The maximum temperature at Safdarjung - Delhi's base station - was recorded at 41.1 degrees Celsius while the minimum was 27.5 degrees Celsius, both one notch above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Stations such as Palam, Lodhi Road, Mayur Vihar remained below 45 degrees Celsius mark while for other observatories, the mercury did not go below it: Mungeshpur in west Delhi registered maximum temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius (departure of 8), Najafgarh 47 (departure 7), Sports Complex near Akshardham temple 46.9, Gurugram 46.8, Pitampura 46.4 (7), Jafarpur 45.8 (6), Ayanagar 45.4 (5), Ridge 45.4 (6) and Noida registered maximum temperature of 45.1 degrees Celsius.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the magnitude of the earthquake which was measured at 5.7 on the Richter scale, occurred on February 5th morning at 09:45:59 IST.
The maximum temperatures dropped to a low of 12.8 and 13.1 degrees Celsius -- almost 7 notches below normal -- at Jafarpur and Narela, respectively.
The Met Department said, "Conditions were favourable for further advance of southwest Monsoon over Delhi, remaining parts of West Uttar Pradesh, some more parts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan today."
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