The Palam Observatory had recorded a high of 47.2 degrees Celsius in May 2013. The official said similar conditions are likely to prevail Friday.
The maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to cross 46 degrees Celsius soon, private forecaster Skymet said on Wednesday, while predicting the heat wave conditions to continue for up to 12 days in north, central and western parts of the country.
Heat wave conditions continued unabated in many states Tuesday as Adilabad in Telangana recorded the highest temperature of 46.3 degrees Celsius.
The meteorological department has predicted partly cloudy sky towards the afternoon.
PowerOutage.us, a website that tracks power outages across the country, said about 37,000 customers were without electricity on Saturday night in the affected areas.
The Meteorological Department has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for thunderstorm in Himachal Pradesh on May 22 and 23, an official said Tuesday.
"The skies will turn partly cloudy in the afternoon. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 38 degrees Celsius," the official said.
In Delhi, the weatherman has forecast light rains, which may bring some relief from the heat.
The highest number of people -- 3 lakh -- was evacuated from Ganjam district while 1.3 lakh people have been evacuated from Puri district, said an official from the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) office.
As per the private forecaster Skymet, at the weather observatory in Palam, the maximum temperature was recorded at 43 degrees Celsius.
Temperature in Delhi and surrounding regions had fallen by 6-10 degrees Celsius. IMD said that the drop in temperature is due to Western Disturbance.
Thunderstorm Alert Latest News: Rajasthan witnessed the maximum casualties with 21 people killed in rain-related incidents following by Madhya Pradesh where 15 were killed. While 10 people were killed in Gujarat, three were killed in Maharashtra.
Short spells of rain welcomed Delhiites on Tuesday morning. Weather Department has predicted thunderstorms in the region in the evening.
The meteorological department has forecast light rains evening and night on Wednesday.
Researchers once thought that only the Sun's constant outflow of ultraviolet light and particles, the solar wind, could affect the region.
The weather conditions in the hilly region are also likely to bring a fresh spell of winter chill in the planes, including the national capital.
In Haryana, Narnaul was the coldest place recording a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius.
Even after the monsoon season of 2018 ended, the country has received very little rainfall compared to normal but new year 2019 can witness rain in the starting.
Covered in a blanket of fog and haze, the national capital on Sunday recorded 3.7 degrees Celsius -- the coldest day this December with the air quality remaining 'severe', the Meteorological Department said.
Lucknow district administration Wednesday instructed all schools till class 12 to open at 9 am from Thursday (December 13) due to cold wave.
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