HYDERABAD: As Mercury soared in Telangana on Sunday it broke a ten-year record in Adilabad district for maximum temperature recorded in the month of March. At Mangrud, the maximum temperature was recorded at 42 degree Celsius and at Tamsi it was 41 degree Celsius.
The highest ever recorded temperature in Adilabad in the last ten years was 40.6 degree Celsius, which was recorded in March 2011. At Metpalle in Jagtial district, the maximum temperature was recorded at 41.2 degree Celsius.
On Sunday, north Telangana sizzled as at many places the temperatures were between 40-41 degree Celsius. In other parts of the state the maximum temperature stayed around 39-40 degree Celsius. In Hyderabad the mercury touched 40 degree Celsius, the highest recorded this season till now. It is three degrees above normal.
No respite from the soaring mercury levels can be expected in the coming few days.
The India Meteorological Department said that the maximum temperatures will continue to be above normal by 2 to 3 degree Celsius and that at some places in the state it is likely to be 40 degree Celsius till March 29.
One main reason for high temperatures is lack of enough moisture in the atmosphere. Over most parts of the state, especially the northern and western part of Telangana the Relative Humidity (RH) levels remained between 40-55 per cent. In some places of northern Telangana the RH levels remained as low as 20-30 per cent.
Due to lack of upper cyclonic circulation or trough over Telangana there is no moisture feeding from either Bay of Bengal or Arabian Sea resulting in low RH values. Moreover, there is a presence of anticyclone over Telangana. All these reasons contribute towards rise in temperature.