8. 2003 Southern Indian Heat wave: Heat wave of 2003 in Souther India was one of the worst heat waves recorded in Indian history.
Nearly 1500 causalities were reported officially due to heat exhaustion and sunstroke as a result of blistering heave wave throughout the country in the month of May.
Southern states of Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Andra Pradesh were the worst affected with mercury climbing in these states to scorching 50 degree celsius.
Parts of India were as hot as African Sahara Desert as evidenced from satellite imagery.
9. Dras, Ladakh (coldest recorded temperature): Dras is a town in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir.
It is the second coldest inhabited place in the world second only to Siberia.
Dras also holds the record for the coldest temperature recorded in India, which is -50 degree celsius.
Dras is located at staggering 3230 m above sea level.
It is 56 km from the Kargil town. The Kargil war saw the town being shelled by infiltrators and the war ended with the Indian Army recapturing these areas.
The only other place where even lower temperature recorded was at Indian-controlled Siachen Glacier with unreliable instruments.
10. Alwar, Rajasthan (highest recorded temperature): Alwar district of Rajasthan holds the record for the highest ever recorded temperature in India of 50.6 degree celsius in May 10, 1956.
Though Orissa reported a temperature of 55 degree celsius in 2005, Indian Meteorological Department doubts the validity of this claim.
Alwar is located 160 km south of Delhi. Alwar district lies on the eastern border of the Thar Desert.
