Temperature touches almost 40 degrees Celsius mark in Mysuru

The mercury levels and heat wave conditions are taking a heavy toll on the general public with the maximum temperature in Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar nearing almost 40 degreesCelsius during the 24-hour period ending 8.30 a.m. on April 4.

The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has said that Mysuru registered a maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius while Mandya registered 38.8 degrees Celsius while the figure was 38.6 degrees Celsius in Chamarajanagar.

The searing heat continued through April 4 as well. The KSNDMC live dashboard indicated places like T. Narsipur in Mysuru district, Belagola in neighbouring Mandya district, and a few other places breaching the 40 degrees Celsius mark.

However, this is notborne out by the data of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which pegged the maximum temperature in Mysuru at 37 degrees Celsius for the 24-hour period ending 8.30 a.m. on April 4. 

Sources attributed the discrepancy to KSNDMC having a higher number of observatories, which are installed in every hobli of Karnataka, compared to the IMD, and this enabled the KSNDMC to capture a more accurate and granular data.