IMD says Bengaluru’s maximum temperature reached 38.5 degrees Celsius

Bengaluru city of Karnataka According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature was recorded at 38.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday.

According to PTI, CP Patil, director of the meteorological centre, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, said the temperature in Bengaluru city reached 37.4 degrees Celsius on April 27, which is about 3.3 degrees Celsius below the normal maximum temperature.

Patil said this year’s record temperature has failed to surpass the all-time high of 39.2 degrees Celsius recorded on April 25, 2016.

Meanwhile, with no respite from the persistent heat, Kalaburagi, which has been recording the highest maximum temperature in Karnataka, witnessed a marginal drop. The news agency reported on Sunday that according to IMD data, the temperature was recorded at 40.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, whereas it was 42.4 degrees Celsius a day earlier.

While Bengaluru will remain dry on April 30, possibly reaching 39 degrees Celsius, the IMD has predicted light rain over parts of Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Vijayapura, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Mysuru, Belagavi, Bagalkot and Raichur, according to PTI.

Solapur hottest with 43.7 degree Celsius, mercury crosses 40 in many areas

Meanwhile, according to PTI, temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius in many areas of Maharashtra on Sunday, with Solapur being the hottest at 43.7 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees above normal.

According to the report, high temperatures were recorded mainly in the western and central regions of the state. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) data.

Notably, according to PTI, a heat wave warning was issued for Mumbai, Raigad and Thane for Sunday.

The Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) recorded a temperature of 34.4 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal. According to the India Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature also increased by 1.4 degrees above normal to 27.6 degrees Celsius, the news agency reported on Sunday.

According to the data, the Santa Cruz Observatory (representative of suburbs in 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 normal.

Neighboring Thane recorded a maximum temperature of 40.8 degrees Celsius. Other districts where the temperature crossed 40 degrees Celsius included Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (40.7), Jalgaon (42.2), Nashik (41.2), Kolhapur (40.2), Nanded (42.4), Palghar (42), Parbhani (42.8), Sangli ( 41) are included. , and Satara (40.5), the news agency reported on Sunday.

(With PTI inputs)