Uttar Pradesh’s Banda emerged as the hottest place in the country on Monday, with the maximum temperature soaring to 47.6°C — 5.4 degrees above normal, the meteorological department said.
Jhansi also featured among the hottest cities, recording 45.2°C, 3.3 degrees above normal. Heatwave conditions were confined to Jhansi, Orai and Banda in the Bundelkhand region.
Notably, Banda’s 47.6°C is its highest-ever temperature for April, surpassing the previous record of 47.4°C recorded on April 30, 2022 and April 25, 2026.
In the state capital, Lucknow recorded a maximum of 40.8°C (0.8 degrees above normal) and a minimum of 24.8°C (1.7 degrees above normal).
Other places where temperatures crossed 44°C included Agra (44.4°C), and Prayagraj, Hamirpur and Orai (44.2°C each).
The Met department has also forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds at isolated places across western and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
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Source: AQI.in
(With TOI inputs)
Jhansi also featured among the hottest cities, recording 45.2°C, 3.3 degrees above normal. Heatwave conditions were confined to Jhansi, Orai and Banda in the Bundelkhand region.
Notably, Banda’s 47.6°C is its highest-ever temperature for April, surpassing the previous record of 47.4°C recorded on April 30, 2022 and April 25, 2026.
In the state capital, Lucknow recorded a maximum of 40.8°C (0.8 degrees above normal) and a minimum of 24.8°C (1.7 degrees above normal).
Other places where temperatures crossed 44°C included Agra (44.4°C), and Prayagraj, Hamirpur and Orai (44.2°C each).
The Met department has also forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds at isolated places across western and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
List of the hottest cities in the world
(With TOI inputs)
