Delhi Rains: Relief For National Capital After Temperature Reaches All-Time-High At 52.3 Degrees

Delhi: After recording nation's highest-ever temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius two hours earlier, Delhi recieves rain and strong winds. Over the previous two days, severe heatwave temperatures have caused major problems for Delhi. The minimum temperature is slowly approaching 30 degrees, while the maximum temperature has been circling around 50 degrees.

The national capital was expected to experience intense heat, as per the IMD. The highest temperature expected today, according to the India Meteorological Department's forecast, is 45.8 degrees. But today at 2:30 pm, the Mungeshpur weather station in Delhi registered the highest temperature ever recorded in any portion of India—52.3 degrees Celsius.

VIDEO | Rain lashes several parts of Delhi-NCR, bringing temperature down in the region. Visual from New Delhi area.

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) pic.twitter.com/LpmriNNfJH — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 29, 2024

#WATCH | Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Noida receives light rain showers giving mild respite from severe heatwave.

(Visuals from Sector 4) pic.twitter.com/G1N1uUZE4j — ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2024

Cyclone Remal 

Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds lashed several parts of Assam following the landfall on Sunday night of Cyclone Remal. Flood-like situations have emerged in the Kampur area of the state's Nagaon district as excess water from the swollen Borpani River submerged several villages in the area. Taking to twitter, IMD has posted, "Assam & Meghalaya is very likely to get isolated heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy falls (>204.4 mm) on 29th May and heavy to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) during 30th May-2nd June, 2024."