Rajasthan’s Phalodi sizzles at 51°C, Ahmedabad breaks 100-yr record

An oppressive heatwave tore through north India with the small town of Phalodi
in Rajasthan sweltering at 51°C on Thursday ? the highest ever in the country
since Alwar, also in the desert state, registered 50.6°C in 1956.

The state reeled under record-breaking temperatures as another traditional hot
spot, Churu, made history with 50.2°C, which is a notch higher than its 1914
record of slightly less than 50.

In meteorological terms, where an increase in even decimal points is viewed
very seriously, this increase was significant.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that the heatwave will be at
its severest in the next couple of days, raising the alert level to the highest
“red”. This means the temperature will nudge 47°C in several cities, including New Delhi.
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