Northeast India is experiencing high temperatures this week after facing severe floods and landslides caused by this monsoon’s heavy rain.
The biggest city in the region, Guwahati, reported a temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday, 6.2 degrees above average and the second-highest record for the city in the previous 30 years. In the month of July, Guwahati experienced a high temperature record of 38.4 degrees Celsius, which was recorded on July 18 in 2018.
In the past few days Guwahati experienced a temperature of 35 degree Celsius on Friday and Wednesday, 34 degree on Tuesday with humidity of 80%. Making it difficult for the people to survive in this scorching temperature.
High temperatures and oppressive humidity are also being felt in other cities of Assam and Northeast. The second-warmest city in Assam’s Southern region, Silchar, registered a temperature of 39.6 degrees Celsius in July.
The second-highest temperature ever recorded in July for the city was 37.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday in Agartala, Tripura. The highest temperature ever recorded in July for the city was 37.7 degrees Celsius on July 17, 1992.
Even Shillong, a hilly town, provides no relief. The temperature in Meghalaya was 28.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Considering that temperatures are expected to be high for a few more days, IMD officials have urged people to take precautions.
The temperature was warmer than average in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram. Itanagar recorded a temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday.
