- On Wednesday afternoon, Delhi recorded its highest temperature ever.
- According to a union minister, it is impossible to record such an extreme temperature in delhi.
- IMD states, High temperature could be a result of either local conditions or sensor errors.
As reported earlier in the day by one of the city’s weather stations, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stated on Wednesday that it was “very unlikely” that Delhi will experience a record-breaking high temperature.
The Minister of Earth Sciences, in a post on the microblogging site X, stated that senior officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) have been assessed to verify the Mungeshpur weather station data.
“It’s not official yet.” It is quite improbable that Delhi will experience 52.3°C. We have requested our senior IMD personnel to confirm the news report. The formal position will be announced shortly,” Rijiju noted in his post on X.
The Mungeshpur weather station recorded the highest temperature in India history on Wednesday afternoon, reaching a maximum of 52.3 degrees Celsius.
Officials from IMD stated in a statement that there is a chance that the temperature was recorded because of “local factors” or “error in the sensor.”
“When compared to all other NCR stations, it appears unusual as it is an outlier. We’ve already released a press statement. Also, a team has been assigned to verify the data on-site,” DG IMD stated in