Delhi's Mungeshpur recording 52.9 degrees Celsius, the highest ever in India, on May 29 left citizens concerned. However, Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that the weather station in Delhi faced a sensor error.
After the unusually high reading in northwest Delhi's Mungeshpur, the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) investigated the temperature sensor.
In the investigation, it was found that there was a 3°C sensor error.
When the news of record temperatures broke, Kiren Rijiju said, "It is not official yet. Temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius in Delhi is very unlikely. Our senior officials in IMD have been asked to verify the news report. The official position will be stated soon."
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