New Delhi: The maximum temperature is expected to be around 40 degree Celsius with ‘severe heat wave’ prevailing in some parts of Delhi on Wednesday.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the heat has increased in Northwest India due to prolonged dry weather. “During the next four to five days, heat wave conditions are expected over Northwest, Central and West India.”
According to the IMD, hot winds are declared as ‘loo’ when the temperature in the plains is more than 40 degrees Celsius or 4.5 degrees Celsius above normal.
A ‘severe heatwave’ is declared when the temperature is 6.4 degrees above normal.
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‘Severe heat wave’ conditions prevailed in parts of Delhi on Tuesday as eight weather stations in Delhi recorded the maximum temperature above 40 degree Celsius while Narela, Pitampura and Sports Complex center recorded above 41 degree Celsius.
After this, heatwave can happen once again in Delhi between April 3 and 5. Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 40.1 degree Celsius on March 30 last year. Delhi recorded a temperature of 40.6 °C on 31 March 1945, which was the highest temperature recorded in the month of March.
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