Churu scorches at 50.5°C, IMD says relief soon

Jaipur: A severe heatwave continued to prevail in several parts of Rajasthan on Wednesday with Churu in the state recording the maximum temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours, said IMD.

“In this season, the temperature has crossed the mark of 50 degrees Celsius. In the last 24 hours, we have recorded the maximum temperature in Churu, 50.5 degrees Celsius. Currently, severe heatwave situations are prevailing in several parts of Rajasthan,” Radheshyam Sharma, Jaipur IMD Director, told ANI.

He, however, said that “You can witness a western disturbance in Rajasthan on 31st May. So, there are chances of thunderstorms, dust storms and light rain in several parts, due to this, there will be a fall of 2-4 degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours,” Sharma said.

According to MeT Jaipur, Churu on Tuesday recorded the season’s highest temperature at 50.5 °C, while Pilani recorded its highest-ever temperature at 49 °C. While 49.4 °C was recorded at Ganganagar, 49.0 °C at Phalodi & 48.3 °C at Bikaner.