The city recorded the season’s highest temperature of the season with the mercury touching 43.4° Celsius at the Airport on Monday.
Interestingly, the maximum temperature recorded at Waltair, which is closer to the sea, recorded a mere 36° Celsius in stark contrast.
Citizens, however, felt as though there were in an oven as they moved on the streets all over city, including Peda Waltair and other areas, which are close to the sea. A high relative humidity at 80 per cent made their day all the more miserable.
Roads were deserted and even the popular tourist destination, Beach Road, wore a deserted look for most part of the day.
The highest temperature of 45.4° Celsius was recorded on June 9, 1995 in the city. The maximum temperature of the season was being registered between May 23 and 25 during the past three years, according to a spokesman of the Cyclone Warning Centre (CWC).
The highest temperature of 42.6° C was recorded on May 23 in 2014 and it was 45° C on May 24 in 2015.
North westerly winds
The IMD officials attribute the sudden rise in temperature to the blowing of north westerly winds apart from the Cyclone Roanu, which led to vanishing of the moisture content in the region a few days ago.
The hot winds from north and central India could result in heat wave conditions in parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema region in the days ahead.
The maximum temperature may go up beyond 46° Celsius in many parts of the State in the next few days and the hot weather conditions likely to prevail till end of the May.
