On April 27, 2026, a severe heatwave in Key Details of the Event:Unprecedented Record: -The concentration of all 50 hottest cities in one country is "not normal" and unprecedented in modern weather records, excluding typical hotspots in the Middle East, Australia, or Africa
On April 27, 2026, a severe heatwave in
Key Details of the Event:
Unprecedented Record: -
The concentration of all 50 hottest cities in one country is "not normal" and unprecedented in modern weather records, excluding typical hotspots in the Middle East, Australia, or Africa.
The Hottest Spot:-
Banda in Uttar Pradesh was the hottest location, reaching 115°F (roughly 46.2© on April 27, with high overnight temperatures.
Regional Impact: -
The majority of the heat was concentrated in India's "interior heat belt".
Climate Context: -
This event follows a trend of intensifying, earlier-starting summers in India, driven by climate change.
Climatologist Maximiliano Herrera labeled it one of the harshest April heatwaves on record, with many locations setting or breaking April temperature records.
‘Not normal’: On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in just one country
Top of AQI's list was the city of Banda in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which has a harsh, sub-tropical climate which often delivers brutal summer.
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