Delhi witnesses hottest day of the year, monsoon unlikely for national capital, adjoining areas till July 7

The IMD officials said that the maximum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung Observatory was seven notches above normal on Wednesday. A respite from the heat is unlikely as the weather department has predicted another heatwave for Thursday.

New Delhi: With mercury settling at 43.5 degrees Celsius, a severe heatwave swept Delhi on Wednesday (June 30, 2021). The India Meteorological Department (IMD) revealed that yesterday the national capital recorded the highest temperature so far this year. The Met department also added that monsoon is unlikely to progress over the rest of northwest India till July 7. A respite from the heat is unlikely as the weather department has predicted another heatwave for Thursday (July 1, 2021). The IMD officials said that the maximum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung Observatory was seven notches above normal on Wednesday. Other monitoring stations in the Capital, including Lodhi Road (43.7 degrees Celsius), Ayanagar (44.2), Ridge (44), Mungeshpur (44.3), Najafgarh (44.4), Pitampura (44.3) and Narela (43.7), also recorded a severe heatwave, the officials said. The monitoring station at Pusa recorded a high of 44.3 degrees Celsius, eight notches above normal, they added.