IT is not just the heat of the financial year ending, but the heat in the atmosphere that is stressing people out in the State. With the average temperature around 40 degrees Celsius, the Indian Meteorological Department calls it heat wave.
“We call this heat wave, when the temperature goes more than four degrees higher than the normal temperature,” said Kamaljit Ray, director at IMD, Ahmedabad. “The temperature for last few days has been well over four degrees than the normal,” she added. In March, the maximum normal temperature for Ahmedabad remains 36.0 degrees Celsius and the minimum 18.8 degrees. But in last couple of days, the maximum temperature has crossed 40 degrees in the city. The maximum temperature on Friday was recorded at 40.7 degrees
Explaining the reason, Ray pointed out that due to the approaching western disturbance, the temperature in the western part of India has gone up considerably. “The western disturbances carry a warm front, which results in the rise in temperature and humidity,” Ray said, adding that it is being expected that this condition would last for about 48 hours more. “This western disturbance might cause some rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir and some other northern states of the country,” Ray said, adding that as far as Gujarat is concerned, there may be some cloud formation on Saturday.
“As compared to winter, the frequency of western disturbances goes down considerably in summer,” Ray explained, adding that as they are pushed by cold wind from behind, once the western disturbance passes over, the temperature drops significantly.
“We are expecting that the situation would revert to normal within a couple of days,’’ Ray added.
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“We call this heat wave, when the temperature goes more than four degrees higher than the normal temperature,” said Kamaljit Ray, director at IMD, Ahmedabad. “The temperature for last few days has been well over four degrees than the normal,” she added. In March, the maximum normal temperature for Ahmedabad remains 36.0 degrees Celsius and the minimum 18.8 degrees. But in last couple of days, the maximum temperature has crossed 40 degrees in the city. The maximum temperature on Friday was recorded at 40.7 degrees
Explaining the reason, Ray pointed out that due to the approaching western disturbance, the temperature in the western part of India has gone up considerably. “The western disturbances carry a warm front, which results in the rise in temperature and humidity,” Ray said, adding that it is being expected that this condition would last for about 48 hours more. “This western disturbance might cause some rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir and some other northern states of the country,” Ray said, adding that as far as Gujarat is concerned, there may be some cloud formation on Saturday.
“As compared to winter, the frequency of western disturbances goes down considerably in summer,” Ray explained, adding that as they are pushed by cold wind from behind, once the western disturbance passes over, the temperature drops significantly.
“We are expecting that the situation would revert to normal within a couple of days,’’ Ray added.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com