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Hottest day for Delhi today?

June 6, 2013 1:44 PM |

After recording 43.6 degrees as maximum temperature yesterday, Delhi could record one of the hottest days of June during the next 24 hours as day temperature could rise to 44 degrees or above. Temperatures will remain in the same range till 10th of June when the city is expected to receive its first pre-monsoon showers. It will tumble-down to lower 40s or less for the rest of the month.

Delhi has been witnessing rise in temperature for the past few days due to wind conditions. Westerly land winds are prevailing in the northwest region. The influence of these hot winds would increase, as they are likely to blow for longer hours in the next two days.

Similar weather conditions will prevail over the entire northwest plains with west Rajasthan, some parts of Haryana and Punjab experiencing heat wave conditions during the period.

18th June 2010 remains the hottest day in the national capital in last ten years with temperature recorded at 45.4 degrees. The all time record for the hottest day in the month in Delhi is 29th of June 1944 when a maximum of 47.2 was registered.

 

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