May 29th 2024.
In New Delhi, the Mungeshpur area has been experiencing scorching temperatures, with a record-breaking high of 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. According to officials, this is the highest temperature ever recorded in the city. Just the day before, the weather station in this northwest Delhi locality had recorded a maximum temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius.
As the day progressed, the temperature continued to rise, reaching a peak of 52.3 degrees Celsius at 4:14 pm, as reported by the official website. An official from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) informed PTI that this is the highest temperature ever recorded in Delhi. When asked about the cause behind this extreme heat, IMD regional head Kuldeep Srivastava explained that the outskirts of the city are often the first to be affected by hot winds from Rajasthan.
According to Srivastava, areas like Mungeshpur, Narela, and Najafgarh are particularly vulnerable to these hot winds, which only worsen the already severe weather. Mahesh Palawat, the vice president of Meteorology and Climate Change at Skymet Weather, also weighed in on the situation, stating that open areas with vacant land tend to experience increased radiation. The lack of shade and direct sunlight make these regions exceptionally hot, especially when the wind blows from the west.
Palawat further explained that due to their location on the outskirts, these areas are hit first and experience a rapid rise in temperature. Charan Singh from IMD also noted that open areas and barren land contribute to the high temperatures due to increased radiation. As a result, the city's peak power demand reached an all-time high of 8,302 MW at 3:36 pm on Wednesday, according to power discom officials. This is the first time in the history of the national capital that the power demand has crossed the 8,300-MW mark, surpassing the estimated peak demand of 8,200 MW for this summer.
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