- Meteorological Department: Heat will increase in the coming days.
Weather Update in India: The effect of heat is continuously increasing across the country and in many states the temperature has been recorded much above normal. The temperature in Jammu and Kashmir remained above 5 degrees, while in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana-Chandigarh, Meghalaya, Kerala and Tripura, an increase of 3 to 5 degrees was recorded.
Increase in temperature from 1.6 to 3 degrees
Temperatures also remained high in eastern Uttar Pradesh, while Delhi, Jharkhand, eastern Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal recorded higher temperatures by 1.6 to 3 degrees. Apart from this, temperatures also remained above normal in West Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Odisha, Vidarbha, West Bengal-Sikkim, Mizoram, Coastal Karnataka and Lakshadweep.
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More heat likely to increase
The effect of heat was also seen in some areas of Punjab, West Rajasthan and Bihar. Whereas in some parts of Saurashtra-Kutch and Central Maharashtra the temperature was recorded below normal. The highest temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in Jharsuguda, Odisha, which was the highest in the country. According to the Meteorological Department, the heat may increase further in the coming days.
Temperature reached 40 to 44 degrees in most parts of the country
In most parts of the country, the day temperature has reached between 40 to 44 degrees Celsius. Extreme heat was recorded at most places in Vidarbha, while in many areas of Marathwada, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh and East Uttar Pradesh. The temperature also remained around 40 degrees in East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi.
At the same time, the effect of heat was also seen in some areas of Odisha, North Telangana, Kerala, western part of Bihar, Western Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rayalaseema, Jharkhand and Gujarat. While the temperature in the rest of the parts remained between 36 to 40 degrees, the temperature in the western Himalayan region and some parts of Northeast India was recorded below 36 degrees.
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