Heat wave in several parts of north, west India; very heavy rainfall forecast for Assam, Meghalaya

Several parts of rth and west India reeled under scorching heat wave with temperature touching 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Tuesday, even as meteorological department predicted very heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya till May 28.

national capital recorded a maximum of 47.6 degrees Celsius in Palam area, while most places here saw ir maximum temperatures six tches above rmal.

In large areas, a heat wave is declared when maximum temperature is 45 degrees Celsius for two consecutive days and a severe heat wave is when mercury touches 47 degrees-mark for two days on trot.

In small areas like Delhi, heat wave is declared if temperature soars to 45 degrees Celsius even for a day, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in parts of Rajasthan, with mercury touching 50 degrees Celsius in Churu district.

This is second-highest maximum temperature recorded in district in month of May in last 10 years.

district h recorded a high of 50.2 degrees Celsius on May 19, 2016, according to meteorological (MeT) department.

Bikaner, Ganganagar, Kota and Jaipur recorded maximum temperatures of 47.4 degrees Celsius, 47 degrees Celsius, 46.5 degrees Celsius and 45 degrees Celsius, respectively, it said.

wear office has predicted severe heat wave conditions in Churu, Bikaner, Hanumangarh and Ganganagar districts during next 24 hours.

In Delhi, Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for city, recorded a maximum of 46 degrees Celsius, as Delhi sweltered under a scorching heat wave.

last time mercury at Safdarjung wear station touched 46-degrees-Celsius mark was on May 19, 2002, said Kuldeep Srivastava, he of regional forecasting centre of .

all-time record for Safdarjung in May is 47.2 degrees Celsius, recorded on May 29, 1944.

last time Palam Observatory recorded such a high temperature in May -- 47.6 degrees Celsius -- was on May 18, 2010, Srivastava said.

IMD said wear stations at Lodhi Ro and Aya Nagar recorded ir respective maximum at 45.4 degrees and 46.8 degrees Celsius.

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Srivastava said some respite from stifling heat was expected on Thursday due to a fresh western disturbance and easterly winds at lower levels.

Dust storm and thunderstorm with winds gusting up to 60 kilometres per hour is likely over National Capital Region on Friday and Saturday, official ded.

Heat wave conditions continued unabated at many places in Uttar Presh with Allahab being hottest place in state at 47.1 degrees Celsius, meteorological department said.

Such conditions are likely to continue for ar three-four days over state, it ded.

Heat wave conditions continued unabated at a few places over state. re was a severe heat wave at isolated places over East Uttar Presh, MeT office said.

It said Allahab continued to be hottest place in state, recording a maximum of 47.1 degrees Celsius.

Day temperatures rose appreciably over Gorakhpur and Faizab divisions, it said.

temperatures were markedly above rmal over Varanasi and Faizab divisions and appreciably above rmal in remaining divisions of state, MeT office said.

Haryana and Punjab including Chandigarh were in grip of severe heat on Tuesday, with Hisar turning out to be hottest place in region at 48 degrees Celsius.

Hisar in Haryana recorded its hottest day of current summer season so far, with maximum temperature settling five tches above rmal, Met department said.

Narnaul recorded at 46 degrees Celsius and Karnal at 44 degrees Celsius.

In Punjab, Patiala recorded a high of 44.7 degrees Celsius and Ludhiana 44.1 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh, common capital of two states, also experienced a hot day at 43.1 degrees Celsius, four degrees above rmal limits.

In Gujarat, temperature ranged between 39 degrees Celsius to 43 degrees Celsius, with Ahmedab recording 43.7 degrees Celsius, while heat wave prevailed in central Maharashtra and Marathwa regions. maximum temperature was above rmal in most parts of Konkan region.

For Assam and Meghalaya, however, IMD has issued a red-colour coded wear alert from May 26-28, predicting very heavy rainfall in se two rastern states.

Arunachal Presh is witnessing incessant rains and a 30-year-old woman and her two children were buried alive after a massive landslide hit ir house in Dibang Valley district.

"Red-colour coded warning has been issued to Assam and Meghalaya for next three days," IMD director general Mrurunjay Mohapatra said.

He ded that rast India gets maximum rainfall in June, followed by May.

Meanwhile, vancement of monsoon which was hindered by super cyclonic storm Amphan will start from Wednesday, Devi said.

According to IMD, monsoon is likely to hit Kerala on June 5, four days after its rmal onset date.

IMD has also cautioned fishermen along coasts of Kerala, Karnataka t to venture out for deep sea fishing from May 30-June 4. 

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