The Safdarjung observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees.
Delhi recorded its second hottest April in 72 years even as several parts of the country are sweltering in a dangerous early summer heatwave. The national capital’s average monthly maximum temperature was at 40.2 degrees Celsius, according to the meteorological department. The all-time high temperature for the month is 45.6 degrees Celsius, which was recorded on April 29, 1941.
The furnace-like temperatures have triggered power and water shortages across parts of India.
The Safdarjung observatory — Delhi’s base station — recorded a maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius for a second day on the row.
It is the highest maximum temperature on a day in April in 12 years. The national capital had recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius on April 18, 2010.