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Ludhiana: Wednesday was the
hottest day in Ludhiana
this summer with the daytime temperature hovering over 43° Celsius. There may be no respite for residents just yet with the Met department predicting warmer nights over the next two days.
At 43°C, the maximum temperature was 4.2 degrees above normal and 1.4 notches more than the day before.
The last time this season the city was sizzling was on May 18, when the maximum temperature was only .2 degrees shy of the 43°C-mark.
On that day, the minimum temperature was also on the higher side at 30.4° Celsius, which is 6.1 degrees above normal.
The Met department has said for the next two days, the sky will remain clear.
On Saturday, it said the sky will be partly overcast. On Sunday too, it will be partly cloudy with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.
The daytime temperature is expected to fall by a degree, to 42° Celsius, on Thursday, touch 43°Celsius again the next day, remain the same on Saturday, and dip to 38°C by Monday.
Nights may offer some relief with the minimum temperature likely to fall to 29°C on Friday before rising to 33°C on Sunday.
Ludhiana: Wednesday was the hottest day in Ludhiana this summer with the daytime temperature hovering over 43° Celsius. There may be no respite for residents just yet with the Met department predicting warmer nights over the next two days.
At 43°C, the maximum temperature was 4.2 degrees above normal and 1.4 notches more than the day before.
The last time this season the city was sizzling was on May 18, when the maximum temperature was only .2 degrees shy of the 43°C-mark.
On that day, the minimum temperature was also on the higher side at 30.4° Celsius, which is 6.1 degrees above normal.
The Met department has said for the next two days, the sky will remain clear. On Saturday, it said the sky will be partly overcast. On Sunday too, it will be partly cloudy with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.
The daytime temperature is expected to fall by a degree, to 42° Celsius, on Thursday, touch 43°Celsius again the next day, remain the same on Saturday, and dip to 38°C by Monday.
Nights may offer some relief with the minimum temperature likely to fall to 29°C on Friday before rising to 33°C on Sunday.
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