Bengaluru recorded its second-highest temperature of 38.2 degrees yesterday. The met department has said that it was on April 25 of 2016 that Bengaluru had registered a record high temperature of 39.2 degrees in the last 50 years.

 

The dry spell was above normal by 3.1 to 5.00 percent for nine days in this month itself.

 

Akashvani Correspondent reports, the scorching heat conditions are above normal due to the El Nino effect and high pressure conditions.

 

Bengaluru had recorded 342 mm heavy rainfall during March-April last year. This year the rains have eluded Bengaluru.

 

According to the Met department there is no sign of rains in the city till May second week.

 

The trough from eastern parts of Vidarbha to north Kerala runs across Marathwada, interior Karnataka and extends upto 1.5 kms above mean sea level and for the next seven days the dry spell will continue over the state.