It was the second day in a row the town experienced temperatures in excess of 50 degrees Celsius.
Other towns in the state, such as Churu, also recorded highs of about 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) the same day.
In New Delhi, the capital, the temperature reached nearly 47 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
The previous temperature record in India
was held by Alwar, also in Rajasthan, at 50.6 degrees Celsius (123.1
Fahrenheit) in 1956. According to the Guinness Book of World Records,
the highest temperature ever was recorded at 56.7 degrees Celsius (134
degrees Fahrenheit) in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.
Rajasthan,
home to the Thar desert, typically records the highest temperatures in
India. Temperatures can soar as a result of incoming western winds from
hot areas.
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