Temperatures in India's capital soared to a national record-high of 52.3 degrees Celsius (126.1 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, figures from the government's weather bureau showed, as it warned of dangerous heat levels in the sprawling megacity. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), which reported "severe heat-wave conditions", published the temperature recorded from an automatic station in the Delhi suburb of Mungeshpur on Wednesday afternoon. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES