Mercury soars to all-time high of 38.6°C in Vizag
The Hindu
Above normal temperatures recorded across the State
Visakhapatnam witnessed an all-time record maximum temperature of 38.6 degrees Celsius in August on Monday, setting an extreme weather event. Several other weather stations across the State also recorded above normal temperature as westerly and south-westerly winds prevailed over the State on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The highest maximum temperature recorded in August in Visakhapatnam so far was 37.4 degrees Celcius in 1979 which was a record, according to the IMD’s extreme weather events report. In the last ten years, it was not more than 36 degrees Celsius in August. On Monday, the maximum temperature recorded in Visakhapatnam witnessed a departure of four degrees Celsius from normal, the highest in the State. Tuni also recorded a four-degree departure from normal maximum temperature as the mercury soared to 37.1 degrees Celsius.More Related News
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