Delhi temperature today: Mungeshpur records 52.3 degrees Celsius, breaking highest-ever maximum temperature for India’s capital

Delhi temperature today: India's capital Delhi, saw mercury soaring to 52.3 degrees Celsius in Mungeshpur on Wednesday, May 29, exceeding the 49.9°C recorded yesterday. Not just that, the met department is predicting light rains or drizzle in the Delhi-NCR region in the next two hours.

Delhi recorded its highest-ever temperature at 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, May 29, exceeding the 49.9°C recorded a day before. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius in Mungeshpur, the highest-ever maximum temperature for the national capital, said an official at the weather department.

Delhi and the national capital region, which includes Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and more satellite towns, have been reeling under a severe heatwave for the past few days as mercury is breaking all previous records.

On Tuesday, the Met Department reported temperatures of 49.9 degrees Celsius, 49.8 degrees Celsius, and 49.9 degrees in several areas, like Mungeshpur, Najafgarh and Narela respectively.

Until yesterday, the highest-ever temperature reading in Delhi over the last 100 years is 49.2 degrees Celsius, recorded on May 15–16, 2022.

Met department predicts light rains or drizzle in Delhi-NCR in next 2 hours

Meanwhile, the Met Department has also predicted that the Delhi-NCR and nearby regions such as Kharkhoda, Jhajjar, Sohana, Palwal, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana), Jattari, Khair (Uttar Pradesh) may see light intensity rain or drizzle and winds with speed of 20-30 km per hour during the next two hours.

An alert has been issued for Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan, indicating the possibility of severe heatwave conditions in these states.

In addition to putting a huge strain on the power network, the intense heat wave has increased India's power consumption to 8302 MW on Wednesday - the highest in Delhi's history and higher than the record set a few days ago.

According to DISCOM officials, the peak power demand of the Indian capital reached 8000 MW on May 22 and will cross 7000 MW for 12 consecutive days in 2024.