Delhi witnesses ‘hottest day’ of the year, records nearly 40 degrees Celsius on March 20
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The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 36.6 degrees Celsius on March 20.
New Delhi: It was a hot day in the national capital on Sunday (March 20, 2022) with a maximum temperature of 39.9 degrees Celsius being recorded at the Pitampura monitoring station.
The IMD said that the maximum temperatures were above normal by 4.5 degrees over most parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, and Rajasthan.
As per IMD update at 5.30 p.m., the capital recorded a maximum temperature of 36.6 degrees Celsius and a minimum was at 19.8 degrees Celsius, while the relative humidity was 26 per cent and the wind was blowing in the north-northwesterly direction at a speed of 5.4 km per hour.
It also said that no significant heat wave conditions are likely over Delhi during the next 4-5 days.
Meanwhile, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) said the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the city was 224 for PM10 and 110 for PM2.5.
