In a much-needed respite for Delhiites from the scorching heat, the national capital witnessed light-intensity showers on Wednesday amid an ongoing heatwave. The rain is expected to bring down the temperatures, which peaked at an unprecedented 52.3 degrees Celsius earlier in the day, marking the highest temperature ever recorded in India.
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00:00 In a much-needed respite for Delhiites from the scorching heat, the national capital witnessed
00:21 light intensity showers on Wednesday amid an ongoing heatwave.
00:27 The rain is expected to bring down the temperatures which peaked at an unprecedented 52.3 degrees
00:32 Celsius earlier in the day, marking the highest temperature ever recorded in India.
00:39 The India Meteorological Department had predicted light rain and winds over parts of Delhi,
00:43 which provided some relief to the residents who have been enduring severe heatwave conditions
00:47 for the past few days.
00:49 The maximum temperatures have been hovering around 50 degrees Celsius, with the minimum
00:54 nearing 30 degrees.
00:57 The IMD had earlier warned of extreme heat across most parts of the capital.
01:02 Although the forecast predicted a maximum temperature of 45.8 degrees Celsius, the weather
01:07 station in Delhi's Mangeshwar recorded an astonishing 52.3 degrees Celsius at 2.30 pm,
01:14 surpassing previous records.
01:16 The previous highest temperature in the city was 49.2 degrees Celsius on May 16, 2022,
01:22 the highest in the past 100 years.
01:25 IMD regional head Kuldeep Srivastav exclaimed that areas such as Mungeshpur and Narela in
01:29 Delhi's outskirts are particularly vulnerable to hot winds from Rajasthan, leading to extreme
01:34 heat conditions.
01:35 "Parts of Delhi are the first to receive these hot winds, worsening the already severe
01:39 weather.
01:40 Mungeshpur, Narela and Najafgarh experience the full force of these winds," Srivastav
01:44 stated according to a PTI report.
02:13 In the city, temperatures are expected to reach up to 48 degrees Celsius.
02:43 The weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2 degrees.
02:44 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
02:45 degrees Celsius.
02:46 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
02:47 degrees Celsius.
02:48 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
02:49 degrees Celsius.
02:50 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
02:51 degrees Celsius.
02:52 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
02:53 degrees Celsius.
02:54 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
02:55 degrees Celsius.
02:56 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
02:57 degrees Celsius.
02:58 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
03:24 degrees Celsius.
03:31 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
03:55 degrees Celsius.
04:02 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
04:24 degrees Celsius.
04:25 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
04:52 degrees Celsius.
04:55 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
05:04 degrees Celsius.
05:05 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
05:06 degrees Celsius.
05:07 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
05:08 degrees Celsius.
05:09 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
05:10 degrees Celsius.
05:11 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
05:12 degrees Celsius.
05:13 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
05:14 degrees Celsius.
05:15 The city's weather station in Delhi's Mangeshwar also recorded a record temperature of 47.2
05:16 degrees Celsius.
05:17 The extreme heat has also led to a surge in power demand.
05:23 DISCOM officials reported that Delhi's peak power demand reached an all-time high of 8,302
05:27 megawatts, surpassing the previous high of 8,000 megawatts recorded on May 22.
05:31 For 12 consecutive days, the peak power demand in Delhi has exceeded 7,000 megawatts, according
05:36 to DISCOM officials.
05:37 Just two hours after Delhi recorded the highest ever temperature at 52.3 degrees Celsius,
05:41 the national capital experienced showers, bringing much-needed relief from the extreme
05:45 heat.
05:46 The weather station in Mangeshwar recorded India's hottest ever day at 2.30 pm, followed
05:50 by rain.
05:51 Other areas experiencing extreme temperatures include parts of Rajasthan, where temperatures
05:55 exceeded 50 degrees Celsius, and Sirsa in Haryana, which recorded 50.3 degrees Celsius.
06:00 In addition to Delhi, the IMD has predicted isolated to moderate rainfall over Bihar,
06:04 Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, and Odisha over the next five days, accompanied by thunderstorms,
06:09 lightning, and gusty winds.
06:11 The IMD also announced that the monsoon is expected to make its onset over Kerala and
06:15 parts of northeast India within the next 24 hours.
06:17 This development is likely to bring relief from the prevailing heatwave conditions over
06:21 northwest and central India.
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