While Bankura and Bishnupur recorded 40 degrees Celsius temperature, the maximum temperature in Bardhaman, Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Murshidabad and Sriniketan hovered around 35-26 degrees Celsius. Purulia, Medinipur and Panaghar recorded 38.5 degrees Celsius, according to the Met Department. Kolkata recorded a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius on Monday afternoon.

The Met issued yellow warning of “hot and discomfort days” till Tuesday for North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata, Purulia, Jhargram, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, Murshidabad and Nadia districts.

The Met said heatwave will prevail at one or two places in Purulia, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Paschim Bardhaman districts till Friday. “Weather will remain dry with rising humidity. Further rise in day temperature by 2-4 degree Celsius is expected during the next 3 days,” said an official.

Meanwhile in the northern part of the state, several areas received rain and thunderstorms. Following a thunderstorm leaving five people dead and over 100 injured in Jalpaiguri district on Sunday, the IMD issued orange alert for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds with speed reaching 40-50 kmph at one or two places in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts.