Hyderabad: Hyderabad sizzled at 43ºC on Monday, the highest temperature recorded in April this season. The maximum temperature recorded in Telangana state on April 17 was 44.5 ºC at Mahbubnagar. The Met department has warned that heat wave conditions will continue in TS till April 18 that would be accompanied by dry weather conditions.
On April 13, 2016, Hyderabad had recorded 43ºC, while on April 16, 2010, the city had recorded 42.7ºC. The all-time record for April was 43.3ºC on April 30, 1973. In fact, since 2010, the mercury had not crossed the 40ºC mark. Mondays’ temperature was 5ºC above normal.
The maximum temperatures will remain around 43ºC till April 18. After that the forecast is for partly cloudy skies with thunderstorms. However, there will be no major dip in the day temperatures, said city Met department officials.
Warning for TS
Heatwave conditions are likely to prevail at isolated places in the districts of Northern Telangana. Maximum temperatures likely to be above normal by 2 to 4 degrees and is likely to be above 42 degrees at some places in North Telangana and above 40 degrees at many places in the state.
Traffic police gets kits to beat heat
With the soaring mercury, Hyderabad Traffic police is providing summer kits to their traffic cops to ensure that they get proper protection when they are working under the scorching sun.
The summer kit contains insulated water bottles, branded goggles, helmets, buttermilk packets and disposable nose-masks to beat the summer heat along with a bag to carry all these things when they are on duty controlling the traffic in the city.
Along with the summer kits, traffic cops will be regularly supplied with glucose sachets. Senior traffic officials are also planning to provide barley water to the traffic cops, which will help keep them cool as barley water brings down the heat level in the body.
Merajuddin Syed, Assistant sub-inspector of traffic police, Begumpet, said, “We are very glad that we are being provided with all these facilities in summer which will help us cope with the intense heat. We have even been advised to take rest when the traffic is under control’’.
