Delhi sizzles at 47.6 degree Celsius, hottest May day in years

New Delhi: Delhi sizzled on Tuesday, recording the highest temperatures in May in at least a decade at the Palam weather station and 18 years at Safdarjung station, under the influence of dry northwesterlies. It is likely to stay hot till the latter part of the week when a western disturbance could bring some rain – and respite from the heat.

 

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The temperatures comes on the back of an exceptionally pleasant April in the capital; even the first half of May saw maximum temperatures well below normal in the city. Delhi does get hotter (sometimes) but only in June.

 

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Palam recorded 47.6 degree Celsius above normal and fell in the sever heat wave category as it was six degrees above normal. Safdarjung’s 46 degree Celsius was 6 degrees above normal and bordered on the severe heat wave criteria. Charu in Rajasthan recorded the highest temperature in the country at 50 degree centigrade.

 

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Due to dry, north-westerly winds over plains of northwest India, Central India and adjoining interior parts of eastern India, present heat wave conditions are likely to continue for the next two days, IMD said in a statement adding that severe heat wave conditions are likely over pockets of Vidarbha on May 27, and the heat wave will continue over part of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and East Madhya Pradesh on May 26 and 27.

 

 

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