The IMD also predicted very light-to-light rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over the plains of Northwest India from May 31 to June 2.
Digital Desk: Severe heatwave conditions persisted across central, eastern, and northern India, resulting in the deaths of at least 54 people. Many areas, including Delhi, experienced temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted a duststorm over Uttar Pradesh between May 31 and June 1, and over Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi on May 31.
The IMD also predicted very light-to-light rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over the plains of Northwest India from May 31 to June 2. Delhi recorded a temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday, following a record high of 46.8 degrees Celsius the previous day.
In Bihar, 32 people succumbed to heatstroke, with the highest toll in Aurangabad. Odisha reported 10 deaths in Rourkela, while Jharkhand and Rajasthan each recorded five deaths. Additionally, one person died in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur.
A 40-year-old man from Bihar's Darbhanga died of heatstroke in Delhi, experiencing multiple organ failure as his body temperature reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit, nearly 10 degrees above normal.
Maximum temperatures ranging from 45 to 48 degrees Celsius were observed in various parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and other regions. Above-normal temperatures by 3-6 degrees Celsius were reported in many areas of Northwest India and some parts of Central and East India.
The IMD forecasted heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in isolated areas of several states including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and others on May 31 and June 1. Warm nights were expected in several states during the same period.
The IMD also announced favorable conditions for the further advancement of the Southwest Monsoon into various southern states, Northeast India, and parts of West Bengal and Sikkim within the next few days. A western disturbance over Jammu was expected to bring isolated to scattered light rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over certain regions from May 31 to June 2.
The Southwest Monsoon commenced over Kerala a day ahead of schedule and extended into most
