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Pune: It's just April, but intense heat has already set in, with Lohegaon recording its hottest day of the season at 43.2°C on Tuesday, while Shivajinagar's temperature too hit 41.2°C, tying its second-highest April temperature, a mark it previously reached on April 16.
Across Maharashtra, Chandrapur in Vidarbha continued its reign as hottest spot, with the mercury climbing to 45.8°C on Tuesday, up from Monday's 45.6°C.
The Vidarbha region remained a virtual furnace with Brahmapuri recording 45.2°C, followed by Akola (44.8°C) and Amravati (44.
4°C). "The highest day temperature for the season in Shivajinagar remains 41.3°C, recorded on April 8 this year, indicating that the summer of 2025 is turning out to be particularly harsh, " an expert from the blog, Vagaries of Weather, said.
According to IMD, Lohegaon's maximum temperature at 43.2°C was 5 degrees above normal on Tuesday, while Shivajinagar's was 3 degrees higher than normal. Other parts of Maharashtra also witnessed soaring temperatures with Jalgaon and Malegaon both recording 42.
8°C, Solapur hitting 43.4°C and Dharashiv reaching 42.5°C.
Even coastal areas offered little respite, with Mumbai (Colaba) registering 33.9°C. "The past few days have been unbearable.
I've lived in Pune for over 30 years and this April seems to be one of the hottest," Kothrud resident Sunita Deshmukh said, adding, "My power bill has doubled due to constant airconditioner use." Working professional Rahul Kalra, who recently moved to Pune, said, "I am shocked at the intensity of the heat. I was told Pune was pleasant year-round.
This feels more like Delhi's summer." IMD-Pune scientist SD Sanap said "There's an anticyclonic circulation over most of Maharashtra, which is causing subsidence of air from upper levels of the atmosphere. This compression leads to heating and suppresses cloud formation, resulting in clear skies and intense solar radiation reaching the surface.
" He said, "We are also seeing northwesterly winds, but they don't have that much effect currently. The weather conditions are expected to remain the same as the anticyclonic circulation is likely to persist for the next few days." Independent weather expert Abhijit Modak told TOI, "The re-emergence of dry air from the north/northwest desert regions is causing another increase in temperatures.
Besides, local geographical factors are contributing to it too, specifically in the northeastern suburbs of Pune." Across India, Odisha's Jharsuguda emerged as the hottest location on Tuesday with 46.2°C, followed by Chandrapur, Sambalpur (44.
6°C) and Dhenkanal (44.7°C) in Odisha, along with Ratlam (44°C) in Madhya Pradesh. Health authorities have advised people to stay hydrated and avoid outdoor activities during peak afternoon hours.
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