Telangana sizzles as 17 districts cross 46℃; highest of 46.5℃ in Nirmal
Telangana is experiencing extreme heat, with 17 districts recording temperatures above 46℃. The highest temperature was noted in Nirmal at 46.5℃. Authorities are urging residents to take precautions against the heatwave.
- ▪Seventeen districts in Telangana recorded maximum temperatures above 46℃.
- ▪Nirmal was the hottest location with a temperature of 46.5℃.
- ▪Several other districts also reported temperatures close to 46℃.
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Telangana continued to reel under severe heat conditions on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) with temperatures intensifying across the State as 17 districts recorded maximum temperatures above 46℃, according to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS).46℃ and aboveDilawarpur in Nirmal was the hottest location in the State recording a maximum temperature of 46.5℃ . This was followed by 46.4℃ in Dharmasagar (Hanumakonda), Choppadandi (Karimnagar), Odela (Peddapalli); 46.3℃ in Endapalli (Jagtial), Jangaon (Jangaon), Penuballi (Khammam), Asifabad (Kumaram Bheem Asifabad), Kotapally (Mancherial) and Balkonda (Nizamabad); 46.2℃ in Jainad (Adilabad), Pinapaka (Bhadradri Kothagudem), Thorrur (Mahabubabad), Koheda (Siddipet) and Mellachervu (Suryapet); 46.1℃ in Eturunagaram (Mulugu)…
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