In Delhi, Safdarjung, the base station for the national capital, recorded 44.2 degrees Celsius, while Mungeshpur observatory in northwest Delhi, reported 47.3 degrees Celsius.
The UNICEF said an estimated 2.4 million children have been affected by the recent floods in the country.
'Already, the temperature has touched 39 degrees in some parts of Gujarat and now we are in the last week of February.' 'We need to activate the heat action plan from March 1.'
The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning that the heat wave condition is likely to occur at isolated places in all districts in Telangana on Sunday.
The national capital received heavy precipitation resulting in waterlogging on several roads and traffic jams at various intersections.
The meteorological department has issued a warning of heavy rain and thunderstorm in several parts of the country.
Delhiites woke up to the sound of thunder and lightning this morning and, according to the weather department, the city recorded 117.9 mm rainfall from 5:30 AM to 2.30 PM.
The four, including two women, were seated in S-8 and S-9 coaches, which are non-AC, and other passengers claimed that they died due to excessive heat.
An alert has been sounded by the Delhi government after the water level of Yamuna river crossed the danger mark, an official said.
The Safdarjung and Lodhi Road observatories recorded one millimetre and 0.7 mm of rainfall respectively.
Dense fog shrouded the national capital on Tuesday morning, leading to cancellation of two flights and delaying 10 other flights and 55 trains.
The residents of Delhi on Friday woke up to dense fog with minimum temperature settling at 12 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal.
The meteorological department has forecast more rains through the day and relative humidity at 100 per cent in Delhi.
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