This October, India experienced extreme weather events on 30 of the 31 days, according to India’s Atlas on Weather Disasters released by Down To Earth-Centre for Science and Environment Data Centre. While on all 30 days, some parts of the country recorded heavy rains, floods and landslides, on 17 days, there were lightning and storms. The month also saw an avalanche event on October 4 in Uttarakhand that left at least 16 dead. This makes sense as the month was unusually wet, with 47 per cent more rainfall (110.8 mm) than the long period average, as per the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Climate Summary for the month.
— source downtoearth.org.in | 01 Dec 2022