2010 warmest year since 1901

• 2010 was the warmest year since 1901, the India Meteorology Department (IMD) announced
• The annual mean temperature for the country as a whole was 25.8023 degrees Celsius during 2010 — 0.93 degrees higher than the average for the 30-year period from 1961.
• The pre-monsoon season between March and May last year was the hottest time with mean temperatures remaining 1.8 degrees Celsius above normal