As the severe heatwave swept the national Capital, the maximum temperature of Delhi on Friday settled at 44.4 degrees Celsius, which was five notches warmer than the normal temperature for this time of the year. However, the Capital city also witnessed thunderstorm or duststorm with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h, in the evening.
The minimum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung Observatory was 28.2 degrees Celsius, which was two notches above the normal for this season, stated the weather station.
The relative humidity on Friday morning at 8:30 was recorded at 58 per cent and 22 per cent in the evening at 5:30.
The weather stations at Ridge, Ayanagar, Mungeshpur, Najafgarh, Pitampura, Palam, and Lodhi Road recorded maximum temperatures of 45.7 degrees Celsius, 46 degrees Celsius, 47.1 degrees Celsius, 47.5 degrees Celsius, 47 degrees Celsius, 45.1 degrees Celsius and 44.6 degrees Celsius respectively, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD said that the thunderstorm or duststorm with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h occurred over and adjoining areas of West, North-West, North-East, South-West, Central, New, East Delhi, and NCR (Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Gurugram) Gohana, Gannaur, Hansi, Siwani, Sonipat, Tosham, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosali (Haryana) Kandhla, Khatauli, Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Modinagar, Kithor, Garhmukteshwar (U.P.) for two hours.
“On Friday, severe heat wave conditions prevailed at isolated pockets over Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, southwest Uttar Pradesh, northeast Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab,” IMD stated.
“Heatwave conditions prevailed over many parts of Haryana, West Rajasthan and north Madhya Pradesh; over some parts of Delhi and East Rajasthan; at isolated pockets over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and south Uttar Pradesh,” IMD further said.