Chennai, July 20 -- Ruling out any heat wave that scorched the North Tamil Nadu including Chennai city and adjoining districts over the last few days and has since subsided with the mercury level recording less than 100 Deg F, the Met office on Monday nightsaid maximum temperatures are likely to remain about 2-3 degree celsius in some parts of interior and south Tamil Nadu for the next five days.

Just four districts in the state, especially in the southern parts, recorded temepratures in excess of 100 deg F today.

In a bulletin, it said during the next five days, maximum temperatures are likely to remain 2-3 deg C above normal over north, east-central and south interior Tamil Nadu, particularly over Vellore, Erode, Namakkal, Karur, Dindig...