Delhi sweats through humid night; heatwave grips Jammu region
Delhi witnessed an extremely uncomfortable night on Sunday as the humidity levels in the city soared to high levels across the national capital. The humidity recorded in the city was at 70 per cent on Sunday night. As a result, although the temperature recorded at Safdarjung at 5.30 am was 28.6 degrees, it felt like 32 degrees.Meanwhile, mercury levels also continued to rise in the Jammu region, with Samba and Jammu city recording a high of 43.9 and 42.7 degrees Celsius respectively. advertisementThe region has been reeling from an extreme heatwave for the past three days, with temperatures consistently rising above the 40-degree Celsius mark.
Katra, the base camp for Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, recorded a high of 38.2 degrees Celsius, while Ramban sizzled at 40.3 degrees Celsius, the MeT department.Kathua, which houses the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a high of 41.2 degrees Celsius, it said. With inputs from PTITune InMust Watch
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