Light rains in parts of Delhi, mercury down by 7 notches

Light rains and thunderstorm

occurred in parts of the national capital in the evening

bringing the mercury down by seven notches.

The temperature fell by seven notches at 9 PM and settled

at 31.2 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said.

The Safdarjung observatory, whose recording is considered

official for the city, registered a maximum temperature of

38.3 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, while

the minimum temperature was 23.8 degrees Celsius, a notch

above the normal.

The Palam observatory registered a high of 38.8 degrees

Celsius, while areas under Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar

recorded day temperatures of 38 degrees Celsius, 39 degrees

Celsius and 38.4 degrees Celsius, respectively, the official

said.

Humidity levels oscillated between 55 and 22 per cent.

The MeT office has predicted overcast conditions along

with the possibility of thunder and lightning for tomorrow.

"The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to

hover around 38 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius,

respectively," the MeT official said.

Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures had

settled at 37.8 degrees Celsius and 25.6 degrees Celsius,

respectively.

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