How do you access IMD Temperature data?

IMD Temperature is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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IMD Temp

IMD Gridded Temperature

Name: IMD Gridded Temperature
Creator: India Meteorological Department

IMD temperature products are used to study heat, cold, and long-run temperature change.

Open downloadVery large

climate agriculture health

Host / institution

IMD Pune · India Meteorological Department

Geography

India, grid

Time coverage

1951–2024 (1° daily)

Update frequency

Updated annually

What this is best for

Heat, crop stress, and mortality-related climate work

Main limitations

Coarser grid than rainfall product

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is IMD Temperature used for?: Heat, crop stress, and mortality-related climate work
How do you access IMD Temperature data?: IMD Temperature is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does IMD Temperature cover?: Geography: India, grid. Time coverage: 1951–2024 (1° daily).
What are the main limitations of IMD Temperature?: Coarser grid than rainfall product

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

1 link

PortalIMD Pune temperature productswww.imdpune.gov.in/

Variables3

Live-fetched www.imdpune.gov.in (2026-07-09): Climate Research & Services, Pune. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
Tmax / Tmin	Daily maximum and minimum temperature	Climate
Lat / Lon	1° grid coordinates	Geography
Date	Daily time index (1951–present)	Time

Formats

binary · tools

Technical tags

raster gridopen downloaddaily

Example uses

Heatwave exposure studies

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
imdR: Download, Process and Visualize IMD Gridded Meteorological Data
Subhradip Bhattacharjee, Amitava Panja, Ankita Chakraborty · CRAN: Contributed Packages · 2026
Analyzes IMD Temperature data in the context of: "imdR: Download, Process and Visualize IMD Gridded Meteorological Data".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Comparison of gridded temperature dataset of IMD and Sheffield over India
Anurag Sharma, Deepak Swami, Nitin Joshi · WEENTECH Proceedings in Energy · 2021
Analyzes IMD Temperature data in the context of: "Comparison of gridded temperature dataset of IMD and Sheffield over India".
Working paperAnalyzes data
Analysis of Temperature Extremes over India Using Sheffield &amp; IMD Dataset
Anurag Sharma, Deepak Swami, Nitin Joshi · 2021
Analyzes IMD Temperature data in the context of: "Analysis of Temperature Extremes over India Using Sheffield &amp; IMD Dataset".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

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