Scorching heat in Assam as mercury level touches 40 degrees C in Guwahati, IMD predicts rainfall from May 26

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 24, 2024

Assam’s main city Guwahati recorded the highest-ever temperature with the mercury level touching nearly 40 degrees Celsius mark on Friday marking one of the hottest day in recent years.

According to a record released by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature in Guwahati was 39.4 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was 25.8 degree Celsius for the day.

The city recorded a 38.2 degrees C maximum temperature on Thursday.

The city witnessed such high temperatures in April 2014, when it surpassed the 40.3° C mark twice, and in May 1, 1960.

Silchar recorded an all-time high temperature at 39.4 degrees Celsius on Friday. Silchar recorded 39.2 degrees C maximum temperature on Thursday.

Similarly, 36.8 degrees C maximum temperature was recorded in Dibrugarh, 38.5 degrees C in Tezpur, 37.8 degrees C in Dhubri, 36.1 degrees C in Jorhat, 36.8 degrees C in Lakhimpur, 38.2 degrees C maximum temperature was recorded in Mazbat on Friday.

The minimum temperature was recorded in Lakhimpur at 24 degrees Celsius on Friday.

According to the UMD, there was a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of the development of thunder/lightning in the city. 

On Thursday, the maximum temperature was 5 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature was 1.6 degrees Celsius high.

The highest minimum temperature was recorded in Lakhimpur at 21.8 degrees Celsius and the highest in Mazbat at 39.8 degrees Celsius on Thursday.

In its weekly forecast, the IMD predicted heavy rainfall in Guwahati from May 26-28.

“Under the influence of the prevailing system widespread rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms & lightning and gusty winds with heavy rainfall on May 26 and squally wind with speed reaching upto 40 to 50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph along with heavy to very heavy rainfall on May 27 and thunderstorm & lightning with gusty wind and heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall on May 28 is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam,” said Dr Sanjoy O’Neil Shaw, deputy director general (DDG), RMC, IMD.

Cyclone ‘Remal’ is predicted to form over the east-central Bay of Bengal by May 25, bringing widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall, accompanied by lightning, thunderstorms, and strong winds to Assam on May 26 and 27.

“It is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over east-central Bay of Bengal by May 25 morning. Subsequently, it would move nearly northwards, and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by the night of May 25. Continuing to move nearly northwards, it is very likely to cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara around midnight of May 26 as a severe cyclonic storm,” Dr Shaw added.