Delhi Record Heat Waves As Temperatures Soar In Early April

Maximum temperature recorded was 42.6 degrees Celsius!

New Delhi: On Tuesday, Delhi is likely to reel under a heatwave for the sixth consecutive day as the weather department has predicted that the maximum temperature for the day is expected to touch 42 degrees Celsius.

Delhiites woke up to a warm morning with the minimum temperature settling at 22.5 degrees Celsius, two degrees above the season's average.

The relative humidity in the morning was 25 per cent, an IMD official said.

The minimum temperature recorded today was 22.5 degrees Celsius.

Bearing the brunt of a stifling heatwave, On Monday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius, the highest in April in five years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

It is also the first time in 72 years that Delhi has recorded such a high temperature in the first half of April, the weather department said.

The capital has recorded five heatwave days so far in April this year. It had recorded six such days in April 2017, the IMD data showed.

Cloudy conditions will bring slight relief from the searing heat today.

The capital had recorded a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius on April 21, 2017.

The all-time high maximum temperature for the month was 45.6 degrees Celsius on April 29, 1941.

On Sunday, Delhi reeled under a heatwave for the fourth consecutive day with the India Meteorological Department predicting similar conditions for the next two days. The Met office issued an 'orange' alert warning of a severe heatwave in the city.

The IMD uses four colour codes for weather warnings- green (no action needed), yellow (watch and stay updated), orange (be prepared) and red (take action).