Blistering heat scorched North India on Friday as mercury soared to 45 degrees Celsius in the Capital and further in several other cities of the region with Allahabad sizzling at a high of 47.2 degrees.
It was the hottest day of this season in Delhi as people scorched under an intense heat wave with the mercury expected to go up further on Sunday.
The mercury touched the 45 degrees mark at Safdarjung observatory, considered to be the official reading for the city, a day after maximum temperature was recorded at 44.7 degrees Celsius, which was the highest of this season till Thursday.
The relentless heat wave swept across Uttar Pradesh also as temperatures were markedly above normal in Faizabad, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Agra and Meerut divisions. In Jaipur, which on Thursday experienced the hottest day in 33 years, the temperature dropped by 0.4 notches and settled at 45.9 degree C.
