Sources

Every number on this site is derived from the datasets marked “Used”. Anything unavailable is left blank rather than estimated.

DatasetPublisherTypeLicenceStatus
ERA5 post-processed daily statistics on single levelsCopernicus C3S / ECMWFReanalysis, 0.25°, 1940–presentCC-BY 4.0Used
ARCO-ERA5 hourly 2 m temperature (Google Cloud public dataset)Google Cloud, a copy of ERA5 from Copernicus C3S / ECMWFReanalysis, hourly, 0.25°CC-BY 4.0 (ERA5 licence)Used (some years and the partial current year)
geoBoundaries India ADM1 (states/UTs)DataMeet / Election Commission of India via geoBoundaries2011 boundariesCC BY 2.5 INUsed
geoBoundaries India ADM2 (districts)Pathways Data / LGD via geoBoundaries2021 boundariesODbL 1.0Used
IMD heatwave definitionsIndia Meteorological DepartmentDefinitions onlyCitedReferenced
Survey of India boundariesSurvey of India—Redistribution requires permissionNot used
IMD gridded temperature (1°)IMD PuneObservation-based gridTo be confirmedNot used (coarse; terms unconfirmed)
Census of India 2011Registrar General & Census CommissionerPopulation, 2011To be confirmedNot used yet