It was a hot day and it also rained across Telangana with Karimnagar being the hottest at 45.1 degree C and highest rainfall of 6.3 cm received at Ramadugu, also in the same district. Gachibowli in twin cities was the hottest area in the capital with 42.2 degree C on Monday.
Peddapalli, Nirmal, Mancherial, Kamareddy, Rajanna-Sircilla, Jayashankar-Bhupalapally, Nizamabad and Rangareddy recorded 44 degree C or more, said a report by the TS Development Planning Society (TSDPS).
Chandanagar, RC Puram, Patancheru, Saroornagar, Chandrayanagutta and Mehdipatnam recorded 41 degree C or more. It also said the State annual record as on date is about 138 cm or 52% deviation from the normal and is also the highest since 1951-52 with the last high being 135 cm or 51% deviation in 1983-84. Rainfall has been forecast in the next two days too, yet temperatures are likely to be between 38-44 degree across the State during the day and 26-29 during the nights.
