March Kurnool (sent by Shitij)

2005 17-Mar Akola  (41c)

2006 22-Feb Akola   40.5

2007 16-Mar Mumbai Scruz  40.0

2008 17-Mar Akola

2009 25-Feb Bhubaneshwar  40.1
                   26-Feb Akola   40.0

2010 5-Mar Anantapur

2011 10-Mar Anantapur

2012 26-Feb Bhubaneshwar

2013           7th March  Mumbai Scruz, Rajkot and Valsad.

2014          16th March  Barmer  ...40.1

2016          20 Feb Bhubaneshwar  40.1....................

Phalodi

, Rajasthan: 51.0°C (recorded May 19, 2016).

2020         17 Mar  Anantpur

2021          26th feb -Bhubaneshwar   40.1

2023.        16th Feb...Bhuj 40.4

2024         29th February ...Bhubaneshwar ?

2025.       24th Feb.  Kannur. 40.4