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A time aft signaling 47.6°C, Piduguralla successful Palnadu territory broke records of the past 10 years by registering 48.1°C connected Thursday, May 21 — a archetypal for the spot since 2016. This is besides the 2nd highest somesthesia to person been recorded successful the State since 2016.
According to information compiled by the A.P. State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), Piduguralla’s temperatures remained beneath 45.5°C betwixt the years 2016 and 2025. The town’s lowest maximum somesthesia was 42°C, recorded successful 2016 and its highest maximum somesthesia during this clip was 45.5°C, recorded successful 2019.
Piduguralla’s somesthesia connected Thursday is besides the 2nd highest to person been recorded successful the State, aft Velingandla successful Prakasam territory which saw 48.6°C connected May 2, 2016.
The season’s highest temperatures recorded during 2016-2025 are arsenic follows: Veligandla 48.6°C successful 2016, Tanguturu successful Prakasam 47.8°C successful 2017, Marripadu successful Nellore and Dachepalle successful Palnadu some recorded 45.6°C successful 2018, Ibrahimpatam successful Krishna territory 47.3°C successful 2019, Pamidimukkala successful Krishna, Bhattiprolu successful Guntur and Kanigiri successful Prakasam districts recorded 47.8°C successful 2020, Pedapadu successful West Godavari territory 45.9°C successful 2021, Gudur successful Tirupati 45.9°C successful 2022, Rajamahendravaram Rural successful East Godavari 46.8°C, Gospadu successful Nandyal territory 47.7°C successful 2024 and Panyam successful Nandyal 44°C successful 2025.
India Meteorological Department (IMD), Amaravati, Senior Scientist S. Karunasagar said portion May is considered the hottest period successful A.P., the temperatures further sprout up erstwhile determination are westerly/north westerly winds reaching the State, arsenic is the lawsuit now. The State volition proceed to spot terrible vigor conditions for the adjacent 3 days, helium added.
The IMD, successful a peculiar merchandise connected Thursday, said ‘severe heatwave’ is apt successful the districts of East Godavari, Konaseema, Eluru, West Godavari, NTR, Krishna, Palnadu, Guntur, Bapatla, Prakasam, SPSR Nellore connected May 23 and 24 and issued heatwave alerts for the above-mentioned districts until May 26.
Rain likely
Meanwhile, owed to the power of a aboveground trough, airy scattered rains are apt successful parts of Alluri Sitharama Raju, Polavaram, Nellore, and Rayalaseema.
On Thursday, scorching vigor was experienced successful the districts of Palnadu, followed by Prakasam, Krishna, Eluru, Bapatla, NTR, Guntur and Markapuram. Temperatures crossed 45°C successful 18 districts, and 200 mandals retired of the full 688 successful the State recorded 44°C and above, said APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain.
Highest temperatures
The temperatures successful assorted stations are: 48.1°C astatine Piduguralla, 47.6°C astatine Vetapalem of Bapatla district, and Nandivada of Krishna district, 47.4°C astatine Torragudipadu of NTR and Addanki of Prakasam district, 47.3°C astatine Allipalli successful Eluru district, 46.6°C astatine Nandanamarella successful Markapuram, 46.5°C astatine Kunavaram successful Polavaram district, 46.4°C astatine Kavali successful Nellore and 46°C astatine Tenali of Guntur district.
