India, April 9 -- Delhi on Wednesday recorded its warmest April night in three years as the minimum temperature settled at 25.6 degrees Celsius, 5.6 degrees above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.

Temperature in Delhi and other parts of India has been on the rise with summers now fully here and turning into heatwaves.

"Yesterday, warm night conditions were observed only at Palam. Today, they have been recorded at all five synoptic stations," the IMD said.

While the previous highest minimum temperature was recorded in 2022 when mercury settled at 26.2 degrees Celsius on a day in April, both 2024 and 2023 did not see the minimum temperature touching 25 degrees Celsius in April, according to the weather ...