Record Temperature
Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature on record in the capital, show data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The temperature was a departure of 13 degrees from normal and was three degrees higher than the 49.9 degrees Celsius recorded the previous day
Mungeshpur is 55 km from Delhi’s base weather station located in Safdarjung.
The maximum temperature recorded at Safdarjung was 46.8 degrees Celsius, a departure of six degrees from normal.
Temperature variation
The IMD, in its release, said temperature over urban areas varied from place to place due to local exposure, such as proximity to water bodies, barren land, concrete and dense urban cluster, as well as green areas
Use of Anti smoke guns
Anti-smog guns, which are used to tackle pollution in the winter months, will be deployed to spray water in an effort to bring down the ambient temperature.
Anti-smog guns spray water in a fine mist to get suspended dust and particulate matter to settle.
It uses water’s ability to remove pollutants called as wet scavenging
Mungeshpur
Mungeshpur, an urbanised village located near Delhi’s boundary with Haryana
Safdarjung
Safdarjung area consists of mainly two localities in South Delhi, namely Safdarjung Enclave and Safdarjung Development Area (SDA).
There are several districts (called colonies) in Delhi located south of the tomb of Safdarjung, the second Nawab of Awadh, an important administrator in the Mughal Imperial courts in Delhi, under Muhammad Shah in the 18th century.
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