Besides this, we could see several cities witnessing record breaking temperatures every day. On Thursday, Titlagarh in Odisha recorded highest maximum temperature of 47°C in the country in the season so far.
In addition, it is also the highest day temperature observed in last 10 years. And with no change likely in weather conditions, Titlagarh may soon surpass its highest ever maximum temperature of 48.1°C that was recorded on April 30, 1999.
At 44.9°C, Solapur in Maharashtra has broken its all-time high maximum temperature record. Earlier it was 44.7°C on April 27, 1973.
Similarly, Ramagundam in Telangana has also recorded its highest day maximum on record at 46.1°C. Prior to this, city has seen highest of 45.6°C on two occasions on April 29, 1973 and April 21, 2000.
Another city of Nizamabad recorded 45.1°C on Thursday, which is the highest day temperature in a decade. Moreover, chances are quite high that this may also exceed its all-time high record of 46.8°C that was seen on April 29, 1988.
Weather conditions are no different in other parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, North Interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.
The heatwave has not even spared parts of Himachal Pradesh, which is also recording temperatures over 30°C.
Skymet Weather predicts there are no chances of pre-Monsoon showers over the affected regions at least for next 7-10 days. Heatwave will continue to grip most of the country during rest of the April, with no relief in sight.
Pre-Monsoon rain and thundershowers have remained practically absent this year. Sky has been clear and with no weather activity, sun insulations have been increasing day by day. This has led to extreme increase in day temperatures.
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