Delhi Hits Highest Temperature In First Week Of March In 50 Years.

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Delhi saw very warm weather at the start of March. On Saturday, the maximum temperature reached 35.7 degrees Celsius. An official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said this is the highest temperature recorded in the first week of March in the last 50 years.

Weather data from the past five decades shows that the earlier highest reading for the first seven days of March was 34.8 degrees Celsius. This was recorded on March 5, 1999 at Safdarjung, the main weather station in the city.

With the temperature touching 35.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday, the city has now recorded the warmest day for the first week of March during this 50-year period, the IMD official said.

IMD data from 2011 shows that the next highest temperature during the first week of March was recorded in 2016. On March 4 that year, the maximum temperature reached 33.6 degrees Celsius.

Safdarjung station recorded a maximum temperature of 35.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday. This was 7.3 degrees above the normal level. The minimum temperature there was 17.4 degrees Celsius, which was 3.4 degrees higher than normal.

So far this month, the average maximum temperature in the city has been around 33 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature has been about 16.3 degrees Celsius. IMD data shows this is the highest level seen since 2022.

In 2022, the average maximum temperature for March was 33.4 degrees Celsius, while the average minimum temperature was 17.6 degrees Celsius.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Delhi during March remains 40.6 degrees Celsius. This reading was recorded on March 31, 1945.

At Palam station, the maximum temperature reached 33.4 degrees Celsius, which was 4.6 degrees above normal. The minimum temperature there was 18.3 degrees Celsius, about 4 degrees above normal.

The Lodhi Road station recorded a maximum temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius, 7.8 degrees above normal. The minimum temperature there was 17.6 degrees Celsius, 4.6 degrees above normal.

At the Ridge station, the maximum temperature reached 36.4 degrees Celsius, which was 7 degrees above normal. The minimum temperature there was 19.1 degrees Celsius, about 3.9 degrees above normal.

Ayanagar recorded a maximum temperature of 36.1 degrees Celsius, which was 7.3 degrees above normal. The minimum temperature there was 17.3 degrees Celsius, about 4.1 degrees above normal.

The IMD also said that no rainfall was recorded at these stations during the 24-hour period on Saturday.