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NEW DELHI: The maximum temperature on Thursday rose to 33.2 degrees Celsius — the highest day temperature to be reported in February in the last 15 years, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).
At eight notches above the normal, Thursday’s maximum temperature beat Wednesday’s record of 32.5 degrees Celsius. Before this, the highest day-time temperature was recorded on February 25, 2006, at 32.1 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature on Thursday, too, increased from 12 degrees Celsius on Wednesday to 13.4 on Thursday. Safdarjung — the capital’s base station — crossed the 33-mark for maximum temperature on Thursday while the sports complex weather station in east Delhi had a high of 34.1 degrees Celsius.