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Gwalior, May 28 (HS). These days, there is severe heat in the entire North India including the national capital Delhi. The maximum temperature is increasing day by day. There is no hope of getting relief from the scorching heat and intense heatwave for the next few days. The Sun God shows his fierce form from the morning itself, so it becomes difficult for people to leave their homes. The maximum temperature in five states of the country is reaching 48 to 50 degrees Celsius.
It is noteworthy that Gwalior-Chambal of Madhya Pradesh is also not untouched by the scorching heat. Here too, the situation is like a disaster due to the scorching heat. In terms of temperature, Gwalior is currently hotter than the world's hottest place, Death Valley in the US state of California. According to the report, the maximum temperature of Death Valley on May 28 was 42.7 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature of Gwalior was recorded at 47.6 degrees which is 5.1 degrees Celsius more than normal while the maximum temperature in Datia was recorded at 48.4 degrees Celsius.
In Gwalior, the maximum temperature has remained above 40 degrees Celsius for the last fortnight. From the second day of Rohini Nakshatra (Nautapa), it has been reaching above 45 degrees Celsius and on the fourth day of Nautapa, it reached 47.6 degrees Celsius. According to the records available at the local meteorological center till 2008, the temperature in Gwalior has not reached more than this in the last 16 years. Earlier, on May 30, 2019, the highest maximum temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius was recorded in Gwalior. Since Gwalior-Chambal experiences severe heat in May-June and severe cold in December-January. In such a situation, the question arises that what are the reasons that make the weather here extremely hot in summer and the coldest in autumn.
Local meteorologist Hakam Singh says that the Gwalior-Chambal region is in the north-west of India and is adjacent to India's hottest state Rajasthan. Rajasthan experiences severe heat during summers where the temperature in many districts goes up to 49 to 50 degrees Celsius. Hot winds from there constantly blow towards Gwalior-Chambal which makes the weather here hot. Apart from this, there are many reasons at the local level as well. The area of Ghatigaon here is rocky.
He said that Gwalior city is surrounded by rocky hills on all sides. Due to this, the land here gets heated up very quickly due to the heat of the sun and starts burning like a pan. The air pollution here is also high due to the smoke emitted by the vehicles running day and night on the roads and the dust flying on the roads.
Along with this, Meteorologist Hakam Singh also says that large water sources like rivers, ponds and trees and plants play a big role in controlling the temperature, but there is a huge shortage of these here, that is why it is hottest here. Similarly, in autumn, when the western disturbance coming from Iran via Afghanistan and Pakistan causes rain and snowfall in the hilly areas of North India, it becomes extremely cold there.
Regarding Gwalior, you also say that since it is in the north-west of India, cold winds come here directly from the hilly areas, so the land here becomes cold quickly due to being rocky. Due to which there is severe cold here every year in December-January. This is the reason why most of the birds die here during winter and summer seasons.