Less than two hours after Delhi registered the nations highest-ever temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius, residents of the national capital were relieved to see showers arrive. In spite of the intense heat, the showers should bring the temperature down. It goes without saying that people are surprised by this abrupt change in the weather. Many expressed their astonishment and happiness by posting images and videos of rain and cloudy sky on X, the former Twitter. Watch the internet in frenzy: never have I ever appreciated Delhi rains this much 😭🧿— Ishika Joshi (@ishikaajoshii) May 29, 2024दिल ख़ुश कर देने वाली बरसात ✨#delhirains #rain pic.twitter.com/n0bjiwT8iB— Shrutika🇮🇳 (@shrutikaindia) May 29, 2024🚨 Its raining in Delhi NCR 🌧️चलिए... आखिरकार इंद्रदेव कुछ तो मेहरबान हुए। #DelhiRains #Noida #Rain pic.twitter.com/GHQhCS0e2l— Avinash K. Jha (@iavinashkjha) May 29, 2024गर्म हवाओं के बीच बारिश से राहत…#Delhirains pic.twitter.com/KI2vlL8MaA— Nidhi Kulpati (@NidhiKNDTV) May 29, 2024Finally! Its raining #raindelhi. Keep it coming! 💯 - HC Wong pic.twitter.com/Ayxj3EGi52— Singapore in India (@SGinIndia) May 29, 2024Its raining in east Delhi...#Delhi weather#heat wave # rain in Delhi pic.twitter.com/a3vEP4qjXo— Swapna (@Swapna_Tarafdar) May 29, 2024Some relief in Delhi. Rain. https://t.co/WkawmpjfWK pic.twitter.com/3ZC6AFQVez— Ebrahim Muhammed Parvez Sultan ابراہیم محمد پرویز (@theparvezsultan) May 29, 2024I dont get Delhi. Its like 50 degrees and people are about to evaporate.And now it starts to rain. 😭 pic.twitter.com/l4gw1KU2hQ— Dr Kiran Kumar Karlapu (@scarysouthpaw) May 29, 2024The weather has flipped sides within hours.From 53° C to rain within two hours!Totally political. #LokSabhaElections2024 in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/0tq88cGMiB— Pankaj Pachauri (@PankajPachauri) May 29, 2024A user posted a composite of two pictures, one with gusting winds and the other with the temperature at 53 degrees, and commented, Within hours, the weather has completely changed. Within two hours, it went from 53°C to rain! Completely biased.Delhi Sees Its Highest Temperature EverAccording to officials, the maximum temperature recorded in Delhis Mungeshpur neighborhood on Wednesday was 52.3 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in the capital.The northwest Delhi localitys weather station recorded 49.9 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. This is the highest maximum temperature ever recorded in Delhi, an IMD official informed by sources.According to power discom officials, the citys peak electricity demand reached an all-time high of 8,302 MW on Wednesday at 15:36:32 hours due to the high temperatures. For the first time in its history, the national capitals power consumption has surpassed 8,300 megawatts. Power distribution providers predicted that this summers demand will peak at 8,200 MW.
