City 1 July (43.1 °C), July 2 (41.3 °C) and 7 July (42.6 °C) also.
Some parts of the national capital got some respite from the scorching heat on Thursday night.
According to the Meteorological Department, the mercury reached 41.8 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal, on Thursday in the fourth ‘heat wave day’ of this month in Delhi.
The city was also hit by heatwave on July 1 (43.1 °C), July 2 (41.3 °C) and July 7 (42.6 °C).
For the plains, a heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius and is at least 4.5 degrees above normal.
The minimum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, was 30.6 °C. The relative humidity was recorded at 40 percent.
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The India Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain with a speed of 20-40 kmph in and around South Delhi, Gohana and Rohtak in Haryana, Rampur, Chandausi, Sahaswan in Uttar Pradesh and the city of Rajasthan in the evening With showers predicted.
It has predicted rain and thundershower activities on Friday and the maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 40 degrees Celsius and 29 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed that the hourly air quality index (AQI) at 6.05 pm was 166.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor” goes. , and 401 and 500 “severe”.
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