Bengaluru Weather  

Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday distributed books to children, who had lost their textbooks and notebooks after flood water entered their houses in Hosakerehalli, on October 23.

As the temperature kept soaring at 33.4-degree Celsius, sudden rain on Friday night has brought relief from the scorching sun. The weatherman said, this pattern will continue for the next few days due to local factors.

As Cyclone Fani intensifies into a severe cyclone, Bengaluru experienced heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and thunders. Karnataka is expected to receive light showers till the night of 1 May.

Thursday's record temperature of 37 maximum degrees is an indication that Bengalureans have to brace up for more sultry days. According to experts, the maximum temperature of 37.4 maximum degrees was recorded in 1996 and again in 2017, it was 37.3 in the middle of March. As the heat-like conditions have started early, March and April months will see mercury rising further

The last time the mercury touched 38 degrees was back in May 1931.

The maximum temperature recorded on Thursday is trailed by December 2015 (30.9 degree Celsius) and December 2012 maximum temperatures (30.7 degrees Celsius).

Bengaluru, which was once synonymous with 'cold' and 'pristine' conditions, had lost its glory over the years due to rapid industrialisation and a drastic reduction of its green cover

Bengaluru officially surpassed its 30 April 1931 temperature record with the meteorological department officially recording a maximum temperature of 39.9-degrees Celsius in the garden city on Monday.