New Delhi, April 26 -- Akola in Maharashtra recorded a maximum temperature at 46.9degC on Sunday, April 26, as mercury continued to soar across parts of India. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the highest maximum temperature of 46.9degC was reported at Akola (VIDARBHA)."

The IMD said heatwave conditions were observed at a few places in Vidarbha and in isolated pockets of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

The IMD said the maximum Temperatures on April 26 ranged from 40-46℃ across most parts of the country, except the western Himalayan region, northeast Bihar, and northeast India, where they were below 36℃.

Maximum Temperature departures, as on April 26, were markedly above normal(> 5.1degC) at a few places ...