Hyderabad sizzles in mid-February: Kapra records hottest day while Serilingampally enjoys coolest night

As the summer starts to peak with both day and night time mercury rising high, several parts of the city have been experiencing temperatures higher than normal for mid-February

Hyderabad: Those residing in Kapra bore the brunt of the summer heat most in the day time while residents of Serilingampally had the cosiest of the night with mercury dropping to lowest there in the city on Thursday.

As the summer starts to peak with both day and night time mercury rising high, several parts of the city have been experiencing temperatures higher than normal for mid-February.

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On Thursday, according to the Telangana State Development Planning Society data, Kapra had the highest temperature of the city logging in 37.4 degree Celsius followed by LB Nagar at 37.1 degree Celsius and Begumpet with 35.6 degree Celsius. In most places across the city and the suburbs, the day temperature remained above 35 degree Celsius giving a taste of the impending harsh summer time.

As per the TGDPS recordings, the Malakpet-Saroornagar-Hayathnagar belt temperatures stood at 35.5 degree Celsius while the mercury dropped a notch down along Serilingampally-Chandnagar-RC Puram with 35.4 degree Celsius.

During the nights, the mercury dropped to the lowest in the city at 15.2 degree Celsius along the city suburbs at Serilingampally and 15.3 at Rajendranagar. While the minimum temperatures were more comfortable in areas like Malkajgiri and parts of Secunderabad, even the night temperatures did not provide much relief in other parts of the city.

The residents of Santoshnagar went to sleep with night temperature of 22.6 degree Celsius while those in Saroonagar had to reconcile with 22.2 degree Celsius. The nights were warmer in Khairatabad, Falaknuma, Malakpet and Moosapet too with 21 degree Celisus plus recordings.

Across the State, Siddipet logged in the highest day temperature of 37.7 degree Celsius followed by Mulugu with 37.6 degree Celsius. However, the summer temperatures plummeted to 12.4 degree Celsius at Adilabad making it the most comfortable summer night in the State.

Hyderabad –Temperatures (in degree Celsius):

Maximum:

• Kapra: 37.4

• LB Nagar: 37.1

• Begumpet: 35.6

• Uppal: 35.5

• Charminar: 35.4

Minimum:

• Serilingampally: 15.2

• Rajendranagar: 15.3

• RC Puram: 15.7

• Malkajgiri: 15.9

• Secunderabad: 17.5