Heat wave conditions were witnessed at many places in Uttar Pradesh today and Banda at 43.2 degrees Celsius was the hottest place in the state.
MeT office here said that day temperatures rose in Varanasi and Kanpur divisions and changed little in the remaining divisions of the state.
They were markedly above normal in Varanasi, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi, Agra, Meerut and above normal in Faizabad and normal in the remaining divisions of the state.
Night temperatures were markedly above normal in Bareilly, Jhanshi Meerut, appreciably above normal in Varanasi, Faizabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra and above normal in the remaining divisions of the state.
While they fell in Gorakhpur division.
The MeT has forecast dry weather and heat wave conditions likely to continue at isolated places.
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