After Delhi's 52.9°C, Nagpur Boils at 56°C as Heatwave Grips India

Nagpur: After Delhi's record-breaking heat at 52.9 degrees Celsius, Nagpur now experienced scorching temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius. On Thursday, the mercury soared to a staggering 56 degrees Celsius.

Two of the four automatic weather stations (AWS) set up by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Nagpur recorded unusually high temperatures, surpassing even Delhi's Mungeshwar AWS, which recorded high temperatures the previous day.

The Nagpur AWS, situated in a vast open agriculture field at PDKV in Ramdaspeth, off North Ambazari Road, registered a remarkable 56 degrees Celsius.

Similarly, the AWS at the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Sonegaon recorded 54 degrees Celsius. In contrast, the AWS at the Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR) in Khapri and the Ramtek AWS reported relatively lower temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius each.

Heatwave Claims 54 Lives as Temperatures Soar Across India

Meanwhile, a severe heatwave claimed 54 lives in central, eastern, and northern India, as temperatures soar above 45 degrees Celsius in several places including Delhi.

Of 54, 32 individuals succumbed to heatstroke in Bihar, with 17 fatalities in Aurangabad, six in Arrah, three each in Gaya and Rohtas, two in Buxar, and one in Patna. Additionally, in Odisha's Rourkela, 10 fatalities were reported. Five deaths each were recorded in Jharkhand's Palamu and Rajasthan, while one occurred in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur.

Prior to this, a 40-year-old man from Darbhanga, Bihar, breathed his last in Delhi due to heatstroke. His demise resulted from multiple organ failures triggered by a body temperature spike to 108 degrees Fahrenheit, nearly 10 degrees above the norm.

Heatwaves predicted in Several Parts of India

The IMD forecasts heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in isolated areas of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha on May 31 and June 1.

Likewise, heatwave conditions are anticipated in isolated regions of Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Uttarakhand on May 31. Additionally, hot and humid weather is expected over isolated areas of Konkan and Goa on May 31 and June 1, as well as in Gangetic West Bengal on May 31.

Furthermore, warm nights are predicted in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bihar, and Odisha on May 31 and June 1, along with Uttar Pradesh on May 31.