The temperature in the national capital touched the 30 degree Celsius mark in early February for the first time in 15 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. According to the IMD’s data, maximum temperature last crossed 30 degree Celsius in the first half of February 2006.
And as winters come to a close in Delhi, the forecast for temperatures is to rise for most of the month.
According to the data published by IMD, the maximum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung weather station, which is considered to be the official marker of the city, on Wednesday (February 10) was 30.4 degree Celsius, seven degrees above the season’s normal temperature.
Maximum Temperatures, their Departures from Normal and 24 hours Tendencies over the Plains of North India Dated 10.02.2021 pic.twitter.com/OwIvXffVdv
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) February 10, 2021
Meteorologists say that the initial rise in temperature was neither unusual nor does…