India, May 11 -- Pune city experienced intense heat on Sunday as maximum temperatures in both Lohegaon and Shivajinagar crossed the 40 degrees Celsius mark for the first time this May. According to data released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Lohegaon recorded a scorching 42.7 degrees Celsius; while Shivajinagar registered 41.4 degrees Celsius, which is 3.4 degrees Celsius above normal apart from being the highest May temperature recorded in the area since 2016. Prior to this, the highest May temperature was recorded at 41.3 degrees Celsius in 2019.

The sharp rise in daytime temperatures led to hot and uncomfortable weather conditions across several parts of the city. Meteorologists said that the increase in temperature is...