Mangaluru, Mar 30: The city of Mangaluru continued to reel under heat as temperature soared across the coastal Karnataka , even as thunderstorm and rains lashed some areas.
On Sunday Dharmasthala in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district recorded maximum rainfall of 16mm in Karnataka. At the same time Belthangady hobli in Belthangady taluk recorded maximum temperature of 40.6°C on March 28 at 2pm.
Last week Mangaluru city with maximum temperature shooting to 37.5 degrees Celsius, the second highest temperature recorded since 2005 for the February month.
The all-time record for February month has been 38.2 degrees Celsius which was recorded in February 28, 2012. The next highest is at 37.4 degrees Celsius on February 14, 2013, making today the second hottest day in the last 10 years.
IMD Bangalore director B Puttanna said: This is the only time coast overtakes Gulbarga as far as temperature is concerned due to prevailing wind conditions and absence of cooling sea breeze, this being the end of winter season. When real summer starts in April and May months, the temperatures will be less here than North Karnataka region as wind direction changes, he added.
Karnataka for period from March 23 to March 29 recorded deficit rainfall of 81%. Against normal weighted average rainfall of 2.5mm in south-interior, north-interior, malnad and coastal parts, state recorded rainfall of 0.5mm. For 24-hours period ending 8.30am on March 29, four geographical regions received 0mm actual weighted average rainfall against normal weighted average rainfall of 0.5mm, a 92% deficit departure from the weighted-average normal.
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