Severe Heatwave Grips Large Parts of India

A major portion of India continued to be gripped by a severe heat wave, extending from Ladakh to Jharkhand and vast stretches of northwest India. The highest temperature in Prayagraj reached 47.6 degrees Celsius, while Nubra, tucked away in the high Himalayas, registered 26.2 degrees.

According to the weather office, most locations in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Bihar had maximum temperatures that were noticeably above average (5.1 degrees Celsius or more).

The national capital saw maximum temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius, seven degrees above season average, without the thunderstorms and rain that were brought on by other tropical weather systems known as western disturbances.

The highest temperature recorded in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, was 43.1 degrees Celsius, 9.5 degrees above the season's average, while the highest temperature in Una, Himachal Pradesh, was 44 degrees, 6.7 degrees over average.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Jammu and Kashmir was 40.8 degrees Celsius at Katra, 5.7 degrees above average, and 44.3 degrees in Jammu.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Daltonganj, Jharkhand, was 46 degrees Celsius, 9.1 degrees above average.

When a meteorological station records a high temperature of at least 40 degrees Celsius in the plains, 37 degrees in coastal areas, and 30 degrees in hilly regions, and the deviation from normal is at least 4.5 notches, it is considered a heat wave.

If the divergence from average is greater than 6.4 notches, a severe heat wave is proclaimed.

With minimum temperatures at least 5.1 degrees above average, most of the areas in Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, west Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, and east Madhya Pradesh had warm nights.

The maximum temperatures in northwest India are not expected to vary during the next 24 hours, according to the weather office's forecast. After that, a 2 degree Celsius drop in temperature is predicted.

For the next three days, though, central and eastern India will be suffering from extremely high temperatures; after that, there might be some relief.

The heatwave that has been engulfing Punjab and Haryana for the past few days hasn't let up, with Bathinda experiencing temperatures as high as 46.9 degrees Celsius.

Pindara in the Jind district of Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 46.9 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest place in the state, while Bathinda in Punjab experienced scorching heat.

The local Met center reports that the maximum temperature in Chandigarh, the shared capital of the two states, was 44.5 degrees Celsius.

The Punjabi city of Faridkot experienced extreme heat as well, with a maximum temperature of 46 degrees Celsius, while Pathankot registered 45.8 degrees.

The highest temperature ever recorded was 45.8 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 44.6 degrees in Ludhiana, 45.4 degrees in Patiala, 45 degrees in Gurdaspur, and 44.3 degrees in Ferozepur.

Faridabad and Sirsa in Haryana saw record highs of 46.6 and 46.2 degrees Celsius, respectively, due to the extreme heat.

Hisar registered 45.7 degrees Celsius, while Mahendragarh recorded a high of 45.2 degrees.

According to the Met office, there were also hot circumstances in Gurugram and Kurukshetra, where the highest recorded temperatures were 45.1 degrees Celsius and 44.5 degrees, respectively.

The highest temperature recorded in Rohtak was 46.2 degrees Celsius, while the highest temperatures in Ambala and Karnal were 44.8 and 43.8 degrees, respectively.

Monday's heatwave conditions in Rajasthan grew stronger, with some locations reaching highs that were one to six degrees higher than the day before.

According to a representative for the Jaipur Meteorological Centre, Ganganagar recorded the highest temperature in the state at 46.2 degrees Celsius, which is 4.9 degrees above average.

Pilani recorded a highest temperature of 45.9 degrees Celsius, which is 6.5 degrees higher than average.

The highest temperatures recorded were 45.4 degrees Celsius in Churu and Karauli, 44.9 degrees in Dholpur, 44.8 degrees in Alwar, 44.3 degrees in Bikaner, and 44 degrees in Bharatpur and Phalodi.

Some big cities had temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.

According to the Met official, the minimum temperature was recorded 2 to 8.1 degrees above normal in most parts of the state.

He said that major cities had nighttime temperatures between 28.6 and 37 degrees Celsius.

Phalodi reported a lowest temperature of 34.6 degrees, 8.1 notches above average, while Alwar recorded a low of 37 degrees, 4.9 notches above average.