- By Sahelee Rakshit
- Wed, 29 May 2024 08:55 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Hottest Cities In India 2024: Mungeshpur in Delhi recorded India's highest-ever temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. However, the IMD stated on Saturday that the automatic weather station (AWS) at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi recorded a temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius, citing a "malfunctioning sensor" as the cause and claimed that the gadgets used for weather observations will be investigated.
In order to check the device for possible irregularities, the weather office sent a team of experts to Mungeshpur.
"The temperature sensor of AWS Mungeshpur is found to report about three degrees Celsius higher maximum temperature than the maximum temperature reported by the standard instrument," the IMD said and attributed the readings to "malfunctioning of the sensor" of the AWS.
"We will examine AWS, course corrections, if any, will be carried out on an individual basis," said IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, adding that the faulty sensor of the Mungeshpur AWS would be replaced in a few days.
As more and more people turned on their energy-intensive air conditioners during the heatwave, the nation's capital also recorded its all-time high power consumption of 8,302 megawatts (MW), according to electricity department authorities.
India's Hottest Cities That Crossed 50 Degrees Celsius
- Churu, Rajasthan: 50.5 degrees Celsius on May 28
- Sirsa, Haryana: 50.3 degrees Celsius on May 28
- Phalodi, Rajasthan: 50 degrees Celsius on May 25
Other Hottest Regions In India This Season
- Barmer, Rajasthan: 49 degrees Celsius on May 26
- Najafgarh, Delhi: 49.9 degrees Celsius on May 28
- Ganganagar, Rajasthan: 49 degrees Celsius on May 28
- Kota, Rajasthan: 48 degrees Celsius on May 28
- Bikaner, Rajasthan: 48.2 degrees Celsius on May 28
- Pilani, Rajasthan: 49 degrees Celsius
- Bhatinda, Punjab: 48.4°C on May 28
- Niwari, Madhya Pradesh: 48.7°C on May 28