KATHMANDU: Denizens of the Kathmandu Valley today witnessed a very hot weather as mercury peaked at 31.4 °C. It was the highest temperature recorded this year (2016).

The temperature was recorded by the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) at 2: 45 pm this afternoon.

The MFD had forecast that the maximum temperature would be 30 - 32 °C with zero humidity for today.

The scorching sun today caused people to walk around with umbrellas and sunglasses to protect themselves.

The MFD records show that the average maximum temperature for the month of April is 28.2°C and the average minimum temperature 11.7°C. The average monthly rainfall 61 mm.

The MFD had recorded the record high 35.6°C on April 26, 1999.

Similarly, the maximum temperature in Simara was recorded at 39.2 °C with 15 per cent humidity at 2: 45 pm, while the MFD recorded 38.2 °C with 24 per cent humidity in Bhairahawa at 2: 45 pm.