In Telangana, Adilabad was the hottest town at 43 degrees

Celsius. The mercury touched or crossed the 40-degrees mark in Nizamabad (42), Medak (41), Bhadrachalam, Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar and Ramagundam (all 40 degrees Celsius).

The maximum temperature would continue to be above normal by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius, and could be above 40 degrees at isolated places across the state, IMD officials said.

The trend of above normal temperatures continued in Jammu and Kashmir.

Srinagar recorded a high of 23.7 degrees Celsius which is six degrees above normal for this part of the season, a spokesman of the MeT office said. The city experienced light showers twice in the day.

The night temperature in the city was 12.2 degrees Celsius against yesterday's 8.5 degrees Celsius which is also six degrees above normal.

The maximum temperature in the winter capital Jammu increased by a degree to settle at 34.1 degrees Celsius which is five degrees above normal, officials said.

The minimum temperature in Jammu city was 20.7 degrees Celsius - four degrees above normal.

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