The Met Department said the rise in temperature is due to climate change and a change in the wind pattern.
, global warming has 35-year-old Hemraj Meher, a farmer in Madhya Pradesh's Chaan village, worried about his wheat crop yield.
The maximum temperature this year's winter season so far in Hemraj's district, Bhopal, has been five degrees Celsius above normal.
Like Hemraj, most farmers across Madhya Pradesh are losing sleep over such tangible effects of climate change that threaten their yield.
"Nobody advised us that it will be this hot in winter and we should not sow wheat. The agriculture department did not tell us anything. I have a loan of about Rs 1.5-2 lakh to repay. I may have to sell my land," Hemraj told NDTV.
Like Madhya Pradesh, most of India is experiencing an unusually warm winter. Some 900 km away from Bhopal, in Shimla, apple orchard owners are also concerned as the maximum temperature recorded here is seven degrees Celsius above normal.
Apple farmer Karam Singh said, "Because of the high temperatures, apple trees are drying up and are falling prey to disease. If it continues to be hot like this then us farmers will have to suffer."
The Met Department said the rise in temperature is due to climate change and a change in the wind pattern.
A strong el nino, the warming of the pacific waters, threatens to be especially severe this year which will result in a global impact on weather patterns, they said.
"There is a high chance that winter-like temperatures will prevail over northern India from 12th December and the second half of the month will be much cooler," Dr BP Yadav Director Indian Meteorological Department said.