New Delhi. The effect of heat wave is visible in many states of the country since the month of April. At the same time, western disturbances are causing snowfall and rain in the hilly states. Now the Meteorological Department has told what the conditions will be like in May. The Meteorological Department said that in May, there is a possibility of heat wave for two to four days in most of the states of North India. Obviously the minimum temperature will be higher than normal. According to Meteorological Department Chief Mrityunjay Mahapatra, the maximum temperature is going to be much higher than normal in most areas except the North-Eastern states, some parts of North-West and Central India and the peninsular areas of the North-East.
#WATCH , Tamil Nadu: Madurai faced severe heatwave conditions, the mercury touched 41.0 degrees Celsius on May 1, 2024. pic.twitter.com/rgge3cI5CN
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024
#WATCH , Odisha: People use umbrellas, cover their heads and faces and use hand fans to beat the heat as temperature rises across Bhubaneswar. (01.05) pic.twitter.com/FFTgB8pDCy
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024
According to Mrityunjay Mohapatra, the maximum and minimum temperatures this month will be above normal in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Western UP and northern areas of Rajasthan along with other areas. Heat wave will last for two to four days in many places including eastern areas of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, UP, Chhattisgarh, Ganga coastal areas of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha. This is more than normal, because heat wave lasts for an average of 3 days in these areas. At the same time, heat wave is expected for five to eight days in southern areas of Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Marathwada and Vidarbha of Maharashtra and Gujarat. That means people will feel the heat of passion. According to Mahapatra, the average maximum temperature in South Peninsular India in April was 31 degrees, which is the second highest since 1901. After 2016, heat wave lasted in Odisha for maximum 16 days in April.
Meteorological Department head Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that normal rain is expected in May. Which can be 91 to 109 percent of the long term average. Whereas, from 1971 to 2020 this average was 61.4. According to him, there is a possibility of more than normal rainfall in most parts of the North-West, some areas of Central India, the peninsular part of the South and the North-Eastern states. The rest of the country may receive less rainfall than normal. There are chances of more than normal rainfall in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Vidarbha. Southern areas of West Bengal, parts of Odisha, North Chhattisgarh, Rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and some places in Northeast India may receive less than normal rainfall in the month of May.