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The heat wave occurred during the Indian dry season, which typically lasts from March to July with peak temperatures in April and May. Rajasthan 's Churu recorded 50.5 °C (122.9 °F), which was the highest temperature in India in eight years.
The average high temperature in India climbed to a sta. Relentless and unseasonable heat has baked large portions of India this spring, and AccuWeather forecasters say a significant swath of the ...
Nights are getting uncomfortably and dangerously hotter in India’s capital as people in the world’s most populous nation feel little respite from unrelenting temperatures.
Temperature records for Delhi exist for a period of a little over 100 years. The lowest ever temperature reading during this period is −2.2 °C (28.0 °F), recorded on 11 January 1967 at Met Delhi Palam. The highest ever temperature reading during the same period is 49.9 °C (121.8 °F) recorded on 28 and 29 May 2024, at IMD Delhi Mungeshpur ...
On 10 June 2019, the temperature in Delhi reached 48 °C (118 °F), a new record high for the city in the month of June. [26] [27] [28] On the same day, peak power usage in Delhi reached 6,686 MW, breaking all previous records. [7] On 29 June 2019, the temperature in Islamabad and Rawalpindi reached 42 °C (108 °F). [2]
Highest dew point temperature: A dew point of 35 °C (95 °F) — while the temperature was 42 °C (108 °F) — was observed at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at 3:00 p.m. on 8 July 2003. [ 201 ] Highest heat index : In the observation above at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the heat index ("feels like" temperature) was 81.1 °C (178.0 °F).
The number of heat wave days has increased—not just day temperature, night temperatures increased also. 2018 was the country's sixth hottest year on record, and 11 of its 15 warmest years have occurred since 2004. The capital New Delhi broke its all-time record with a high of 48 degrees Celsius. [47]
Scorching temperatures forced early closures of schools and sent people indoors. [16] Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh all reduced power allocated to industry due to an increase in power consumption dedicated to cooling. The high power demand increased demand for coal in India, which is the main source of electricity generation in the ...