Rocks caused big spike in temperature

Mumbai: Officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) suspect that the heat radiation from the rocks led to the rise in temperature (46.5 degree Celsius) in Bhira, Raigad on Wednesday. According to IMD officials, the reason behind this extraordinary phenomenon could be the effect of ‘local heat island’ and rocks emitting heat radiation.

There were rumours that IMD’s equipment may have been faulty but the IMD clarified otherwise. This is the first time that the temperature has risen beyond 46.5 deg C in Bhira, where the mercury generally hovers around 40 deg C.