New Delhi: Delhi on Saturday (May 14, 2022) noticed its hottest day of the yr as far as the mercury hit 44.2 levels Celsius and climate forecasters warned that the heatwave situations will proceed to worsen within the capital.
The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s base station, recorded a most temperature of 44.2 levels Celsius, which was 5 notches above regular.Â
The mercury was additionally pushed to an insufferable excessive of 47.2 levels Celsius at Mungeshpur and 47 levels Celsius at Najafgarh, each at the very least seven notches above the traditional.
Delhi noticed the mercury rise to 46.9 levels Celsius at Sports Complex, 46.4 levels Celsius at Pitampura, 45.8 levels Celsius at Jafarpur, and 45.4 levels Celsius at Ridge and Ayanagar.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) knowledgeable that each one the climate stations within the capital recorded a heatwave day and predicted the heatwave spell to worsen on Sunday. This, notably, was the fifth heatwave in Delhi this summer season.
They additionally issued an ‘orange’ alert for Sunday to warning folks a couple of extreme heatwave.
As per IMD’s 4 color codes climate warnings — inexperienced suggests – no motion wanted, yellow – watch and keep up to date, orange – be ready, and crimson – take motion.
Heat Wave to extreme warmth wave situations in remoted pockets very possible over Punjab & Haryana-Delhi on 14th & fifteenth; over Uttar Pradesh on 14th with warmth wave situations in some/remoted components on fifteenth May.
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 14, 2022
“Hot and dry westerly winds sweeping the Delhi-NCR region will push the mercury further up. It is likely to hit the 45-degree mark at Safdarjung on Sunday,” Mahesh Palawat, Vice President (Meteorology and Climate Change), Skymet, advised the PTI information company.
“A cyclonic circulation over Punjab and Haryana will induce pre-monsoon activity which will provide some relief from the intense heat on Monday and Tuesday,” he added.
With scanty rains owing to feeble western disturbances, the nationwide capital had recorded its second hottest April this yr since 1951 with a month-to-month common most temperature of 40.2 levels Celsius. Delhi obtained a minuscule 0.3 mm of rainfall in April towards a month-to-month common of 12.2 mm. March noticed no rainfall towards a standard of 15.9 mm. The IMD had predicted above-normal temperatures in May.
(With company inputs)
