Andhra Pradesh reeled under sweltering heat and a majority of places in the north coastal region witnessed severe heatwave conditions, even as the southwest monsoon entered the State on June 11 (Sunday).
Tuni recorded the highest maximum temperature of 45.1 degrees Celsius, with a departure of 9 degrees Celsius from the normal, on Sunday. It was the fourth time the maximum temperature in the State went beyond the 45 degrees Celsius mark this season. It happened twice this month. It was the highest maximum temperature ever recorded in June since 2012 when the town recorded 47.5 degrees Celsius.
Mercury levels went past the 40 degrees Celsius mark in many places. Bapatla recorded 43.7 degrees Celsius, followed by Visakhapatnam Airport (43.6° C), Jangamaheswara Puram (43.6° C), Amadalavalasa (42.5° C), Kakinada (42.5° C), Ongole (42.3° C), Kavali (42.2° C), Amaravati (41.5° C), Kalingapatnam (41.4° C), Nellore (41.1° C), Tirupati (41.2° C), Nandigama (41.2° C), Gannavaram-Vijayawada (40.8° C), Machilipatnam (40.8° C), Darsi (40.5° C), Garikapadu (40.4° C), Kadapa (39.8° C), Nandyal (39.0° C), Visakhapatnam city (38.4° C) and Kurnool (37.4° C).
