Delhi reels under heatwave, max temp settles at 43.5 degrees Celsius

Delhi continued to reel under a heatwave on Saturday as the maximum temperature here settled at 435 degrees Celsius five notches above the seasons average the India Meteorological Department saidThe IMD however predicted dust and thunderstorm on Monday and Wednesday which is likely to give some respite to residents from the scorching heatHeatwave is likely to sweep across the region on Sunday too People are likely to get some respite from the heat as the city would witness dust or thunderstorm on Monday and Wednesday There will be partly cloudy sky on Tuesday IMD officials saidFor the plains a heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius and at least 45 notches above normalAccording to the weather office citys minimum temperature was recorded at 257 degrees Celsius two notches above the normal on Saturday morningMaximum and minimum temperatures of the day are likely to hover around 43 and 25 degrees Celsius on Sunday IMD officials saidThe relative humidity at 530 pm on Saturday was 17 percent the weather office saidAddressing a press conference earlier in the day IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said night would be warmer in May in most parts of the country including DelhiPrivate weather forecasting agency Skymet Weather said Palam recorded highest maximum temperature of the seasonDelhi Palam recorded maximum temperature 446 degrees Celsius highest of the season and also highest after 2017 when it was 449 degrees Celsius Record is 453 degrees Celsius on April 25 in 1970 SkymetWeather JATINSKYMET sic Vice President Meteorology and Climate Change Skymet Weather Mahesh Palawat said in a tweetAccording to the IMD Delhi recorded its second hottest April in 72 years with a monthly average maximum temperature of 402 degrees Celsius The citys normal monthly average temperature in April is 3630 degrees CelsiusIn 2010 Delhi had logged an average monthly maximum temperature of 404 degrees CelsiusThe national capital experienced three prolonged heatwaves this month in the absence of periodic light rainfall and thundershowers which typify this time of the year due to lack of active western disturbancesIt recorded a monthly average maximum temperature of 3730 degrees Celsius in April last year 3530 degrees Celsius in 2020 and 3730 degrees Celsius in 2019This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever