According to the India Meteorological Department, the Southwest monsoon has already reached parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and the Bay of Bengal
Bengaluru received 111 mm rainfall on June 2, breaking the 133-year record for the highest ever rainfall in a single day in June, Met department officials said. N Puviarasan, a scientist at India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, confirmed to PTI that June 2 witnessed the highest single day rainfall in June in 133 years. He also said the rainfall received on June 1 and June 2 alone 140.7 mm surpassed the monthly average for June. According to 'X' user @Bnglweatherman, as per IMD, June 2 recorded 111 mm, which crossed the June month average of 110.3 mm, in a single day. He further said the highest single day rainfall in June was recorded on June 16, 1891. The intense rain also brought Bengaluru to a standstill at many places, particularly in Jayanagar from where residents posted pictures of fallen trees on social media. A tree had also fallen on the Metro track near Trinity Metro station causing inconvenience to commuters Sunday night. Besides fallen trees, inundated ...
As per IMD, parts of North like Delhi, UP, MP, Chhattisgarh and Odisha are all set to experience heatwave conditions on June 3. Also, moderate rain expected over Kerala, Mahe, and other regions
The city received around 111 mm of rainfall on Sunday evening, breaking its 133-year-old record of the highest-ever rainfall in a single day in June
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast said heatwave conditions are likely to continue in five western districts of Bargarh, Balangir, Nuapada, Sonepur, and Kalahandi till Wednesday
A reduction in the intensity of heatwave conditions is likely in the country over the next three days, the weather office said on Sunday. Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh was the hottest in the country with a maximum temperature of 46.2 degrees Celsius. Sirsa in Haryana and Ganganagar in Rajasthan sizzled at 45.4 degrees Celsius followed by Jhansi and Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh which recorded 45.2 degrees Celsius each, and Prithvipur in Madhya Pradesh and Bhiwani in Haryana at 45.1 degrees. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said heat wave conditions over northwest, central and east India were likely to continue with reduced intensity during the next three days. The maximum temperature in the national capital settled at 42.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal for the season. Aya Nagar in south Delhi recorded 43.4 degrees Celsius, Ridge 43.7 degrees Celsius, and Palam 43.5 degrees Celsius. Light rain with thundershowers were experienced in parts of Rajasthan. The weather
The weather office further said, "Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds with a speed of 30-40 Kmph likely over NCAP, Yanam, SCAP and Rayalaseema on June 3 and 5."
On Friday, India reported at least 40 suspected heat-related deaths, 25 of them were staff deployed on Lok Sabha elections duty in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Days after reports of Delhi touching 52.9 degrees Celsius and Nagpur boiling at 56 degrees, the IMD has said that there was a problem with its sensors
Various districts in Kerala received moderate rains on Wednesday, even as the weather office forecast very heavy rainfall in five districts of the state in the coming hours. As per the latest update of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam were placed under an orange alert, predicting "very heavy rains" in these districts today. The red alert issued in Ernakulam and Kottayam districts on Tuesday was withdrawn. At the same time, Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, and Thrissur districts were placed under yellow alert, the IMD added. Moderate rainfall is expected at one or two places in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts, and light rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places in Palakkad, Malappuram, and Kozhikode districts in the coming hours, it said. Meanwhile, incidents of trees being uprooted and houses damaged were reported in various parts of the .
Improper maintenance and placement of Automatic Weather Station units, such as installing them on rooftops or over concrete structures, can lead to erroneous readings
The Nagpur Automatic Weather Station (AWS) recorded 56 degrees Celsius, while the AWS at the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Sonegaon also recorded 54 degrees Celsius
As per RWFC Delhi, there's a likely chance of thunderstorms/dust storms alongside light rainfall in the capital city. The maximum temperature is expected to remain restricted to 44 degrees Celsius
According to the IMD, Rajasthan's Ganganagar recorded the highest temperature in the country at 48.3 degrees Celsius
The met department quickly corrected the reading and blamed the malfunctioning of the sensors kept at the Automated Weather Station (AWS) for the gaffe
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Meteorologists meanwhile said that the rains after arriving over Kerala will quickly cover neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka but then might slacken a bit
The Southwest Monsoon has arrived in Kerala and advanced into much of Northeast India, the IMD announced on Thursday
Dehradun on Wednesday saw its maximum temperature soar to a record-breaking 43 degrees Celsius, surpassing the norm by 7 degrees and matching the highest-ever recorded temperature for May, set in 2012
According to the IMD, heatwave will continue in states like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand but will gradually decrease in the next 2-3 days