The City experienced this summer’s highest
temperature at 36 degree Celsius on Sunday.
On Monday the temperature slightly dipped to
35.3 degree Celsius. This is a temporary relief
caused by cloud formation said the Indian
Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru,
Director Sunder Mahadev Metri.
"The increase in temperature and dry weather
is a normal phenomenon in summers, but this
drop in temperatures by a few degree Celsius
is because of the cloud cover and prevailing
winds. There is no system formation in the
City surroundings. Clouds formed only on
Monday because of excessive heat in the last
few days which lead to high precipitation.
High precipitation occurred because there was
a clear sky and increasing temperatures. This
cloudy sky is likely to prevail for a few days
and is only a temporary relief. After this the
temperatures will rise again,” he told Deccan
Herald.
This month the City recorded nearest
temperatures at 35.1 degree Celsius on March
19 and 34 degree Celsius on March 18, 21
and 22, while the normal maximum
temperature was 34 degree Celsius.
The City on Monday recorded a maximum of
35.3 degree Celsius and a minimum of 22.4
degree Celsius. The HAL Airport recorded a
maximum and minimum of 34.6 and 21.1
degree Celsius and the Kempegowda
International Airport recorded 34.3 and 19
degree Celsius, respectively.
On March 20 last year, the City had recorded
36 degree Celsius and on March 30, 2013 it
had recorded 36.6 degree Celsius.
The highest temperature was recorded on
March 29, 1996 at 37.3 degree Celsius.
IMD has forecast the occurrence of light to
moderate rainfall over some parts of south
interior Karnataka in the coming days because
of the cloud cover. They have also forecast
that the temperatures will again soar to 36
degree Celsius.
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