Delhi scorches to highest-ever temperature at 52.3 Degree Celsius in Mungeshpur

The bout of scorching heat in New Delhi continued as the National Capital recorded its highest-ever temperature at 52.3 degree Celsius on Wednesday.

As per the Indian Metereological Department (IMD) the maximum temperature in New Delhi was recorded at Mungeshpur with the mercury touching 52.3 degrees Celsius.

It was only on Tuesday, when Mungeshpur and Narela had recorded the tempearature of 49.9 degree Celcius each.

Delhi: The highest temperature of 52.3°C was recorded at Mungeshpur AWS (Automatic weather station): Dr Kuldeep Srivastava, Head, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, IMD

— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2024

Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions very likely in most parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, many parts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, few parts of West Madhya Pradesh isolated pockets of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and heatwave conditions very likely pic.twitter.com/9N6Hr3z8dZ

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 29, 2024