REUTERSA man and a child drink cooling drinks offered by locals on a hot summer day during a heatwave in Narela, New Delhi, India, May 29, 2024. REUTERSA record temperature registered this week for the capital New Delhi of 52.9 degree Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) was too high by 3 C, the Indian government said on Saturday, blaming a weather sensor error. Two weather stations in the capital reported temperatures of 49 C (120.2 F) and 49.1 C (120.38 F) for Wednesday. The IMD said these two stations had been checked and it did not report any sensor errors. The highest temperature previously recorded in New Delhi was 48.4 C (119.12 F)in May 1998, the draft IMD report said.

Source: bd News24 June 02, 2024 01:16 UTC