Jayashree Nandi

New Delhi, May 9 -- This April was the warmest since 1940, making it the 11th month in a row that is the warmest on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

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Human-induced warming is increasing at an unprecedented rate, reaching 0.26°C per decade. Carbon budget for 1.5°C goal is shrinking fast due to high CO2 emissions.

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La Nina weather phenomenon likely to start in the Pacific Ocean, leading to above-average rainfall and floods in India during the monsoon season starting in June.

KS Hosalikar, who heads climate research and services at IMD in Pune, said the gusty winds and rain in Mumbai was a typical pre-monsoon thunderstorm activity

In the larger South Asia region, an extremely warm April is a somewhat rarer event, with a 3% probability of happening in a given year

The southwest monsoon, which delivers nearly 70% of the country's rain between June and September and is crucial for its economy, is likely to be “above normal” at 106% of LPA

Severe heatwave to grip Delhi, Punjab, Haryana from May 18-20, with rising temperatures in northwest India. Rain expected in southern regions.