Jaipur, May 30 (IANS): The intense heat wave continued unabated in Rajasthan on Saturday with Kota recording a maximum temperature of 44.5 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here.
State capital Jaipur recorded 43.7 degrees Celsius - 3 degrees above normal.
Churu was scorching at 44.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Jodhpur at 44, Barmer at 43.4 and Udaipur at 43.
According to weather department officials, the state is not likely to see much change in temperature in the next 24 hours while heat wave conditions are likely to prevail in the eastern part of the state.
"Heat wave condition is likely to prevail at some places in east Rajasthan during next 24 hours. Dust storm or thunder storm with squall could occur at isolated places in the state in the next 24 hours," an official said.