{"id":103565,"date":"2025-05-03T13:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T08:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=103565"},"modified":"2025-05-03T13:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T08:44:15","slug":"april-among-driest-hottest-months-in-pakistan-in-over-65-years-pmd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/103565\/","title":{"rendered":"April among driest, hottest months in Pakistan in over 65 years: PMD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan(National Times)- KARACHI: The last month has been marked by extreme weather, ranking as the seventh driest and the second hottest April in the country over the past 65 years, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) data revealed.\u00a0 As per the Met Office, the average temperature across the country during April was 27.91 degrees Celsius, which is 3.37\u00b0C higher than the long-term average of 24.54\u00b0C.\u00a0 Daytime temperatures were particularly alarming, with the average maximum temperature recorded at 36.40\u00b0C, surpassing the usual average of 31.74\u00b0C by 4.66\u00b0C. This made it the second-highest daytime temperature average for the month of April during the last 65 years. Meanwhile, the night-time temperatures also saw a noticeable rise, averaging 19.36\u00b0C, which is 2.57\u00b0C above the normal average of 16.80\u00b0C.In addition to the heat, April&#8217;s rainfall was 59% below average, classifying it among the driest Aprils recorded since 1960. This significant deviation highlights the growing impact of climate change on the country&#8217;s weather patterns. These extremes could have serious implications for agriculture, water resources, and public health, particularly as the summer season intensifies. It is worth noting that a spike in gastrointestinal illnesses was recently reported in the country, coinciding with the onset of the summer season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- KARACHI: The last month has been marked by extreme weather, ranking as the seventh driest and the second hottest April in the country over the past 65 years, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) data revealed.\u00a0 As per the Met Office, the average temperature across the country during April was 27.91 degrees Celsius, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>April among driest, hottest months in Pakistan in over 65 years: PMD - 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