Heatwave Conditions Prevail in Delhi
Heatwave conditions prevailed in the national capital with the maximum temperature settling at 43 degrees Celsius.
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) Heatwave conditions prevailed in the national capital with the maximum temperature settling at 43 degrees Celsius.
Areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar observatories recorded maximum temperatures of 45.2, 42.4, 43.2 and 43.9 degrees Celsius respectively.
The Safdarjung observatory registered a high of 43 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, a Met department official said.
The minimum temperature settled at 26.7 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, the official said.
Yesterday, the city recorded the hottest day of the season so far with the mercury soaring to 46 degrees in some parts of the national capital.
The humidity level oscillated between 56 and 19 per cent.
The Met office has forecast partly cloudy skies with the possibility of dust storm and thunderstorm for tomorrow.
"The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 42 and 26 degrees respectively," the official said.
Yesterday the maximum temperature settled at 44 degrees Celsius while the minimum was recorded at 26.2 degrees respectively.
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