New Delhi: “Heat Wave Day” National capital this month on Thursday saw Mercury jumped to 41.8 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal, according to the weather department.
The city was rolled under heat waves on July 1 (43.1 degrees Celsius), July 2 (41.3 degrees Celsius) and July 7 (42.6 degrees Celsius) too.
For plains, heat waves are expressed when the maximum temperature is more than 40 degrees Celsius and at least 4.5 notches above normal.
Minimum temperature in Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, settled at 30.6 degrees Celsius.
The relative humidity is recorded at 40%.
The Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) estimates the storm with light to light rain accompanied by a speed of speed of 20-40 KMPS in and around South Delhi, Haryana’s Gohana and Rohtak, Rampi Uttar Pradesh, Chandausi, Sahaswan, and Nagar Rajasthan at night.
It also estimates the storm with rain on Fridays and the maximum and minimum temperature floats around 40 degrees Celsius and 29 degrees Celsius.
Data from the Central Polution Control Agency shows that the air quality index (AQI) at 6.05 PM stands in 166.
AQI between zeros and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfying’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 101 and 200 ‘, 201 and 300’ poor ‘, 301 and 400’ very poor ‘, and 401 and 500’ severe ‘.