According to the MeT department, the humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 40 per cent. The weatherman has predicted that the heat wave will continue during the day.
At 8:30 am, the weather station at Safdarjung recorded the minimum temperature at 28 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, and humidity levels at 56 per cent
The India Meteorological Department also reported that isolated places of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and West Uttar Pradesh might also see dust storm with gusty winds.
According to the IMD, the Telugu states received the rains under the impact of upper air circulation in west central Bay of Bengal near north Andhra and south Odisha coast.
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The capital city, Chennai was facing a severe water crisis because there has been a 40 per cent cut in the piped water supply, as per reports.
A heat wave has gripped the entire country with Delhi being one of the most impacted cities. A “red category” alert has been issued for the NCR and several states around it as the city recorded the hottest day of the season.
According to the Met office, heat wave condition is very likely to prevail at some places till Monday.
The national capital remains in the grip of intense heat over the past few days, recording a high of 41 degrees Celsius.
The casualties have been reported from Montreal in Canada, where the temperature hit 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
In the national capital, people battled scorching sun for another day and the maximum temperature settled at 44.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, weather officials said.
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The hot weather also affects our social behaviour like amiability and helpfulness.
As the temperatures are rising high above 40 degrees in April, the incidents of illnesses like heatstroke, heat cramps and exhaustion have already been reported in many parts of India.
Delhi today experienced the hottest day in April in the last seven years as the mercury crossed the 43 degrees Celsius mark in some parts of the city which reeled under heatwave.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heatwave alert over Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana for the next 2 to 3 days.
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