Facing the brunt of an extended heat wave, Kalaikunda in West Bengal recorded a maximum temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius, the highest ever in April anywhere in the country, which reeled under searing heat and stifling humidity on Tuesday.
An India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said the maximum temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius at Kalaikunda was 10.4 degrees above the season's normal. The official added that this marked the prevalence of severe heatwave conditions over the Gangetic West Bengal region.
Popular hill stations like Ooty and Matheran faced scorching summer heat, with temperatures reaching 29.4°C and 37°C, respectively.
According to the department, 29.4 degrees Celsius was the highest-ever maximum temperature recorded at Ooty in April, surpassing the 28.5 degrees Celsius recorded on April 29, 1986.
At Matheran, the only automobile-free hill station in the country, the mercury climbed to 37 degrees Celsius, the fourth-highest maximum temperature ever recorded there.
Baripada in Odisha sizzled at 46.4 degrees Celsius, 8.9 degrees above the normal, followed by Balasore at 46 degrees Celsius (+10.1 degrees), Panagarh in West Bengal at 45.6 degrees Celsius (+10 degrees), Jamshedpur in Jharkhand at 45.5 degrees Celsius (+5.8 degrees) and Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh at 45 degrees Celsius (+4.2 degrees).
Many cities and towns situated in Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana have recorded temperatures exceeding 44 degrees Celsius. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has stated that hot and humid weather conditions will continue in eastern India until May 1st and in the southern peninsular region for the next five days.
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