The national Capital has recorded a slight dip in the maximum temperature as compared to Saturday, as Delhi’s maximum temperature on Sunday settled at 40.5 degrees Celsius, which is two notches warmer than the normal temperature for this time of the year, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The minimum temperature in the city settled at 25.8 degrees Celsius, which was one notch above the normal temperature for this time of the season. Meanwhile, the national Capital’s peak power demand on Sunday cloaked 5996 megawatt.
The IMD data showed that the relative humidity recorded at the Safdarjung observatory, in the morning at 8:30 am was 61 per cent and 36 per cent in the evening at 5:30 pm.
The weather stations at Ridge, Ayanagar, Mungeshpur, Najafgarh, Pitampura, Palam, and Lodhi Road recorded maximum temperatures of 40.4 degrees Celsius, 44.6 degrees Celsius, 41.4 degrees Celsius, 42.1 degrees Celsius, 41.1 degrees Celsius, 40.2 degrees Celsius and 39.6 degrees Celsius respectively, stated the IMD data.
On Saturday, Delhi witnessed a maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius which was five notches higher than the normal temperature of the year.
The IMD on Sunday predicted that the heat wave conditions to continue over Northwest India and over Central India during the next two days and abate thereafter.
While informing about the thunderstorm, the IMD said that the thunderstorm activity was very likely over Northwest and East India till 04th May and over Northeast India till 03rd May, 2022.
“Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions prevailed over some parts of Delhi; in isolated pockets over Gurgaon, Chandigarh, and Himachal Pradesh,” IMD said in a statement. The weather station advised the general public to avoid heat exposure and keep cool, avoid dehydration, drink sufficient water even if not thirsty, avoid heat exposure, wear lightweight, light-colored, loose, cotton clothes and cover the head by use of cloth, hat or umbrella, etc, use ORS, homemade drinks like lassi, Torani (rice water), lemon water, buttermilk, etc, to keep yourself hydrated to avoid any health issue.
The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius on April 18, 2010.
The all-time high temperature for the month is 45.6 degrees Celsius, which was recorded on April 29, 1941.
Meanwhile, according to the sources in discoms, the capital's peak power demand on Sunday cloaked 5996 MW.
“On six occasions in April 2022, Delhi’s peak power demand has clocked the highest ever in April, each breaking the previous record in quick succession. On April 19, it was 5735 MW, 5761 MW on April 20, 5781 MW on August 21, 5786 MW on April 27, 6050 MW on April 28, and 6197 on April 29,” said sources.
“Delhi’s peak power demand had breached the 7000 MW for the first time – peaking at 7016 MW in 2018. This expected peak power demand of around 8200 MW is an increase of around 285 per cent over the peak power demand of 2879 MW in 2002,” sources stated.