New Delhi, June 10 -- Some areas in the national capital, including Palam and Ayanagar, experienced heatwave on Sunday with the daytime temperature hitting 46 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorological Department has warned that while the heatwave is likely to continue on Monday, some areas could encounter 'severe heatwave', as the mercury could hit 47 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature at the India Meteorological Department's Safdarjung observatory, which is taken to be a representative of Delhi, was recorded to be 43.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal.
"Some localities such as Palam, Ayanagar, Ridge and Lodhi Road experienced heatwave. At Safdarjung, however, there was no heatwave," said a senior official of the IMD.
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