Delhi’s maximum temperature on Sunday settled at 34.1 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, making it the hottest day of the season so far, the India Meteorological Department said.
According to an IMD official, the summer season starts from March 1 and stays till May 31.
Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at the IMD said with 34.1 degrees Celsius, Delhi has recorded its hottest day of the season so far.
“Today is the 12th day of this season which started on March 1 and today, the maximum temperature in the national capital settled at 34.1 degrees, which is the hottest day of the season so far,” he said.
On March 30, 2021, Delhi recorded the maximum temperature of 40.1 degrees Celsius which was the hottest day of the season then, the IMD official said.
