Jamshedpur recorded a high of 45.8 degree C, six degrees above normal, while several districts in Jharkhand experienced heat wave conditions.
With 41.5 degree C, Ranchi continued to sizzle while heat wave conditions continued in Palamau (43.8 degree C), Giridih (43), Latehar (42), Lohardga (42), Simdega (42) and Khunti (41), MeT office sources said.
Sahibganj in the Santhal Pargana region experienced 39 degree C.
Dry weather conditions are likely to continue for the next one to five days and heat wave conditions likely to prevail in a few places in the next one to five days in the state, the MeT said in its forecast.
