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Pretty sure that's well within the bounds of normal variation we'd expect between different locations within a major city. There's all kinds of weird microclima
by makomk 4y ago
Pretty sure that's well within the bounds of normal variation we'd expect between different locations within a major city. There's all kinds of weird microclimates in most cities, you really do have to compare like with like here - it's entirely likely that there were actually higher temperatures in Delhi in the past and there just weren't automated weather stations in those locations at the time.
- jsjohnst 4y ago> it's entirely likely that there were actually higher temperatures in Delhi in the past and there just weren't automated weather stations in those locations at the time Ok, great, so maybe at some point in the past there was a hotter temp. It’s amazing how rather than focusing on the miserable experience nearly 50° weather is for those there, we get into a weird measuring fetish over who’s number is biggest.
- thaway2839 4y agoExcept the 49C here is not a weird microclimate of some small part of New Delhi, but rather is the average temp across the city. Which means that places with weird microclimates that were 49C when the overall temp was 46C are now 52C and above.