Now IMD's 'feels-like' IMD index to capture actual heat impact

NAGPUR: The

India Meteorological Department

(IMD) has introduced an experimental heat index aimed at better capturing the actual heat stress felt by people, particularly in regions like Nagpur and across Vidarbha, where perceived temperatures often exceed recorded values.
The heat index provides information on the impact of humidity on high temperatures and thus gives a ‘feels-like temperature’, which can be used as an indication for human discomfort. It provides guidance towards additional care to be taken by people to reduce discomfort. Colour codes are used for the experimental heat index.