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Parts of India have hottest April in 122 years; no respite forecast in May

The heatwave could affect agriculture by lowering yields of several standing crops in Punjab, Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh.

Temperatures have continued to soar in many parts of India, prompting the weather department to issue heat-wave warnings. (Photo: Bloomberg)
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Agencies New Delhi
Northwest and central India had their hottest April in 122 years as average maximum temperatures reaching 35.9 and 37.78 degrees Celsius in the two regions, said the weather office on Saturday.

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of India Meteorological Department (IMD), said parts of northwest and west central India--Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana--will continue having normal temperatures in May as well.

Overall, in the country as a whole, the temperatures in April 2022, was the fourth highest in the last 122 years.

The heatwave could affect agriculture by lowering yields of several standing crops in Punjab, Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh. May nights would

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