The maximum temperature on Tuesday was recorded at 39.9 degrees Celsius, which is 2.2 degrees above normal.
Humidity levels fluctuated between 17 and 26 per cent during the day.
Several weather-monitoring stations in the city also recorded high daytime temperatures. The Ridge reported 41.7 degrees Celsius, Aya Nagar logged 41.1 degrees, Narela reported 40 degrees, and Palam recorded 40.5 degrees Celsius, according to the weather office.
For Wednesday, the IMD has forecast clear skies with sustained surface winds blowing at speeds between 10 to 20 kmph.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 41 and 23 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi remained in the ‘poor’ category on Tuesday, with the air quality index (AQI) at 227 at 4 pm, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’. PTI NSM NSM MNK MNK
