The winter seems to be ending early this year as Delhi witnesses warmest February in the last 15 years. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the national capital experienced the warmest day in the month of February on February 24 (Wednesday) at 32.5 degree Celsius in the last 15 years. The maximum temperature in Delhi was 6-7 degrees Celsius above normal.
The Safdarjung weather station recorded the maximum temperature at 32.5 degrees Celsius. According to the data provided by the IMD, the last highest temperature recorded in the month of February was on February 26, 2006 at 34.1 degrees Celsius. The humidity levels also went up to 100 per cent on the same day with minimum temperature at 12 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.
According to a tweet shared by the IMD, the higher temperatures over the plains of Northwest India is mainly attributed to the absence of any weather system and prevalence of southwesterly surface winds causing advection of heat from west Rajasthan towards the region.
