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.
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