Weather Report: IMD issues ‘Red Alert’ in these states for next 4 days
Rajasthan's Phalodi recorded 50 degrees Celsius amid scorching heat during India's sixth phase of general elections on Saturday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) highlighted that this is the highest temperature since June 1, 2019
Weather Report: Rajasthan’s Phalodi recorded 50 degrees Celsius amid scorching heat during India’s sixth phase of general elections on Saturday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) highlighted that this is the highest temperature since June 1, 2019 when Churu scorched 50.8 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan.
Meanwhile, Phalodi touched India’s all-time maximum temperature of 51 degrees Celsius on May 19, 2016. Apart from northern plains and central regions, Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh also experienced extreme heat. And the India Meteorological Department has warned that the severe heat wave is likely to continue for the next few days.
Several areas recorded more than 45 degrees. At least 17 places in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh recorded a maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius or more on Saturday, official figures cited. In Rajasthan, the temperature soared to 48.8 degrees Celsius in Barmer, 48 degrees in Jaisalmer and 47.2 degrees in Bikaner.
West Bengal’s Cooch Behar (40.5 degrees), Assam’s Silchar (40), and Lumding (43), and Arunachal Pradesh’s Itanagar (40.5) and Pasighat (39.6) recorded their all-time maximum temperatures. Assam’s Tezpur (39.5), Majbat (38.6), Dhubri (38.2), North Lakhimpur (39.2), and Mohanbari (38.8) saw record temperatures in May.
Extreme heat will continue till May 29 in parts of Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. Sun heat will affect the hills of Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya.
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A ‘red’ alert has been issued for Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, indicating a “very high probability” of heat illness and heat stroke for all age groups. Warm night conditions in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan over the next four days may further exacerbate heat-related stress, the IMD said.
High night temperatures are especially dangerous because the body does not get a chance to cool down. Night time temperatures are more common in cities due to the urban heat island effect, where metro areas are significantly hotter than their surrounding areas.
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