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Mercury breaches 46 degrees in Delhi

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The mercury breached the 46-degrees mark in the Capital, registering a high of 46.1 degrees Celsius at Najafgarh, on Friday.

The weather stations at Jafarpur and Mungeshpur recorded a maximum temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius and 45.4 degrees Celsius, respectively, six notches above normal for this time of the year. Pitampura also reeled under heatwave conditions, recording a maximum temperature of 44.7 degrees Celsius.┬аThe Safdarjung Observatory, DelhiтАЩs base station, recorded a high of 42.5 degrees Celsius.

The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert, warning of a severe heatwave at many places in the Capital on Saturday.

Temperatures could leap to 47 degrees Celsius at some places in the Capital, weather experts said.

Cloudy sky may provide some relief from the intense heat next week.┬аThis is the fifth heatwave тАФ one in March and three in April тАФ in the capital this summer season.┬аWith scanty rains owing to feeble western disturbances, Delhi┬аhad recorded its second hottest April this year since 1951 with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius.┬а

A heatwave at the month-end had sent the mercury soaring to 46 and 47 degrees Celsius in several parts of the city.┬аThe capital got a miniscule 0.3 mm of rainfall in April against a monthly average of 12.2 mm.┬аMarch saw nil rainfall against the normal of 15.9 mm.┬а

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