Nautapa: Temp crosses 450 Celsius mark
   Date :04-Jun-2022

Nautapa 
 
 
 
Staff Reporter
For the first time in the season, the temperature crossed 45 degrees Celsius mark. The highest temperature was recorded in Khajuraho at 45.5 degrees Celsius. Earlier in 2016, the highest maximum temperature of Khajuraoh was 46.7 degrees Celsius.
For the fifth time in the last 12 years in the State, the maximum temperature in ‘Nautapa’ crossed 45 degrees mark. Earlier, for four consecutive years from 2015 to 2018, the maximum temperature in Nautapa was recorded above 45 or 45 degree Celsius. In 2018, the mercury 45.3 degree Celsius was the third highest temperature.
It rained on the first day of ‘Nautapa’: This time on the very first day of Nautapa, the rain brought coolness in the weather. The mercury remained consistently close to 40 degrees, but on Tuesday the temperature again rose. The mercury reached 44.7 degrees in Gwalior. It was the hottest day of Nautapa. Gwalior remained at number two among the hottest cities of the country. Three cities of Madhya Pradesh were in the top hot areas.
Talking about the four metros of Madhya Pradesh, this year the mercury did not rise during ‘Nautapa’. Apart from Gwalior, the mercury did not rise above 44 degrees in other cities. The maximum temperature recorded in Bhopal was 43 degrees Celsius. It was the second hot day of this ‘Nautapa’. The mercury reached 40 degrees on the last day in Indore. It was the hottest day of ‘Nautapa’. 42 degrees were recorded in Jabalpur and 45 degrees in Gwalior.
According to the MP Meteorological Department, Khandwa will see the effect of north and westerly winds till June 9. A system is expected to be activated around Maharashtra on June 6-7. A drizzle with a high wind of 40 to 50 kilometres per hour has also been predicted. The pre-monsoon movement is set to start around 10th June in and around Khandwa and the monsoon is likely to hit the State by June 15. The same monsoon is expected to arrive in Indore after June 10.
The Met Department has forecast that the monsoon may knock around June 15 this year. The first monsoon rains are set to start from Jabalpur, Sagar and Alirajpur. Gwalior division is expected to receive normal rainfall with the monsoon season between June 1 and September 30. Monsoon is also expected to reach Gwalior-Chambal division between June 24 and 26. Chambal, Shahdol and Narmadapuram divisions of the state are likely to receive 103%, Bhopal, Sagar, Jabalpur, Rewa, Gwalior divisions will receive 120% rainfall in July-August.