India, May 21 -- An intense spell of heat gripped the national capital on Wednesday as Delhi recorded a heatwave for the second consecutive day, with temperatures hovering around the 45 degrees Celsius mark and the weather office maintaining an orange alert for the coming days amid forecasts of prolonged heatwave conditions.

Earlier, the national capital region experienced a warm Wednesday morning as the minimum temperature settled at 28.3 degrees Celsius, which is almost two notches above the normal, leading to discomfort at night.

Wednesday also marked the fifth heatwave recorded in Delhi this year. Heatwave conditions were earlier recorded on April 23, 24, 25 and May 19, according to an official of the weather department.

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