Hat Trick Of 42 Degrees In Delhi: April To End On Stormy Note
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Key Takeaways:
- Delhi recorded the season’s highest temperature at 42.8°C on 25 April.
- Thunderstorm and dust storm activity will increase between 28 and 30 April.
- Day temperatures will stay near 40°C despite evening relief.
- April 2026 may become Delhi’s rainiest April in nearly two decades.
Delhi recorded the highest temperature of this season on Saturday, 25 April 2026. Safdarjung registered a high of 42.8°C, nearly 4°C above normal. The mercury exceeded 42°C yesterday as well and is likely to breach this mark today, too. Despite thunderstorm and dust storm activity, the remaining days of the month are also expected to hover around the 40°C mark.
A cyclonic circulation is marked over North Rajasthan and Southwest Punjab in the lower levels. An east-west trough is extending from this system to Southwest Uttar Pradesh. This feature will become more marked tomorrow and stretch all along the Indo-Gangetic plains, keeping Delhi in close proximity. Persistence of this trough and its north-south oscillation will trigger typical pre-monsoon weather activity, starting today. More prominently, this activity will become a regular feature during the next three days of the month.
Thunderstorm and dust storm activity is likely to occur a little late in the evening/night today. The intensity and spread are expected to increase between 28 and 30 April. Thunderstorms accompanied by gusty, dust-raising winds are likely during the late afternoon and evening hours in this period. There will be slight relief from the extreme heat during late evening and night. However, the day will start again on a dry and hot note, pushing mercury near 40°C during the entire week. The maximum temperature of 42.8°C recorded earlier on Saturday is likely to remain the highest for this month.
Safdarjung observatory has already recorded rainfall of about 28 mm against the monthly normal of 12.5 mm. This month is likely to end as the rainiest April in the last two decades or so. The highest-ever temperature on record remains 45.6°C, recorded on 29 April 1941. The rainiest-ever April on record was in 1983, when the city received 183.5 mm of rainfall.
