Delhi temperature drops 8°C as post-monsoon rains lash the capital
Under the influence of a western disturbance, Safdarjung — the capital’s base weather station — recorded 3.4 mm of rainfall between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Under the influence of a western disturbance, Safdarjung — the capital’s base weather station — recorded 3.4 mm of rainfall between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
The National Capital remained on red alert amid a persistent heat wave, with the mercury soaring to 43.9 degrees Celsius and the minimum going down to 30.7 degrees Celsius, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Thursday.
Delhi reels under heat-wave conditions for the second consecutive day on Tuesday with temperatures soaring past 45 degrees Celsius in some areas.
Delhi on Saturday recorded heatwave conditions, with the city's maximum temperature reaching 42.1 degrees Celsius, the highest for the month of April in the last three years, according to the weather department.
The national capital on Monday recorded the highest temperature of this season till now at 40.2 degrees Celsius, with the weather department issuing a yellow alert for heat wave for the upcoming days. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature went down to 20.2 degrees Celsius.
Mungeshpur, Narela record the highest temperatures at 49.9 degrees C, nine points above normal.
