Year and State wise Average Number of Cold and Heat Wave Days
The dataset contains the year and state wise average number of heat wave days reported during the Summer
Season from April to June and the average number of cold wave days reported during the Winter Season from December of previous year to February of current year.
Note: Data for Jammu & Kashmir given in the dataset includes unified data for UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.
Year and State wise Average Number of Cold and Heat Wave Days
The dataset contains the year and state wise average number of heat wave days reported during the Summer
Season from April to June and the average number of cold wave days reported during the Winter Season from December of previous year to February of current year.
Note: Data for Jammu & Kashmir given in the dataset includes unified data for UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.
The calendar year for which the cold and heat wave day counts are reported.
state
String
27
720
The Indian state to which the cold and heat wave day record pertains.
weather_event
String
2
720
The type of extreme weather event being measured, either a heat wave or a cold wave.
days
Int64
29
642
The number of days the specified weather event (heat wave or cold wave) occurred in the state during the given year.
unit
String
1
720
The unit of measurement for the recorded values, expressed as days in absolute number.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or annotations associated with the data record.
Citation
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. (2026). Year and State wise Average Number of Cold and Heat Wave Days [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/21386
