Yavatmal sizzles at 46 degrees; highest in Maha this season

At 46 degrees Celsius, Yavatmal

in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra on Sunday recorded the highest maximum temperature of this summer season in the state, an official of the meteorolgical department said.

This is the season's highest maximum temperature recorded so far, the official said.

"Today's temperature in Yavatmal was 4.3 degrees Celsius more than its normal temperature during the season," he said.