Temperature is likely to touch 37
degrees Celsius this month
Citizens will have to ensure that
they are properly hydrated now that
summer is well and truly here.
Day time temperatures are set to
rise.
The maximum temperature on
Thursday was 35.9 degree Celsius
while the minimum was 20.8 degrees
Celsius.
According to B. Puttanna, director of
the Meteorological Department, the
temperature is likely to touch 37
degrees this month. Last year, the
highest temperature recorded in
March was 36.6 degrees. The highest
maximum temperature ever recorded
(during March) was 37.3 degrees in
1996. Rain might have reined in the
soaring temperature. But with clear
skies, the likelihood of rain is
unlikely, he said.
“Summer begins in March.
Temperatures peak in April and May.
Over the last two days, the
maximum temperature in the city
was 35.4 degrees. The maximum
temperature lasts between 2 p.m.
and 3 p.m., not throughout the day,”
he said.
He said that the mean temperature
calculated during March over 30
years is around 33 degrees. “This
means that the maximum
temperature is close to three
degrees above normal now,” he
added.
Mr. Puttanna said that the city could
expect pre-monsoon thunder
activity after April 15 i.e. during the
second half of the summer season.
“With intense heat on land and
availability of moisture, there will be
cloud formation. The rains will bring
some respite and help lower the
temperature a bit,” he added.
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