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When the entire Bangladesh had been reeling under sweltering heatwave since the onset of the summer, rain lashed almost entire country for three consecutive days brings much needed respites from uncomfortable hot weather. Referring to latest update data of BMD, the country will witness moderate to heavy rainfall with thundershower till next week.
The long awaited rainfall has brought great relief for the people, particularly working class segment of population including day laborers, the meteorologist said adding the longest spell of heatwave beaching all time record in the history of Bangladesh severely affected life and livelihoods of the working class people.
On April 26, Bangladesh set all-time heatwave record as the Met Office recorded 24 days of heatwave breaching previous 23 days of heatwave in 2019.
The weather expert said earlier, the western and northern regions -- Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur of Bangladesh are considered heatwave-prone areas. Some south-western parts of Barishal division and Dhaka division experienced heatwave, he continued.
Jashore and Chuadanga experienced highest temperature in almost every day since the sweltering heatwave blasted the country since the onset of the summer this year sending mercury as high as nearly 44 degrees Celsius.
The year's highest temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in the southwestern district of Jashore on April 30 while the second highest temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius was recorded in another south-western district of Chuadanga.
Unlike previous month of April, residents will get respite from blistering heatwave throughout the month of May as mercury will maintain the tolerable temperature with impact of rainfall and thunderstorms, the BMD meteorologist added.
According to the weather bulletin issued by BMD on May 7, Dhaka city and its adjacent districts recorded a significant amount of rainfall, he said adding, The Met Office recorded 97mm at Madaripur, 63mm at Gopalganj,”
The country's highest rainfall was recorded in Feni with 130 mm while 118 mm were recorded in Chattogram, 70mm at Swandip, 57mm at Sitakunda, 89mm at Chandpur, 33mm at Bandarban, 75mm at Khulna, 67mm at Sathkhira, 25mm at Jashore, 75 mm at Barishal, 45 at Patuakhali, 80 mm at Khepupara, 69mm at Bhola, 63mm at Sylhet, the bulletin added.
The Met Office recorded 34.6 degrees Celsius on May 7 at Jeshore while the temperature in Dhaka was recorded at 32.6 degrees Celsius during the same day.
Visibly for the first time the meteorologists acknowledged that the climate change phenomenon caused the erratic weather pattern with gradually expanding areas of heatwave, joining the voice with the climate experts and activists.
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