Wayanad is witnessing its hottest days in the recent past with maximum temperature touching 38 degrees Celsius on March 29 (Friday). With the temperature constantly hovering around 34 degrees Celsius, which is nearly two degrees above the normal temperature, people are mostly opting to stay indoors.
According to data available with the Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology, temperature has been rising for the past few weeks.
The centre has set up 70 thermometers across the region with the support of the community weather stations. The data revealed that a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius was recorded in the villages on the Kerala-Karnataka border such as Kabanigiri near Pulpally and Bavali near Kattikulam in the district.
