List of Indian heat waves


This is a list of serious heat waves in India.
YearDurationMax. temperatureDeathsRef
1956
1995June>350
1998May–June2,500
2002April–May1030
2015May–June2500
2016April–May160
2019May-June184
2022March-June90
2023April–June111
2024April-June411

Difficulties in estimation

Recent computerization of healthcare and adoption of diagnostic codes like ICD-10 makes tracking of causality during estimation harder, resulting in underestimations, despite more complete data being available upon diagnosis.