Sensor error means New Delhi heatwave record overstated by 3C

Meteorologists found 52.9C reading to be false, though new record does appear to have been setA record temperature registered this week for the Indian capital of 52.9C (127.22F) was too high by 3C, the Indian government has said.The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had investigated Wednesday’s reading by the weather station at Mungeshpur, a densely packed corner of New Delhi, “and found a 3C sensor error”, the earth sciences minister, Kiren Rijiju, said. Continue reading...

Jun 1, 2024 - 19:30
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Sensor error means New Delhi heatwave record overstated by 3C

Meteorologists found 52.9C reading to be false, though new record does appear to have been set

A record temperature registered this week for the Indian capital of 52.9C (127.22F) was too high by 3C, the Indian government has said.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had investigated Wednesday’s reading by the weather station at Mungeshpur, a densely packed corner of New Delhi, “and found a 3C sensor error”, the earth sciences minister, Kiren Rijiju, said. Continue reading...

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