Unusual January Warmth in Pune

Pune Shivajinagar average minimum temperature this January is 13.6c which is the 3rd highest avg. minimum temperature recorded here in January since 2014. Data: IMD

The attached map shows average minimum temperature in January for 2014-2026.

Also, on 30th January 2026, Pune recorded a low of 18.2°c.

This was the 4th warmest January nights ever 

The ranking is:

Warmest January Nights Ever:

1. In 2002  :26.6°c

2. In 2013  :20.0°c

3. In 2021  :19.1°c

4. In 2026  :18.2°c

Extreme January Cold

Following a significant winter storm, frigid temperatures lingered in late January 2026 across a vast swath of the U.S

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 NASA Earth Observatory

 29th January....W.D. as mentioned in yesterdays Post

 How Reliable are Climate Models.

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 27th Night Post:

A series of 3 W.D.s are crossing thru North India.  After the first gone, second W.D. crossed on 27th and into 28th. The induced low over Rajasthan attracted moisture from the Arabian Sea into Central India..seen in image.

The SW pull brought rains to central India and Northern Maharashtra. 

Jalgaon received heavy showers.

Mumbai Pune got mild drizzle (0.1 mm)on 27th morning.

Another W.D. is expected on 30th. This continuous 3 in row systems reduce the cold North winds from blowing, and Prevent the usually expected Cold wave in Maharashtra and Gujarat. 

Temperatures Outlook for 28th Wednesday- 31st Sunday :

Mumbai: Hazy skies with cool winds in the day. Days around pleasant 29/31°c. Nights constant as now at 18/20°c.

Pune: Pleasant days and day temperature at 29/31°c and nights at 14/16°c.

Mahabaleshwar: Pleasant cool days at 25°c but nights not going below 15°c.

Bharuch : Moderate weather with cool day winds. Temperature ranging between 31/32c and 15/16°c.

Maximum/Minimum Temperatures on 26th January 2026

India:

High Rainfall in India: Tamilnadu:

Maharashtra:

Gujarat:

World:

Ceduna Airport (Australia) 49.3°c

Coldest: Suhana(Russia):-51.3°c

Global Warming is Only A Modest Problem

Global Warming is Only A Modest Problem

Human-forced global warming (also called "Climate Change" by some) is only a modest problem.   

The scientific facts are clear:

It is NOT an existential threat to humanity.   It is NOT a crisis.

*Extreme Weather, Enhanced by Climate Change, Is Causing Increasing Numbers of Deaths

You have heard the claim multiple times:   increasing extreme weather resulting from climate change is resulting in many more extreme weather-related deaths.

This is simply untrue.   Deaths from extreme weather (extreme heat/cold, hurricanes, extreme windstorms, flooding, etc.) are down...a LOT (see proof below).

Such deaths are down even though there are a lot more people on the planet.  

Why?   Much better forecasts allow people to get out of the way or prepare.  Many nations have invested in making themselves less vulnerable to severe weather--including some of the poorest.

Want an example?  In 1970, Cyclone (Hurricane) Bhola hit Bangladish and nearly 500,000 people died.

In 2020, a more powerful storm (Super Cyclone Amphan) hit virtually the same location, with only 133 deaths.

Severe storm deaths are profoundly down.....is this a "crisis"?

*Extreme Temperature Deaths Will Decline

There is a deep literature showing that cold waves kill far more people than heat waves.   For example, a 2015 article in The Lancet found 17 times more deaths from cold than heat (see figure from that article below).

Thus, global warming will REDUCE deaths from extreme temperatures. 

From Cliff Masters Blog

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