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Delhi temperature hits 52.9C, shattering India’s national record (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They're now saying that temperature was a sensor anomaly.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Construction workers have mostly stopped working between noon and 4pm. “The metal rods I’m working with are too hot to touch. Even if I restart work at 5pm, the rods are burning and the heat from the sparks makes it worse,” said Babu Ram, a welder working on a block of flats in New Friends Colony, south of the city centre.

Is this also a sensor anomoly?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Do you have a link to source of that? I'm pretty sure there are many sensors measuring the temperatures in a city that size.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not familiar with these sites but here are some articles.
Did Delhi Temperature Reach 52.9 Degrees? The Truth Behind City's All-Time High Record - timesnownews.com
Was it really 52.9 degrees in Delhi? IMD says 'not sure' amid surging heat - business-standard.com

“The maximum temperature over Delhi NCR varied from 45.2 to 49.1 degrees Celsius across different parts of the city. Mungeshpur's 52.9 degrees Celsius is an outlier compared to other stations, potentially due to sensor error or local factors. IMD is examining the data and sensors,” IMD stated later in the evening.

Still... I can't even imagine that kind of heat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't know if the article was changed but this is from the article

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said it was examining the data and sensors at the Mungeshpur station after an unusually large variation in temperatures was recorded at the station compared to others.

Even the title is (now):

Delhi heatwave: officials investigating if temperature of 52.9C due to faulty sensor