Heatwave red alert in 8 states: Rohtak recorded the highest temperature of 48.8º

Today is the sixth day of Nautapa. On the fifth day of Nautapa, Rohtak in Haryana recorded the highest temperature of 48.8 degrees.

New Delhi : Today is the sixth day of Nautapa. On the fifth day of Nautapa, Rohtak in Haryana recorded the highest temperature of 48.8 degrees. On Wednesday, the Meteorological Department had informed that the temperature in Mungeshpur, Delhi had reached 52.3 degrees.

Rohtak records highest temperature in country

But, at night, IMD said that the temperature at different places in Delhi was between 45.2 degrees and 49.1 degrees. The data of 52.3 degrees was wrong. Amidst the heatwave in Delhi, it also rained in the evening, which gave some relief to the people from the heat.

IMD said Delhi temperature 52.3 degrees was sensor error

According to the Meteorological Department, there is a red alert of heatwave in Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, parts of Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha on Thursday. At the same time, there is an orange alert of heatwave in Uttar Pradesh, parts of Madhya Pradesh, Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.

The Meteorological Department (IMD) had said on Wednesday that the monsoon could hit the Kerala coast in the next 24 hours i.e. by Thursday evening. Usually the monsoon enters Kerala on June 1. A few days later it comes to the North-East and covers most of the country by June 5.

The reason for the early arrival of the monsoon is being told to be the Remal cyclone that hit Bengal on May 26, which hit West Bengal and Bangladesh last week. Earlier on May 30, 2017, the monsoon arrived ahead of time due to Cyclone Mora.

In 2023, the monsoon entered Kerala on June 8 after a delay of seven days.

On Wednesday, the fifth day of Nautapa, Prayagraj was the second hottest city in the country. A temperature of 49 ° C was recorded here. The 36-year record of heat was broken in Kanpur, the temperature was recorded at 48.4 ° C. At the same time, there was heavy rain with thunderstorm in 3 cities Noida, Mathura and Agra. Due to which people got relief from the scorching heat.