Thursday was the very hot
Posted on: 20/Jun/2014 11:03:25 AM
On Thursday, the temperature in Chennai touched 39.2 degrees Celsius at 2.30pm.
On Wednesday, the sea breeze was so feeble that its exact time of onset could not be determined, said the officer. The temperature was 38.8 degree Celsius on Wednesday.
Over the last week, the temperature breached 40-degree Celsius mark four times. In 2013, the maximum temperature recorded for June was 39.7 degrees Celsius.
The year 2012 had the hottest day in since 2004 for June with the RMC recording 42.4 degrees Celsius on June 3.
The hottest day for June was recorded on June 3, 1948, with the temperature touching 43.3 degree Celsius.
