Heatwave in India: Delhi Hits 52.3 Degrees, Highest-Ever Recorded Temperature In India and Punjab

Heatwave in India: Delhi Hits 52.3 Degrees, Highest-Ever Recorded Temperature In India and Punjab

New Delhi: A weather office in Delhi has recorded the highest-ever temperature the country has experienced at 52.3 degree Celsius today. The national capital also reported its all-time high power demand of 8,302 megawatts (MW) amid the heatwave as more and more residents turned on power-intensive air-conditioning, electricity department officials said.

Other areas that reported extremely high temperature are both in the desert state Rajasthan – 51 degree Celsius in Phalodi, and 50.8 degree Celsius.

A fall of up to 4 degree Celsius over south Rajasthan districts – Barmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Sirohi, and Jalore – has been recorded today due to moist wind incursion from the Arabian Sea, indicating the beginning of the heatwave reduction over northwest India.

At a blazing temperature of 50.3 degrees Celsius, Haryana’s Sirsa district was the hottest place in the region that also comprised Punjab and Chandigarh on Tuesday. While Haryana’s Hisar recorded 49.3 degrees Celsius and Mewat 49 degrees Celsius, the maximum temperature in Punjab was recorded in semi-hilly Pathankot district, at 47.5 degrees Celsius.