Searing days ahead as IMD’s summer outlook predicts higher maximum temperatures in Andhra Pradesh

Searing days ahead as IMD’s summer outlook predicts higher maximum temperatures in Andhra Pradesh. Both the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be above normal between March and May, it says.

After experiencing a hot February, the State braces itself for a hotter summer this year, as both maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be above normal between March and May.

Except for a few isolated places in Rayalaseema, where daytime temperature might not exceed the normal during the next three months, the remaining parts of the State would see higher maximum temperature, as per the summer outlook released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on February 28.

Similarly, the minimum temperature, too, would be above normal throughout the season across the State.

The IMD also sounded a note of caution, as the number of heatwave days in March, and also during the summer season, was likely to be higher than the normal in Andhra Pradesh. However, the IMD’s forecast of above-normal rainfall in March might provide some respite from the searing heat.

February began on a hot note in the State, with most stations reporting an above-normal daytime temperature by a departure of 4-5 degree Celsius in the first two weeks.

In the last one week, the temperatures saw a slight dip, with some places in Rayalaseema reporting a negative departure. Kurnool continued its position as one that recorded the highest maximum temperature, around 37-39 degree Celsius, in the State for most of the month.

While the had IMD predicted a “normal to above normal” temperatures for Andhra Pradesh in February, the observed temperatures were above normal. Minimum temperatures remained within the observed limits.