It was a hot humid day in the national Capital on Monday with the mercury soaring three notches above the season’s average. According to MeT Department officials, maximum temperature was recorded at
37.2 degrees Celsius while the minimum registered 24.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal. Humidity in the air oscillated between 35 per cent
and 84 per cent. However, the weather may cool down due to possible drop in temperature on Tuesday evening, officials said. “It will be a mainly clear sky in the morning on Tuesday, which will turn cloudy noon onwards. Thundery conditions may occur evening onwards,” said the MeT forecast. “The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around
37 degrees and 25 degrees Celsius,” said the weatherman.
On Sunday, the maximum temperature had settled at 37.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal level while the minimum was recorded at 24.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.