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Heatwave: Areas likely to be affected include parts of Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema, and Telangana. | Latest News India

In September, Delhi recorded the hottest September day in at least 14 years, with the mercury hitting 40.1 degrees. November rainfall in Delhi was the highest in at least 12 years.

IMD said that cyclonic circulations over Tamil Nadu could result in moderate to heavy rainfall in Kerala over next five days. | Latest News India

In the Narmada district, Nandod and Tilakwada received the highest rain at 132 mm and 71 mm, respectively, between 8 am and 2 pm. The Dediapada taluka in the district was also lashed by heavy showers at 47 mm.

Over 88 mm recorded in just three hours between 5.30 pm & 8.30 pm

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, IMD director general, said, “Data science and its tools can be used on such a data bank to develop clues and solutions that can be fed into the system for the creation of useful advisories and forecasts.”

As the IMD predicts above-normal heatwave days in April, May, and June, a CPR analysis points to lacunae in the heat action plans of states.

According to the IMD data, the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, has recorded a paltry 41.6 mm of rainfall against a normal of 233.1 mm so far this month.

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The automatic weather station at Jaffarpur village in west Delhi recorded a low of 2.9°C, six notches below normal.