The Heat is on
23 May 2013 1:54 PM IST
Northern India continued to be in the grip of strong heat waves on Wednesday with Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district settling at a sizzling 48.2 degrees Celsius. According to weathermen, northern India baked in extreme heat derailing normal life. There would be no escape from the furnace-like condition for the whole week, they said.
The heat wave broke over six-decades-old record of Nagpur which had registered a maximum temperature of 47.9 degree. Amritsar in Punjab recorded 47.1 degree Celsius, Banda in Uttar Pradesh recorded a high of 47.6 degrees Celsius. In Rajasthan, temperatures in Churu, Bikaner, Kota and Jaisalmer also settled above the 45 degree-mark.
According to sources, around six heat-related deaths have been reported in Kota in Rajasthan during the past one week.
Meanwhile, Delhi also remained in the grip of strong heat waves with a maximum temperature at 44.9 degree Celsius which was five points above normal and minimum temperature at 30.3 degree Celsius which was four points above normal.
The maximum temperature at Palam was recorded at 46.3 degree Celsius, Ridge and Ayanagar at 45.8 degree Celsius while Gurgaon and Faridabad boiled at 45.4 degree Celsius. The maximum temperature at Noida was recorded at 44.4 degree Celsius and in east Delhi neighbourhood Indirapuram it was 44.3 degree Celsius.
Heat waves in the city continued into the night. The minimum temperature on Wednesday rose by 2.3 degree Celsius increasing power demand in the night. The weathermen have predicted maximum and minimum temperature to hover around 45 and 31 degree Celsius respectively. ‘The maximum temperature in Delhi and neighbouring areas are likely to be on peak on Thursday and Friday but there would be some relief from heat on Sunday due to rains in Himalayan states,’ said a senior officer at Regional Meteorological Centre, Delhi. Weathermen have predicated that an approaching western disturbance is likely to break the anti-cyclone over the region and moderate the intensity of hot air thereby reducing the maximum temperature by about 2 degree Celsius from Sunday onwards. The slight change in weather conditions would be due to occurrence of rain and thunder showers over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and North Punjab and consequent cold air over the adjoining plains.
The heat wave broke over six-decades-old record of Nagpur which had registered a maximum temperature of 47.9 degree. Amritsar in Punjab recorded 47.1 degree Celsius, Banda in Uttar Pradesh recorded a high of 47.6 degrees Celsius. In Rajasthan, temperatures in Churu, Bikaner, Kota and Jaisalmer also settled above the 45 degree-mark.
According to sources, around six heat-related deaths have been reported in Kota in Rajasthan during the past one week.
Meanwhile, Delhi also remained in the grip of strong heat waves with a maximum temperature at 44.9 degree Celsius which was five points above normal and minimum temperature at 30.3 degree Celsius which was four points above normal.
The maximum temperature at Palam was recorded at 46.3 degree Celsius, Ridge and Ayanagar at 45.8 degree Celsius while Gurgaon and Faridabad boiled at 45.4 degree Celsius. The maximum temperature at Noida was recorded at 44.4 degree Celsius and in east Delhi neighbourhood Indirapuram it was 44.3 degree Celsius.
Heat waves in the city continued into the night. The minimum temperature on Wednesday rose by 2.3 degree Celsius increasing power demand in the night. The weathermen have predicted maximum and minimum temperature to hover around 45 and 31 degree Celsius respectively. ‘The maximum temperature in Delhi and neighbouring areas are likely to be on peak on Thursday and Friday but there would be some relief from heat on Sunday due to rains in Himalayan states,’ said a senior officer at Regional Meteorological Centre, Delhi. Weathermen have predicated that an approaching western disturbance is likely to break the anti-cyclone over the region and moderate the intensity of hot air thereby reducing the maximum temperature by about 2 degree Celsius from Sunday onwards. The slight change in weather conditions would be due to occurrence of rain and thunder showers over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and North Punjab and consequent cold air over the adjoining plains.
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