Two days after experiencing its highest temperature of the year, reaching 37 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the national capital witnessed a slight deviation in normal temperatures in the last 24 hours, with the maximum temperature reaching 35.2°C, which is 3°C above the usual departure.

Conversely, the minimum temperature was recorded at 21.8°C, indicating a departure of +4°C from the typical minimum. However, despite these temperature variations, there was only a trace of rainfall recorded during this period, suggesting dry weather conditions.The weatherman said that humidity levels fluctuated throughout the day, with the maximum humidity reaching 90% at some point, indicating relatively high moisture content in the air. On the other hand, the minimum humidity dropped to 39% during the same period, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The weather observations for various stations indicate a relatively warm day with maximum temperatures ranging from 34.1°C to 36.6°C. Palam recorded a maximum temperature of 35.4°C, while Najafgarh experienced the highest maximum temperature at 36.6°C. The minimum temperatures ranged from 20.2°C to 26.9°C, with Ridge recording the lowest minimum temperature at 20.2°C and the Sports Complex registering the highest at 26.9°C.

In terms of rainfall, most stations recorded minimal precipitation, with only Ayanagar reporting a slight rainfall of 0.5 mm in the morning while other stations either had trace amounts of rainfall or none at all during the observed period, as per the analysis of the data available from the IMD.

Overall, the weather remained warm and dry across the observed stations, with some variability in temperature and negligible rainfall.

The weather office has forecast a partly cloudy sky with gusty winds on Sunday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 35 and 20 degrees Celsius, it said.  The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded in the "moderate" category with a reading of 182 at 6 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).   An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".