Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Wednesday morning, with the temperature dropping following overnight rain that returned in the afternoon. The maximum temperature settled at 29.5 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season’s average, the minimum temperature was recorded at 19.0 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal, a Met department official said.
The Met office has forecast overcast skies for Thursday along with the possibility of light rain and thundershowers. “The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 33 and 18 degrees Celsius respectively,” the Met said.
The humidity oscillated between 82 and 54 per cent. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered the official figure for Delhi, received 1 mm rain till 8.30 am after which it recorded traces of rainfall till 5.30 pm.
Areas under Palam, Lodhi, Ridge and Ayanagar recorded 1.8, 1.4, 0.2 and 2.5 mm rain respectively till 8.30 AM, the official said.
Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar recorded 0.8, 0.8 and 0.2 mm rainfall respectively between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. Lodhi Road recorded traces of rainfall during the same period, the official said.
This activity of light rain, thundershower and dust storm, which has been occurring since April 15 over north west and central India is due to a strong western disturbance and also due to moisture coming from Bay of Bengal, BP Yadav, the head of the IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre, said.
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