Delhi’s record 52.9°C temperature on May 29 had '3°C sensor error'

The Indian government on Saturday said the record temperature of 52.9 degree Celsius registered on May 29 in Mungeshpur area of the national capital Delhi, was wrong by 3 degree Celsius due to malfunctioning in weather sensor


Delhi's temperature didn't cross 50 degrees. It almost touched it, says IMD
Days after reports of Delhi touching 52.9 degrees Celsius and Nagpur boiling at 56 degrees, the IMD has said that there was a problem with its sensors

Following alarming reports of temperatures reaching 52 degrees Celsius in Delhi’s Mungeshpur and 56 degrees Celsius in Nagpur, the Ministry of Earth Sciences, in collaboration with the India Meteorological Department (IMD), has clarified that the sensor readings were incorrect.
Did the temperature in Delhi really touch 52.9 degrees?
On May 29, the IMD reported that its Mungeshpur weather sta

The committee tasked with reviewing the anomaly compared these readings with other automatic weather stations (AWS) in Delhi, revealing a positive bias in the temperature readings at Mungeshpur. The AWS at Mungeshpur reported temperatures approximately 3 degrees Celsius higher than standard instruments during peak periods. This means that the peak temperature in parts of Delhi on May 29 was around 49.9 degrees Celsius.






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