2022 India–Pakistan heat wave
The 2022 India–Pakistan heat wave was an extreme weather event which resulted in the hottest March in the subcontinent since 1901. The hot season arrived unusually early in the year and extended into April, affecting a large part of India's northwest and Pakistan. The heatwave was combined with a drought, with rainfall being only a quarter to a third of normal. It occurred during a La Niña event, in which heat records are generally less likely.
| Type | Heat wave |
|---|---|
| Areas | India, Pakistan |
| Start date | March 2022 |
| End date | June 2022 |
| Losses | |
| Deaths | 90 |
Several cities across India had high temperatures over 42.8 °C (109.0 °F), with Wardha rising to 45 °C (113 °F). In Pakistan, the city of Nawabshah recorded a high temperature of 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) and Jacobabad and Sibi both reached 47 °C (117 °F). Pakistan's Minister of Climate Change Sherry Rehman described it as a "spring-less year".