A climatological study of heat and cold waves in Karnataka State

Abstract

The intensity, frequency, areal extent, development, movement and decay of heat and cold waves m Karnataka State have been analysed during the period of the past two decades. It is observed that the total number of cold wave days are comparatively more than the heat wave days over the whole State. The magnitudes of severity in intensity of occurrence of heat waves are steeper as we move towards the eastern side of the State while it is reversed m the case of cold waves. The Maidan region of the State is most prone to severe heat waves while the coastal and a part of the Ghat regions are highly susceptible to severe cold waves.