Many districts in the state recorded more than 40 degrees Celsius: Cuddalore (40.2 degrees Celsius), Madurai (41.4 degrees Celsius), Namakkal (41.0 degrees Celsius), Dharmapuri (41.5 degrees Celsius) Vellore (43.7 degrees Celsius).
With temperatures soaring high, a government school in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj came up with an innovative idea for beating the heat, turning the classroom into a swimming pool.
The IMD however stated that some parts of northwest and central India and adjoining areas of northeast peninsular India are likely to record normal to below normal maximum temperatures.
The Director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar, Manorama Mohanty said, "In Odisha, 30 cities reported 41 degrees Celsius and above and 29 cities recorded 42 degrees Celsius and above. Baripada in Mayurbanj district reported 46.4 degrees Celsius. Balasore reported
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