New Delhi. The sun kept spewing fire throughout the day in North India on Wednesday. The earth kept burning for hours. Hot winds were scorching most parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Delhi. Five people died due to severe heat in Rajasthan. 56 people have died in the state in seven days.

Delhi's Safdarjung weather station recorded a maximum temperature of 46.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. This is the highest in 79 years. On June 17, 1945, the temperature was 46.7 degrees Celsius. Heat-stricken Delhi heaved a sigh of relief when there was sporadic rainfall in the NCR in the evening. The Meteorological Department (IMD) had already issued a red alert. The wind coming from the sea brought some relief to Rajasthan.

There is a possibility of rain here from today

But the situation in western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha remains serious. IMD says that despite sporadic rainfall in NCR, north-west India is not going to get much relief. Due to the western disturbance forming in Pakistan, conditions of rainfall are being created in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between Thursday and Friday, but as soon as its effect ends, the temperature may rise again.

why is the temperature rising

Till two days ago, Delhi was getting humid winds from the east, due to which, despite the temperature being 40-42 degrees, it was feeling like 50 degrees of heat. But the wind direction changed and started blowing from west to east, and due to the heat wave coming from Rajasthan, the temperature also went up. Meteorologist Mahesh Palawat also considers this as the La-Nina effect. He says that the year when El Nino starts ending, the temperature of that year increases a little.

Monsoon arrives in Kerala today

Monsoon is going to arrive in the southern and northeastern parts of the country before time. IMD can declare the arrival of monsoon in Kerala anytime on Thursday. Conditions remain favorable. Earlier, the arrival of monsoon was predicted between 31 May and 1 June. Now a revised forecast of 30 May has been issued. IMD has said that monsoon is progressing rapidly from Andaman and Nicobar.

There is confusion about Mungeshpur's temperature being 52.9 degrees

The highest temperature ever recorded in Delhi was 52.9 degrees Celsius in the record book of the Meteorological Center of Mungeshpur of the Meteorological Department. However, later the Meteorological Department clarified that the temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius was due to 'error in the sensor or local factor'. We will get the sensor and the data checked. The Meteorological Department said that it has 15 automatic weather stations in NCR. The maximum temperature of all was between 45.2 and 49.1 on Wednesday.

In such a situation, such a high temperature in Mungeshpur could be due to some sensor error or local factors. Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju also said that such a high temperature is very unusual for Delhi. Senior officials of IMD have been asked to verify it. Mahesh Palawat, spokesperson of private agency Skymet, also says that the thermometer of the Meteorological Center located in Mungeshpur can give wrong readings.

Workers in Delhi get three-hour break due to heat wave

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered paid leave for workers from 12 noon to 3 pm in view of the scorching heat. He has also instructed to provide clean water and coconut water to workers at construction sites. The scorching heat continues in Uttar Pradesh. The scorching heat broke the 140-year record in Prayagraj on Wednesday. The day temperature there reached 48.8 degrees Celsius for the first time in May.

Record heat in Punjab and Uttarakhand

People in Punjab are in a bad condition due to heat. On Wednesday, the maximum temperature of Bathinda was recorded at 48.5 degrees and Pathankot at 47.8 degrees Celsius. The heat in the plains of Uttarakhand has reached record levels. Life is badly affected by the fire raining from the sky. The temperature in Dehradun has reached a record 43 degrees Celsius.

Heat wave warning in Himachal

Heat wave is blowing in the plains of Himachal Pradesh and the mountains are also scorching. On Wednesday, for the first time, the maximum temperature of Una reached 46 degrees Celsius. In Jammu, the mercury remained above 40 degrees for the 14th consecutive day. Here the administration has banned the use of animals for pulling any vehicle or carrying load between 12 noon and 3 pm.