The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted light-intensity rain and winds over parts of the national capital. “Light intensity rain/drizzle and winds with speed of 20-30 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi and NCR, Kharkhoda, Jhajjar, Sohana, Palwal, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana) Jattari, Khair (UP) during next 2 hours,” the weather agency predicted.
Notably, the agency stated that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on May 29.However, after that, there will be a gradual reduction in the temperature in isolated or some parts till June 1.
Record-breaking heat
Delhi has been reeling under severe heatwave conditions over the past few days.
While the maximum temperature has been hovering around the 50 degrees Celsius mark, the minimum has been steadily rising and has reached 30 degrees Celsius.
Breaking all records, northwest Delhi’s Mungeshpur area on Wednesday recorded maximum temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius, the highest ever for the country. The temperature was recorded at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Mungeshpur village that doubles up as an automatic weather station (AWS).
The AWS centre has been recording the city’s hottest maximum temperature for the past few days.
The weather office had earlier warned of extreme heat in most parts of the national capital. The India Meteorological Department forecast for today predicted a maximum temperature of 45.8 degrees. However, at 2.30pm, the weather station in Delhi’s Mungeshpur recorded a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius, the highest-ever.
As the national capital sizzles and air-conditioners run overtime, power demand has also gone up. Power demand in Delhi touched an all-time high of 8,302 MW on Wednesday, officials said.
Officials said this is the first time ever that power demand has crossed the 8,300-MW mark in Delhi.
(With inputs from agencies)