He Bangalore city in Karnataka recorded a maximum temperature of 38.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), PTI reported.
CP Patil, director of Meteorological Centre, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, said that on April 27, Bengaluru city reached 37.4 degrees Celsius, about 3.3 degrees Celsius difference in temperature. normal maximum, according to the PTI.
This year’s record is yet to surpass the all-time high of 39.2 degrees Celsius recorded on April 25, 2016, Patil said.
Meanwhile, Kalaburgi, which has been recording the highest maximum temperature in Karnataka, offers no respite from the relentless heat, and witnessed a slight dip. On Sunday it recorded 40.5 degrees Celsius, while the day before it was 42.4 degrees Celsius, according to IMD data, the news agency reported on Sunday.
While Bengaluru will remain dry on April 30, possibly reaching 39 degrees Celsius, the IMD predicts light rains in some parts of Bidar, Kalaburgi, Yadgir, Vijayapura, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Mysuru, Belagavi, Bagalkote and Raichur, according to PTI.
Solapur reaches 43.7 degrees Celsius and mercury exceeds 40 in many areas
Meanwhile, the temperature in several parts of Maharashtra crossed 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday, with Solapur being the hottest at 43.7 degrees Celsius, an increase of 2.3 degrees from normal, according to PTI.
The high temperatures were recorded mainly in the western and central areas of the state, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
Notably, a heat wave warning has been issued for Mumbai, Raigad and Thane for Sunday, according to PTI.
The Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) recorded a temperature of 34.4 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal. The minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius also rose 1.4 degrees above normal, the India Meteorological Department said, the news agency reported on Sunday.
The Santacruz observatory (representative of suburban Mumbai) recorded a maximum temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius, an increase of 4.4 degrees, while the minimum temperature was 27.2 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degrees above than normal, according to the data.
Neighboring Thane recorded a maximum temperature of 40.8 degrees Celsius. The other districts where temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius include Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (40.7), Jalgaon (42.2), Nashik (41.2), Kolhapur (40.2), Nanded (42.4), Palghar ( 42), Parbhani (42.8), Sangli (41). and Satara (40.5), the news agency reported on Sunday.
(with PTI inputs)