Raj city records highest temp in India since '56
According to the India Meteorological Department, Rajasthan’s Phalodi city recorded a maximum temperature of 50.5°C on Wednesday. Notably, this is the highest temperature ever recorded in India since 1956, when Rajasthan's Alwar had reached 50.6°C. Further, the IMD has issued a red alert, a severe heat wave warning, for parts of northern and central India over the next three days.