PANAJI: The state capital, Panaji, recorded maximum temperature of over 5°C on Monday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Goa, issued a yellow alert for heat on Oct 12.Keeping with the weather warning Goa experienced unusually high temperatures on Monday, with Panaji recording a maximum of 36.6°C, which is 5.1°C above normal, according to IMD.Mormugao also witnessed elevated temperatures, recording a maximum of 35.8°C, which was 4.5°C above normal.The minimum temperature in Panaji stood at 25°C, marginally 0.7°C above normal, while Mormugao recorded a minimum of 24.4°C, 0.3°C below normal.Relative humidity was recorded at 59% in Panaji, 21 percentage points below normal, while Mormugao registered 74%, 12 percentage points below normal.The IMD has also issued a yellow alert for Oct 13 warning of hot and humid weather conditions. The IMD defines hot and humid weather at a station as a situation in which the observed maximum temperature remains at least 3°C above normal, along with relative humidity above normal.
