The city has started witnessing blistering heat conditions after the day temperature reached 44 degree Celsius on Monday. The nearby areas of the city also witnessed extreme harsh conditions on Monday. Hoshangabad recorded day temperature at 46 degree Celsius making the weather conditions unbearable.
The peak of harsh temperature was witnessed on Monday as prickling heat conditions were witnessed. City recorded night temperature at 27.3 degree Celsius.
Khargone witnessed the highest day temperature at 46 degree Celsius. Sagar was also among the regions with the highest day temperatures on Monday and recorded 45.4 degree Celsius. Satna recorded day temperature was recorded at 41.3 degree Celsius.
Hot winds conditions prevailed throughout the day on Monday in the city. The day temperature of the city would be witnessed around 45-46 degree Celsius. In the afternoon city witnessed day temperature at 43 degree Celsius.
Roads and public places were deserted and very people braved to face the heating of the intense weather conditions.
Met department has claimed that the last week of May and first week of June would witness extreme hot and humid conditions across the State. Warning of hot wind conditions across Indore, Ujjain and Hoshangabad divisions has been issued by the Met department.
In the next 24 hours the day temperatures would remain around 44 degree Celsius while the night temperatures would remain around 27 degree Celsius. The highest day temperature was recorded at 46 degree Celsius on May 25, 2010.
Under the present weather conditions the monsoon would hit the State on time. However, the monsoon would remain below normal but the deficit would not be significant.
Among the major cities Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 43.5 degree Celsius, Gwalior recorded day temperature at 43 degree Celsius and Indore recorded day temperature at 43.5 degree Celsius.
Indore and Bhopal recorded day temperature 3 degree Celsius above the normal temperature on Monday.