After a chilly winter, Delhi is now experiencing record high temperatures in the month of February. The national capital witnessed its warmest day in as many as 15 years on Wednesday (February 24) as the temperatures reached nearly 34 degrees Celsius in some parts of the city. The maximum temperature in the city was seven degrees above normal.
Though the base weather of Delhi recorded at the Safdarjung weather station was 32.5 degrees Celsius, the mercury hit as high as 33.9 degrees Celsius at the sports complex station. It is keeping in trend with extreme weather events witnessed in the capital city in recent times.
3/4 Today, Safdarjung has reported maximum temperature of 32.5°C which is highest for the month of February after 2006 i.e. highest during last 15 years. All time highest maximum (since 1951) for February was observed on 26th February, 2006 when it was 34.1°C (Table 2 & 3).
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) February 24, 2021
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