Bramhapuri town in Chandrapur district was the second hottest at 43.5 degrees Celsius followed by Wardha at 43, the Met Depatment said here.
Nagpur, the state's second capital, recorded a maximum temperatre of 42.5 degree Celsius, slightly down from 43.7 yesterday.
Maximum temperatures in other important places in the region were: Amravati-42.8, Buldana-41.6 Chandrapur-42.6, Gondia-42.1, Washim-41.4, Wardha-43 and Yavatmal-42.5 degrees Celsius.