Reeling under intense hot and humid conditions state capital on Wednesday simmered at 45.4 degree Celsius, which broke the record of past 17 years. The highest temperature at 48 degree was recorded as the maximum in the State on Wednesday.
Prevailing intense hot wave conditions across the state has made weather conditions unbearable. The night temperature have also soared and recorded at 32 degree Celsius. State capital recorded night temperature at 31.2 degree Celsius.
On Monday state capital recorded 45.3 degree Celsius which dipped below 44 degree Celsius and sudden rise was witnessed on Wednesday after it recorded 45.4 degree Celsius maintaining harshness in the weather conditions.
Trend is continued for the past 6-7 days in which few regions in the state have recorded day temperature at 47 degree Celsius and which has been reached to 48 degree Celsius.
On Wednesday Nowgong recorded day temperature at 48 degree Celsius while Damoh recorded day temperature at 47.2 degree Celsius, Khajuraho recorded day temperature at 47.4 degree Celsius.
Several regions witnessed hot wave conditions in the past 24 hours. Intense hot wave conditions were witnessed in Guna, Damoh, Sagar, Chhatarpur and Sheopur.
The warning has been issued by Met department claiming that harshness would continue in the weather conditions and intense hot wave conditions in Chambal division and Chhatarpur, Sagar, Damoh, Raisen, Rajgarh districts.
Warning of hot wave conditions has been issued for Rewa, Shahdol, Jabalpur and Gwalior divisions and Bhopal, Sehore, Khandwa, Vidisha, Hoshangabad, Khargone, Shajapur, Ujjain, Tikamgarh, Agar districts.
Regions which have witnessed light rainfall and thundery activities remained dry.
The high temperature in the State capital forced the residents indoors throughout the day. Later, in the evening, huge crowd of people was witnessed at Boat Club and different parts of the city.