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At 45.5 deg C, Churu hottest in Rajasthan
Churu, the gateway to the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, remained the hottest place in the state with a maximum temperature of 45.5 degrees Celsius. Kota, Bikaner, Barmer, Jaisalmer recorded maximum temperatures at 45.3, 45, 45 and 44.8 degrees Celsius while Sriganganagar recorded a high of 44.1 degrees Celsius followed by 43.2 degrees Celsius in Jaipur and Jodhpur, 42.5 degrees Celsius in Ajmer, 42.3 degrees Celsius in Dabok and 42.2 degrees Celsius in Pilani. The MeT department here has predicted heatwave/duststorm at a few places in west Rajasthan and at isolated places in east Rajasthan.
HP witnesses rains, thunderstorm for second consecutive
The mid and lower hills of Himachal Pradesh, including its capital Shimla, witnessed thunderstorm and squall, accompanied by intermittent showers, for the second consecutive day today. Scattered rains occurred in some parts of the state and Aghar was wettest with 23 mm of rains, followed by Sundernagar 11 mm, Paonta Sahib 10 mm, Pachhad 9 mm, Kahu and Kasauli both 7 mm, Palampur 6 mm and Dharampur, Jhandutta, and Berthin 5 mm each. Keylong recorded a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Kalpa 6 degrees Celsius, Manali 6.2 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar 11.2 degrees Celsius, Shimla 13.2 degrees Celsius, Sundernagar 13.6 degrees Celsius, Nahan 14.5 degrees Celsius, Palampur 16.5 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 18.6 degrees Celsius and Una 18.8 degrees Celsius. Una was hottest in the region with a maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius, followed by Sundernagar 33.6 degrees Celsius, Nahan 32.2 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar 31.5 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 30.4 degrees Celsius, Solan 29 degrees ...
Apart from heat Delhi suffers from bad air quality
The national capital, though at 39.2 degree Celsius, a notch above the season's average on Friday, still saw relief with three degrees drop in maximum temperature, a Met official said, but the air quality still remained "very poor".
Heat wave in several districts of Maha's Vidarbha: Met dept
"Several districts of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region continued to reel under intense heat with Chandrapur today recording the region's highest temperature at 45.6 degrees Celsius, local meteorological department officials said. Officials of the Regional Meteorological Centre here said that apart from Chandrapur, areas like Brahmapuri at 44.3 degrees Celsius, Wardha and Akola at 44.2 degrees Celsius, Nagpur at 44.1 degrees Celsius and Yavatmal at 43.5 degrees Celsius were also facing a heat wave. "Amravati today was at 42.6 degrees Celsius, Gadchiroli at 43.4 degrees Celsius and Buldhana at 41.5 degrees Celsius," the official added. The RMC said that a heat wave was likely to occur in one or two pockets of Akola, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Wardha and Yavatmal tomorrow. A heat wave was likely to occur on April 30 and May 1 in some areas of all the districts comprising Vidarbha.
Slight respite from scorching heat in Himachal Pradesh
People living in the lower hills of Himachal Pradesh had some respite from the scorching heat as a severe thunderstorm accompanied by a squall brought down the day temperatures by a few notches. Shimla and other parts of the state were lashed by a squall and hailstorm, reducing visibility at some places. The hailstorm disrupted power supply and uprooted trees at a few places. Sundernagar and Dharamshala recorded 11 mm and 4.4 mm of rainfall till this evening. The hailstorm and squall caused damage to stone fruit crops and standing wheat crops in mid hills. The MeT department here has predicted wet spell in the mid and higher hills for the next six days. Una recorded a high of 39.8 degrees Celsius while Bilaspur and Sundernagar recorded a maximum temperature of 36.3 degrees Celsius and 34.9 degrees Celsius, respectively. Bhuntar recorded a maximum temperature of 32.5 degrees Celsius, 32.2 degrees Celsius in Nahan, 31.6 degrees Celsius in Dharamshala, 30.8 degrees Celsius in Mandi, 30.4
Hot conditions continue unabated in Delhi
Hot conditions continued unabated today in the national capital, where the maximum temperature settled at 39.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. The Safdarjung observatory, whose recording is considered the official figure for the city, registered a maximum temperature of 39.2 degrees, while areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar observatories recorded 41, 38.4, 38 and 37.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal, said a Met department official. The humidity oscillated between 57 and 36 per cent. The Met office has forecast overcast skies along with a possibility of thundery developments for tomorrow. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 39 and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively," the weatherman said. Yesterday, Delhi recorded the season's hottest day with the mercury settling at 42 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was recorded at 23.5 degrees ...
