Scorching heat in Delhi as mercury touches 42 degree celsius

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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It’s a scorching heat in Delhi on Wednesday as the national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius.

The city is likely to experience dry and hot weather till May 10. There may be patchy rain on May 10 and 11 which may bring some relief, a SkyMet official said.

“Heat is on. 42 degrees for Delhi is the highest maximum of the season. Dry and hot weather may continue until May 10. Patchy rain on May 10 and 11 may give short-term relief. Heat wave is possible over Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh. Take care,” Mahesh Palawat, vice president of Meteorology and Climate Change at Skymet Weather, said on X (formerly known as Twitter).

The data by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed that heat waves this April were far worse than in 2023, the warmest year on record so far. This trend is likely to continue in May, with around eight to 11 heatwave days predicted over the south Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Marathwada and the Gujarat regions.

Amid the prevailing but weakening El Nino conditions, the IMD had earlier warned of extreme heat during the April-June period, coinciding with the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections. Hundreds of thousands of voters had to cope with the searing heat when they stepped out to exercise their franchise in the second phase of the elections on April 26. Polling for 94 constituencies across 12 states will take place on May 7.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow