IMD reported Delhi among 10 hottest cities

National capital Delhi also sweltered under the stifling heat with the mercury crossing the 46 degrees Celsius-mark in some parts. Many parts of North India are reeling under heatwave-like condition for the past few days. The temperature in many cities is hovering above 42 degrees Celsius.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

At 46.4 degrees Celsius, the weather station at Ayanagar recorded the maximum temperature in the city.

The Pusa Observatory recorded a high of 45.1 degrees Celsius.

Humidity levels oscillated between 38 and 81 per cent in the city.

The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to settle at 43 degrees and 30 degrees Celsius.

IMD has predicted severe heatwave in some parts of Rajasthan.

IMD official reported unseasonal showers in central Maharashtra and Cyclone Nisarga that lashed coastal areas have put the state in the ‘largely excess rainfall’ category.