The places lying on the foothills of the Himalayas witness a particular phenomenon during the summer season in India. A day or two of hot weather conditions are generally followed by thundershowers, cooling down the region. For instance, thundery activity follows extreme heat in places like Dehradun, Chandigarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur and Bahraich.
However, the foothills of Uttar Pradesh have surrendered to heatwave like conditions this time around. On April 27, Bahraich recorded 43°C as the maximum which is 5 degrees above the normal average. Similarly, in Bareilly and Gorakhpur maximums are 4 degrees above normal at 42.5°C and 42.3°C, respectively.
Bahraich had recorded the all-time highest temperature of 43.5°C on April 20, 2010. Accordingly, yesterday’s maximum is the all-time second highest temperature. For Bareilly, Wednesday’s maximum of 42.5°C is the second highest in last 10 years.
No relief likely at least for next 4 days. However, some pre-Monsoon showers are likely to hit the state by the middle of next week. Therefore, we can expect the temperatures to come down marginally by the first week of May.
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