Day temp remains markedly above normal in most parts of India

Pune, Apr 9 (UNI) Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in some parts of west Rajasthan, Haryana, east Madhya Pradesh, north Chattisgarh and in some parts of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana and in remaining parts of Rajasthan.

Day temperatures were appreciably to markedly above normal in some parts of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, west Madhya Pradesh, north Madhya Maharashtra, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu and coastal Karnataka and were above normal in some parts of Saurashtra and Kutch, south Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha and parts of interior Karnataka and remaining parts of Tamil Nadu.

They were appreciably to markedly below normal in Assam and Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim and were below normal in some parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Orissa. They were normal over the rest of the country.

Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at many places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and at a few places in Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in West Bengal and Sikkim, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, north Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and mainly dry weather will prevail over Uttar Pradesh, south Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep.

Very light rains have occurred at isolated places in south interior Karnataka. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in Assam and Meghalaya and at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim and Tamil Nadu.

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