Mercury breaks all records in Delhi

Sunday marked the hottest day Delhi has ever witnessed with mercury breaching the 49 degrees Celsius mark. The highest temperature was recorded at 49.2°C in northwest Delhi’s Mungeshpur and 49.1°C in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh.

It was the first time since 1998 when Delhi recorded its all-time high temperature at 48.4°C at the Palam station on May 26, 1998. No past data is available regarding higher temperatures than this in Delhi, as the Najafgarh and Mungeshpur stations are new weather stations which were made operational this year. This is the highest maximum ever recorded at these stations so far.

The temperatures around the weekend soar in the city because of receiving northwesterly and westerly winds, and an “orange alert’ was issued by the IMD.

According to IMD, there might be a respite for Delhites from scorching heat as there are chances of thunderstorms and dust storms on Monday. In the two days, the mercury might dip a few Celsius, with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 41 degrees Celsius on Monday.

There is a possibility of the heatwaves returning and temperatures rising in Delhi from Wednesday onwards.