Lok Sabha Election 2024: Bengaluru votes amid heat wave-like conditions
As per IMD data, Bengaluru’s maximum temperature on the voting day will range between 36.4 and 38.4 degree Celsius.
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Voters across four constituencies in Bengaluru came out to vote in heat wave-like conditions on Friday.(PTI)
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“Although Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has not included Bengaluru in the list of heat wave affected areas, the city does satisfy one of the heat wave conditions – the departure from normal temperatures by at least 4.5 degrees,” said A Prasad, a scientist at IMD Bengaluru.(PTI)
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Bengaluru is categorised under Aw (tropical savanna, winter-dry) by the Koeppen-Geiger classification with an average temperature pegged at 22 degrees Celsius. (REUTERS)
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According to Climate-data.org, the mercury in the city’s warmest month April usually never rises above 32.8 degrees Celsius.(REUTERS)
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