Delhi heatwave: City swelters in extreme heat, Safdarjung records 40.3 degrees Celsius
At Lodhi Road, the maximum temperature was 40.1 degrees Celsius, 4.1 degrees above normal, while the minimum stood at 18.8 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees below normal.
Heatwave has hit the national capital as the city on Thursday felt the first smite of approaching summer as the mercury breached the 40 degrees Celsius mark, the highest this year so far. Safdarjung recorded a maximum temperature of 40.3 degrees Celsius, 3.5 degrees above normal, while the minimum settled at 20.3 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees below normal.
Palam witnesses maximum of 39.4 degrees Celsius
Palam saw a maximum of 39.4 degrees Celsius, 2.0 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 21.6 degrees Celsius, marginally 0.2 degrees below normal. At Lodhi Road, the maximum temperature was 40.1 degrees Celsius, 4.1 degrees above normal, while the minimum stood at 18.8 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees below normal.
The Ridge station recorded the highest maximum at 41.4 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees above normal, with the minimum at 22.5 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees below normal. Ayanagar reported a maximum of 40.5 degrees Celsius, 2.8 degrees above normal, while the minimum dropped to 18.2 degrees Celsius, 3.9 degrees below normal.
IMD predicts temperature of around 41 degrees Celsius
The India Meteorological Department has forecast a maximum temperature of around 41 degrees Celsius and a minimum of around 23 degrees Celsius on Friday, with a partly cloudy sky and the possibility of development of thunder and lightning.
Meanwhile, Delhi's Air Quality Index plummeted to 226, into the 'poor' category, prompting authorities to invoke Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the national capital. As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0–50 is considered 'good', 51–100 'satisfactory', 101–200 'moderate', 201–300 'poor', 301–400 'very poor', and 401–500 'severe'.
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Heatwave hits Delhi: Safdarjung nears 40-degree mark, temperature expected to rise further