A heatwave is sweeping through north India. But on Thursday, the soaring temperature touched record high.
The small town of Phalodi in Rajasthan recorded a sweltering 51°C. It was the highest ever in the country since Alwar, also in the desert state, registered a temperature of 50.6°C in 1956, according to a Hindustan Times report.
The state reeled under record-breaking temperatures as another traditional hot spot, Churu, made history at 50.2°C, which is a notch higher than its 1914 record of slightly less than 50°C.
In meteorological terms, where a rise in even decimal points is viewed very seriously, this increase was significant.
New Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 43°C. Consequently, the power demand in the capital touched an all time high of 6044 MW . For the first time on Thursday, the national capital breached 6000 MW at 3.36 pm. Meanwhile, power supply in parts of west Delhi, including Dwarka and Uttam Nagar, was affected due to a snag in a transmission line, reportedly caused due to high consumption levels, The Indian Express reported.
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