Is Delhi’s Temperature Really 52.9 Degrees? Chief of Weather Says: Examining Readings
Today, 52.9 degrees Celsius was the highest temperature ever recorded in the nation, according to a Delhi weather office.
New Delhi:
According to IMD Director General M Mohapatra, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is inspecting the temperature sensor at Delhi’s Mungeshpur automatic weather station to make sure it is functioning properly.
The temperature in India today was 52.9 degrees Celsius, according to this weather station. According to Dr.
Mohapatra, out of Delhi’s 20 monitoring stations, 14 have shown a decrease in temperature, with an average of 45 to 50 degrees Celsius observed throughout the city. He claimed that the tape has to be verified and that the Mungeshpur station is
A thorough examination is necessary into the Mungeshpur recording, while some observatories in Delhi had recorded a little higher temperature.
According to Dr. Mohapatra, a group of experts has traveled to Mungeshpur to inspect the temperature sensor. He further conjectured that the high recording might be due to local variables in the Mungeshpur area. In different areas of Delhi NCR, the highest temperature ranged from 45.2 to 49.1 degrees Celsius.
A 52.9 degree Celsius reading from Mungeshpur was unusual compared to other stations. It can be the result of a local factor or sensor error. Later this evening, the IMD released a statement saying, “IMD is reviewing the data and sensors.”
Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju stated, “It’s not official yet. A 52.3 degree Celsius temperature in Delhi is extremely unusual. We have requested our senior IMD personnel to confirm the news report. Soon, the official stance will be made known.” India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional head Kuldeep Srivastava gave an explanation for the temperature increase, stating that hot winds from Rajasthan first affect the city’s outskirts.
Parts of Delhi are particularly susceptible to the early arrival of these hot winds, worsening the already severe weather. Areas like Mungeshpur, Narela and Najafgarh are the first to experience the full force of these hot winds,” he told news agency PTI.
The temperature was more than nine degrees higher than expected, the second day of record-breaking heat, and pushed up the mercury by more than degree from the 2002 record of 49.2 degree Celsius.
On Wednesday night, there was also a brief downpour in Delhi, which is probably going to increase the humidity. Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s main weather station, reported the highest temperature in 79 years at 46.8 degrees Celsius.
Over 30 million people are thought to live in Delhi, which is the subject of a red alert health notification from the IMD. Extreme care is required for those who are vulnerable as there is a “very high likelihood of developing heat illness and heat stroke in all ages,” according to the advisory. Although India is accustomed to scorching summer temperatures, years of scientific study have revealed that heatwaves are growing longer, more frequent, and more intense due to climate change.
As more and more people turned on their energy-intensive air conditioners during the heatwave, the nation’s capital recorded its all-time high power consumption of 8,302 megawatts (MW), according to electricity department authorities.
There have also been reports of exceptionally high temperatures in Phalodi, Rajasthan, which is a desert state, with 51 degrees Celsius, and 50.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. 50.3 degrees Celsius were recorded at Sirsa in Haryana. Due to moist wind incursion from the Arabian Sea, a drop in temperature of up to 4 degrees Celsius has been observed throughout the districts of south Rajasthan, including Barmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Sirohi, and Jalore. This indicates the start of the heatwave decrease over northwest India.