Heat wave like conditions (when maximums settle 5 to 6 degrees above normal, at 40⁰C or beyond) are being experienced in Hyderabad for over a week now. The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday in the city was 39⁰C, which is likely to settle around the same range for the next two days. Nights too are very warm, with minimums above normal by two to three degrees. The minimum temperature recorded in Hyderabad on Monday morning was 26.6⁰C.
“Andhra Pradesh is hotter than other parts of peninsular India. Anantpur, Kurnool and Tirupathi are the hottest cities in Andhra Pradesh. Maximums are consistently exceeding 40⁰C in most of the places of the state. On the other hand, Hyderabad is hotter than other metro cities of South India as it is both closer to the equator and to the Bengal of Bengal, from where it gets warm winds”, says G.P sharma, of Skymet Meteorology Division.
The normal maximum and minimum temperature for Hyderabad for the month of April are, 37.6⁰C and 24.1⁰C respectively. Whereas the normal rainfall figure for this month is 21 mm. However, so far Hyderabad has recorded only 12.4 mm of rain, with 8 mm of rain in a single day, on the 10th of April, and traces of rain on the 17th, 22nd , 24th and 28th of April.
“Shower expected in Hyderabad on Tuesday could be very light in nature. However, rain may be accompanied by strong winds blowing at a speed of 30 kmph in case of development of cumulonimbus or thunder clouds. High temperatures, apt for heating up the air, may further add to chances rain in Hyderabad”, says another meteorologist Mahesh Palawat.
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