Delhi records highest early March temp in 50 years as mercury rises across north

Several north Indian states are witnessing a steady rise in temperatures, with Delhi recording a maximum of 35.7°C on Saturday, the highest temperature logged in the first week of the month in the past 50 years, an official from the India Meteorological Department told news agency PTI.

According to weather records from the past 50 years, the earlier highest maximum temperature recorded during the first seven days of March at Safdarjung Observatory, the city’s base weather station in Delhi, was 34.8°C, logged on March 5, 1999.

With the mercury touching 35.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday, it is now the hottest day in the first week of March during the 50-year period, the IMD official said.