Gujarat: Mercury rises, rain plays truant
Ahmedabad: For the third straight day on Sunday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 40.4 degrees celsius. The minimum temperature was 28 degrees. Across Gujarat, only two talukas recorded more than 1mm of rainfall on Sunday — Khergam in Navsari at 8mm and Liliya in Amreli at 5mm.
According to the Met department forecast, the city may experience a maximum temperature of around 41 degrees celsius on Monday with a clear sky. The northern limit of the southwest monsoon continued to pass through Mumbai and Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra and Puri in Odisha on Sunday. Met department officials said that there are slim chances of its further progress in the next few days.
Across Gujarat, the temperatures soared in the absence of clouds or rain. At 41 degrees celsius, Kandla had the highest maximum temperature, followed by 40.7 degrees celsius in Deesa, 40.4 degrees celsius in Ahmedabad and 40.3 degrees celsius in Surendranagar.
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Time of India
5 hours ago
- Time of India
Gujarat: Mercury rises, rain plays truant
Ahmedabad: For the third straight day on Sunday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 40.4 degrees celsius. The minimum temperature was 28 degrees. Across Gujarat, only two talukas recorded more than 1mm of rainfall on Sunday — Khergam in Navsari at 8mm and Liliya in Amreli at 5mm. According to the Met department forecast, the city may experience a maximum temperature of around 41 degrees celsius on Monday with a clear sky. The northern limit of the southwest monsoon continued to pass through Mumbai and Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra and Puri in Odisha on Sunday. Met department officials said that there are slim chances of its further progress in the next few days. Across Gujarat, the temperatures soared in the absence of clouds or rain. At 41 degrees celsius, Kandla had the highest maximum temperature, followed by 40.7 degrees celsius in Deesa, 40.4 degrees celsius in Ahmedabad and 40.3 degrees celsius in Surendranagar.
Time of India
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