Boiling over: Sriganganagar hottest in country at 47.3°C
Jaipur: Severe heat wave conditions gripped Rajasthan for the fifth consecutive day Monday with Sriganganagar emerging hottest in the country for the day at 47.3 degree Celsius, nearly 5 degrees above normal.
Uttar Pradesh's Agra, at 45.9 degrees, was the only other city to have recorded a similar departure from normal. According to the India Meterological Department, apart from Sriganganagar, Rajasthan's Bikaner, Churu, Phalodi, Jaisalmer and Kota also saw mercury soar above 45 degree Celsius on Monday.
Maximum temperature in Bikaner on Monday was 45.8 degree (+3.1), Churu 45.6 degree (+3.3), Phalodi 45.2 (+2.0), Jaisalmer 45.3 (+3.0) and Kota (A) at 45.4 (+2.9).
The Met office said no respite is likely in coming days, as heat wave conditions are expected to aggravate further in the coming days.
Attributing the continued rise in the mercury to the active northerly winds and the vanishing of factors including upper air cyclonic circulation and western disturbances, the Met office said that a severe heat wave is likely in western Rajasthan.
Jaipur recorded a minimum temperature of 31.8 degrees Celsius, almost 3.8 degrees above normal, and a maximum temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius, almost 2.6 degrees above normal.
The ongoing spell of heat wave affected drinking water supply in many localities of Jaipur and also led to abrupt power cuts. On Monday, at least 12 districts in the state recorded a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius and above.
The Met office said that till June 12, this situation is expected to continue. However, on June 13, there is a possibility of mild showers in Kota division, including Kota, Jhalawar, Baran, and Bundi districts. Also, post-June 15, pre-monsoon activity is likely when humidity levels will start rising. "Gradually, the humidity levels will rise and will make conditions favourable for the onset of monsoon by June 20," said an officer with Met office, Jaipur.
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