Guwahati, Nov. 7 -- Meghalaya recorded its highest annual mean temperature since 1901 in 2025, reaching 20.77 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the state received 43 per cent less than normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon, according to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) report.

The findings appear in the Statement on Climate for Meghalaya: 2025, prepared by the IMD's Climate Research and Services office in Pune in collaboration with the Meghalaya government. The report examines temperature trends, rainfall patterns and extreme weather events using climate records dating back to 1901.

The state's annual mean temperature of 20.77 degrees Celsius stood 0.96 degrees above the 1991-2020 long-period average. Both maximum and mi...