New Delhi, June 30 -- Delhi witnessed another sweltering day on Tuesday, with soaring humidity pushing the capital's "feels like" temperature, also known as the heat index, to 53.5 degrees Celsius at 5.30 pm.

Despite the stifling conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the city did not officially qualify for a heatwave, as the required meteorological criteria were not met.

The maximum temperature at Safdarjung, Delhi's base weather station, settled at 40.5 degrees Celsius, which was 3.1 degrees above normal.

Other parts of the capital also recorded above-normal temperatures. Palam registered 41 degrees Celsius, 3.2 degrees above normal, while Lodhi Road recorded 40.1 degrees Celsius, also 3.1 degrees above normal.

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