Delhi's 'Feels Like' Temperature Soars To 53.5°C Despite No Official Heatwave

Summary

Delhi experienced extremely hot weather on Tuesday, with the feels like temperature reaching 53.5 degrees Celsius by 5:30 pm. The city's maximum temperature at Safdarjung, the base weather station, was 40.5 degrees Celsius, which is 3.1 degrees above normal. Despite these high temperatures, the India Meteorological Department did not declare an official heatwave, as the required meteorological criteria were not met.