IMD classifies weather conditions as a heatwave when the maximum temperature is over 40°C, alongside a departure of 4.5°C or more than normal at the higher end.
Residents of the national capital experienced a warm start to the day on Saturday, as the mercury climbed to 39.5°C, with the minimum temperature settling at 25.8°C.
Residents of the national capital woke up to a hot day on Thursday as the maximum temperature reached 40.6 degrees Celsius and the minimum 25.7 degrees Celsius with no signs of rain as the sky remained clear throughout.
The seasonal rainfall expected at 105 per cent of Long Period Average (LPA) with a margin of ±5 per cent, it added.
The monsoon is vital to India's agricultural sector, which sustains roughly 42.3% of the population and accounts for 18.2% of the national GDP.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the sky remained clear throughout the day, with no signs of rainfall or drizzles.
On Monday, Delhi's maximum temperature touched 40 degrees Celsius for the first time this season. This thus marked a heatwave situation that persisted for three consecutive days.
The sudden shift in weather brought down the temperature, providing significant relief to the residents.
The IMD forecast heatwave conditions at some/many places with severe heat wave conditions at isolated pockets over Rajasthan on 09th April and heat wave conditions.
Delhi experienced warm night conditions for the first time amid heatwave conditions during the day on Wednesday as the maximum temperature soared to 40.5 degrees Celsius and the minimum went down to 25.6 degrees Celsius.
