New Delhi: The outbreak of hot winds continues in Delhi-NCR. On Saturday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 42.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in the month of April in the last five years. Yes and at the same time, the temperature in Gurugram is 44.5°C was recorded. Let us tell you all that the maximum temperature in Delhi was earlier recorded at 43.2 degrees Celsius on April 21, 2017. In such a situation, let us also tell you that the highest temperature so far in the month of April was recorded at 45.6 degrees Celsius on April 29, 1941.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also recently said that this is the first time in 72 years that Delhi recorded such a high temperature in the first week of April. Yes, and IMD has issued an orange alert of extremely hot air in the city today i.e. on Sunday. Let us also tell you all that on Saturday, the maximum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory was recorded at 42.4 degrees Celsius, which was eight degrees Celsius above normal for this time of the year. Gurugram recorded a temperature of 44.5 degrees Celsius, which was 10 degrees Celsius more than the average. With this, the highest ever temperature in the month of April in Gurugram was recorded at 44.8 degrees Celsius on April 28, 1979.
Now recently, the IMD said that from the coming Tuesday, the sky is expected to get some relief from the scorching heat due to cloudy sky. Mahesh Palawat, vice-president of Skymet Weather, says it is unusual that the maximum temperature in parts of northwest India crossed 45 degrees Celsius in the first 10 days of April. In fact, Palawat said that in April, there is a high chance of Delhi having a hotter than a normal day.
Apart from this, he said that 'Delhi has recorded three hot windy days this month and this situation may continue for the next two to three days. 'Hot wind' condition is declared for plains when the maximum temperature is more than 40 degrees Celsius and is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius above normal.' On the other hand, according to the IMD, 'extremely hot air' condition occurs when the temperature is more than 6.4 degrees Celsius above normal.'
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