Temperatures lower a bit but heat-wave in parts of North Gujarat and Kutch continue, Surrendranagar hottest at 42.4º C

Gandhinagar:

Heat wave continued to prevail in parts of Gujarat today as well even though the temperatures were somewhat lower than that of yesterday.

Surendranagar with 42.4 º C was hottest today while Kandla airport with 42.3 º C was at second place in this regard.

Idar which had registered a record 43.4 º C yesterday saw mercury reaching up to only 42 º C today. In all, 4 place including Rajkot saw temperatures touching or exceeding 42 º C. A total of 10 places saw over 40 temperatures.

Ahmedabad recorded 41.4 º C which was almost 4 notches above normal.

Today also heat wave conditions prevailed in parts of Sabakantha and Banaskantha districts in North Gujarat and in Kutch district.

The met bulletin has not predicted any large change in the temperatures in next two days.

The likelihood of heat-wave prevailing was very much there owing to dry Northwesterly winds, however so far no official warning in this regard has been issued.

The maximum and minimum temperatures across the state and in the adjoining union territory of Diu were as follow-

AHMEDABAD 41.4 22.6 RAJKOT 42.0 24.5 DEESA 41.9 21.8 VERAVAL 31.1 24.1 GANDHINAGAR 41.5 21.0 DIU 38.7 22.2 IDAR 42.0 25.2 SURENDRANAGAR 42.4 24.4 V.V. NAGAR 39.1 22.1 MAHUVA 36.4 21.1 VADODARA 40.6 22.6 BHUJ 41.6 23.4 SURAT 33.0 24.6 VALSAD 32.9 18.1 NALIYA 37.5 19.5 KANDLA PORT 39.2 25.0 AMRELI 41.8 23.4 KANDLA AIRPORT 42.3 24.2 0 BHAVNAGAR 38.7 24.6 DWARKA 31.6 24.0.

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