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For most of its summer season, Delhi has a semi-arid climate. [1] Coming from Spring, the city witnesses a spurt in day temperature around early April, whereas nights still remain pleasant. By the latter part of April or during early May, maximum temperatures exceed 40 °C (104 °F) while the ambience remains very dry.
The heavy rains have brought some respite from weeks of blistering heat, with one part of Delhi reaching 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in late May — the capital’s highest ...
In 2010, the year of the WHO survey, the average PM 10 level in Delhi was 286 μg/m 3. In 2013, the PM 2.5 level was 153 μg/m 3. These levels are considered very unhealthy. In Gwalior, the city with the worst air quality in India, the PM 10 and PM 2.5 levels were 329 μg/m 3 and 144 μg/m 3 respectively.
Union Territory in North India, India Delhi Union Territory National Capital Territory of Delhi From top, left to right: Humayun's Tomb ; Qutub Minar ; Jama Masjid ; Red Fort's Lahori gate; India Gate ; Digambar Jain Mandir with Gauri Shankar temple in the background; St. James' Church ; Lotus Temple, a Baháʼí House of Worship ; Akshardham Temple Emblem of Delhi Etymology: The Gateway Motto ...
New Delhi ( / ˈnjuːˈdɛ.li / ⓘ, [6] Hindi: [ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː], ISO: Naī Dillī ), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court.
The India Meteorological Department ( IMD) is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. IMD is headquartered in Delhi and operates hundreds of observation stations across India and Antarctica.
From mid-May to mid-June 2019, the republics of India and Pakistan had a severe heat wave. It was one of the hottest and longest heat waves in the subcontinent since the two countries began recording weather reports. The highest temperatures occurred in Churu, Rajasthan, reaching up to 50.8 °C (123.4 °F), [5] a near record high in India ...
Satellite visualisation of the 2022 Indian heat wave. Heat waves ' frequency and power are increasing in India because of climate change. In 2019, the temperature reached 50.6 degrees Celsius, 36 people were killed. The high temperatures are expected to impact 23 states in 2019, up from nine in 2015 and 19 in 2018.