Question

The highest temperature in Karnataka is recorded in ______
(A) Belagavi
(B) Mangaluru
(C) Raichur
(D) Chitradurga

Answer 1

Hint
1. Bengaluru City has recorded a maximum temperature of 39.2 degrees Celsius, an all-time high in the last 148 years.
2. The maximum temperature recorded in Mysuru at 39.9 degrees Celsius was the highest in the last 123 years.

Complete Solution Step by Step
1. Chitradurga had a maximum temperature of 40.4 degrees Celsius, which was the highest in the last 123 years in April.
2. Mandya had a mean temperature of 39.6 degrees Celsius, which was the highest in the last 43 years.
3. Raichur reported the highest maximum state temperature of 43 degrees Celsius, which was 3 degrees Celsius higher than the previous year's temperature reported on the same day.
4. Bidar had a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius, which was 4 degrees Celsius higher than the previous year's temperature reported on the same day.
5. Koppal reported a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius, Vijayapura of 41 degrees Celsius and Bagalkot and Gadag of 40 degrees Celsius.
6.Dharwad reported a maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius, while Belagavi Airport and Belagavi City reported a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius and Haveri recorded 37 degrees Celsius.

Option C is correct answer

Note
1. There was, however, a steep decrease in the close temperature at Bijapur and Belgaum Airport.
2. While Vijayapura reported a minimum temperature of 19 degrees Celsius, which was 6 degrees Celsius below the temperature reported last year on the same day, Belagavi Airport recorded 18 degrees Celsius, which was 3 degrees Celsius below the temperature recorded last year.
3. The IMD expected rains or thunderstorms in isolated locations in the southern interior of Karnataka and dry weather in the coastal areas of Karnataka and Hyderabad Karnataka and Bombay Karnataka in the next 24 hours.