Ahmedabad: The temperatures soared across the state today as predicted by met department with Gandhinagar remaining hottest at 44°C.

At least 11 places recorded temperatures in excess of 40°C with 10 seeing above 41°C yet the met department lifted the heat wave warnings for tomorrow which was very much in its bulletin yesterday. Idar was the second hottest place with 43.4°C today.
Ahmedabad remained third hottest place across the state with a maximum of 43°C, which was 1.3°C above normal. The minimum at 29.7°C was 2.1°C above normal.

The wind pattern has changed to Westerly to Northwesterly yet there seemed no respite from humidity and perspiration. Ahmedabad recorded the maximum relative humidity of 66%.
Thundershowers and some rain was witnessed in Mahisagar district of central Gujarat. Weather in most other parts of the state remained dry.

The maximum and minimum temperature at various places across the state today was as following – PORBANDAR 34.5 27.8 AHMEDABAD 43.0 29.7 RAJKOT 41.7 27.1 DEESA 42.6 30.2 VERAVAL 33.0 27.2 GANDHI NAGAR 44.0 31.0 IDAR 43.4 30.2 SURENDRANAGAR 41.5 28.0 V.V. NAGAR 41.5 29.7 MAHUVA 38.8 27.6, VADODARA 41.6 29.3 BHUJ 39.0 27.0 SURAT 36.2 29.5 VALSAD 34.9 24.1 NALIYA 35.7 28.2 AMRELI 42.0 27.6 KANDLA AIRPORT 41.7 28.4 BHAVNAGAR 40.1 29.8 DWARKA 32.2 28.7 OKHA 34.0 28.4.

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