Today, 52.3 degrees Celsius was recorded as the highest temperature ever recorded in India. At 2:30 pm, this number was reported by a Mungeshpur temperature monitoring station in Delhi.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional head Kuldeep Srivastava gave an explanation for the temperature increase, stating that hot winds from Rajasthan first affect the city’s outskirts.
“The early arrival of these hot winds can exacerbate the already bad weather in certain parts of Delhi. The first places to feel the full brunt of these scorching winds are Mungeshpur, Narela, and Najafgarh, he told news agency PTI.
On this second day of unprecedented heat, the temperature was over nine degrees Celsius higher than predicted and had risen above the 2002 record of 49.2 degrees Celsius.
