According to an official statement from the India Meteorological Department, "Persistence of convection indicates that conditions are becoming favorable for the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala around 5th June."

Most of the deaths occurred in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where dehydration and heat stroke have been the biggest threats.

Ninety more deaths were reported from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha due to the heat wave, raising the nationwide toll to 2,338.

In Anbdhra Pradesh and Telangana and other cities the government has given instructions to warn the citozens of the precautions they should take under these weather conditions specially to remain at home and drink water.

The days upon days of temperatures near 120 degrees or 50 Celsius, now marks the fifth deadliest heat wave in Earth's recorded history, according to Weather Underground director of meteorology Jeff Masters.