Bengaluru Urban records 41.1°C: KSNDMC data
However, IMD observation data states that three stations—Bengaluru City, Kempegowda International Airport, and HAL airport — had a maximum of 38.2 °C, 39.1°C and 38.2°C respectively
The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre (KSNDMC) districtwise minimum and maximum temperatures recorded from 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday to 8.30 a.m. on Thursday showed that Bengaluru Urban recorded a maximum of 41.1 °C and a minimum of 24.3°C.
However, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) observation data recorded at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday stated that the three stations—Bengaluru City, Kempegowda International Airport, and HAL airport — had a maximum of 38.2 °C, 39.1 °C and 38.2°C respectively, while the minimum recorded temperature was 25.5°C, 26.3°C and 25°C respectively.
The variation between the KSNDMC data and IMD’s data is because the former has more observatories when compared to the latter. “IMD records data only in three locations, whereas our data is captured from 18 locations. We are able to capture local factors and we are able to get more diverse data and more variability,” said a KSNDMC ocial.
This was on a day when many parts of Bengaluru received rain on Thursday evening after a parched ve months and seven days.
The IMD local forecast for Bengaluru City and neighbourhood issued on Thursday at 6 p.m. states
The variation between the KSNDMC data and IMD’s data is because the former has more observatories when compared to the latter
that for the next 36 hours, there would be a partly cloudy sky and maximum and minimum temperatures very likely to be around 39°C and 25°C respectively.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Bengaluru has issued a heat wave warning on May 2 till May 6 for Belagavi, Bidar, Dharwad, Gadag, Kalaburagi, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur, Yadgir, Ballari, Bengaluru Urban, Chamarajanagar, Chickballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Tumakuru, Mandya, and Mysuru districts.