Relief from scorching heat will be available soon, IMD issued rain alert

National capital Delhi may have received record-breaking rains in January and February this year, but Delhi has not received any significant rainfall since March 1 and experts say that this is the factor that is burning the city with heat. Is. With severe heat wave prevailing in North India on Sunday, the temperature in some areas of Delhi had crossed 49 degree Celsius. The first month of the year i.e. January was the hottest month in Delhi in 121 years and February was the city’s hottest month in eight years. But between March 1 and May 15, Delhi has recorded only 1.7 mm of rain, which was a 95.5% percent shortfall as against the normal rainfall of 37.5 mm, leading to heatwaves. However, along with this, the Meteorological Department has predicted some relief from Monday i.e. today.

Relief from scorching heat will be available in these places from today

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has predicted some relief from the scorching heat in the states of Delhi and Haryana on Monday. The department said that the weather is likely to remain dry during the next 24 hours while light rain is expected at isolated places during the next 48 hours. The Meteorological Department has predicted relief from the scorching heat from Monday evening. An official said, “Dry and clear weather is likely to continue till May 16. From May 16 (evening) to May 18, there is a possibility of moderate rain or thundershower at some places and snowfall in high altitude areas.

Several days before the onset of Southwest Monsoon, the rainy season has started in Kerala. Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a warning of torrential rains in five districts of the state on Sunday and Monday. The IMD has issued a “red alert” in view of heavy rains in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode on Sunday.

The department has issued a red alert for Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur districts for Monday. According to the department, except Kasaragod, an ‘orange alert’ has been issued for the rest of the districts of the state on Sunday. Kerala Revenue Minister K. Rajan told the media that all district magistrates have been directed to deal with any emergency.

Summer record broken in Gurugram

Gurugram in Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 48.1 °C, the highest since May 10, 1966 at 49 °C. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday that the temperature in Mungeshpur in north-west Delhi touched 49.2 degrees Celsius, while in the south-west part of Najafgarh, the temperature was recorded at 49.1 degrees Celsius.

Heat lit up in these areas of Delhi

According to the Meteorological Department, the mercury in Sports Complex was recorded at 48.4 degrees Celsius while the temperature in Zafarpur, Pitampura and Ridge was 47.5 degrees, 47.3 degrees and 47.2 degrees Celsius, respectively. The Safdarjung Observatory, where the data is considered to be Delhi’s benchmark, also recorded a maximum temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal. This is the highest temperature so far this year.

The capital’s Ayanagar, Palam and Lodhi Road observatories saw a rise in temperature and the maximum temperatures in these observatories were recorded at 46.8 degrees, 46.4 degrees and 45.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. Heat wave conditions were recorded in all the weather stations of the national capital. The IMD said that a thunderstorm is expected in the national capital on Monday. In Punjab, Muktsar witnessed extremely hot weather, recording a day temperature of 47.4 degrees Celsius.

Hisar in Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 47.3 degree Celsius. Sirsa recorded a maximum temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius while Rohtak recorded a maximum of 46.7 degrees Celsius. Bhiwani recorded a maximum temperature of 46 degree Celsius. Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 42.1 degrees Celsius while Karnal recorded a maximum temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius. People also faced scorching heat in Chandigarh, the shared capital of both the states, where the maximum temperature was recorded at 43 degrees Celsius.

The maximum temperature in Punjab’s Bathinda is 46.8 degree Celsius

Bathinda in Punjab recorded a maximum temperature of 46.8 degree Celsius while Amritsar recorded 46.1 degree Celsius. Ludhiana recorded a maximum temperature of 45.5 degrees Celsius while Patiala recorded a maximum temperature of 44.3 degrees Celsius. Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur recorded maximum temperatures of 46.2 degrees Celsius and 46.1 degrees Celsius, respectively. Moga recorded a maximum temperature of 46.1 degrees Celsius while Firozpur recorded a maximum temperature of 46.9 degrees Celsius.