Hot weather conditions prevail in Hry, Punjab
Hot weather conditions prevailed in most parts of the region, with Hisar and Narnaul registering maximum temperature at 42 and 43.8 degrees Celsius. Narnaul in Haryana was hotter by four notches against normal limits, while Bhiwani and Karnal experienced a hot day recording maximum temperatures at 40.8 and 37 degrees Celsius respectively, a Meteorological Department official said here. Chandigarh, the common capital of Haryana and Punjab, too had a hot day at 37.6 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Patiala, Ludhiana and Amritsar recorded high of 39.6, 39.7 and 39.5 degrees Celsius respectively. The MeT department has forecast light rain or thundershowers at isolated places for the next two days in both the states.
Mercury soars in parts of Rajasthan, Churu hottest at 46.5 deg C
The mercury soared in many parts of Rajasthan today with Churu recording a maximum temperature of 46.5 degrees Celsius. Sriganganagar, Bikaner, Barmer and Kota recorded a maximum temperature of 45.5 degrees Celsius, 44.8 degrees Celsius, 44.7 degrees Celsius and 44 degrees Celsius, respectively, according to the MeT department here. Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Jaipur registered a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius, 43.2 degrees Celsius and 43.1 degrees Celsius, respectively, it said. The department has predicted heat wave at isolated areas in the state during the next 24 hours.
Warm, sunny days trigger happier posts on Facebook: study
Warm, pleasant weather may trigger happier posts on Facebook and Twitter while cold, wet and humid days could lead to negative expressions on social media, according to a study. The study, published in the journal PLOS One, found that weather patterns can influence how we express ourselves on social media, and people are less likely to post positive sentiments when the temperatures soar above 30 degrees Celsius. To examine the association between weather conditions and expressed sentiments, researchers from Vancouver School of Economics in Canada and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US gathered 2.4 billion posts from Facebook and 1.1 billion from Twitter between the years 2009 and 2016. They analysed the sentiment for each post using a special tool that categorises posts based on keywords as positive or negative. The study found that temperature, precipitation, humidity, and cloud cover each were strongly associated with an expression of sentiment, whether positive .
Nor'wester hits Kolkata, neighbouring districts
High wind accompanied by rain affected normal life as a nor'westers swept the city along with several other districts in south Bengal this evening. The Alipore weather station here recorded squall reaching 80 km per hour speed at 8.05 pm, which was preceded by one that measured 47 km per hour, regional Met director G K Das said. Moderate rain in different parts of the city and suburbs affected traffic movement inconveniencing people returning home from work. The districts of West and East Burdwan, North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and West Midnapore were also affected by thundersqualls, Das said. The rains, however, brought welcome relief to the denizens from the sweltering heat that has been prevailing over south Bengal districts for the past few days. Kolkata recorded the day's highest temperature at 35.5 degrees Celsius, while Bankura (36.5 degrees C), Burdwan (35 degrees C), Digha (34.6 degrees C) and Diamond Harbour (34.5 degrees C) recorded similar ...
Delhi saw warmest day at 42 degrees
The National Capital on Thursday experienced the warmest day of the year so far with the average maximum temperature recorded at 42 degree Celsius, three notches above the season's average.
Day temperatures rise marginally in most parts of HP
The day temperatures rose marginally in most parts of Himachal Pradesh today with Una registering the hottest place at 41.7 degrees Celsius. The mercury touched 41.7 degrees Celsius at Una while Sundernagar, Nahan and Bhuntar recorded the maximum temperatures at 36.4 degrees Celsius, 35.1 degrees Celsius and 34.2 degrees Celsius, while Solan and Dharamsala recorded a high of 31.4 degrees Celsius and 30.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Shimla 26.7 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures also rose marginally and Keylong was coldest with a low of 1.8 degrees Celsius, followed Kalpa 5.4 degrees Celsius, Manali 5.6 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar 11.0 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 14.8 degrees Celsius, Sundernagar 15.0 degrees Celsius. The local Meteorological (MeT) office warned of thundershowers accompanied by squall and hailstorm in the lower and mid hills on April 27 and 28 and wet spell in the mid and higher hills for five days from tomorrow. The farmers and fruit growers are worried as squall
Hot weather conditions prevail in Pb, Hry
Hot weather conditions prevailed in most parts of the region, with Hisar and Narnaul registering the maximum temperature at 42.8 degrees Celsius. Bhiwani and Karnal experienced a hot day recording respective above normal maximum temperatures of 41.4 degrees Celsius and 40 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department report said here. Chandigarh, the common capital of Haryana and Punjab, too had a hot day at 40 degrees Celsius, up three notches against normal limits. In Punjab, Patiala braved the hot weather at 41.3 degrees Celsius. Amritsar and Ludhiana recorded near similar above normal highs at 40.6 degrees Celsius and 40.8 degrees Celsius. According to the MeT forecast for the next two days, rain/thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab.
