Delhi recorded its highest night temperature for the month of May in nearly 14 years on Wednesday, at 31.9 degrees Celsius, The Hindu quoted the India Meteorological Department as saying.Weather stations in the city’s Safdarjung and Lodhi Road area recorded warm night conditions on Wednesday.The weather station in Safdarjung recorded a night temperature 5.2 degrees Celsius above normal at 31.9 degrees Celsius, while Lodhi Road was 4.6 degrees Celsius above normal, settling at 29.6 degrees Celsius.On Thursday, the weather department issued an orange alert for heatwave conditions in the national capital region for the next five days. An orange alert requires the authorities to “be prepared to take action”.The IMD declares a heat wave in the plains when the day’s maximum temperature remains 40 degrees Celsius or more and the minimum temperature departure is between 4.5 degrees Celsius and 6.4 degrees Celsius above normal.The weather agency’s forecast has warned of continued warm night conditions on Thursday and Friday across Delhi, Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad.The maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to touch 46 degrees Celsius during the course of the week, The Hindu reported.Other parts of the country are also reeling from the heat, with Maharashtra reporting at least two confirmed deaths and over 200 cases of heatstrokes since March 1, The Indian Express reported on Thursday, quoting state health department data.The two deaths were reported from Akola and Latur, while six other deaths suspected to be caused by heatstroke are under investigation in Ahilyanagar, Akola, Latur and Solapur.On Wednesday, Banda district in Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest maximum temperature in the country at 48.2 degrees Celsius, the IMD said.Other parts of the country including parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh recorded temperatures 5.1 degrees Celsius higher than normal on Wednesday.Edited by Neerad Pandharipande.