After the Palam Observatory, it seems it's the turn of the Safdarjang Observatory in Delhi to break the record of the hottest day during the month of June. The Observatory recorded 45.1°C as maximum temperature on Sunday, missing it by a whisker of being the hottest day in last ten years, which stands at 45.4°C recorded on 1st June, 2012.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, speed of the westerly winds will be crucial for the intensification of heat wave conditions in the national capital. If they remain strong, they will not let the maximums to go beyond its previous highest of 47.2°C recorded on 29th June, 1944.
But if they (winds) get stalled during noon, temperatures will rise as happened in the case of the Palam Observatory that recorded 47.8°C as the maximum temperature on Sunday, the highest in last 62 years. According to our reports, winds were slower between 12 to 3 pm at Palam, compared to that in the morning between 10 to 12 am, which led to intense heat wave in the area.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, some relief from the ongoing heat wave can be expected in the next 48 hours as there are chances of dust storm in some of the areas. Under the influence of a weather system in the Arabian Sea, moist winds may reach more parts of northwest India to bring relief from the hot conditions.
But as the weather system in eastcentral Arabian Sea moves in north-northwest direction and reaches the Gulf of Aden by 15th of June, day temperatures in Delhi could start rising again bringing back heat wave conditions. Westerly winds may again turn dry and hot.
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