Temperature rises in February itself, state’s hottest district becomes shocking name

LucknowThe heat has started showing its anger in Uttar Pradesh. Day by day the increasing sunlight and increasing temperature have already made people feel the heat. In many districts of the state, the maximum temperature has crossed 31 degrees Celsius, due to which it is becoming challenging to step out of the house in the afternoon. In most areas, the situation is such that woolen clothes have started being put away in cupboards and fans have started running again. The impact of changing weather is clearly visible on life. The Meteorological Department has predicted the possibility of further increase in temperature in the coming days. According to Atul Kumar Singh, senior scientist of Zonal Meteorological Centre, Lucknow, the sky will remain clear as the day progresses and the heat will increase further due to strong sunlight. He told that due to weakening of La Nina, this kind of heat is being seen in February, which was predicted earlier. According to the Meteorological Department, record heat may start in the state around Holi. At present, day and night temperatures will remain above normal. In the next one week, the maximum temperature is likely to be 3 to 5 degrees Celsius above normal. At the same time, the minimum temperature is also expected to increase by 2 to 4 degrees, due to which the effect of heat may intensify in the state. This district remained the hottest in the state. Hamirpur was the hottest in the state on Wednesday with a maximum temperature of 32.2 degrees Celsius. Varanasi and Banda recorded a temperature of 31.8 degrees Celsius. Along with this, the maximum temperature in 12 districts of the state was recorded above 30 degrees Celsius.