Exceptional heatwave in West Bengal and Odisha

Maximum temperature recorded on 30 April 2024 in West Bengal (bracket values denote temperature departure from normal)

Kolkata: 43c (+7.4)

Uluberia: 43c (+9.5)

Midnapore: 45.5c (+8.7)

Bankura: 45.1c (+7.4)

Kalaikunda: 47.2c (+10.4)

Burdwan: 44.0c (+8.4)

Panagarh: 45.6c (+10)

Barrackpore: 44.6c (+8.6)

Malda: 42.6c (+7.6)

Balurghat: 41c (+6.2)

Maximum temperature recorded on 30 April 2024 in Odisha (bracket values denote temperature departure from normal)

Jharsuguda: 44.2c (+3.6)

Angul: 44.7c (+4.5)

Baripada: 46.4c (+8.9)

Bhubaneshwar: 45.4c (+7.6)

Balasore: 46.0c (+10.1)

Cuttack: 44.2c (+7.1)

Data source: IMD