Heat conditions intensify day temperatures in parts of Raj
Heat conditions intensified the day temperatures in parts of Rajasthan where Sriganganagar, Barmer and Jaisalmer recorded the maximum temperature of 44.4 degrees Celsius. Bikaner, Kota, Jodhpur and Jaipur registered maximum of 43.8, 43.5, 42.6 and 41.6 degrees respectively, according to the Meteorological department here. Other districts recorded day temperature below 40 degrees Celsius. The day temperatures will increase during the next 24 hours.
Delhi records season's hottest day at 42 deg C
Delhi today recorded the season's hottest day with the mercury settling at 42 degrees Celsius. The humidity levels osscilated between 88 and 26 per cent. "The maximum temperature was recorded at 42 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal while the minimum was recorded at 23.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above season's average," a Meteorological official said. The skies will remain partly cloudy tomorrow. Also, there is a possibility of thunderstorm later in the day, the official added. Yesterday, the minimum temperature settled at 20.8 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 41 degrees Celsius.
Weather can influence what we post on social media
Weather patterns can influence how we express ourselves on Facebook and Twitter, according to a study which found that people are less likely to post positive sentiments when the temperatures soar above 30 degrees Celsius. Previous research has identified a potential link between weather and people's emotional states, but which specific weather conditions trigger positive or negative emotions and how to measure these sentiments in an accurate and consistent way require further investigation. To examine the association between weather conditions and expressed sentiments, researchers from Vancouver School of Economics in Canada and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US gathered 2.4 billion posts from Facebook and 1.1 billion from Twitter between the years 2009 and 2016. They analysed the sentiment for each post using a special tool that categorises posts based on keywords as positive or negative. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that temperature, ...
Dust storm likely in Delhi on Thursday
It was a hot morning in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, the weather office said.
Day temperatures rise in Himachal Pradesh; Una hottest
The day temperatures in Himachal Pradesh rose as the weather remained dry in the region as Una in Shiwalik foothills experienced the hottest day of the seasonwith a high of 41 degrees Celsius. The mercury breached 30 degrees Celsius mark at many places and Sundernagar, Nahan, Bhuntar, Solan and Palampur recorded the maximum temperatures at35.2 degrees Celsius, 34.2 degrees Celsius, 32.6 degrees Celsius, 31.2 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 29.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Shimla 25.6 degrees Celsius, Manali and Kalpa 22.4 degrees Celsius and Keylong 17.5 degrees Celsius. The local Meteorological (MeT) Office has warned of rains and thundershowers, accompanied by squall and hailstorm in the lower and mid hills on April 27 and 28 and forecast dry weather in the region on April 29. The MeT office also forecast rains and thunderstorm in the mid hills and rains or snow in the higher hills from April 26 to April 28 and again on April 30 and May 1. The minimum ...
Maximum temperature rises in most parts of HP
The maximum temperatures rose by a few notches in most parts of Himachal Pradesh today, with Una recording the hottest in the region with a high of 38.5 degrees Celsius. The mercury breached 30 degrees Celsius mark at some places and Sundernagar, Nahan and Bhuntar recorded the maximum temperatures at 33.7 degrees Celsius, 31.7 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees Celsius. The mercury rose to 21.6 degrees Celsius at Kalpa, 21.2 degrees Celsius at Manali and 17.9 degrees Celsius at Keylong, three to four degrees above normal. The day temperatures rose by a few notches and Una was the hottest in the region with a high of 38.5 degrees Celsius. Solan recorded maximum temperature at 29.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Palampur 28.8 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 27.8 degrees Celsius, Shimla 24.5 degrees Celsius. Keylong was the coldest in the region with a low of 1.4 degrees Celsius, while Kalpaand Manali recorded the minimum temperatures at 5.2 degrees Celsius and 7 degrees Celsius, followed by ...
Hot conditions prevail in Delhi
Hot conditions prevailed in the national capital with the maximum temperature settling at a notch above the season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal, said a Meteorological Department official. The humidity oscillated between 48 and 12 per cent. The Met office has forecast overcast skies along with the possibility of thundery development towards the evening tomorrow. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 40 and 22," the weatherman said. Yesterday, the maximum temperature settled at 39 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was 22 degrees Celsius.