Thiruvananthapuram: Despite scattered summer showers, temperatures in the Thiruvananthapuram district remain unusually high. On Sunday, the maximum temperature touched 37.8°C, breaking a 38-year-old record of 37.7°C recorded on March 16, 1988. Although the temperature dipped to 36°C on Monday, it still remained 1.8°C above the seasonal average.

Amid the likelihood of intensified summer rain, the India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Tuesday in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.

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The impact of summer showers led to a marginal drop in temperatures in Palakkad, where the mercury fell by 0.5°C on Monday. Kozhikode also recorded a decline of 1.3°C. However, temperatures remained elevated in Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram and Punalur, where readings were around 2°C above normal. Punalur recorded a high of 38