New Delhi, April 16 -- In 2024, Tanzania experienced its hottest year on record, marked by sharply rising nighttime temperatures. The country's average annual minimum temperature, a key indicator of nighttime warmth, reached 19.3 C, which was 1.1 C higher than the long-term average.

This increase outpaced the rise in maximum temperatures, which stood at 28.8 C, just 0.4 C above average, highlighting a pronounced warming trend during nighttime.

Across most of the country, maximum temperatures were 0 C to 1 C above average, with the exception of parts of Tabora and Shinyanga, where anomalies ranged between 0 C and -1 C.

Meanwhile, minimum temperatures were 1 C to 2 C higher in the northeast, including the Lake Victoria basin, northeaster...