New Delhi continues to reel under severe heat with the mercury hovering above the 40 degree mark. The minimum temperature this morning was six notches above normal at 30.7 degree Celsius. The city recorded the highest temperature of the season so far on Tuesday with the maximum settling five notches above normal at 44.1 degrees. Weather man says, Delhites are not expected to get relief from the oppressive heat soon. The maximum and minimum temperatures today are likely to oscillate between 42 and 31 degrees.