PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, April 15: Several parts of Jharkhand was experiencing extreme heat with day temperature touching as high as 42°C.
Weathermen said there is no hope of immediate respite as rain or thundershowers activity is expected only after the next 48 – hours.
No significant synoptic condition prevails over Jharkhand today.
The trough (wind discontinuity) was today running from north Chhattisgarh to Kerala
across interior Maharashtra, Telangana and interior Karnataka at 0.9 Km above the mean sea level.
Dry weather prevailed over the state during the past 24 -hours. The highest maximum
temperature of 41.7°C was recorded at Jamshedpur and Daltonganj while the lowest minimum temperature of 20°C was recorded at Simdega.
Several other places including Chaibasa in West Singhbhum, Deoghar and Garhwa recorded close to 42°C during the past 24 – hours.
Weathermen said there will be no significant change in maximum temperature during the next four days.
Today’s forecast indicated partly cloudy sky and dry weather. Met officials ruled out possibility of rain today.
