City witnessed the hottest day of the season by recording the highest day temperature at 39.6 degree Celsius on Monday while Khargone recorded highest day temperature in the state at 42.6 degree Celsius. Night temperatures complemented the day temperatures and were recorded at higher levels.
The weather conditions have turned harsher and few districts have witnessed heat wave conditions in the past 24 hours including Khargone, Ratlam, Mandla and Hoshangabad.
Warning of heat waves has been issued by Met departments and in the next 24 hours in Ujjain and Hoshangabad divisions, Khandwa, Khargone, Sagar, Rajgarh, Balaghat and Mandla districts.
Harshness in the weather conditions was also witnessed in the nearby areas of the city as Hoshangabad recorded day temperature at 41 degree Celsius on Monday.
Day temperatures were recorded above normal temperatures on Monday and the pattern would prevail for the next 5-6 days. The steep rise in the temperatures would be witnessed making the weather conditions discomforting and with the significant increase temperatures would dip gradually to provide relief from the scorching heat.
The difference in day and night temperatures has increased in the past two days and according to the forecast day and night temperatures would be witnessed around 40 degree Celsius and 22 degree Celsius respectively.
The night temperature recorded in the city was 21.8 degree Celsius.
The highest day temperature was recorded at 41 degree Celsius in Hoshangabad, Ratlam recorded day temperature at 41.2 degree Celsius and Khargone recorded day temperature at 42.6 degree Celsius.
Rewa, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Gwalior and Chambal divisions recorded significant increase in day temperatures on Monday as the pattern of increasing day temperatures prevailed for the past three days.
Among the major cities Indore recorded day temperature at 38.8 degree Celsius and night temperature at 21.8 degree Celsius. Gwalior recorded day temperature at 39 degree Celsius and night temperature at 19.2 degree Celsius. Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 37.8 degree Celsius and night temperature at 21 degree Celsius.
The lowest night temperature was recorded in Rewa at 16 degree Celsius.