Delhi records its highest ever temperature, Mungeshpur bakes at 52.3 deg C

PTI Updated - May 29, 2024 at 05:00 PM.
Water being sprinkled on the road to curb the heat amid the ongoing heatwave, in New Delhi on Tuesday | Photo Credit: ANI

Delhi's Mungeshpur area Wednesday logged a maximum of 52.3 degrees Celsius, the highest ever temperature recorded in the city, officials said.

On Tuesday, the weather station in the northwest Delhi locality recorded 49.9 degrees Celsius.

A day later, the temperature rose further with the weather station recording a maximum temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius at 4.14 pm, according to the website.

An IMD official told PTI, this is the highest ever maximum temperature recorded so far in Delhi.

Published on May 29, 2024 11:30

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