Avoid heat wave today: Yellow alert for next 3 days in North Gujarat, Kutch and Saurashtra, Ahmedabad becomes ‘hottest’ city of the state with 42 degrees

● The average maximum temperature in Ahmedabad increased by 6 degrees above normal
● The temperature in Gandhinagar crossed 41 degrees in March for the 7th time in the last 10 years

In Ahmedabad, fire has started raining from the sky at the beginning of summer. On Tuesday, Ahmedabad was the hottest city in the state with 41.5 degrees. This is the second highest temperature recorded in Ahmedabad in the last 10 years. The maximum temperature in 9 cities besides Ahmedabad has crossed 40 degrees. According to the meteorological department, scorching heat is likely to prevail in the state for another three days. The meteorological department has issued an orange alert in Kutch today. On the other hand, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Junagadh will have yellow alert.

Temperature rises by 6 degrees above normal in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad had an average maximum temperature of 6.5 degrees above normal with 41.5 degrees. The average maximum temperature in Ahmedabad has risen by more than 6 degrees in the last five days. On March 10, Ahmedabad recorded an average maximum temperature of 36.4 degrees. In the next 3 days, the temperature in Ahmedabad may rise by 42 degrees. According to a private weather forecasting agency, there will be scorching heat till March 20 and the temperature will hover around 42. There may be a slight decrease in heat during the next 20-21 March.

This time it is the hottest month in March
Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Amreli, Junagadh, Deesa, Patan, Bhuj and Kandla recorded the highest temperature of 40 degrees in the state on Tuesday. The temperature in Gandhinagar crossed 41 degrees in March for the 7th time in the last 10 years. The highest temperature was recorded on March 29 last year with 41.7 degrees. Rajkot has an average maximum temperature of 6 degrees above normal with 41 degrees. Rajkot recorded the highest temperature in March last year with 42 degrees on March 29. The temperature in Amreli and Junagadh also crossed 41 degrees.

Winds with hot dry and wind blowing in Gandhinagar
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan have recorded a heatwave for the fourth time in five years in March. Is. The main reason for this is the formation of anti-cyclonic circulation at a distance of one and a half kilometers from the sea level, which caused an unusual increase in the heatwave, with hot dry winds blowing in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Amreli, Surendranagar and Gandhinagar.

The temperature recorded in these cities was 40 degrees

Surendranagar- 41.7 2
Ahmedabad- 41.5
Rajkot- 41.02
Amreli- 41.0
Gandhinagar- 41.03
Disa- 40.8
Bhuj- 40.6
Keshod- 40.9