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As Chennai braces for worse, a government advisory has asked people to step out only if it's absolutely necessary. It added that people should wear a cap or use an umbrella and hydrate well.
Chennai registered a maximum temperature of 42.7 degrees Celsius at Meenambakkam on Tuesday, 4.3 degrees above the normal. At Nungambakkam, it was 41.8 degrees, 4.4 degrees above normal.
On Sunday, the state capital experienced intense heat with a maximum temperature of 40.7 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest day of the year so far. The Regional Meteorological Centre released official data showing that the Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam weather stations recorded maximum daytime temperatures of 40.7 and 40.6 degrees Celsius respectively, which were 3.3 and 2.2 degrees Celsius above normal., Chennai News, Times Now