New Delhi, May 23 (UNI) Heat wave continues to prevail in the national capital, with the maximum temperature settling at 45.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal.
The weather office said the maximum temperature recorded at the Palam Observatory was 45.2 degree C. However, the Safdarjung observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 43 degrees C, three notches above the season's average.
In the morning, the minimum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung observatory was 26.7 degrees Celsius, normal for the season, the Met Department said. However, the minimum recorded by Palam observatory was 28.2 degrees C, one degree above normal.
Earlier in the day, India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a fresh alert of heat wave conditions in different states, including Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
According to the Met department, heat wave conditions will occur at many parts of Delhi, Chandigarh, West Rajasthan, Haryana, at some parts of West Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and East Rajasthan, at one or two pockets over north Gujarat region, Saurashtra and Kutch, East Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
The Met Department has forecast partly cloudy sky with dust storm or thunderstorm, in Delhi on Thursday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 42 and 26 degrees Celsius respectively.
On Tuesday, Delhi recorded its hottest day of the season so far with the maximum temperature shooting up to 46 degrees C, six degrees above the normal at the Palam Observatory.
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