Hottest morning in Delhi so far
New Delhi: Banda in UP was the hottest place in the country on Sunday, recording a maximum of 44.8 degrees Celsius. Many others cities too registered 40-plus degrees. The minimum in Delhi was 23.9 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest morning so far.
New Delhi, April 2: Banda in Uttar Pradesh was the hottest place in the country on Saunday, recording a maximum of 44.8 degrees Celsius, while many other cities too registered 40-plus temperatures as the heat wave onslaught continued in several parts of the country.
The minimum temperature in national capital Delhi settled at 23.9 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest morning of the season. The maximum temperature was recorded at 38 degrees Celsius.
However relief seemed to be in the offing for Delhiites as the weatherman has predicted a dip in temperatures after April 4.
Chandrapur in Maharashtra recorded a maximum of 43.8 degrees Celsius and was the second hottest place in India while Bankura in West Bengal was the third hottest with 43.4 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. In Rajasthan, blistering heat continued to affect normal life in parts of the state as the mercury soared to 42.4 degrees Celsius in Barmer followed by 42.3 degrees in Jaisalmer. Churu and Bikaner recorded maximum of 41.5 and 41.4 degrees, respectively while Kota, Jodhpur, Sriganganagar and Pilani recorded day temperature of 40.9, 40.8, 40.7 and 40.3 degrees respectively, stated the Met department.
Titlagarh town in western Odisha’s Bolangir district recorded 44.4 degree Celsius temperature.
Maximum temperature in Jaipur and Ajmer was 39.8 degrees. In UP, apart from Banda, high temperatures were experienced Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Lucknow, Moradabad, and Agra.