Bhira and Akola vie for ‘hottest in country’ tag

Pune | Thursday | 8th March, 2018

Summary:

March 2, 3, 5, 6 saw similar temperature trends at these stations, with temperature being 3-4 degrees higher than usual. Above normal temperatures indicate higher than average temperatures.On March 1, Bhira’s day temperature was 4.4 degrees higher than the normal for the location, while Akola’s was 5 degrees higher than normal. Due to the change in the wind pattern, some locations are sometimes showing higher values and at other times, showing lower temperatures. Similarly, it touched 37 degrees C for the first time this season in Lohegaon the same day.An IMD official told TOI that the current period is the transition season from winter to summer. When this high pressure region is over land, it results in the easterly wind flow over the region..