Heat wave in Phalodi, India, 19 May 2016

A case study detailing a record-breaking heat wave in Phalodi, India, on 19 May 2016, and an analysis by the Raising Risk Awareness Project on the role of human-induced climate change in the event.

• On 19 May 2016, the city of Phalodi in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, India, recorded an all-time record high temperature for any calendar day of 51°C, which some accounts suggest was the third-highest temperature ever documented globally.
• High temperatures were widespread across Rajasthan on 19 May 2016, with most stations exceeding 46°C; specifically, Jaipur reached 46.5°C (its hottest day in 11 years) and Delhi reached 46.8°C.
• An analysis by the Raising Risk Awareness Project (CDKN and World Weather Attribution) concluded that human-induced climate change did not play a detectable role in the 19 May 2016 heat wave in north-western India or a similar event in Andhra Pradesh in May 2015, potentially due to the masking effects of irrigation and aerosols on warming.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2017). Heat wave in Phalodi, India, 19 May 2016. https://cdkn.org/resource/phalodi

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Heat wave in Phalodi, India, 19 May 2016. 2017. https://cdkn.org/resource/phalodi.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2017heat, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Heat wave in Phalodi, India, 19 May 2016}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/phalodi}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }