Chennai, April 13 -- Several parts of Tamil Nadu continued to experience sweltering heat wave conditions, with the temperatures crossing 100 Deg F, even as the Met office on Sunday said the maximum temperatures over the state rose appreciably above normal by 3-5 Deg C at isolated pockets.

"They were 3-5 Deg C above normal at a few pockets over the north coastal and neighbouring districts of Tamilnadu and over Puducherry & Karaikal areas", it said.

In all nine districts recorded temperatures in excess of 100 deg F during the last 24 hrs ending at 0830 hrs today today, with Vellore in North Interior district recording the highest of 40.1 DC (2.0 deg above normal) followed by Tiruttani and other places.

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