PTI
New Delhi, Might 16
An intense heatwave scorched components of north India on Sunday with locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh recording 49 levels Celsius and above whereas the climate workplace has warned of heavy rainfall throughout Kerala and sounded a crimson alert for 5 districts.
In Delhi, the Safdarjung observatory recorded 45.6 levels Celsius whereas two climate stations at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi and Najafgarh in southwest Delhi reported 49.2 and 49.1 levels Celsius, respectively.
The temperature at Safdarjung was the best this season.
Banda district in Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand area recorded the utmost day temperature of 49 levels Celsius, the best within the state.
As per the India Meteorological Division (IMD) knowledge, this was the highest-ever temperature recorded in Banda in Might. The earlier most temperature within the district was 48.8 deg Celsius on Might 31, 1994.
Churu and Pilani in Rajasthan reported most temperatures of 47.9 and 47.7 levels Celsius, respectively, adopted by Sri Ganganagar and Jhansi (47.6), Narnaul (47.5), Khajuraho and Nowgong (47.4) and Hissar (47.2), the IMD stated.
The climate workplace stated the utmost temperature was markedly above regular (5.1 levels or extra) at a number of locations in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Bihar.
The IMD stated the utmost temperatures had been appreciably above regular (3.1deg C to five.0 deg C) at many locations in West Uttar Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh.
The climate workplace stated underneath the affect of a western disturbance, mud storm and thunderstorm had been anticipated over northern components of Punjab and Haryana on Monday, whereas a light mud storm was probably over remaining components of Punjab, Haryana, west Uttar Pradesh and at remoted pockets of Delhi NCR.
Whereas north India braved the excessive temperatures, most components of the southern peninsula skilled heavy rainfall with Kerala and Lakshadweep reporting heavy spells of 52.2 mm and 57.7 mm on Sunday, respectively.
The IMD had issued a warning of heavy rainfall throughout Kerala and sounded a crimson alert for 5 districts – Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode.
In line with the climate workplace, Ernakulam had reported 122.2 mm rainfall on Sunday, which was 13 instances the traditional of 8.3 mm for the day. Kollam reported 113.6 mm rain adopted by Thiruvananthapuram (109.1 mm), Alappuzha (97.4 mm), Pattanamita (85.1 mm), Thrissur (81.6 mm) and Kottayam (74.3 mm).
The climate workplace has forecast early onset of monsoon over Kerala by Might 27, which is 5 days earlier than the traditional date of June 1.
“Southwest Monsoon is more likely to advance into South Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and the adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal throughout subsequent 24 hours,” the climate workplace stated.
