Delayed Monsoon Extends Hot Spell in Northern Region – 1 July 2012, The Business Standard

With monsoon yet to strike Northern parts of the country, unrelenting heat wave continued to bake the region, forcing authorities to order extension of the summer vacation of schools in several parts. The national capital recorded the maximum day temperature at 43.5 degree Celsius, six notches above normal, as authorities today ordered extension of the summer vacation of all city schools by one week.

Delayed Monsoon Extends Hot Spell in Northern Region