Heat-wave prevailed in parts of North Gujarat, Kutch, Idar sizzles at 43.4° C

Ahmedabad:

Heat-wave condition prevailed in parts of North Gujarat and Kutch today with Idar sizzled with the highest ever temperature of this season at 43.4 ° C and mercury crossing 42 ° C at at-least five places across the state.

In all over 10 place including Ahmedabad saw more than 40 temperatures today. Surendranagar with the maximum temperature of 42.8 ° C was second hottest place after Idar.

The heat-wave caused by dry Northwesterly winds was experienced in parts of Sabarkantha and Banaskantha districts as well as Surendranagar and Kutch districts.

Highest temperature in Ahmedabad city at 41 ° C was 3.4 ° C above normal while the minimum at 22.7 ° C was also 1.3 ° C more than the normal for this period of time.

The met bulletin has predicted no large change in both minimum and maximum temperatures in the next 2 days. No fresh heat-wave warning has been issued for tomorrow.

The maximum and minimum temperatures at various places across Gujarat and adjoining union territory of Diu today was as follows-

PORBANDAR 37.1 22.5 AHMEDABAD 41.0 22.7 RAJKOT 41.6 21.3 DEESA 42.4 21.0 VERAVAL 30.6 22.6 GANDHINAGAR 41.2 23.0 DIU 33.7 21.0 IDAR 43.4 23.8 SURENDRANAGAR 42.8 24.4 V.V. NAGAR 38.9 22.2 MAHUVA 36.2 20.1 VADODARA 40.5 22.4 BHUJ 41.6 20.8 SURAT 34.2 23.4 VALSAD 33.4 17.1 NALIYA 42.5 21.7 KANDLA PORT 39.6 22.5 KANDLA AIRPORT 42.6 19.5 BHAVNAGAR 38.1 23.0 DWARKA 30.0 23.5

DeshGujarat