'Weather in Bangalore' by Ajit Chandrasekhar

 

Weather in Bangalore 2024

 by Ajit Chandrasekhar

 

 

This year, 2024, has seen the second hottest summer, 39° C (102° F) and the heaviest rainfall in recorded history. 190 mm (19 cm) or 7.4” on 21^st October from 6 pm to midnight 21/22 October, breaching the record of 179 mm of rainfall in September 1988.

 

The hottest summer I have seen was in 2016 with the hottest day of 40° C (104° F) on 24^th April, 2016. Everybody was shocked. Bangalore is higher than many other places, 3200’ (approximately 930 m) above sea level, which is why it is usually cooler than surrounding areas. Normal summer temperatures in Bangalore are 34° C in the day and about 23° C at night.

 

I have seen in the newspaper that many people are predicting that winter will be colder than normal in 2024/2025. But one can’t say till we actually see it happening. I have experienced 9° C (48° F) in the year 1974/75. Two days, once in December and once in early January.

 

I have seen an article shared with me by my cousin that in the year 1815 it got very cold. Even Madras (Chennai) was chilly. Unfortunately, I don’t know the precise temperatures in Bangalore at that time because they were not recorded. The Meteorological Department in Bangalore did not exist until 1868.

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Ajit informs us that since this article was written, the highest rainfall of 190mm was recorded on 22nd October, 2024 in North Bangalore. 

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Ajit Chandrasekhar is a Bangalore-based writer and artist.

'The Data Man,' an Interview with Ajit Chandrasekhar Regarding the Bangalore Weather, can be accessed here.