New Delhi:
Delhiites continue to reel under hot conditions with the minimum temperature climbing to 34.7 degree Celsius today, highest in the last 40 years in the month of June.
The minimum temperature in New Delhi today was up by 0.2 degrees from Wednesday's 34.2, and six degrees above normal level.
"This is the highest minimum for the month of June in the past 15 years," Met director B P Yadav said.
The last time the minimum temperature soared to such a high was on June 18, 1995 when it touched 34.6 degree Celsius.
The mean temperature for the month of June is 28.3 degrees (minimum) and 39.3 degrees (maximum). The maximum temperature in the last 24 hours was recorded at 42.8 degree Celsius
A dust haze also engulfed the city skyline today. The dust haze affected movement of vehicular traffic as visibility dropped to 500 metres in some areas of the city.
A Met official said the dust haze has occurred due to an approaching western disturbance and strong dust storm in parts of Rajasthan.
Visibility was also affected at the airport because of the dust haze.