Hottest day in eight years: Ahmedabad records 46.7°C temp

Updated: May 24th, 2024


Temperatures in Ahmedabad amidst the ongoing heatwave are soaring to new heights as on May 23, mercury in Ahmedabad rose to 46.7°C, making it the hottest day for the city in the last eight years.

Not only this was Ahmedabad’s hottest day since May 20, 2016, but it was also the fifth-hottest day of May since the record-keeping. On May 19, 2016, Ahmedabad had recorded a maximum temperature of 48°C.

This was 5°C above the normal temperature for Ahmedabad. In the last week itself, there has been a 6°C increase in the average maximum temperature of the city.

Even at night, some people reported temperatures over 40°C.

The airport area of the city was the hottest at 47.7°C, with Bopal, Chandkheda, Navrangpura clocking over 44°C.

Gandhinagar also clocked the maximum temperature of 46.7°C.

For Gujarat, Himatnagar, Surendranagar, Gandhinagar, Deesa, Patan, and Rajkot also experienced a severe heatwave on May 23. 

In 14 cities of Gujarat, the temperatures were over 40°C. The weather forecasts show the state under the effects of a heatwave for five more days.

Ahmedabad46.7°C
Himatnagar46.6°C
Gandhinagar46°C
Surendranagar45.9°C
Deesa45.4°C
Vadodara45°C
Amreli44.4°C
Chhotaudepur44.2°C
Rajkot43.8°C
Dahod43.7°C
Bhuj42.8°C
Narmada42.7°C
Bhavnagar42.2°C
Dang41.3°C
Kandla39.3°C
Valsad39°C
Jamnagar37.9°C
Surat37°C

For the next five days, the heatwave will be prevalent in Gujarat’s Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Anand, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Patan, Surat, and Valsad.

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