At 35.4°C, Bengaluru records hottest day of year so far
The Hindu
Bengaluru records hottest day of the year with temperatures exceeding 35°C, dry air and no clouds forecasted.
Bengaluru on Friday (March 14) recorded the hottest day of the year so far. The maximum temperature breached the 35°C mark for the first time this summer. It was 35.4°C in Bengaluru city, 35.6°C at HAL Airport, and 35.5°C at Kempegowda International Airport.
“So far, the maximum temperature recorded was about 34°C, but now it has crossed 35°C, and Friday is the hottest day of the year. The temperature will be above the 35°C for the next three to four days,” C.S. Patil, scientist and director, IMD Bengaluru said.
He attributed this to dry air and the absence of clouds. Mr. Patil said the forecast for the next few days indicates that there would be no cloud formation and the hot and humid conditions would continue to prevail.
The highest-ever temperature for March in Bengaluru was 37.3°C in 1996. Last year, the city recorded a maximum of 36.4°C, which was the highest in the last five years.
Many districts of Kalyana Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka were among 56 locations in the region that recorded a maximum temperature of over 40°C in the last 24 hours.
According to the bulletin issued by the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), Kallur Hobli in Raichur district recorded the highest maximum temperature of 42.4°C in the State.
As per the KSNMDC weather monitoring network, 13 locations in Kalaburagi district, eight locations each in Bagalkot and Raichur districts, seven locations in Vijayapura district, five each in Bidar and Yadgir district, three locations Belagavi district and two each in Dharwad, Gadag and Vijayanagar districts and one in Ballari district recorded maximum temperature of 40°C and above in the last 24 hours, between 8.30 a.m. of March 13 and 8.30 a.m. of March 14.
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