Maximum Temperature Record Broken At Many Places In Saurashtra, Kutch & Gujarat

Current weather Conditions on 22nd May 2010 @ 7.30 am. IST

Yesterday the 21st May 2010, the Maximum Temperatures have broken record for current year at many places of Saurashtra Gujarat & Kutch. It has also created five year and ten year Maximum Temperature records at a few places. Normal Maximum Temperature for Rajkot for this time of the year is 40.5 Degrees C.

The Maximum Temperatures on 21st May at some of the places are as under:

Idar 48.5 Degrees C. Highest recorded for May
Ahmedabad 46.8 Degrees C. Highest recorded since 1916 for May
Vallabhvidyanagar 46.6 Degrees C.
Gandhinagar 46.0 Degrees C.
Bhuj 46.0 Degrees C. All time record for May
Rajkot 45.5 Degrees C. 6 year record for May
Baroda 45.2 Degrees C.

Forecast:
The Maximum Temperatures are expected remain high for two to three days over Saurashtra & Gujarat and subsequently 2 to 3 degree drop in MaximumTemperatures is expected.Expect Maximum Temperature above 44 to 45 Degrees C. in many parts of the region with Ahmedabad, Amreli, Bhavnagar & Surendranagar Districts. Normal Maximum Temperatures at this time of the year for Rajkot is 40.5 and Minimum is 25.5 Degrees C. Maximum Temperatures at Rajkot is expected to be between 43 to 45 Degrees and subsequently below 43 Degrees C.

North Gujarat, Rajasthan, some parts of North India, U.P. will experience Severe Heat Wave for few more days.

Note: Live Tempratures or current weather data for Rajkot from RingRoad Weather Station will not be available till mid June 2010.