Severe heat wave conditions prevail in most parts of Rajasthan

Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in most parts of Rajasthan, with Churu remaining the hottest where maximum temperature was recorded at 45.5 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological (MeT) official said.

Kota, Bikaner and Barmer recorded 45.4, 45.2, 45.1 degrees Celsius followed by Sriganganagar, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Ajmer where maximum temperature was recorded at 44.6, 44.3, 44.1 and 44 degrees Celsius respectively.

Pilani and Jaisalmer recorded 43.2 and 43 degrees Celsius whereas Dabok recorded 42.2 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature hovered between 25 and 31 degrees Celsius in most of the cities of the state, the official said.

The MeT department has warned of heat wave conditions with dust storm/thunderstorm at isolated places in the state in the next 24 hours.