Surendranagar record 41.3°C, six places see mercury crossing 40°C mark, heat wave with severity continues in parts of Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Parts of Dwarka, Porbandar, Veraval in Suarashtra region and Valsad district in South Gujarat saw severe heat wave conditions while isolated places in New Kandla in Kutch along with union territory of Diu felt heat wave today even as Surendranagar recorded highest temperature at 41.3 °C .

The untimely heat wave, caused by dry northerly and Northeasterly winds, is likely to continue tomorrow as well.
The met bulletin has issued a warning for tomorrow which forecast heat wave in the isolated pockets of Valsad, Nasari, Bhavnagar, Porbandar and Kutch districts.

Today at least six places in the state saw mercury crossing 40 °C mark. A rise of 2 to 3 °C in temperature in the next couple of days has also been predicted in the bulletin.

In Ahmedabad city the maximum temperature at 39.8 °C was more than 2 notches above normal.

The maximum and minimum temperatures at various places across Gujarat and the adjoining UT of Diu today were as follows –
PORBANDAR 38.6 25.1 AHMEDABAD 39.8 22.2 RAJKOT 39.9 22.5 DEESA 40.2 20.8 VERAVAL 32.3 23.0 GANDHINAGAR 37.8 21.5 DIU 37.7 16.9 SURENDRANAGAR 41.3 23.0 V.V. NAGAR 37.8 22.5 MAHUVA 39.4 21.3 VADODARA 40.3 20.2 BHUJ 40.4 23.7 SURAT 39.8 23.2 VALSAD 36.4 20.1 NALIYA 36.4 19.4KANDLA PORT 39.5 23.4 AMRELI 40.8 23.0 KANDLA AIRPORT 40.4 23.8 BHAVNAGAR 39.2 24.0.

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