Heatwave to continue in district
TNN | Mar 9, 2019, 04:34 ISTCoimbatore: Many parts of the district experienced highest temperature recorded during the first week of March in a decade.
On Thursday, the district recorded a maximum temperature of 38.6 degrees Celsius which was last recorded in 2009, said meteorologists at Skymet.
Throughout the week, the district has been consistently recording maximum temperatures of 36 deg C. Experts said there is a chance of Coimbatore touching its all-time high of 40.8 deg C this year.
While average maximum temperature recorded by the district stood consistently at 36.2 deg C from Tuesday to Friday, weather experts said the temperature touched 38.6 deg C on Thursday in the district. “This is the highest temperature recorded during the first week of March in a decade,” Mahesh Palawat, meteorologist at Skymet weather services, said.
“Across the region, all districts recorded 4 deg C to 5 deg C above normal,” he added. Nights too have become hotter, with the district consistently recording minimum temperatures of 23.6 deg C to 24.2 deg C through the night.
“With humidity levels hovering well over 70%, people are feeling even hotter than temperatures show,” said a meteorologist at the regional meteorological centre.
The highest temperature recorded by Coimbatore was 40.8 deg C on March 29, 1983. Experts said if the present heat wave continues, the district might touch its all-time high record this summer. “There is definitely a heatwave going across the western part of the state. There is also no likely respite from the heat for at least another four days. We cannot see any weather system forming and thus no chances of heavy rain,” said the meteorologist. “There might be spells of patchy, isolated rain, but unlikely to influence or bring down temperatures in anyway,” he added.
As a result, the district collectorate, earlier this week, issued a public advisory asking to people to remain indoors from noon to 3pm and hydrate with water and liquids. Many offices have started stocking tender coconut, nannari sherbet, rose milk and buttermilk for their staff to buy or drink any time required.
On Thursday, the district recorded a maximum temperature of 38.6 degrees Celsius which was last recorded in 2009, said meteorologists at Skymet.
Throughout the week, the district has been consistently recording maximum temperatures of 36 deg C. Experts said there is a chance of Coimbatore touching its all-time high of 40.8 deg C this year.
While average maximum temperature recorded by the district stood consistently at 36.2 deg C from Tuesday to Friday, weather experts said the temperature touched 38.6 deg C on Thursday in the district. “This is the highest temperature recorded during the first week of March in a decade,” Mahesh Palawat, meteorologist at Skymet weather services, said.
“Across the region, all districts recorded 4 deg C to 5 deg C above normal,” he added. Nights too have become hotter, with the district consistently recording minimum temperatures of 23.6 deg C to 24.2 deg C through the night.
“With humidity levels hovering well over 70%, people are feeling even hotter than temperatures show,” said a meteorologist at the regional meteorological centre.
The highest temperature recorded by Coimbatore was 40.8 deg C on March 29, 1983. Experts said if the present heat wave continues, the district might touch its all-time high record this summer. “There is definitely a heatwave going across the western part of the state. There is also no likely respite from the heat for at least another four days. We cannot see any weather system forming and thus no chances of heavy rain,” said the meteorologist. “There might be spells of patchy, isolated rain, but unlikely to influence or bring down temperatures in anyway,” he added.
As a result, the district collectorate, earlier this week, issued a public advisory asking to people to remain indoors from noon to 3pm and hydrate with water and liquids. Many offices have started stocking tender coconut, nannari sherbet, rose milk and buttermilk for their staff to buy or drink any time required.
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