At 36.4 °C Bengaluru records highest March temperature in five years 

Bengaluru records highest temperature in five years, with heat wave conditions likely to persist in Karnataka.

Bengaluru on Friday (March 29) recorded the hottest day of the year so far. Both Bengaluru city and Kempegowda International Airport stations recorded a maximum of 36.4°C which is the highest in the last five years for the city.

“Today Bengaluru city recorded 36.4°C which is the highest in the last five years, the fourth highest in the last 15 years and the third highest in the last 10 years,” said A. Prasad, a scientist at the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru. On Friday, HAL airport recorded a maximum of 35.5°C.

He said the city last recorded temperatures above 37°C in 2019 and 2017. The highest-ever temperature for March was 37.3°C, which was recorded in 1996.

The minimum temperature recorded on Friday in Bengaluru city and KIA were 23.6°C and 22°C. The minimum temperature at HAL airport was 21.6 °C.

The IMD Bengaluru on Friday forecast the likelihood of dry weather over all the districts of Karnataka till April 4.

With temperatures in some districts breaching the 40°C mark and many others crossing the 38°C, there will be no respite from the scorching sun for the next few days.

According to the IMD, the highest maximum temperature of 40.9°C was recorded in Kalaburagi, and the lowest minimum temperature of 19.5°C was recorded in Chamarajanagar. The other districts that recorded high temperatures are Bagalkot 40.6°C, Koppal 39.6°C, Raichur 39.8°C, and Gadag 39.0°C.