Delhiites today wilted under scorching heat with the mercury breaching the 45 degree Celsius mark for the first time this season and the oppressive conditions are likely to continue for at least four days.
As heat wave conditions continued to sweep the capital, the day temperature remained five degree above normal to settle at 45.1 deg C, the highest this summer and up from yesterday's 44.5 deg C at the Safdarjung weather station.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 28 deg C, which was one degree above normal. The readings at Safdarjung station is taken as the official figure for the capital.
The humidity level hovered between 16 and 52 per cent.
The Meteorological department predicted a clear sky tomorrow with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 45 deg C and 30 deg C, respectively.
Palam weather station recorded the highest temperature of 46.7 deg C, up from yesterday's 46.2 deg C, in the capital.
The maximum temperature for other weather stations in the capital are - Ayanagar 46 deg C, Ridge 45.5 deg C, Narela 45.2 deg C, Najafgarh 45.1 deg C, DU 44.6 deg C, Jafarpur 44.2 deg C, Lodhi 44 deg C and Peetampura 43.7 deg C.
No relief seems to be round the corner as the Weatherman predicted similar conditions to continue for at least another four days.
"The conditions are likely to continue over these areas till May 24...In the last 10 years (since 2003), this is likely to be the second such instance of prolonged heat wave spell over Delhi-NCR in May after 2010," the MeT department had said yesterday.
