Delhi records hottest day of season, mercury at 42.5 degrees Celsius
On Saturday, when the maximum temperature in the city is likely to be 43 degrees Celsius, the IMD has said that heat wave conditions are likely in isolated places.
The highest maximum temperature recorded in the city on Friday was 44.1 degrees Celsius in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh. (File photo) Delhi recorded the hottest day of the season so far with a maximum temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius on Friday.
The maximum temperature was three degrees above the normal for this time of the year at the Safdarjung weather station, the observatory that provides representative figures on the city to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The highest maximum temperature recorded in the city on Friday was 44.1 degrees Celsius in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh, where an automatic weather station is located. Northwest Delhi’s Pitampura, and the CWG Sports Complex near Akshardham where automatic weather stations are situated, recorded higher maximum temperatures than Safdarjung – 43.7 degrees Celsius.
Thursday night and the early hours of Friday were, however, cooler than what is normal for this time of the year, with the minimum temperature settling at 19.3 degrees Celsius early on Friday. This is six degrees below the normal for this time of the year.
On Saturday, when the maximum temperature in the city is likely to be 43 degrees Celsius, the IMD has said that heat wave conditions are likely in isolated places.
Over the weekend, the IMD forecast said that Delhi is likely to see dust storms or thunderstorms towards the evening or night. On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, strong winds of around 30 to 40 kmph are likely during the day. The maximum temperature is likely to be around 42 degrees Celsius on Sunday and Monday, going by the forecast. The minimum temperature is set to range from 20 to 24 degrees Celsius over the next six days.
In a bulletin issued on Friday, the IMD said that the maximum temperature is likely to rise by two to three degrees over most parts of northwest and central India over the next two days.
In Delhi, the summer heat has made a comeback after spells of rainfall at the end of March, in April and in the first week of May kept maximum temperatures below normal. The maximum temperature recorded in the city on Friday is more than the highest maximum temperature of 40.6 degrees recorded in April this year. In terms of the average daily maximum temperature, May is the national capital’s hottest month.
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