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Blistering heat persists in parts of country, rains in some

Scorching heat continued in many parts of the country with Ongole in Andhra Pradesh sizzling at 45.5 degrees Celsius even as rainfall occurred at some places, including in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

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Scorching heat continued in many

parts of the country with Ongole in Andhra Pradesh sizzling at

45.5 degrees Celsius even as rainfall occurred at some places,

including in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

It was a moderately warm day in the national capital with

the maximum temperature settling at 39.6 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature settled at 26.8 degrees Celsius,

four notches above normal and the humidity level hovered

around 19 per cent on the lower side and 56 per cent on the

higher side.

Blistering heat persisted in most parts of Odisha, mainly

in the western region with both Balangir and Titlagarh

becoming the hottest places in the state recording a high of

44.8 degrees Celsius.

As the mercury breached the 43-degree mark in seven towns

and the 40-degree mark in at least 12 places in the state, the

MeT office said that heatwave conditions may intensify.

While Jharsuguda town recorded a maximum temperature of

44.1 degrees Celsius, it was 43.8 degrees Celsius at

Sambalpur, 43.7 degrees Celsius at Bhawanipatna, 43.5 degrees

Celsius at both Sonepur and Hirakud and 42.1 degrees Celsius

at both Angul and Talcher.

Some areas of the coastal belt in the state, however, got

some relief because of a thunder squall.

Two sunstroke deaths have so far been reported in the

state, one each from Bargarh and Angul districts.

Ongole in Andhra Pradesh recorded a high of 45.5 degrees

Celsius, while in Telangana's Khammam the maximum temperature

was 44 degrees Celsius.

In Rajasthan, most places witnessed a slight respite from

the simmering heat as maximum temperatures dipped by a few

notches in the state.

Churu was the hottest place in the state recording a high

of 40.6 degrees Celsius followed by Kota at 39.9 degrees

Celsius, Jaipur and Bikaner both at 39 degrees Celsius and

Jodhpur at 38.8 degrees Celsius.

Maximum temperatures hovered close to normal at most

places in Haryana and Punjab, a day after many parts in the

two states witnessed light rainfall.

In Haryana, Hisar registered a high of 39.6 degrees

Celsius while Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 38.9

degrees Celsius.

Amritsar in Punjab, which received heavy rainfall

yesterday, recorded a high of 34.2 degrees Celsius, while the

maximum temperatures in Ludhiana and Patiala was 37.5 degrees

Celsius and 39.3 degrees Celsius respectively.

The weather was dry in eastern Uttar Pradesh while light

rains and thundershowers occurred at isolated places in the

western parts of the state.

Hamirpur was the hottest place in the state, where the

mercury touched a high of 44.6 degrees Celsius.

The mercury rose marginally at most places in Himachal

Pradesh even as several areas witnessed moderate rainfall.

Keylong in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district received 13

mm rains while Nainadevi and Jhandutta both recorded 10 mm

rainfall, followed by Solan 4 mm, Manali and Salooni both 3

mm. Kandaghat, Shimla and Kalpa each received 2 mm rainfall.

The maximum temperature in Una was 35.6 degrees Celsius

while Nahan and Sundernagar recoded a high of 33.2 degrees

Celsius and 32.5 degrees Celsius respectively.

According to the IMD, thunderstorm occurred at isolated

palaces in gangetic West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam,

Puducherry, Meghalaya and Tripura.

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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