Amphan effect: City temp remains above 41 degree Celsius
Setting the record for the hottest day of the year for the second consecutive day, the city recorded 41.8 degree Celsius on Wednesday.
By : migrator
Update: 2020-05-20 22:08 GMT
Chennai
Though mercury going past 41 is not unusual during Kathiri, the peak summer period, the present spike was caused by the effect of Cyclone Amphan that sucked moisture from the atmosphere. According to officials from the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, the hot and dry weather that the State is experiencing is likely to continue for two more days.
“On Wednesday, Nungambakkam recorded a maximum of 41.8 degree Celsius while Meenambakkam recorded 42 degree Celsius,” said an official from the RMC. This was 4.3 degree Celsius and 3.6 degree Celsius more than the normal temperature. The mercury stood at 41.3 degree Celsius on Tuesday.
Other than Nungambakkam and Meenambakkamin the city, at least fivetemperature monitoring stations elsewhere in the State recorded more than 41 degree Celsius, including Tiruttani that recorded 42.
“For the next 48 hours, the maximum temperature in Chennai would be around 41 degree Celsius, while it would be in the range of 40-41 degree Celsius in interior districts of Tamil Nadu due to the effect of Amphan cyclone,” the Met department official added.
In the last decade starting from 2010, temperature recording in May has crossed 42 degree Celsius five times, most recently in 2017 (42.6). The hottest ever was May 31, 2003, when mercury stood at 45 degree Celsius, show data from the Indian Meteorological Department.
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