Total heatwave days in 2022 over 5 times more than last year’s

India reported one of its hottest summers in 2022 recording 203 heatwave days, which was the highest in the recent past. The maximum number of such episodes this year were reported from Uttarakhand (28), followed by Rajasthan (26), Punjab and Haryana (24 each), Jharkhand (18) and Delhi (17). Data also shows Assam, Himachal and Karnataka have not reported any heatwave day at all this year.