Maharashtra witnesses record temperature of 56°C

Maharashtra's Nagpur showed abnormally high temperatures of 56°C on Friday. 

This temperature was even higher than what the Delhi suburb Mungeshwar had recorded on Wednesday.

The AWS, as per the report, is located in the middle of a 24 hectare open agriculture field belonging to Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth in Ramdaspeth. 

However, the India Meteorological Department may revise Mungeshwar's reading, as it is checking for sensor error. 

The IMD issued a red alert on Friday for "severe" heatwave conditions in many parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh-Delhi, Bihar, Odisha, and Jharkhand till June 1. 

Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh will also experience a severe heatwave till June 1. 

Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Rajasthan since 17 May and over Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh since 18 May.