North India continued to reel under intense heat wave condition on Tuesday with Rajasthan’s Barmer and Jaisalmer recording temperatures 47 degrees Heat conditions intensified in some areas of the desert State as the mercury shot up in Barmer to 47.5 degrees Celsius and Jaisalmer sizzled at 47 degrees Celsius.
Scorching heat continued to affect normal life in other parts also where the day temperature in Kota, Sriganganagar, Vanasthali, Chittorgarh, Dabok, Jaipur and Ajmer was 46.3, 46, 45.6, 44.5, 44.3, 44 and 43.7 degree Celsius respectively, according to MeT Department in Jaipur.
In Uttar Pradesh too, Banda and Allahabad recorded temperature in excess of 46 degrees Celsius.
Haryana and Punjab also continued to the grip of severe heat wave, with maximum temperatures hovering well above the normal limits, and Hisar once again scorching at 45.4 degrees Celsius.
In Delhi also the mercury continued to rise settling at 43.3 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average with the MeT office warning of hotter days ahead.
In eastern region, heat wave conditions also persisted in Odisha today with Sambalpur recording a high of 42.2 degrees Celsius, while the coastal part of the state experienced respite as the mercury dropped.
While Sambalpur turned out to be the hottest place in the State, Sonepur sizzled at 42.1 degrees and both Hirakud and the coal town of Talcher recorded a maximum temperature of 41.4 degree Celsius, the Meteorological Centre said.
In Bihar, Patna recored 39.2 degrees Celsius while Ranchi and Jhanrkhand posted 38 and 40 degrees Celsius respectively. - PTI
