Mercury in Bikaner, Jaiselmer crosses 47 degree mark
India | June 16, 2020 20:46 ISTSeveral parts of north India reeled under a heatwave on Tuesday with the mercury in Bikaner and Jaiselmer in Rajasthan soaring to 47.4 degrees Celsius.
Several parts of north India reeled under a heatwave on Tuesday with the mercury in Bikaner and Jaiselmer in Rajasthan soaring to 47.4 degrees Celsius.
As the heatwave continues to batter states in northern India, the highest temperature this year has been recorded at 47.6 degree celcius in the last 2 days. However, in some relief, the heatwave will start subsiding from May 28 as easterly winds will start blowing in northern parts of the country
Delhi received light rains Monday evening after a warm day and more showers are expected in the 24 hours.
Extreme cold conditions have taken over the whole of North India. Reportedly, most stations in the capital have recorded severe cold conditions continuously for 12 days. Delhi had also experienced cold wave spell in four years -1997, 1998, 2003, and 2014.
It said that in north India, rainstorms have become 50 per cent more common and 80 per cent longer. "The trend of more unpredictable and extreme rainfall in India reflects what climate scientists predict will happen due to climate change, particularly if emissions do not fall. Another study found that monsoon rainfall will become more unpredictable, with variability increasing up to 50 per cent this century if emissions continue to rise," it said.
Biting cold wave persisted in north India on Thursday as the mercury continued its downward trend and the national capital region is likely to record its second-coldest December since 1901 as temperatures are predicted to drop further, the weather department said.
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On Saturday (today), the minimum temperature is expected to remain around 9 degree Celcius with light rain or drizzle in some parts of Delhi as predicted by the Met department.
In Delhi, the minimum temperature was 9.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday but weather experts said it is likely to drop to 7 degrees Celsius by Friday as high-velocity northwesterly winds continue to blow from the hills.
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