New Delhi, April 4 -- The national Capital recorded the highest temperature of the season on Thursday at 39 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal. The second-highest temperature of the season was recorded on March 26, when the mercury touched 38.9 degrees Celsius, according to weather department data. The minimum temperature in the Capital was recorded at 15.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
At the Palam observatory, the maximum temperature recorded was at 38.8 degree Celsius; Lodhi Road 38 degree Celsius; Ridge 40 degree Celsius and Aya Nagar 38.8 degree Celsius. According to IMD data, the highest maximum temperature ever recorded in April was 45.6 degrees Celsius, ...