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Rising heat in Dakshina Kannada amid cloudy skies

  •   Wed, Mar 19 2025 09:06:21 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Mar 19: The heat levels in Dakshina Kannada district have begun to rise again. On Tuesday, the region experienced cloudy weather, but the overall temperature remained high.

Mangaluru recorded a maximum temperature of 33.4°C, which was 0.8°C lower than usual, while the minimum temperature stood at 25.6°C, marking an increase of 1.6°C compared to the average. According to the meteorological department, the district is likely to continue experiencing a mix of heat and cloudy conditions.

Over the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Tuesday, scattered rainfall was recorded in parts of the southern interior region. Malemahadeshwara Betta received 2 cm of rain, while HD Kote, Bandipur, Hunsur, and Maddur each recorded 1 cm of rainfall.

Meanwhile, the coastal and northern interior regions remained dry. No significant changes were observed in the maximum temperatures across the coastal and southern interior regions, while the minimum temperatures also remained mostly stable.

Kalaburagi recorded the highest temperature in the state at 41.2°C, whereas Vijayapura reported the lowest at 18°C.

 

 

 
  

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  • Godfrey D'Souza, Mangalore / Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 19 2025

    Dylan is absolutely right in saying the concrete roads are the main reason for the rising temperatures. The concrete roads that are a foot in thickness don't cool down even if it rains daily. Even in heavy rainfall there is continuous movement of traffic which again keeps the concrete hot. The good old dambar (bitumen) roads were the best, for the region and for vehicles also. The highrise buildings do have the wind blowing to keep the temperatures down but not he roads.

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  • Ramesh, Kuloor/ Surathkal

    Wed, Mar 19 2025

    Urbanization has become the main culprit, driven by the greed of politicians—regardless of party—and supported by builders. Let’s take a simple example: in the past, our grandparents used to clean their surroundings and plant fruit-bearing trees like mango, jackfruit, and coconut, which not only provided food but also shade and greenery. Today, things have changed drastically. Every household now owns two to three cars and bikes, and all of them require parking space. To accommodate this, people clear out their compounds, leaving no room for trees. The result? No greenery, no shade—only barren concrete spaces. This is exactly why we are experiencing such scorching heat. We’ve turned our cities into urban deserts filled with concrete buildings and paved pathways, with hardly any trace of nature left.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, Mar 19 2025

    It's hot even in Hill stations or Ghats! For example, compare the weather conditions in Coorg many years back say about 25 years ago during summertime and the present situation ?

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  • GURKA, mangalore

    Wed, Mar 19 2025

    This is a natural phenomenon! it was there already but no one reported! now technology is there to measure earlier there was nothing like that !! pray to DAIVA

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 19 2025

    Concrete roads main cause for the rising heat in DK. Please stop concreting roads in DK.

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  • aaam admi, bangalore, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 19 2025

    everybody telling Rising heat in Dakshina Kannada every year. but no proper research is made why heat is rising significantly even in rainy season once the rain is stops.

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Wed, Mar 19 2025

    and we still build more and more concrete jungles...

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  • Kusuma Kumari Gunji, Nellore Kodyadka

    Wed, Mar 19 2025

    Its too hot and I only hope it rains soon

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