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By APD writer Rishika Chauhan
NEW DELHI, June 6 (APD) - India's Delhi is witnessing a heat wave, as it recorded this season’s highest temperature on Monday at 44.6 degrees Celsius. While the humidity level was between 40% -19%.
On Sunday too, the temperature had been high with the Safdarjung observatory recording 44.6 degrees Celsius as the maximum temperature. The other high temperature recorded at the observatory was 44.4 degrees Celsius on May 15.
While last year the maximum temperature was 44 degrees Celsius on May 3, on May 26 in 2015, it was 45.5 degrees.
Speaking to the media, an official from the India Meteorological department said, “This rise in temperature is because of a heat wave over north India. An anti-cyclone is established over northwest India resulting in a heat wave. This will gradually move eastwards and weaken under the influence of a fresh western disturbance.”
He added that the heat wave will be short-lived and Tuesday onwards the temperature will drop as rain is forecasted.
“The dust storm and thunderstorm from Tuesday night will curb the heat wave. It will bring down the temperature a little bit for a couple of days and provide a bit of relief from the heat,” he explained.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
