Nagpur is the second hottest in the country, 44.2 degrees Celsius
Nagpur:- The city reported the season’s highest temperature till Sunday, with the maximum levels of mercury rising to 44.2 degrees Celsius, almost two degrees above normal temperature. The city was the region’s second hottest.
The earlier peak temperature was reported on April 17, when the maximum temperature for the city was 43.4 degrees Celsius.
Many areas of Vidarbha, too, have seen maximum and minimum temperatures rise. On Sunday, Akola at 44.9 degrees Celsius was the hottest in the area. With a maximum temperature of 44.1 degrees, Celsius Brahmapuri was the third hottest in the country.
Amravati and Chandrapur were both at 43.8 degrees Celsius, while Gondia and Gadchiroli recorded 42.6 and 42 degrees Celsius maximum temperatures, respectively. In Nagpur, the maximum temperature began to rise from mid-April.
On April 11, it first reached 40 degrees and since then the levels of mercury have been mostly above 40 degrees. The nights were also beginning to get warmer after April 17 with an increase in minimum temperatures. The month’s maximum-minimum temperature was recorded at 25.2 degrees centigrade on April 27.
Citizens also received some relief with sporadic rainfall amid the scorching sun. The town recorded a total of 15.8 mm of rain in the month of April.
Nagpur’s pre-monsoon rain is expected to hit the city this month too, according to officials from the Regional Meteorological Center (RMC). Officials said the discontinuity of the wind continues at lower levels, causing Vidarbha to rain.
According to the met department’s forecast, some spells of rain are predicted in some parts of the area on May 7 and 8. Some parts of the area will also experience heatwave related conditions on May 4 and 5.
The city’s maximum temperature could witness a drop following pre-monsoon rain but is expected to rise again in the week to come. It could hit 45 degrees Celsius by May 9 according to RMC’s forecast.
