Heatwave alert issued in Uttar Pradesh
Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest temperature of 47.1 degrees Celsius in the state. The maximum temperature in Varanasi was 45.3 degrees, Baghpat and Fursatganj 45.2 degrees Celsius, Fatehpur 45 degrees and the state capital Lucknow recorded a maximum temperature of 44.7 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, Agra received light rain. Amid the increasing heat of summer, the mercury reached 44.7 degrees on Tuesday. This was the highest temperature of June this time. According to meteorologists, earlier in June 2019, the day’s mercury was 44.9 degrees Celsius. Four years later, the mercury has once again reached its peak. Meanwhile, the night temperature was recorded at 31 degrees, 3.8 degrees Celsius higher than normal. According to the Meteorological Department, there is no hope of relief from heat in the entire state including the city at present. Along with this, an alert of heatwave to severe heatwave has been issued in the state for four days.
Monsoon reached Gujarat four days earlier
The southwest monsoon hit Gujarat on Tuesday, four days ahead of schedule, a scientist of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Ramashrya Yadav, scientist at IMD, Ahmedabad, said that the monsoon usually reaches Gujarat by June 15. he/she said that light to moderate rains with thunderstorms are expected in all districts in the next two days. The Gandhinagar-based State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) said that till 6 am on Tuesday, isolated areas of several districts received rainfall ranging from one to 40 mm in the last 24 hours.