Mungeshpur in Delhi recorded its highest-ever maximum temperature in this season so far at 52.9 °C.
Severe heat wave conditions prevailed over most parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, and Delhi on Wednesday, with Mungeshpur in the national capital almost touching 53 degrees Celsius.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mungeshpur in Delhi recorded its highest-ever maximum temperature in this season so far at 52.9 degrees Celsius, 13 notches above the normal. The maximum temperature recorded in Najafgarh, the national capital, was 49.1 degrees Celsius, 9 notches above the normal.
Meanwhile, taking note of the scorching heat in the national capital, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has asked the Delhi Development Authority to give three hours of paid break to laborers between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., till the temperature subsides below 40 degrees Celsius in the city.
Warm night conditions were observed in isolated pockets of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and East Madhya Pradesh.
The Met Department said heat wave to severe heat wave conditions prevailed in many parts of West Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, and also in some parts of West Madhya Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
A maximum temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius was reported at Churu (West Rajasthan) over the country. The IMD has predicted that the ongoing heatwave in Northwest and Central India is expected to reduce gradually by Thursday. “Prevailing heat wave to severe heat wave conditions over Northwest and Central India are likely to reduce gradually from May 30th, 2024,” the IMD said in its forecast.
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“Yesterday, maximum temperatures were in the range of 46–50 degrees Celsius in many parts of Northwest India and 42–46 degrees Celsius in many parts of West, Central, and East India. These were above normal by 3-6 degrees Celsius in many parts of Northwest India and in some parts of Central and West India. Gradual fall in maximum temperatures by 3–4 degrees Celsius is very likely over Northwest and Central India during the next 3–4 days,” the IMD said.
The IMD predicted that heat wave to severe heat wave conditions were very likely in isolated pockets of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha on May 29 and 30, and isolated heat wave conditions on May 31 and June 1.
Heat wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Jammu division, and Himachal Pradesh on May 29 and 30, 2024. A severe heatwave continued to prevail in several parts of Rajasthan on Wednesday, with Churu in the state recording the maximum temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours, according to the IMD.
