At 45 degrees Celsius, city records hottest April day in 6 years

Nagpur: The mercury touched the highest point so far this season, with the maximum temperature of the city on Thursday being 45 degrees Celsius. This made it the warmest April for the city since 2010, when the highest temperature for the month was recorded at 45.2 degrees Celsius. The highest maximum temperature of the region for the day was in Chandrapur (45.6 degrees Celsius).
Heatwave conditions are expected to continue across Vidarbha for the next couple of days, according to the forecast by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). During this time, the maximum temperature of the city and other places in the region is expected to rise by a couple of degrees. On Thursday, Brahmapuri and Wardha also experienced maximum temperatures of 45 degrees Celsius.
“Weather conditions are supposed to be similar for the next few days, with dry weather expected to be prevalent across Vidarbha. In fact, a warning to be alert over the next two days has been issued,” said an official from the regional meteorological centre of IMD in the city. He added that temperatures in Nagpur are expected to be within the range of 45 degrees and 27 degrees in the coming two days.
Nagpur’s maximum temperature of the day was three degrees above normal while the minimum temperature was two degrees above normal at 27.6 degrees Celsius. The weathermen expect temperatures to reach at least 46 degrees by the end of the month. In fact, if the conditions remain similar, they see the mercury climbing above the all-time high of the city for April, which was 47.1 degrees Celsius in 2009.
On Thursday, the lowest maximum temperature of the region was Washim’s 40 degrees Celsius. Among the minimum temperatures of the day, the highest was observed at Akola (30 degrees Celsius) while the lowest was Yavatmal’s 27.4 degrees Celsius.