The highest maximum temperature of 44.7 degrees Celsius was recorded in Hoshangabad district. The hill station of Pachmarhi is located in the same district.
"Hot weather is likely to bother the people of Madhya Pradesh for at least three more days," said Dr Anupam Kashyapi, director of Bhopal centre of India Meteorological Department.
Heat wave conditions might prevail in some parts of Chambal, Gwalior, Ujjain and Hoshangabad divisions and parts of Rewa, Damoh, Chhattarpur, Sagar, Bhopal, Rajgarh, Dhar and Mandla districts in the next 24 hours, he said.
The maximum temperature in some prominent cities and towns today was as follows: Bhopal (42), Indore (41.5), Gwalior (44.3), Jabalpur (42.9) and Khajuraho (44).