Heat wave conditions were recorded in many parts of Delhi for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday. India The Meteorological Department said that some relief is expected in two days. Delhi’s base station Safdarjung Observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal.
Four out of 11 weather stations in Delhi recorded heatwave on Tuesday. The maximum temperature recorded was 46.6 °C. Play The campus makes it the hottest place in the city.
Najafgarh, Mungeshpur, Pitampura and Ridge stations recorded maximum temperatures of 46.3 degrees Celsius, 46.2 degrees Celsius, 45.7 degrees Celsius and 45.2 degrees Celsius, respectively. The Meteorological Office has issued a yellow alert on Thursday, warning of heat wave conditions at different places in the capital.
It said the heatwave conditions could pose “moderate” health concerns for vulnerable people – infants, the elderly and those with chronic diseases. Therefore, such people should avoid heat exposure, wear light, light-coloured, loose cotton clothes and cover the head with a piece of cloth, a cap or an umbrella.
“The risk of heat-sickness symptoms is increased in people who are either exposed to the sun for a long time or do heavy work,” an IMD advisory said. Meteorologists have attributed the heat wave to the absence of a strong western disturbance and continuous hot and dry westerly winds.
He said that a fresh Western Disturbance is likely to induce a cyclonic circulation over Punjab and Haryana leading to intermittent pre-monsoon activity over Haryana, Punjab, North Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh till June 10-11. The maximum temperature in the capital may drop to 41 degree Celsius till Saturday.
With Monsoon expected to make landfall over East India by June 15, easterly winds will bring moisture and intensify pre-Monsoon activity over Northwest India. Mahesh Palawat, vice-president (climate change and meteorology), Skymet Weather, said that the monsoon is likely to reach Delhi around June 27, the normal date. There is no system that can stop its progress.
He said a clear picture would emerge in a week or two. Last year, the IMD had predicted that the monsoon would reach Delhi about two weeks before its normal date. However, it reached the capital only on 13 July, making it the most delayed in 19 years.
Palawat recalled that the monsoon had entered the “break” phase and there was almost no progress from June 20 to July 8. A heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius and is at least 4.5 degrees above normal. According to the IMD, if the departure from normal temperature is more than 6.4 degrees, a severe heatwave is declared.
Based on the absolute recorded temperature, a heatwave is declared when an area registers a maximum temperature of 45 °C. A severe heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature crosses 47 degree Celsius.
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