Harsh weather caused extreme discomfort in the city as it recorded the highest day temperature of the season at 45 degree Celsius on Tuesday. The mercury had crossed 44 degree Celsius on Monday.
The highest day temperature in the month of May was recorded at 46 degree Celsius in the year 2010. On May 25, 2010 the day temperature was recorded at 46 degree Celsius.
With the city recording 45 degree Celsius it looked like a shutdown across the city as very few people chose to move out of their houses braving the scorching heat.
Heat wave conditions gripped the whole State and the Met department has claimed that harsh conditions would worsen in the next few days and there is little hope of relief in the next 4-5 days from the sweltering heat.
Warning of intense heat wave conditions in Hoshangabad, Indore and Ujjain divisions in the next 48 hours has been issued by Met department. Gwalior, Chambal, Sagar and Bhopal also would face heat wave conditions in the next 48 hours, warns a Met department statement.
Gwalior recorded the day temperature at 45.4 degree Celsius which was 3 degree Celsius above the normal temperature. Indore recorded the day temperature at 43.2 degree Celsius which was 2 degree Celsius above the normal range.
Jabalpur recorded the day temperature at 45.2 degree Celsius while the night temperature was recorded at 27.5 degree Celsius.
Along with the extreme day temperatures the night temperatures have also been at discomforting levels. The city recorded the night temperature at 28.6 degree Celsius.
Shajapur recorded the highest day temperature of the State at 46 degree Celsius on Tuesday.
Met department officials said that these are normal pre-monsoon activities in which intense heat and hot and humid conditions are normal pattern. The clouding which was witnessed on Tuesday evening would be witnessed on Wednesday also which would bring the temperature slightly lower. The temperatures are not going to reach extreme levels of 47-48 degree Celsius as the clouding would decrease the temperature.