Hyderabad records hottest day of this summer

Hyderabad recorded its hottest day this summer on Sunday with the temperature reaching 42 degree Celsius, which is more than the usual temperature during this part of the year.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Adilabad recorded the highest temperature in Telangana with 44.3 degree Celsius, while Bhadrachalam recorded the lowest of all districts with 39.4 degree Celsius.

IMD attributed the rising temperature to the north-south wind discontinuity which runs from east Vidarbha to interior Tamil Nadu across Telangana.

As per the IMD stats, the number of heatwave days in 2016 was 27 which reduced to 23 in 2017 and the forecast predicts that the number of heatwave days will exceed 27 this year.