The warmest November that ever happened in Pakistan was reported by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) to be in November 2024 because it was significantly warmer than the national average. The national average monthly temperature for November was 20.75 degrees Celsius; this means that it is a phenomenal +2.89 degrees Celsius over the normal 17.87 degrees Celsius average. It also set the record for the hottest November in 64 years, surpassing the earlier 19.87°C record in the year 2011.
The maximum temperature in daytime in the country as a whole was inclusive of 28.05°C. This maximum temperature is regarded as +2.13°C warmer than the average maximum temperature section in homes which is 25.92°C, making it the second hottest November maximum in the last six decades, just behind the 28.09 °C set in 2007. In addition, the national nighttime (lowest) temperature was 13.40 °C, having an anomaly of 4.07 °C from the average of 9.33 °C. This has set a new record for the highest average minimum temperature recorded since 1960.
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The hottest day of November was in Turbat, Balochistan, with a maximum temperature of 41°C. Meanwhile, Mithi – in Sindh – recorded the hottest average monthly maximum temperature of 35.5°C. On the other hand, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, registered the coldest night on November 28 with a reading of -6.6°C.
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Shifting meteorological patterns are such that the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is shifting into a La Niña phase and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) entails a negative phase, likely to have further changes in global weather.