Indian capital records highest-ever temperature at 52.3 degrees Celsius

STORY: Indian capital records highest-ever temperature at 52.3 degrees Celsius SHOOTING DATE: May 30, 2024 DATELINE: May 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in India STORYLINE: Mungeshpur area in the Indian capital on Wednesday recorded its highest-ever temperature at 52.3 degrees Celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the weather station at Mungeshpur recorded a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius at around 2:30 p.m. local time. On Tuesday, Mungeshpur and Narela recorded their maximum temperature at 49.9 degrees Celsius, followed by 49.8 degrees Celsius in Najafgarh. IMD officials said that the maximum temperature has been gradually increasing over the past few days, combined with a steady increase in night-time temperatures. The IMD said prevailing heatwave to severe heatwave conditions over northwest and central India are likely to reduce gradually from Thursday. Large parts of India are pre