AHMEDABAD: Extreme summer warmth gripped Gujarat as seven cities recorded most temperatures above the 44°C mark on Sunday.
Ahmedabad town baked underneath the blistering solar, and recorded the season's very best, 44.eight°C, crossing the 44°C-mark for the second time in closing ten days.
Maximum temperature within the town used to be 3.1 degrees above standard.
Kandla airport, one of the crucial 23 stations monitored by the Met department, used to be the freshest position within the state for the second day in a row, recording a most temperature of 46.3°C on Sunday. Deesa the city in Banaskantha district used to be the second hottest position at 45.eight°C.
In Ahmedabad, the minimal temperature used to be 29.1°C, which used to be 1.four degrees above standard.
Maximum temperature of the town might touch 45°C on Monday. Relative humidity ranged between 65% and 27% on Sunday.
The excessive afternoon warmth made going outdoor insufferable till late night.
A critical heatwave prevails in North Gujarat, Central Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch, an official observation by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned.
People preferred to stay indoors until late night and the roads wore a abandoned look due to very less vehicular site visitors. Even all over night, hot air endured to blow making it insufferable for electorate.
Jayanta Sarkar, director of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Gujarat, mentioned that Ahmedabad town registered the season's hottest day on Sunday.
"There was a heatwave all across Gujarat and there will be the same extreme condition on Monday also. Heatwave conditions will continue to prevail in North Gujarat, Central Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch regions on Monday also," he mentioned.
"Some respite can be expected from Tuesday as maximum temperature may drop by one or two degrees as winds pattern will change from south-westerly to westerly. Besides, the monsoon will also set in Kerala in some days, so the winds blowing from south-westerly direction will bring moisture to the state to provide a bit of respite," added Sarkar.
The IMD caution on Sunday stated, "Heatwave conditions may prevail in parts of Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu."
According to IMD, most temperature will hover between 41 and 45 degrees over North Gujarat region, in portions of Saurashtra-Kutch and South Gujarat region all over next two days.
Ahmedabad town baked underneath the blistering solar, and recorded the season's very best, 44.eight°C, crossing the 44°C-mark for the second time in closing ten days.
Maximum temperature within the town used to be 3.1 degrees above standard.
Kandla airport, one of the crucial 23 stations monitored by the Met department, used to be the freshest position within the state for the second day in a row, recording a most temperature of 46.3°C on Sunday. Deesa the city in Banaskantha district used to be the second hottest position at 45.eight°C.
In Ahmedabad, the minimal temperature used to be 29.1°C, which used to be 1.four degrees above standard.
Maximum temperature of the town might touch 45°C on Monday. Relative humidity ranged between 65% and 27% on Sunday.
The excessive afternoon warmth made going outdoor insufferable till late night.
A critical heatwave prevails in North Gujarat, Central Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch, an official observation by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned.
People preferred to stay indoors until late night and the roads wore a abandoned look due to very less vehicular site visitors. Even all over night, hot air endured to blow making it insufferable for electorate.
Jayanta Sarkar, director of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Gujarat, mentioned that Ahmedabad town registered the season's hottest day on Sunday.
"There was a heatwave all across Gujarat and there will be the same extreme condition on Monday also. Heatwave conditions will continue to prevail in North Gujarat, Central Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch regions on Monday also," he mentioned.
"Some respite can be expected from Tuesday as maximum temperature may drop by one or two degrees as winds pattern will change from south-westerly to westerly. Besides, the monsoon will also set in Kerala in some days, so the winds blowing from south-westerly direction will bring moisture to the state to provide a bit of respite," added Sarkar.
The IMD caution on Sunday stated, "Heatwave conditions may prevail in parts of Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu."
According to IMD, most temperature will hover between 41 and 45 degrees over North Gujarat region, in portions of Saurashtra-Kutch and South Gujarat region all over next two days.
Ahmedabad records season's highest temp of 44.8
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