Chennai, April 30 -- Ooty in Tamil Nadu has recorded its highest-ever temperature of 29 degrees Celsius on April 28, said director of regional meteorological centre (RMC) Chennai, S Balachandran. This is 5.4 degrees above the average temperature for Ooty in Nilgiris district. The previous all-time record was on April 29 in 1986 where it was 28.5 degrees Celsius, RMC said.

"This is the all-time high temperature recorded in Ooty. This trend will continue for another day or two," Balachandran said. "People would usually go to hilly regions during the summer but that's also getting warmer now."

Chief minister MK Stalin on Monday left for another hill station Kodaikanal with his family.

After a weather station was established in Ooty in 195...